2001 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
# 2001 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships was the 68th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 14 October 2001 in Lisbon, Portugal on a 12.1 km (7.5 mi) circuit. The race was won by Óscar Freire of Spain.

## Final classification

| Rank | Rider | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Óscar Freire (ESP) | 6h 07' 21" |
| | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | + 0" |
| | Andrej Hauptman (SLO) | + 0" |
| 4 | Erik Dekker (NED) | + 0" |
| 5 | Erik Zabel (GER) | + 0" |
| 6 | Piotr Wadecki (POL) | + 0" |
| 7 | Giuliano Figueras (ITA) | + 0" |
| 8 | Gennady Mikhaylov (RUS) | + 0" |
| 9 | Tomáš Konečný (CZE) | + 0" |
| 10 | Beat Zberg (SUI) | + 0" |
