World Championship Road Race Women 2026 - Race results
26.09
Demi Vollering (Netherlands) corrected the biggest aberration on her palmarès by winning the elite women’s road race at the World Championships in Montréal, beating Kasia Niewiadoma (Poland) to the rainbow jersey after they found themselves together in front after the final haul up the Voie Camillien-Houde.
Results
Race
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demi Vollering | Netherlands | 4:45:09 |
| 2 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney | Poland | + 00.00 |
| 3 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy | + 00.04 |
| 4 | Marlen Reusser | Switzerland | + 00.08 |
| 5 | Juliette Berthet | France | + 00.39 |
| 6 | Puck Pieterse | Netherlands | + 01.36 |
| 7 | Célia Gery | France | + 02.55 |
| 8 | Dominika Wlodarczyk | Poland | + 04.16 |
| 9 | Maeva Squiban | France | + 05.48 |
| 10 | Franziska Koch | Germany | + 05.51 |
| 11 | Pfeiffer Georgi | Great Britain | + 08.34 |
| 12 | Eleonora Gasparrini | Italy | + 08.34 |
| 13 | Steffi Häberlin | Switzerland | + 08.34 |
| 14 | Liane Lippert | Germany | + 08.34 |
| 15 | Noemi Rüegg | Switzerland | + 08.34 |
| 16 | Henrietta Christie | New Zealand | + 08.34 |
| 17 | Sarah Van Dam | Canada | + 08.34 |
| 18 | Lauren Dickson | Great Britain | + 08.34 |
| 19 | Ashleigh Moolman Pasio | South Africa | + 08.34 |
| 20 | Lotte Kopecky | Belgium | + 08.34 |
| 21 | Kristen Faulkner | USA | + 08.34 |
| 22 | Sara Casasola | Italy | + 08.34 |
| 23 | Paula Patiño | Colombia | + 08.34 |
| 24 | Shari Bossuyt | Belgium | + 08.34 |
| 25 | Monica Trinca Colonel | Italy | + 08.34 |
| 26 | Mavi Garcia | Spain | + 08.40 |
| 27 | Margot Vanpachtenbeke | Belgium | + 08.40 |
| 28 | Antonia Niedermaier | Germany | + 08.40 |
| 29 | Karlijn Swinkels | Netherlands | + 08.40 |
| 30 | Silvia Persico | Italy | + 08.48 |
| 31 | Mireia Benito | Spain | + 08.48 |
| 32 | Cédrine Kerbaol | France | + 08.48 |
| 33 | Ginia Caluori | Switzerland | + 08.51 |
| 34 | Zoe Backstedt | Great Britain | + 09.03 |
| 35 | Francesca Barale | Italy | + 12.38 |
| 36 | Nina Berton | Luxembourg | + 14.21 |
| 37 | Tota Magalhães | Brazil | + 14.21 |
| 38 | Riejanne Markus | Netherlands | + 14.21 |
| 39 | Amanda Spratt | Australia | + 14.21 |
| 40 | Lauren Stephens | USA | + 15.31 |
| 41 | Nadia Gontova | Canada | + 15.33 |
| 42 | Sarah Gigante | Australia | + 15.33 |
| 43 | Marte Berg Edseth | Norway | + 15.33 |
| 44 | Lieke Nooijen | Netherlands | + 15.33 |
| 45 | Kim Le Court | Mauritius | + 15.33 |
| 46 | Anna Henderson | Great Britain | + 15.33 |
| 47 | Katharina Sadnik | Austria | + 15.33 |
| 48 | Femke de Vries | Netherlands | + 15.33 |
| 49 | Evita Muzic | France | + 15.33 |
| - | Lucie De Marigny-Lagesse | Mauritius | DNS |
| - | Ramadhan Omar Mansab Najma | Comoros | DNS |
| - | Sandra Alonso | Spain | DNS |
| - | Anta Ndiaye | Senegal | DNF |
| - | Magdeleine Vallieres | Canada | DNF |
| - | Natalie Quinn | USA | DNF |
| - | Usoa Ostolaza | Spain | DNF |
| - | Lisa Bone | South Africa | DNF |
| - | Léa Curinier | France | DNF |
| - | Jelimo Monica Kiplagat | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Teniel Campbell | Trinidad and Tobago | DNF |
| - | Georgia Baker | Australia | DNF |
| - | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Denmark | DNF |
| - | Petra Zsanko | Hungary | DNF |
| - | Claudette Nyirarukundo | Rwanda | DNF |
| - | Adèle Normand | Canada | DNF |
| - | Marta Lach | Poland | DNF |
| - | Alexis Magner | USA | DNF |
| - | Christina Schweinberger | Austria | DNF |
| - | Sara Martín | Spain | DNF |
| - | Shimeng Zhu | China | DNF |
| - | Ricarda Bauernfeind | Germany | DNF |
| - | Beatriz Roxo | Portugal | DNF |
| - | Faina Potapova | Kazakhstan | DNF |
| - | Tiril Jørgensen | Norway | DNF |
| - | Chanpeng Nontasin | Thailand | DNF |
| - | Nesrine Houili | Algeria | DNF |
| - | Solbjørk Minke Anderson | Denmark | DNF |
| - | Gabriela Soto Lopez | Guatemala | DNF |
| - | Xaverine Nirere | Rwanda | DNF |
| - | Alison Jackson | Canada | DNF |
| - | Andrea Ramirez | Mexico | DNF |
| - | Marta Jaskulska | Poland | DNF |
| - | Carina Schrempf | Austria | DNF |
| - | Jasmin Liechti | Switzerland | DNF |
| - | Xin Tang | China | DNF |
| - | Flora Perkins | Great Britain | DNF |
| - | Raquel Queirós | Portugal | DNF |
| - | Rongina Ngandu | Zimbabwe | DNF |
| - | Julie Van De Velde | Belgium | DNF |
| - | Ursula Lindén | Finland | DNF |
| - | Karin Abe | Japan | DNF |
| - | Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset | Norway | DNF |
| - | Julia Borgström | Sweden | DNF |
| - | Antri Christoforou | Cyprus | DNF |
| - | Argyro Milaki | Greece | DNF |
| - | Diane Ingabire | Rwanda | DNF |
| - | Romina Hinojosa | Mexico | DNF |
| - | Mary Joyce Monton | Philippines | DNF |
| - | Kate Courtney | USA | DNF |
| - | Paula Blasi | Spain | DNF |
| - | Zhaoqi Feng | China | DNF |
| - | Josie Nelson | Great Britain | DNF |
| - | Amber Kraak | Netherlands | DNF |
| - | Daniela Campos | Portugal | DNF |
| - | Skye Davidson | Zimbabwe | DNF |
| - | Sandrine Tas | Belgium | DNF |
| - | Aidi Gerde Tuisk | Estonia | DNF |
| - | Caroline Andersson | Sweden | DNF |
| - | Linda Riedmann | Germany | DNF |
| - | Kristina Novikova | Individual Neutral Athlete | DNF |
| - | Maggie Coles-Lyster | Canada | DNF |
| - | Marie Le Net | France | DNF |
| - | Agua Marina Espinola | Paraguay | DNF |
| - | Grace Arlandson | USA | DNF |
| - | Rotem Gafinovitz | Israel | DNF |
| - | Catalina Soto Campos | Chile | DNF |
| - | Madina Kakhorova | Uzbekistan | DNF |
| - | Janika Loiv | Estonia | DNF |
| - | Tereza Kurnicka | Slovakia | DNF |
| - | Laura Daniela Rojas | Colombia | DNF |
| - | Hayley Preen | South Africa | DNF |
| - | Olivia Baril | Canada | DNF |
| - | Mashael Alhazmi | Saudi Arabia | DNF |
| - | Wendy Ducreux | Panama | DNF |
| - | Olha Kulynych | Ukraine | DNF |
| - | Lauretta Hanson | Australia | DNF |
| - | Sajadeh Siyahian | Iran | DNF |
| - | Nika Bobnar | Slovenia | DNF |
| - | Vera Looser | Namibia | DNF |
| - | Kaja Rysz | Poland | DNF |
| - | Lotte Claes | Belgium | DNF |
| - | Ann-Christine Allik | Estonia | DNF |
| - | Erica Magnaldi | Italy | DNF |
| - | Linda Zanetti | Switzerland | DNF |
| - | Diana Penuela | Colombia | DNF |
| - | Gergana Stoyanova | Bulgaria | DNF |
| - | Masiga Kendra Tabu | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Niamh Fisher-Black | New Zealand | DNF |
| - | Valeriya Kononenko | Ukraine | DNF |
| - | Monaliza Chneslasie | Eritrea | DNF |
| - | Magh Firotika Marendra | Indonesia | DNF |
How to watch?
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Route
The elite women’s World Championship road race covers 180.4 kilometres with 2,570 metres of elevation gain. After starting in Brossard, the peloton enters Montréal for eight laps of the 13.4 kilometre Mont Royal circuit. The key climb is Camillien Houde, 1.6 kilometres at an average gradient of 7.4 percent, followed by the shorter and steeper Chemin de la Polytechnique, with sections reaching 11 percent.
Avenue Pagnuelo offers another opportunity to attack. Technical descents, constant changes in pace and accumulating fatigue add to the difficulty. The uphill finish on Avenue du Parc favours both attackers and powerful punchers.
Read more about the route in our preview.
Favourites
Demi Vollering starts as the main favourite after winning the Giro, Tour and several major spring Classics. The punchy course suits her explosive style, while the Netherlands also have strong options in Puck Pieterse and Riejanne Markus. Lotte Kopecky could benefit from a more patient race and has a powerful sprint.
Elisa Longo Borghini and Kasia Niewiadoma bring plenty of experience, while Paula Blasi and Célia Géry represent the new generation. Marlen Reusser can attack from distance, while Noemi Rüegg and Kim Le Court are dangerous from a reduced group. Defending champion Magdeleine Vallieres will try to shine again on home roads.
Read all about the favourites in our preview.
