The Local Organising Committee has presented all the official routes of the UCI Road Cycling World Championships Montréal 2026, which will take place from 20 to 27 September 2026. The announcement was made in Kigali, Rwanda, during the 2025 UCI Road Cycling World Championships in the presence of a delegation from Montréal and dignitaries from Canada. The World Championships will be the largest sporting event in Montréal since the 1976 Olympic Games and will feature a total of 13 events, including individual time trials, road races and the mixed relay. Almost 1000 cyclists in the junior, U23 and elite categories will be competing.
The two elite road races start in Brossard in the Montérégie region and lead through seven other municipalities before the participants cross the Samuel De Champlain Bridge to reach the final Mount Royal circuit. Several demanding challenges await on the route, including the Camillien-Houde climb with a length of 2.3 kilometres and an average gradient of 6.2 per cent, the Polytechnique climb with sections with a gradient of over 11 per cent and the uphill finishing straight on Parc Avenue, which serves as the common finish for all 13 competitions.
Challenging time trial routes and extensive programme
The time trial competitions will be held on a 39.9 kilometre circuit around Montréal, which includes the Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit and the Parc Jean-Drapeau, before crossing the Concorde Bridge into the city centre. With this route, the Montréal organisers want to combine the sporting action with the highlights of the region: Rivers, mountains, orchards and urban landscapes should provide a unique backdrop. After 2022, the battle for the world title in the individual time trial for both men and women will be held on the same course. The distance to be covered will also be the same.
The programme of the World Cycling Championships in Montréal 2026 at a glance
Sunday, 20.09.2026
- Women's elite individual time trial, 39.9 kilometres (195 vertical metres)
- Men's elite individual time trial, 39.9 kilometres (195 vertical metres)
Monday, 21.09.2026
- U23 men's individual time trial, 32.1 kilometres (175 vertical metres)
- U23 women's individual time trial, 20.2 kilometres (131 vertical metres)
Tuesday, 22.09.2026
- Junior individual time trial, 20.2 kilometres (131 vertical metres)
- Team time trial mixed relay, 40.4 kilometres (262 vertical metres)
- Junior women's individual time trial, 11 kilometres (89 vertical metres)
Thursday, 24.09.2026
- Women's U23 road race, 134 kilometres (2650 vertical metres)
- Junior road race, 134 kilometres (2650 vertical metres)
Friday, 25.09.2026
- Men's U23 road race, 174.2 kilometres (3445 vertical metres)
- Junior women's road race, 80.4 kilometres (1590 vertical metres)
Saturday, 26.09.2026
- Women's elite road race, 180 kilometres (2502 vertical metres)
Sunday, 27.09.2026
- Men's elite road race, 273.2 kilometres (3720 vertical metres)
Leon Weidner
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