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For the fifth time in the UCI's 125-year existence, the UCI Road World Championships will take place on the continent of North America, in Canada's city of Montreal.In total, there will be 13 different titles awarded across the week, which stretches between 20-27 September, with rainbow jerseys to be won in time trials and road races in the junior, under-23 and elite ranks. Today (Sunday 20), we have the women's and men's elite time trials with the riders tackling a 39.2km course with just 220m of elevation gain. Marlen Reusser and Remco Evenepoel are the big favourites respectively. You can stream the race free on BBC iPlayer (UK) and CBC Gem (Canada).Below, Cycling Weekly has gathered all the key information on broadcasters and live streams so you can watch the 2026 UCI Road World Championships wherever you are. Quick guide to watching the UCI Road World ChampionshipsUK: BBC (free), TNT Sports / HBO Max(30.99/mon)US: Flobikes (USD$39.99/mon)Canada: CBC Gem (free)Australia: Stan (from AUD$9.99/mon + AUD$20/mon sports add-on)Free streams: YouTube (geo-blocking applies), BBC (UK), RTBF (Belgium), France Tlvisions (France), RAI (Italy), RTVE (Spain), NOS (Netherlands), CBC Gem (Canada)Anywhere: Unlock your free stream from anywhere with NordVPN (75% off)Can I watch the UCI Road World Championships for free?Across the globe, fans can watch the UCI Road World Championships for free thanks to broadcasters in their regions and the UCI's YouTube channel. The YouTube feed is geo-restricted, so will not be available to residents in countries that already have a TV broadcast deal in place. In the UK, as outlined above, the BBC is broadcasting the elite events, with free streaming available on BBC iPlayer and linear viewing on BBC Two and BBC Three.CBC Gem will be showing the home broadcast in Canada with every event available on the streaming platform.Elsewhere across Europe, France Tlvisions (France), RTBF (Belgium), RAI (Italy), RTVE (Spain) and NOS (Netherlands) are a few more of the public broadcasters who will be showing the championships. The full list is available online on page 11 of the the UCI's technical guide for the event. Coverage is geo-restricted, so if you're away from home right now, you'll need a VPN to get your usual coverage while abroad more on that below.How to watch UCI Road World Championships 2026 from anywhereMost streaming platforms have geo-restrictions these days, which means they only work in certain countries. 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Should I use a VPN to watch cycling?How to watch the UCI Road World Championships in the UK In the UK, this year's UCI Road World Championships will be shown live and free on the BBC, the country's public service broadcaster. BBC Two will have linear coverage of the Women's Time Trial while BBC Three will show the Men's Time Trial and Road Race.Those wanting to watch all 13 events can do so by subscribing to TNT Sports. TNT Sports is available via HBO Max, with the cheapest package priced at 25.99 a month across a 12-month term.How to watch the UCI Road World Championships in the USA and CanadaIn the US, Flobikes has been granted the broadcast rights for the Road World Championships. Subscriptions for US viewers cost USD$39.99 a month, or USD$155.88 for the year.The Flobikes TV app is available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV, as well as on iOS and Android. In Canada, you will need CBC Gem (English coverage) or TVA Sports (French coverage) to watch the action from Montreal. All 13 races will be available on the platform.How to watch the UCI Road World Championships in AustraliaCycling fans in Australia can watch the Road World Championships on the Stan Sport streaming service. The most basic plan costs AUD$9.99 a month, but viewers will need to have the Stan Sport add-on to watch the Road World Championships, which costs an additional AUD$20 per month. What to expect at the UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2026 UCI Road World Championships will mark the event's 99th edition, the first taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1921.This year, the event will be held in North America for the fifth time in history, the third time in Canada, and the second time in Montreal. The road races will look familiar to fans of pro cycling, due to the course following much the same route as the WorldTour race GP de Montral, albeit a lot longer. The road races are wide open, especially in the absence of defending men's champion Tadej Pogaar, who crashed out of the Vuelta a Espaa last month. The best women in the world will all be hoping to grab the rainbow bands after last year's surprise winner in Canada's Magdeleine Vallieres.Riders will tackle a lumpy 13.4km circuit around Mount Royal Park, which the women will tackle eight times, the men 12. Unlike the GP Montral though, which was held last weekend, the Worlds courses have a significant lead-in before beginning the first full lap of Mount Royal. This amounts to around 60km for the women, 112km for the men and will bolster the full course distances to 180km and 273km respectively. The total ascent for both men's and women's is significant, with the women climbing 2,570m and the men, 3,808m.Before the elite races, the 80km Junior Women's race, which loops the park six times, amasses 1,614m of climbing. There will be no respite, and whoever wins here will have earned it and then some.The Junior Men's course is longer again at 134km, racking up 2,690m of climbing over 10 laps. That is replicated by the U23 women's race, while the U23 men go longer still, with their 13 laps meaning they will have clocked up a thigh-busting 3,497m of vertical ascent.The Worlds begin with the time trials, with the elite races taking place over the same course and distance on Sunday 20 September. The 39.2km course will see 220m of elevation, so it is pretty much a pure rouleur's event, although there are some technical elements. The under-23 and junior events take place mid-week, along with the mixed relay time trial, which is 40.7km with 290m of elevation.UCI Road World Championships 2026 event scheduleDateEventTime (local)DistanceElevationSunday, 20 SeptemberWomen's elite individual time trial09:00 - 11:2039.2km220mSunday, 20 SeptemberMen's elite individual time trial12:45 - 15:1539.2km220mMonday, 21 SeptemberWomen's U23 individual time trial09:00 - 10:4020.3km145mMonday, 21 SeptemberMen's U23 individual time trial12:00 - 14:2531.3km197mTuesday, 22 SeptemberTeam time trial mixed relay08:30 - 11:1540.6km290mTuesday, 22 SeptemberMen's junior individual time trial12:15 - 14:2510.7km91mTuesday, 22 SeptemberWomen's junior individual time trial15:15 - 16:4510.7km91mThursday, 24 SeptemberWomen's U23 road race09:00 - 12:45134km2,690mThursday, 24 SeptemberMen's junior road race13:30 - 17:00134km2,690mFriday, 25 SeptemberMen's U23 road race09:00 - 13:20174km197mFriday, 25 SeptemberWomen's junior road race14:15 - 16:3580.4km1,614mSaturday, 26 SeptemberWomen's elite road race09:00 - 14:10180.4km2,570mSunday, 27 SeptemberMen's elite road race09:00 - 15:40273.7km3,808mWe test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. 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Ryan Mullen starts at 18:49 Irish time in the mens elite time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Montral on Sunday 20 September, Irelands only rider on the opening day.Mullen (bib 28) is 34th off in a field of 61 from 39 nations, riding the 39km course from Avenue du Parc beneath Mount Royal. Remco Evenepoel is last away at 19:30 Irish time, behind Filippo Ganna, Ethan Hayter, Bruno Armirail and Stefan Kng so the medals will be decided between about 20:00 and 20:20.The womens time trial opens the championships earlier in the day, 48 riders from 34 nations over the same 39km, closing with Marlen Reusser, Demi Vollering and Zoe Bckstedt. Ireland has no entry.Riders are listed in start order. The right-hand column shows the Irish start time in bold with the local Montral time beside it Ireland is five hours ahead.Mens Elite Time Trial Start Order39km Avenue du Parc first rider 18:00 Irish (13:00 Montral), last rider 19:30 Irish (14:30)ITTMens Elite time trialSun 20 September 2026 61 starters 39 nations Irish time, then Montral61Gil GOMESGBS18:00 13:0060Apolinario CAGBS18:01 13:0159Ahmad Badreddin WAISREF18:03 13:0358Chenglu LIUCHN18:04 13:0457Arvin MOAZAMI GODARZIIRI18:06 13:0656Daniil MARUKHINKAZ18:07 13:0755Maral-Erdene BATMUNKHMGL18:09 13:0954Derrick CHAVARRIABIZ18:10 13:1053Nicholas NARRAWAYBER18:12 13:1252Daniel YON HINMRI18:13 13:1351Fredd MATUTEHON18:15 13:1550Byron MUNTONRSA18:16 13:1649Amir ANSARIREF18:18 13:1848Nickolas ZUKOWSKYCAN18:19 13:1947Houwang CAOCHN18:21 13:2146Barnabas PEAKHUN18:22 13:2245Majid ABU HARRAHJOR18:24 13:2444Anton KUZMINKAZ18:25 13:2543Chris BODDENCAY18:27 13:2742Henrique AVANCINIBRA18:28 13:2841Ognjen ILISRB18:30 13:3040Jo HASHIKAWAJPN18:31 13:3139Cory LEWISBIZ18:33 13:3338Kaden HOPKINSBER18:34 13:3437Jasha SUTTERLINGER18:36 13:3636Arthur KLUCKERSLUX18:37 13:3735Janos PELIKANHUN18:39 13:3934Nelson OLIVEIRAPOR18:40 13:4033Rune HERREGODTSBEL18:42 13:4232Michal KWIATKOWSKIPOL18:43 13:4331Jan TRATNIKSLO18:45 13:4530Kasper ASGREENDEN18:46 13:4629Brandon RIVERACOL18:48 13:4828Ryan MULLENIRL18:49 13:4927Michael LEONARDCAN18:51 13:5126Max WALSCHEIDGER18:52 13:5225Pablo CASTRILLOESP18:54 13:5424Artem SHMIDTUSA18:55 13:5523Alexandre MAYERMRI18:57 13:5722Conor LEAHYAUS18:58 13:5821Mattia CATTANEOITA19:00 14:0020Stefan BISSEGGERSUI19:01 14:0119Tobias FOSSNOR19:03 14:0318Walter VARGASCOL19:04 14:0417Mikkel Norsgaard BJERGDEN19:06 14:0616Paul SEIXASFRA19:07 14:0715Callum THORNLEYGBR19:09 14:0914Mathias VACEKCZE19:10 14:1013Brandon McNULTYUSA19:12 14:1212Alec SEGAERTBEL19:13 14:1311Ivan ROMEOESP19:15 14:1510Ivo OLIVEIRAPOR19:16 14:169Jakob SODERQVISTSWE19:18 14:188Andreas LEKNESSUNDNOR19:19 14:197Daan HOOLENED19:21 14:216TORO Isaac delMEX19:22 14:225Stefan KUNGSUI19:24 14:244Bruno ARMIRAILFRA19:25 14:253Ethan HAYTERGBR19:27 14:272Filippo GANNAITA19:28 14:281Remco EVENEPOELBEL19:30 14:30Womens Elite Time Trial Start Order39km Avenue du Parc first rider 14:19 Irish (09:19 Montral), last rider 15:30 Irish (10:30)ITTWomens Elite time trialSun 20 September 2026 48 starters 34 nations Irish time, then Montral48Skye DAVIDSONZIM14:19 09:1947Sajedeh SIYAHIANIRI14:21 09:2146Xin TANGCHN14:22 09:2245Alyssa BURGESSCAY14:24 09:2444Monica KIPLAGATKEN14:25 09:2543Karin ABEJPN14:27 09:2742Mishael ALHAZMIKSA14:28 09:2841Magh Firotika MARENDAINA14:30 09:3040Ann-Christine ALLIKEST14:31 09:3139Diane INGABIRERWA14:33 09:3338Gergana STOYANOVABUL14:34 09:3437Rongina NGANDUZIM14:36 09:3636Romina HINOJOSAMEX14:37 09:3735Shimeng ZHUCHN14:39 09:3934Faina POTAPOVAKAZ14:40 09:4033Kendra TABUKEN14:42 09:4232Valeriia KONONENKOUKR14:43 09:4331Taylor KNIBBUSA14:45 09:4530Olivia BARILCAN14:46 09:4629Teniel CAMPBELLTTO14:48 09:4828Xaveline NIRERERWA14:49 09:4927Lotte CLAESBEL14:51 09:5126Dominika WLODARCZYKPOL14:52 09:5225Anniina AHTOSALOFIN14:54 09:5424Lauretta HANSONAUS14:55 09:5523Anna MORRISGBR14:57 09:5722Vittoria GUAZZINIITA14:58 09:5821Bronwyn MACGREGORNZL15:00 10:0020MARIGNYLAGESSE Lucie deMRI15:01 10:0119Franziska KOCHGER15:03 10:0318Sara ROELMEX15:04 10:0417Diana PENUELACOL15:06 10:0616Cedrine KERBAOLFRA15:07 10:0715Paula BLASIESP15:09 10:0914Nika BOBNARSLO15:10 10:1013Nadia GONTOVACAN15:12 10:1212Lieke NOOIJENNED15:13 10:1311Christina SCHWEINBERGERAUT15:15 10:1510Elisa LONGO BORGHINIITA15:16 10:169Lotte KOPECKYBEL15:18 10:188Kristen FAULKNERUSA15:19 10:197Juliette BERTHETFRA15:21 10:216Mireia BENITOESP15:22 10:225Antonia NIEDERMAIERGER15:24 10:244Katrine AALERUDNOR15:25 10:253Zoe BACKSTEDTGBR15:27 10:272Demi VOLLERINGNED15:28 10:281Marlen REUSSERSUI15:30 10:30PhotosPhotography by B Sutton IrishCyclingNews.comThe post Startlist: Womens & Mens Elite Time Trial Road Worlds 2026 appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

The absence of Tadej Pogacar has inevitably changed the complexion of the 2026 World Championships in Montral, but Ralph Denk does not believe it will diminish the value of whoever eventually takes the rainbow jersey. The Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe CEO is particularly confident in his own team leader,...

The 2026 Montral Time Trial World Championships will take place on Sunday, 20.09.2026, with a total of 61 riders in the Elite mens race. The session will open with Gil Gomes, who will be first down the ramp, while Remco Evenepoel will close the competition. The organisers have set start times at...