The 2026 UCI Road World Championships was the 99th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held from 20 to 27 September 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The championships marked the return of the UCI Road World Championships to Montreal 52 years after the city hosted the 1974 edition, which was the first time the event was held outside Europe. It was the third time Canada hosted the event, after Montreal in 1974 and Hamilton in 2003.
A total of thirteen events were held, consisting of six road races, six individual time trials and a team time trial mixed relay. Approximately 1,000 athletes from around 75 countries were expected to compete.
Background The event was awarded to Montreal at the UCI Congress held during the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. The event was organized by the promoter of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec et de Montréal, with support from Cycling Canada.
The Canadian federal government announced a CA$13-million investment to support the hosting of the championships, with CA$9.8 million from Sport Canada through the Hosting Program and CA$3.2 million from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions.
The event was expected to be the largest sporting event in Montreal since the 1976 Summer Olympics. Admission to all events was free of charge.
Course The routes were unveiled during the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda.
Road races The road races featured a final circuit of around Mount Royal in downtown Montreal, with of elevation gain per lap. The circuit included the Voie Camillien-Houde climb ( at 6.2% average gradient), the Chemin de la Polytechnique with sections exceeding 11% gradient, and a false flat rising along Avenue du Parc, which served as the finish line for all thirteen events. The circuit was similar to that used by the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, as well as previous cycling events in Montréal such as the 1974 UCI Road World Championships and 1976 Summer Olympics.
The elite men's road race covered with of total elevation gain, while the elite women's road race spanned with of elevation gain. Both elite road races started in Brossard, in the Montérégie region, before passing through several municipalities and crossing the Samuel De Champlain Bridge to reach the Mount Royal circuit in downtown Montréal.
Time trials
For the first time since 2022, the time trial courses for elite men and women was identical in length – a route through Montreal, racing along the Saint Lawrence River, crossing the St. Lawrence River, passing through the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and returning via the Concorde Bridge.
Virtual route Online indoor exercise platform and host of the 2026 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, MyWhoosh, had a virtual route replicating the Mont Royal final circuit of the road races.
Schedule All events started and finished in Montreal, with the exception of the elite road races, which started at Quartier DIX30 in Brossard. Avenue du Parc served as the finish line for all events.
All times listed below were for the local time – Eastern Daylight Time or UTC−04:00.
Individual time trials Date Timings Event Location<br/ >(start) Location<br/ >(finish) Distance 20 September 09:00 11:20 Elite women Montreal 12:45 15:15 Elite men 21 September 09:00 10:40 Under-23 women 12:00 14:25 Under-23 men 22 September 12:15 14:25 Junior men 15:15 16:45 Junior women
Mixed event Date Timings Event Location(start) Location(finish) Distance Laps 22 September 08:30 11:15 Mixed team relay Montreal 2
Road races Date Timings Event Location(start) Location(finish) Distance Laps 24 September 09:00 12:45 Under-23 women Montreal Montreal 10 13:30 17:00 Junior men 25 September 09:00 13:20 Under-23 men 13 14:15 16:35 Junior women 6 26 September 09:00 14:10 Elite women Brossard 8 27 September 09:00 15:40 Elite men 12
Medal summary Elite events Men's EventsMen's road race 6h 17'04" +13" +13"Men's time trial 44'53.13" +57.31" +1'13.04" Women's EventsWomen's road race 4h 45'09" + 0" + 4"Women's time trial 50'24.44" +40.11" +45.54" Mixed Event Mattia CattaneoFilippo GannaMatteo SobreroVittoria GuazziniElisa Longo BorghiniMonica Trinca Colonel 51'32.28" Bruno ArmirailRémi CavagnaJordan LabrosseJuliette BerthetCédrine KerbaolMarion Borras +8.63" Stefan BisseggerStefan KüngJasmin LiechtiMarlen ReusserNoemi RüeggMauro Schmid +19.90"
Under-23 events Men's Under-23 EventsMen's under-23 road race 4h 17'35" +53" +53"Men's under-23 time trial 37'26.16" +07.01" +11.88" Women's Under-23 EventsWomen's under-23 road race 3h 49'10" +0" +33"Women's under-23 time trial 27'40.72" +28.47" +45.07"
Junior events Men's Juniors EventsMen's junior road race 3h 23'35" +42" +2'12"Men's junior time trial 25'17.35" +6.35" +16.97" Women's Juniors EventsWomen's junior road race 2h 21'00" +0" +0"Women's junior time trial 15'17.51" +12.25" +24.51"
Medal table
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External links
2026 UCI Road World Championships at the UCI