Where to watch cycling world championships 2026: Time, TV schedule, live stream for UCI men's, women's road races

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The UCI Road World Championships come to a close this weekend with the marquee events, the elite women’s and men’s road races. 

The women get the first crack at the Montreal course, which includes eight laps of the Mont-Royal circuit. The crowd favorite will be Magdeleine Vallieres, a Quebec native who won the world championships last year in Rwanda, but she’ll have to contend with a packed field include 2023 and 2024 winner Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and 2024 Olympics road race gold medalist Kristen Faulkner of the USA.

The men’s race Sunday should feature even more fireworks thanks to two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar’s absence following his crash in La Vuelta a España. Remco Evenepoel will look to complete the time trial-road race double after just missing out last year with a second-place finish behind Pogacar on the road course. 

A stacked Belgium team led by Evenepoel and Wout van Aert will have plenty to say about the proceedings but Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands will look for another win after taking the rainbow jersey in 2023 and France will try to deliver rising superstar Paul Seixas to the podium. 

Who will come out on top on the road? Here’s when and where to watch. 

Where to watch UCI road world championships time trials

• TV channel: None
• Live stream: FloBikes

The UCI Road World Championships will not air on traditional television, but fans in the United States can stream the races live with FloBikes. 

Purchasing a FloBikes subscription gives sports fans access to live streams, event replays and FloSports Originals.

When do UCI Worlds road races start?

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 26 (women),Sunday, Sept. 27 (men)
• Time: 9 a.m. ET

The Women’s Elite road race will start Saturday at 9 a.m. ET, with the men starting at the same time Sunday to close out the week-long program in Montreal. 

The women’s race will run for 180.4km, with the men set to go a grueling 273.7km. 

UCI Road World Championships 2025 winners

Here are the road race medalists from last year’s edition in Kigali, Rwanda:

RaceGoldSilverBronzeMen’s Elite Tadej Pogacar (SLO)Remco Evenepoel (BEL)Ben Healy (IRL)Women’s EliteMagdeleine Vallieres (CAN)Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL)Mavi Garcia (ESP)

Cycling world championships schedule 2026

The UCI Road World Championships consist of 13 events spread across eight days (there are no races on Sept. 23). Here’s the full rundown on upcoming races this week, with every one streaming live on FloBikes. 

DateEventTime (ET)Sun., Sept. 20Women’s Elite Time Trial9 a.m.Men’s Elite Time Trial12:45 p.m.Mon., Sept. 21Women’s U-23 Time Trial9 a.m.Men’s U-23 Time Trial12 p.m.Tue., Sept. 22Team Time Trial Mixed Relay8:30 a.m.Men’s Junior Time Trial12:15 p.m.Women’s Junior Time Trial3:15 p.m.Thu., Sept. 24Women’s U-23 Road Race9 a.m.Men’s Junior Road Race1:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 25Men’s U-23 Road Race9 a.m.Women’s Junior Road Race2:15 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26Women’s Elite Road Race9 a.m.Sun., Sept. 27Men’s Elite Road Race9 a.m.