Watch FREE 2026 UCI Road World Championships live streams to see who will get to wear the rainbow bands for the next 12 months.
The 2026 UCI Road World Championships take place between Sunday September 20 and Sunday September 27.
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Returning to Canada for the first time since 2003 this year’s road Worlds are based in and around the city of Montreal. There are 13 gold medals to be won over the week starting with the TT events on Sunday the 20th and ending with the Men’s road race a week later.
Any riders who have ridden the Grand Prix de la Montréal will be familiar with the road race circuit as it’s an exact replica of the undulating course which treats the riders to an ascent of Mount Royal each lap. The TT courses are different though, based on the roads around the old town and the port.
All the World's best riders will be present from Demi Vollering and Lotte Kopecky to Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock apart of course for one very big name, Tadej Pogačar after he crashed out of the Vuelta and was forced to end his season.
See below for a full preview of events.
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In the UK, the BBC will be showing selected events from the UCI Road World Championships live and on-demand for FREE on BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website
The UCI Road World Championships are also is streaming live each day on TNT Sports in the UK.
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How to watch UCI Road World Championships 2026 live streams in Canada
Fans in Canada can watch the UCI Road World Championships 2026 on free streaming service CBC Gem
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2026 UCI Road World Championships Preview
Kicking off the championships will be the Women’s Elite TT and starting as favourite on the predominantly flat course will be the 2025 World Champion Marlon Reusser. She will however have to hold off the challenge of Britain's rising star Zoe Bäckstedt, who at just 21 is 14 years younger than Reusser and riding the elite champs for the first time.
In the Men’s event later the same day you’d have to be crazy to bet against Remco Evenepoel, who is currently in a class of his own when it comes to the TT. Going for his 4th title in a row the only rider with a realistic chance of beating him is the Italian great Filippo Ganna, however the climb to the finish may just be too steep for him.
After the Elite TT’s on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are for the U23, Junior and the mixed relay events run over various permutations of the roads used for the elite races.
With the TT medals awarded it’s time to begin the road races and these kick off with the Women’s Under 23 and Men’s Junior race on the Thursday followed by the Men’s U23 and Women’s Junior on the Friday. All covering different distances the one thing they have in common is the inclusion of the event's signature climb, the infamous Mount Royal.
After the warm up acts have finished it’s time for the show-piece events, the Elite Road Races. First up are the women on Saturday as they face 180 kilometres including 8 laps of the city centre circuit which means eight ascents of Mount Royal. Favourite to take the win, and her first rainbow bands is the Dutch rider Demi Vollering as she aims to cap a sensational season. The only riders in with a sniff of beating her are likely to be Paula Blasi, Elisa Longo Borghini and the 2025 Tour de France winner Kasia Niewiadoma.
If there is a hot favourite for the women’s race the men’s is the total opposite. In the absence of Tadej Pogačar who is sidelined with injury there are now a whole host of riders who will be dreaming of claiming the rainbow bands. Covering 274 kilometres and climbing 3,800 meters the course is hilly but nothing these riders won't be used to and keeps the door open for all sorts of styles to triumph. Heading the list must be Evenepoel though who will be aiming to double up by winning the TT and the RR but behind him you could take your pick from Tom Pidcock, Wout van Aert, Paul Seixas, Isaac del Toro and of course 2023 champion Mathieu van den Poel.
2026 UCI Road World Championships event schedule
Sunday, 20 September | Women’s elite individual time trial | 39.2km | 09:00 - 11:20
Sunday, 20 September | Men’s elite individual time trial | 39.2km | 12:45 - 15:15
Monday, 21 September | Women’s U23 individual time trial | 20.3km | 09:00 - 10:40
Monday, 21 September | Men’s U23 individual time trial | 31.3km | 12:00 - 14:25
Tuesday, 22 September | Team time trial mixed relay | 40.6km | 08:30 - 11:15
Tuesday, 22 September | Men’s junior individual time trial | 10.7km | 12:15 - 14:25
Tuesday, 22 September | Women’s junior individual time trial | 10.7km | 15:15 - 16:45
Thursday, 24 September | Women’s U23 road race | 134km | 09:00 - 12:45
Thursday, 24 September | Men’s junior road race | 134km | 13:30 - 17:00
Friday, 25 September | Men’s U23 road race | 174km | 09:00 - 13:20
Friday, 25 September | Women’s junior road race | 80.4km | 14:15 - 16:35
Saturday, 26 September | Women’s elite road race | 180.4km | 09:00 - 14:10
Sunday, 27 September | Men’s elite road race | 273.7km | 09:00 - 15:40
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