World Cycling Championships 2026 Canada

fotobureau Cor VosBrandon McNulty and De mi Vollering won the rainbow jersey at the road race events of the 2026 World Championships in Montreal, Canada. Remco Evenepoel and Marlen Reusser stormed to ITT gold and Italia won the mixed relay. The World Cycling Championships of 2026 started on Sunday 20 September ad finished on the 27th.

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World Cycling Championships - Montreal, Canada

World Cycling Championships 2026 Montreal, Canada: routes, profiles, videos

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McNulty wins sensational road race

As early as 90 kilometres from the finish, Mathieu van der Poel sets the World Championship road race alight. He animates the race alongside Primoz Roglic, Oscar Onley and Ben Healy, but when they are caught with roughly 30 kilometres to go, Brandon McNulty attacks and solos to gold. Michael Matthews takes silver, with Van der Poel claiming bronze.

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Winners and records

The World Championships are usually held at the end of the season and the winner wears the rainbow jersey for a whole year. Cyclingstage.com brings you the recent winners and records of the road race.

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Route Road Race – men

Sunday 27 September — The World Championship road race in Montreal serves up more than 3,800 metres of elevation gain over a distance of 273.2 kilometres. The decisive finishing circuit is 13.4 kilometres long and features 269 metres of climbing. The riders tackle it twelve times, with each lap ending with a 560-metre climb at 4%. That is also where the finish line is.

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Riders Road Race – men

Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel and Mads Pedersen will be looking to reclaim the rainbow jersey in a field that includes Wout van Aert, Giulio Ciccone, Ben Healy, Juan Ayuso and Richard Carapaz. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list for the 93rd Road World Championships.

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Vollering outsprints Niewiadoma in thriller finale

Demi Vollering attacks with 37 kilometres to go, but she is caught just before the final lap by Elisa Longo Borghini, Kasia Niewiadoma and Juliette Berthet. The Italian attacks, and when Vollering and Niewiadoma catch her, they ride straight past her. In the sprint, the Dutchwoman takes the win.

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