World Championships Road Race 1979
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan RAAS | Netherlands | 7h03'09" |
| 2. | Didi THURAU | Germany | |
| 3. | Jean-René BERNAUDEAU | France | |
| 4. | André CHALMEL | France | 5" |
| 5. | Henk LUBBERDING | Netherlands | 12" |
| 6. | Giovanni BATTAGLIN | Italy | 23" |
| 7. | Knut KNUDSEN | Norway | 52" |
| 8. | Giuseppe SARONNI | Italy | 4'37" |
| 9. | Sean KELLY | Ireland | |
| 10. | Roger DE VLAEMINCK | Belgium | |
| 11. | Klaus-Peter THALER | Germany | |
| 12. | Gregor BRAUN | Germany | |
| 13. | Gerrie KNETEMANN | Netherlands | |
| 14. | Bernard VALLET | France | |
| 15. | José Luis VIEJO GÓMEZ | Spain | |
| 16. | Joop ZOETEMELK | Netherlands | |
| 17. | Jean CHASSANG | France | |
| 18. | Michel POLLENTIER | Belgium | |
| 19. | Hennie KUIPER | Netherlands | |
| 20. | Marino AMADORI | Italy | |
| 21. | Bernard HINAULT | France | |
| 22. | Claude CRIQUIELION | Belgium | 5'01" |
| 23. | Frits PIRARD | Netherlands | 5'19" |
| 24. | Kevin "Clyde" SEFTON | Australia | 6'44" |
| 25. | Maurice LE GUILLOUX | France | |
| 26. | Keith LAMBERT | Great Britain | |
| 27. | Bruno WOLFER | Switzerland | |
| 28. | Johan VAN DER VELDE | Netherlands | |
| 29. | Fridolin KELLER | Switzerland | |
| 30. | Miguel María LASA URQUÍA | Spain | |
| 31. | Michel LAURENT | France | |
| 32. | Pedro TORRES CRUCES | Spain | |
| 33. | Stefan MUTTER | Switzerland | |
| 34. | Erich JAGSCH | Austria | |
| 35. | Per BAUSAGER | Denmark | |
| 36. | Gilbert DUCLOS-LASSALLE | France | |
| 37. | Yves HÉZARD | France | |
| 38. | Roland BERLAND | France | |
| 39. | Jørgen MARCUSSEN | Denmark | |
| 40. | Sven Åke NILSSON | Sweden | |
| 41. | Josef FUCHS | Switzerland | |
| 42. | Faustino RUPÉREZ RINCÓN | Spain | 13'30" |
| 43. | Godi SCHMUTZ | Switzerland | |
| 44. | Jürgen KRAFT | Germany | 17'40" |
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Race information
Start, finish: Valkenburg - Valkenburg
Distance: 274.8 km
Date: 26 August 1979