Slovenia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilen Finkst | Slovenia |
| 2 | Gal Glivar | Slovenia |
| 3 | Matevz Govekar | Slovenia |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec | Slovenia |
| 5 | Matej Mohoric | Slovenia |
| 6 | Primoz Roglic | Slovenia |
| 7 | Jan Tratnik | Slovenia |
World Championship Road Race Men 2026 - Startlist
27.09
After Greg LeMond in 1983 and 1989 and Lance Armstrong in 1993, Brandon McNulty became the third American to win the elite men's road race at the World Championships after he went clear alone with 33km to go in Montreal. Michael Matthews took silver ahead of Mathieu van der Poel on a day that saw Remco Evenepoel struggle and Paul Seixas fade in the finale.
Startlist
Belgium
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tiesj Benoot | Belgium |
| 9 | Remco Evenepoel | Belgium |
| 10 | Quinten Hermans | Belgium |
| 11 | Thibau Nys | Belgium |
| 12 | Alec Segaert | Belgium |
| 13 | Wout van Aert | Belgium |
| 14 | Maxim Van Gils | Belgium |
| 15 | Gianni Vermeersch | Belgium |
France
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bruno Armirail | France |
| 17 | Alex Baudin | France |
| 18 | Jordan Jegat | France |
| 19 | Jordan Labrosse | France |
| 20 | Valentin Paret-Peintre | France |
| 21 | Nicolas Prodhomme | France |
| 22 | Paul Seixas | France |
| 23 | Pavel Sivakov | France |
Denmark
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kasper Asgreen | Denmark |
| 25 | Mikkel Bjerg | Denmark |
| 26 | Anthon Charmig | Denmark |
| 27 | Mikkel Honore | Denmark |
| 28 | Søren Kragh Andersen | Denmark |
| 29 | Andreas Kron | Denmark |
| 30 | Mads Pedersen | Denmark |
| 31 | Michael Valgren | Denmark |
Italy
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Alberto Bettiol | Italy |
| 33 | Mattia Cattaneo | Italy |
| 34 | Giulio Ciccone | Italy |
| 35 | Lorenzo Finn | Italy |
| 36 | Giulio Pellizzari | Italy |
| 37 | Davide Piganzoli | Italy |
| 38 | Christian Scaroni | Italy |
| 39 | Matteo Trentin | Italy |
Great Britain
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Mark Donovan | United Kingdom |
| 41 | Oscar Onley | United Kingdom |
| 42 | Finlay Pickering | United Kingdom |
| 43 | Tom Pidcock | United Kingdom |
| 44 | James Shaw | United Kingdom |
| 45 | Callum Thornley | United Kingdom |
| 46 | Fred Wright | United Kingdom |
| 47 | Adam Yates | United Kingdom |
Spain
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Igor Arrieta | Spain |
| 49 | Juan Ayuso | Spain |
| 50 | Markel Beloki | Spain |
| 51 | Marcel Camprubí | Spain |
| 52 | Raúl García | Spain |
| 53 | Enric Mas | Spain |
| 54 | Iván Romeo | Spain |
| 55 | Carlos Verona | Spain |
Netherlands
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Netherlands |
| 57 | Daan Hoole | Netherlands |
| 58 | Menno Huising | Netherlands |
| 59 | Bart Lemmen | Netherlands |
| 60 | Bauke Mollema | Netherlands |
| 61 | Mathijs Paasschens | Netherlands |
| 62 | Mathieu van der Poel | Netherlands |
| 63 | Tim van Dijke | Netherlands |
USA
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Matteo Jorgenson | United States |
| 65 | Brandon McNulty | United States |
| 66 | Sean Quinn | United States |
| 67 | Riley Sheehan | United States |
| 68 | Artem Shmidt | United States |
| 69 | Quinn Simmons | United States |
| 70 | Kevin Vermaerke | United States |
| 71 | Lawrence Warbasse | United States |
Norway
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Tobias Foss | Norway |
| 73 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Norway |
| 74 | Andreas Leknessund | Norway |
| 75 | Jørgen Nordhagen | Norway |
| 76 | Anders Skaarseth | Norway |
| 77 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng | Norway |
Australia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Jack Haig | Australia |
| 79 | Jai Hindley | Australia |
| 80 | Michael Matthews | Australia |
| 81 | Ben O'Connor | Australia |
| 82 | Michael Storer | Australia |
| 83 | Luke Tuckwell | Australia |
Mexico
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Edgar Cadena | Mexico |
| 85 | Ulises Castillo | Mexico |
| 86 | Isaac del Toro | Mexico |
| 87 | Jose Antonio Escarcega | Mexico |
| 88 | Eder Frayre | Mexico |
| 89 | Carlos Garcia | Mexico |
Germany
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Marco Brenner | Germany |
| 91 | Nico Denz | Germany |
| 92 | Felix Engelhardt | Germany |
| 93 | Florian Lipowitz | Germany |
| 94 | Max Schachmann | Germany |
| 95 | Georg Zimmermann | Germany |
Switzerland
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Stefan Bissegger | Switzerland |
| 97 | Fabio Christen | Switzerland |
| 98 | Jan Christen | Switzerland |
| 99 | Marc Hirschi | Switzerland |
| 100 | Stefan Küng | Switzerland |
| 101 | Mauro Schmid | Switzerland |
Colombia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | Santiago Buitrago | Colombia |
| 103 | Sergio Higuita | Colombia |
| 104 | Wilmar Paredes | Colombia |
| 105 | Nairo Quintana | Colombia |
| 106 | Brandon Rivera | Colombia |
| 107 | Harold Tejada | Colombia |
Ecuador
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 108 | Jhonatan Narvaez | Ecuador |
New Zealand
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Ben Oliver | New Zealand |
| 110 | Laurence Pithie | New Zealand |
| 111 | Corbin Strong | New Zealand |
Austria
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Felix Gall | Austria |
| 113 | Felix Großschartner | Austria |
| 114 | Patrick Konrad | Austria |
Eritrea
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 115 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier | Eritrea |
| 116 | Biniam Girmay | Eritrea |
| 117 | Merhawi Kudus | Eritrea |
| 118 | Henok Mulubrhan | Eritrea |
Portugal
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | João Almeida | Portugal |
| 120 | Tiago Antunes | Portugal |
| 121 | Afonso Eulalio | Portugal |
| 122 | Ivo Oliveira | Portugal |
| 123 | Nelson Oliveira | Portugal |
| 124 | António Morgado | Portugal |
Czechia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Pavel Novak | Czech Republic |
| 126 | Jakub Otruba | Czech Republic |
| 127 | Mathias Vacek | Czech Republic |
Uruguay
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 128 | Thomas Silva | Uruguay |
Ireland
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Ben Healy | Ireland |
| 130 | Jamie Meehan | Ireland |
| 131 | Ryan Mullen | Ireland |
| 132 | Darren Rafferty | Ireland |
Canada
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 133 | Guillaume Boivin | Canada |
| 134 | Pier-André Côté | Canada |
| 135 | Hugo Houle | Canada |
| 136 | Michael Leonard | Canada |
| 137 | Michael Woods | Canada |
| 138 | Nickolas Zukowsky | Canada |
Slovakia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 139 | Vladimir Kovacik | Slovakia |
Kazakhstan
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | Anton Kuzmin | Kazakhstan |
| 141 | Daniil Marukhin | Kazakhstan |
Poland
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | Mateusz Gajdulewicz | Poland |
| 143 | Jakub Kaczmarek | Poland |
| 144 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Poland |
| 145 | Piotr Pekala | Poland |
Latvia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 146 | Kristians Belohvosciks | Latvia |
| 147 | Emils Liepins | Latvia |
| 148 | Martin Pluto | Latvia |
| 149 | Toms Skujins | Latvia |
Estonia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | Madis Mihkels | Estonia |
Individual Neutral Athlete
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Russian Federation |
South Africa
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Byron Munton | South Africa |
Ukraine
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 153 | Heorhii Antonenko | Ukraine |
Costa Rica
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | Luis Daniel Oses | Costa Rica |
Serbia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Mihajlo Stolic | Serbia |
Brazil
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Henrique Avancini | Brazil |
Algeria
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 157 | Oussama Abdellah Mimouni | Algeria |
Panama
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | Cristofer Jurado | Panama |
Mongolia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 159 | Maral-Erdene Batmunkh | Mongolia |
Sweden
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | Jakob Söderqvist | Sweden |
Uzbekistan
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Samandar Janikulov | Uzbekistan |
Guatemala
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Manuel Rodas | Guatemala |
| 163 | Mardoqueo Vasquez | Guatemala |
Hungary
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Attila Valter | Hungary |
Greece
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | Nikiforos Arvanitou | Greece |
Luxembourg
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 166 | Arno Wallenborn | Luxembourg |
Israel
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Nadav Raisberg | Israel |
China
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 168 | You Li | China |
Mauritius
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Alexandre Mayer | Mauritius |
Romania
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 170 | Iustin Vaidian | Romania |
Belize
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Derrick Chavarria | Belize |
Japan
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | Jo Hashikawa | Japan |
Thailand
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 173 | Athit Poulard | Thailand |
Cyprus
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 174 | Andreas Miltiadis | Cyprus |
Chile
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 175 | Vicente Rojas | Chile |
Bermuda
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | Kaden Hopkins | Bermuda |
| 177 | Nicholas Narraway | Bermuda |
Malta
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | Andrea Mifsud | Malta |
Guinea-Bissau
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 179 | Gil Gomes | Guinea-Bissau |
Honduras
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | Fredd Matute | Honduras |
Monaco
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Victor Langellotti | Monaco |
Dominica
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 182 | Kohath Baron | Dominica |
Saudi Arabia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Ali Al Shaikhahmed | Saudi Arabia |
Refugee Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 184 | Amir Ansari | Afghanistan |
How to watch?
Curious about how to watch the 2026 World Championships Men's road race? Discover all the television and streaming options in our complete how to watch guide.
Route
The elite men’s road race in Montréal covers 273.7 kilometres and 3,803 metres of elevation, with the title decided over 12 laps of the Mount Royal circuit. The key tests come on the Voie Camillien Houde, followed by the steep Chemin de la Polytechnique and its ramps above 11 percent. From there, riders face a fast, technical run towards Avenue du Parc, where a rising final stretch awaits.
With repeated climbing rather than one decisive mountain, the course should reward riders who can handle attrition, positioning and repeated accelerations after almost seven hours of racing on Sunday afternoon.
Read more about the route in our preview.
Favourites
With defending champion Tadej Pogačar absent, the men’s road race looks unusually open. Remco Evenepoel arrives after winning a record fourth consecutive world time trial title and could complete a historic double. Isaac del Toro has already shown his strength on the course, beating Paul Seixas at the GP Montréal, while the French teenager also appears well suited to the repeated climbing.
Tom Pidcock offers another major threat, with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert bringing different tactical options if they survive the toughest selections. The course leaves room for both climbers and powerful classics riders too.
Read more about the favourites in our preview.
