2026 European Championships elite Men's ITT: Start times and start order with Küng and Söderqvist last off
The elite men's individual time trial closes the 2026 UEC European Championships in Šenčur on Wednesday 7 October. Forty-four riders tackle 22.1 kilometres with 391 metres of climbing, on the same course used by every category across the day.
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The race opens at 16:15 (CEST), with Albion Kastrati of Kosovo the first of 44 riders to take on the course in Šenčur. The early starters include riders from across the nations represented, before the spotlight shifts towards the leading contenders in the second half of the schedule.
Mathias Vacek rolls down the ramp at 16:43 (CEST), with Marco Brenner starting at 16:45 and Mauro Schmid at 16:46. Michał Kwiatkowski gets underway at 16:48, before Iván Romeo starts at 16:52 and home favourite Primož Roglič at 16:54. The biggest focus, however, will be on Callum Thornley at 16:55, Kasper Asgreen at 16:56 and Worlds bronze medallist Stefan Küng at 16:57, with Jakob Söderqvist the last man off at 16:58.
Küng looks the leading contender on a 22.1-kilometre course carrying 391 metres of climbing, having won the Vuelta time trial in Jerez last month and finished third behind Remco Evenepoel and Filippo Ganna in Montréal. Evenepoel, who took the European road title in a photo finish on Sunday, does not ride.
Start times Men's European Championship time trial 2026
| Order | Nationality | Rider | Start time (CEST) |
|---|---|---|---|
44 | Albion Kastrati | KOS | 16:15 |
43 | Nofal Nuriyev | AZE | 16:16 |
42 | Samet Bulut | TUR | 16:17 |
41 | Kristinn Jónsson | ISL | 16:18 |
40 | Ghennadii Morgun | MDA | 16:19 |
39 | Borislav Palashev | BUL | 16:20 |
38 | Catalin Buta | ROU | 16:21 |
37 | Dávid Kaško | SVK | 16:22 |
36 | Axel Källberg | FIN | 16:23 |
35 | Miloš Lazarević | MNE | 16:24 |
34 | Heorhii Antonenko | UKR | 16:25 |
33 | Tiago Antunes | POR | 16:26 |
32 | Mathieu Kockelmann | LUX | 16:27 |
31 | Blerton Nuha | KOS | 16:28 |
30 | Andreas Miltiadis | CYP | 16:29 |
29 | Miguel Heidemann | GER | 16:30 |
28 | Aivaras Mikutis | LTU | 16:31 |
27 | Rainer Kepplinger | AUT | 16:32 |
26 | Marco Frigo | ITA | 16:33 |
25 | Sander De Pestel | BEL | 16:34 |
24 | Burak Abay | TUR | 16:35 |
23 | Filip Maciejuk | POL | 16:36 |
22 | Sjoerd Bax | NED | 16:37 |
21 | János Zsombor Pelikán | HUN | 16:38 |
20 | Alex Kirsch | LUX | 16:39 |
19 | Maxime Decomble | FRA | 16:40 |
18 | Aleksandr Vlasov | AIN | 16:41 |
17 | Felix Großschartner | AUT | 16:42 |
16 | Mathias Vacek | CZE | 16:43 |
15 | Ilan Van Wilder | BEL | 16:44 |
14 | Marco Brenner | GER | 16:45 |
13 | Mauro Schmid | SUI | 16:46 |
12 | Bruno Armirail | FRA | 16:47 |
11 | Michał Kwiatkowski | POL | 16:48 |
10 | Nelson Oliveira | POR | 16:49 |
9 | Jan Tratnik | SLO | 16:50 |
8 | Mattia Cattaneo | ITA | 16:51 |
7 | Iván Romeo | ESP | 16:52 |
6 | Mikkel Bjerg | DEN | 16:53 |
5 | Primož Roglič | SLO | 16:54 |
4 | Callum Thornley | GBR | 16:55 |
3 | Kasper Asgreen | DEN | 16:56 |
2 | Stefan Küng | SUI | 16:57 |
1 | Jakob Söderqvist | SWE | 16:58 |
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