| Venue: | Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Date: | 13-16 August 1970 |
| Previous: | Zolder 1969 |
| Next: | Mendrisio 1971 |
The 1970 UCI Road World Championships took place from 13 to 16 August 1970 at Mallory Park in Leicester, United Kingdom.
| Race: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze : | Time | |
| Men | |||||||
| Men's road race | Jean-Pierre Monseré | 6 h 33 min 58s | Leif Mortensen | + 2s | Felice Gimondi | m.t. | |
| Amateurs' road race | Jorgen Schmidt | - | Ludo Van der Linden | - | Tony Gakens | - | |
| Team time trial | – | – | - | ||||
| Women | |||||||
| Women's road race | Anna Konkina | - | Morena Tartagni | - | Raisa Obodovskaja | - | |