The Italian National Road Race Championships are held annually. They are a cycling race which decides the Italian cycling champion in the road racing discipline, across several categories of rider. The event was first held in 1885 and was won by Giuseppe Loretz. At the beginning there were often back-to-back wins from many riders. Costante Girardengo made the remarkable achievement of 9 wins between 1913 and 1925. Perhaps if it were not for the First World War, which blocked the running of the championship for four years, from 1915 until 1918, Constante would have gained additional victories. Despite this, he also holds the record for most consecutive wins, with 7. After his winning streak ended, another Italian cycling legend, Alfredo Binda, won 4 races in a row. Learco Guerra succeeded him with 5 consecutive wins. Since then the event has not been dominated to the same extent, although Fausto Coppi claimed 4 victories. Recent multiple victors have included Paolo Bettini, Salvatore Commesso, Massimo Podenzana and Gianni Bugno. The current champion is Filippo Simeoni. None of the road champions have yet to claim a win in the time trial race.
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1885 | Giuseppe Loretz | ||
| 1886 | Geo Davidson | ||
| 1887 | Gilberto Marley | ||
| 1888 | Gilberto Marley | ||
| 1889 | Gilberto Marley | ||
| 1890 | Carlo Braida | ||
| 1891 | Ambrogio Robecchi | ||
| 1892 | Luigi Cantu | ||
| 1893 | Giuseppe Moreschi | ||
| 1895-1894 | Not held | ||
| 1896 | Giovanni da Montelatico | ||
| 1905-1897 | Not held | ||
| 1906 | Giovanni Cuniolo | ||
| 1907 | Giovanni Cuniolo | ||
| 1908 | Giovanni Cuniolo | ||
| 1909 | Dario Beni | ||
| 1910 | Emilio Petiva | ||
| 1911 | Dario Beni | ||
| 1912 | Angelo Gremo (disqualified) | ||
| 1913 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1914 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1915-1918 | Not held | ||
| 1919 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1920 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1921 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1922 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1923 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1924 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1925 | Costante Girardengo | ||
| 1926 | Alfredo Binda | ||
| 1927 | Alfredo Binda | ||
| 1928 | Alfredo Binda | ||
| 1929 | Alfredo Binda | ||
| 1930 | Learco Guerra | ||
| 1931 | Learco Guerra | ||
| 1932 | Learco Guerra | ||
| 1933 | Learco Guerra | ||
| 1934 | Learco Guerra | ||
| 1935 | Gino Bartali | ||
| 1936 | Giuseppe Olmo | ||
| 1937 | Not held | ||
| 1938 | Olimpio Bizzi | ||
| 1939 | Mario Vicini | ||
| 1940 | Gino Bartali | ||
| 1941 | Adolfo Leoni | ||
| 1942 | Fausto Coppi | ||
| 1943 | Mario Ricci | ||
| 1944 | Not held | ||
| 1945 | Severino Canavesi | ||
| 1946 | Aldo Ronconi | ||
| 1947 | Fausto Coppi | ||
| 1948 | Vito Ortelli | ||
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi | ||
| 1950 | Antonio Bevilacqua | ||
| 1951 | Fiorenzo Magni | ||
| 1952 | Gino Bartali | ||
| 1953 | Fiorenzo Magni | ||
| 1954 | Fiorenzo Magni | ||
| 1955 | Fausto Coppi | ||
| 1956 | Giorgio Albani | ||
| 1957 | Ercole Baldini | ||
| 1958 | Ercole Baldini | ||
| 1959 | Diego Ronchini | ||
| 1960 | Nino Defilippis | ||
| 1961 | Arturo Sabbadin | ||
| 1962 | Nino Defilippis | ||
| 1963 | Bruno Mealli | ||
| 1964 | Guido De Rosso | ||
| 1965 | Michele Dancelli | ||
| 1966 | Michele Dancelli | ||
| 1967 | Franco Balmamion | ||
| 1968 | Felice Gimondi | ||
| 1969 | Vittorio Adorni | ||
| 1970 | Franco Bitossi | ||
| 1971 | Franco Bitossi | ||
| 1972 | Felice Gimondi | ||
| 1973 | Enrico Paolini | ||
| 1974 | Enrico Paolini | ||
| 1975 | Francesco Moser | ||
| 1976 | Franco Bitossi | ||
| 1977 | Enrico Paolini | ||
| 1978 | Pierino Gavazzi | ||
| 1979 | Francesco Moser | ||
| 1980 | Giuseppe Saronni | ||
| 1981 | Francesco Moser | ||
| 1982 | Pierimo Gavazzi | ||
| 1983 | Moreno Argentin | ||
| 1984 | Vittorio Algeri | ||
| 1985 | Claudio Corti | ||
| 1986 | Claudio Corti | ||
| 1987 | Bruno Leali | ||
| 1988 | Pierino Gavazzi | ||
| 1989 | Moreno Argentin | ||
| 1990 | Giorgio Furlan | ||
| 1991 | Gianni Bugno | ||
| 1992 | Marco Giovannetti | ||
| 1993 | Massimo Podenzana | ||
| 1994 | Massimo Podenzana | ||
| 1995 | Gianni Bugno | ||
| 1996 | Mario Cipollini | ||
| 1997 | Gianni Faresin | ||
| 1998 | Andrea Tafi | ||
| 1999 | Salvatore Commesso | ||
| 2000 | Michele Bartoli | ||
| 2001 | Daniele Nardello | ||
| 2002 | Salvatore Commesso | ||
| 2003 | Paolo Bettini | ||
| 2004 | Cristian Moreni | ||
| 2005 | Enrico Gasparotto | ||
| 2006 | Paolo Bettini | ||
| 2007 | Giovanni Visconti | ||
| 2008 | Filippo Simeoni | ||
| 2009 | Filippo Pozzato |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1990 | Elisabetta Fanton | Valeria Cappellotto | Imelda Chiappa |
| 1991 | Lucia Pizzolotto | Valeria Cappellotto | Nadia Stramigioli |
| 1992 | Michela Fanini | Nadia Molteni | Valeria Cappellotto |
| 1993 | Imelda Chiappa | Michela Fanini | Sara Felloni |
| 1994 | Simona Muzzioli | Alessandra Cappellotto | Lucia Pizzolotto |
| 1996 | Fabiana Luperini | Imelda Chiappa | Alessandra Cappellotto |
| 1997 | Imelda Chiappa | Alessandra Cappellotto | Valeria Cappellotto |
| 1999 | Valeria Cappellotto | Sonia Rocca | Lucia Pizzolotto |
| 2000 | Gabriella Pregnolato | Greta Zocca | Sara Felloni |
| 2001 | Greta Zocca | Katia Longhin | Lisa Gatto |
| 2002 | Rosalisa Lapomarda | Katia Longhin | Luisa Tamanini |
| 2003 | Alessandra Cappellotto | Katia Longhin | |
| 2004 | Fabiana Luperini | Tania Belvederesi | Alessandra Cappellotto |
| 2005 | Silvia Parietti | Alessandra Grassi | Luisa Tamanini |
| 2006 | Fabiana Luperini | Gessica Turato | Silvia Parietti |
| 2007 | Eva Lechner | Luisa Tamanini | Giorgia Bronzini |
| 2008 | Fabiana Luperini | Tatiana Guderzo | Giorgia Bronzini |
| 2009 | Monia Baccaille | Laura Bozzolo | Giorgia Bronzini |
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