UEC Road European Championships Day OneFriday 2 October Ljubljana to enur, SloveniaUnder-23 mens and womens road racesChampionships run to 7 October no Irish entriesHctor lvarez and Mara Winter took the first European titles of the 2026 championships in Slovenia on Friday 2 October, both a week after medalling at the World Championships in Montral.lvarez won the under-23 mens race alone in 3:02:22, twenty seconds clear of Jan Jackowiak of Poland with Niels Driesen third for Belgium at 32 seconds. The Spaniard, third here last year and silver medallist at the Worlds in Montral, attacked after a fifteen-rider group had neutralised Max Bocks move on the second descent of Mojanca, and extended his lead to 45 seconds on the descent.With under 15km remaining Jackowiak, Driesen and Bock caught him. lvarez went again on the next descent and stayed away to the line, while Jackowiak held off Driesen for silver.Earlier, Italys Roberto Capello had led on the second climb with more than thirty seconds, before Belgiums chase brought the race back together.Under-23 Mens Road RaceRRResult Under-23 Mens Road RaceFri 2 October 2026 Ljubljana enur 92 classified1Hector ALVAREZ MARTINEZ (23) 03:02:222Jan JACKOWIAK (80) +00:203Niels DRIESEN (13) +00:324Max BOCK (30)+00:375Mattia NEGRENTE (5)+00:496Daan DIJKMAN (35)+00:497Matisse VAN KERCKHOVE (17)+00:498Erazem VALJAVEC (101)+00:499Daniel MOREIRA (87)+00:4910Richard RIKA (50)+00:4911Matteo VANHUFFEL (18)+00:4912Jurgen ZOMERMAAND (40)+01:0013Michele BICELLI (1)+01:1214Emil NIELSEN (46)+02:0115Lenaic LANGELLA (8)+02:0116Soan RUESCHE (10)+02:0417Eaut URCAREGUI SANZ (27)+02:0818Heorhii CHYZHYKOV (57)+02:0819Dawid LEWANDOWSKI (81)+02:0820Mil MORANG (105)+02:0821Patrick FRYDKJR (44)+02:0822Samuel NOVK (49)+02:0823Blint FELDHOFFER (64)+02:0824Thophile VASSAL (11)+02:0825Kasper BORREMANS (112)+02:0826Kasper HAUGLAND (52)+02:0827Jaka MAROLT (96)+02:1128Viktor SOENENS (15)+02:1129Roberto CAPELLO (2)+02:1430Noah ANDERSEN (41)+03:4131Louis LEIDERT (33)+05:3032Andrei CARBUNAREA (71)+05:3233Eike BEHRENS (29)+05:3234Gijs SCHOONVELDE (38)+05:3235Jonas HOLZKNECHT (116)+05:3236Nicola ZUMSTEG (92)+05:3437Filip SURDYK (82)+05:3438Stefano MASCIARELLI (3)+05:3739Javier CUBILLAS SALVADOR (24)+05:4140Georg Rydningen MARTINSEN (54)+05:4141Jim BREITLER (89)+05:4542Milan KADLEC (21)+05:4743Kevin Andre Sandli MESSEL (55)+05:4744Matar PERETZ HERDEVALL (107)+05:4745Maksim MISHANKOV (125)+05:4746Christodoulos ACHAS (74)+05:4847Nicolas MILESI (4)+05:4848Jonas Kind HYDAHL (53)+05:4849Vicent ZARAGOZA PASCUAL (28)+05:4850Guus VAN DEN EIJNDEN (39)+05:4851Ryan GAL (36)+05:4852Jasper SCHOOFS (14)+05:4853Maxime VEZIE (12)+05:5254Fausto Valentin PENNA (34)+05:5855Daniel LIMA (86)+06:0656Jon PRITRNIK (99)+06:4757Flavio ASTOLFI (102)+06:4758Andrs Gusztv PAKOT (67)+06:4759Ferhat EMISCI (76)+08:5260Yevhen TESTSOV (59)+08:5261Valentin POSCHACHER (117)+08:5262Nicolas GINTER (90)+08:5263Simone ZANINI (6)+08:5464Barnabs VAS (69)+09:5265Gerard MORA VIUDEZ (127)+10:0066Gabriel BAPTISTA (83)+10:1767Nicolas GOJKOVI (119)+10:1768Livio STEFANI (91)+10:1769Gerg GRSZ (65)+10:1770Horea-Stefan PRECUP (73)+10:1771Rastko NIKAEVI (62)+10:1772Mikita BABOVICH (138)+10:1773Yair TOBUL (109)+10:1774Leon LUKI (120)+10:1775Roei EDINGER (106)+10:1776Nicholas VAN DER MERWE (130)+10:1777Aldo TAILLIEU (16)+10:1778Ian PERAN (121)+10:1779Martin BRTA (19)+10:1780Adam BITTMAN (20)+10:1781Radostin ZLATEV (131)+10:1782Mauro BRENNER (31)+10:1783Catalin-Luca CAMPEAN (70)+10:1784Rafael BARBAS (84)+10:2585David HAVERDINGS (37)+10:2786Mads LANDBO (45)+10:2887Tom LAMBERT WETZEL (7)+10:3388Bogdan ZABELINSKIY (75)+10:3589Olivers Jekabs SKRAPCIS (94)+13:2290Ovidiu-Gabriel DORCU (72)+13:2491Bastian PETRI (98)+13:2492Jakub JAVOR (47)+13:24Under-23 Womens Road RaceMara Winter won the under-23 womens race over 88km, four laps of the enur circuit, in a four-up sprint. The Swiss rider, fourth in the same event at the Worlds in Montral days earlier, took the title from Nienke Vinke of the Netherlands, with world champion Viktria Chladoov third all three given the same time of 2:26:48.Italys Gaia Segato attacked with 50km to go and was caught a few kilometres later. Megan Arens and Winter went clear on the penultimate lap, with Stina Kagevi chasing, before Chladoov and Vinke counter-attacked from the peloton at the start of the last lap to bridge across and form the quartet that settled the title. Arens was fourth at four seconds.RRResult Under-23 Womens Road RaceFri 2 October 2026 enur 88km 48 classified1Mara WINTER (40) 02:26:482Nienke VINKE (6) 02:26:483Viktria CHLADOOV (18) 02:26:484Megan ARENS (1)+00:045Justyna CZAPLA (20)+00:246Rosita REIJNHOUT (4)+00:247Eleonora CIABOCCO (13)+00:248Paula OSTIZ TACO (27)+00:249Giada SILO (16)+00:2410Tess MOERMAN (9)+00:2411Alberte GREVE (43)+01:3712Fleur MOORS (10)+01:3713Gaia SEGATO (15)+01:3914Sofia UNGEROV (19)+01:4215Babette VAN DER WOLF (5)+01:4216Oda Aune GISSINGER (30)+01:4217Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN (45)+01:4218Nina ANDACK (17)+01:4219Liv WENZEL (51)+01:4220Clara JGER (21)+01:4221Stina KAGEVI (65)+01:4522Wilma AINTILA (59)+03:0623Emma SIEGERS (11)+03:0624Gwen NOTHUM (50)+03:0625Martyna SZCZESNA (34)+03:0626Ayala SERRANO MANSO (28)+03:0627Celia TORRES ARIAS (29)+03:0828Mia GJERTSEN (31)+04:2529Weronika WASATY (36)+04:5930Maja TRACKA (35)+05:1931Silje ANTVORSKOV (41)+05:1932Chantal PEGOLO (14)+05:2133Pija GALOF (54)+06:0734Daniela HEZINOVA (47)+06:0735Elika KVASNIKOV (48)+06:0736Jolle Amlie MESSEMER (23)+06:1337Ida Krickau KETELSEN (44)+07:3538Mirre KNAVEN (3)+07:5739Wendy BUNEA (61)+07:5740Melanie BELER (37)+09:4341Milana USHAKOVA (71)+09:4342Tamar BEZALEL (66)+09:4343Jule MRKL (22)+09:4344Adar SHRIKI (67)+09:4345Elizaveta BOR (68)+09:4346Irene MORENO CAPA (26)+09:4347Malu GAGGIOLI (38)+09:5248Cleo KIEKENS (8)+10:57The championships continued on Saturday with the junior mens and elite womens road races.PhotosPhotography by UEC Sprint Cycling AgencyThe post UEC Road European Championships ; Day One appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.