The men's road race at the 1989 UCI Road World Championships was the 56th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 27 August 1989, in Chambéry, France. It consisted of 21 laps of a 12.5km circuit for a total distance of where the major difficulty was a 3rd category climb to the village of Montagnole, 3.2 km at 6.1% average slope.
190 riders started, there were 42 classified finishers, and the winner's average speed was .
The rain-soaked race concluded with a four-way sprint won by Greg LeMond of the United States. By winning the race, LeMond achieved two cycling doubles: This was his second World Championship road race win, following his victory at the 1983 event. He was also the World Championship road race and a Grand Tour winner in the same year, after his success at the 1989 Tour de France.
Final classification
General classification (1–10) Rank Rider Time + 0" + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 3" 6 + 3" 7 + 10" 8 + 10" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"
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