Current World Champions
The current world champions in each discipline, allowed to wear the rainbow jersey are (excluding youth and veteran championships):
| Discipline | Event | World Champion Men | World Champion Women | Next Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | Road Race | Philippe Gilbert | Marianne Vos | September 2013 |
| Time Trial | Tony Martin | Judith Arndt | ||
| Track | Sprint | Grégory Baugé | Victoria Pendleton | March 2013 |
| Team Sprint | Rene Enders Scott Sunderland Matthew Glaetzer |
Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte |
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| Time Trial | Stefan Nimke | Anna Meares | ||
| Keirin | Chris Hoy | Anna Meares | ||
| Individual Pursuit | Michael Hepburn | Alison Shanks | ||
| Team Pursuit | Ed Clancy Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh Geraint Thomas |
Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell Danielle King |
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| Scratch Race | Ben Swift | Katarzyna Pawłowska | ||
| Points Race | Cameron Meyer | Anastasia Chulkova | ||
| Madison | Gijs Van Hoecke Kenny De Ketele |
none | ||
| Omnium | Glenn O'Shea | Laura Trott | ||
| Cyclo-cross | Niels Albert | Marianne Vos | February 2013 | |
| Mountain Bike | Marathon | Christoph Sauser | Annika Langvad | October 2012 |
| Cross Country | Jaroslav Kulhavy | Catharine Pendrel | September 2012 | |
| Downhill | Greg Minnaar | Emmeline Ragot | ||
| 4-Cross | Michal Prokop | Anneke Beerten | ||
| Trial | 20-inch wheel | Benito Ros Charral | Karin Moor | September 2012 |
| 26-inch wheel | Gilles Coustellier | |||
| BMX | Sam Willoughby | Magalie Pottier | July 2013 |
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