Women's World Championship ITT 2026: Start times and order with Reusser last off
The women’s World Championship time trial takes place in Montréal on Sunday, September 20, with riders tackling a 39.2 kilometre course through the Canadian city. Featuring 220 metres of climbing, the route winds through Old Montréal, follows the St. Lawrence River and heads onto the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve before returning to the city centre. Here is the full start order, from the first rider off the ramp to the leading contenders for the rainbow jersey.
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The race opens at 09:19:30 (EDT) / 15:19:30 (CEST) with Skye Davidson of Zimbabwe, the first of 48 riders to take on the course through Montréal. The early starters include riders from across the field, before the spotlight shifts towards the leading contenders in the second half of the schedule.
Lieke Nooijen rolls down the ramp at 10:13:30 (EDT), with Germany’s Antonia Niedermaier starting at 10:24:00 (EDT). Taylor Knibb gets underway at 09:45:00 (EDT), before Demi Vollering starts at 10:28:30 (EDT). Britain’s Zoe Bäckstedt, one of the strongest challengers on paper, starts at 10:27:00 (EDT), before defending champion Marlen Reusser begins her title defence at 10:30:00 (EDT).
Start times Women's World Championship time trial 2026
| Order | Nationality | Rider | Start time (EDT) | Start time (CEST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Zimbabwe | Skye Davidson | 09:19:30 | 15:19:30 |
47 | Iran | Sajedeh Siyahian | 09:21:00 | 15:21:00 |
46 | China | Xin Tang | 09:22:30 | 15:22:30 |
45 | Cayman Islands | Alyssa Burgess | 09:24:00 | 15:24:00 |
44 | Kenya | Monica Kiplagat | 09:25:30 | 15:25:30 |
43 | Japan | Karin Abe | 09:27:00 | 15:27:00 |
42 | Saudi Arabia | Mishael Alhazmi | 09:28:30 | 15:28:30 |
41 | Indonesia | Magh Firotika Marenda | 09:30:00 | 15:30:00 |
40 | Estonia | Ann-Christine Allik | 09:31:30 | 15:31:30 |
39 | Rwanda | Diane Ingabire | 09:33:00 | 15:33:00 |
38 | Bulgaria | Gergana Stoyanova | 09:34:30 | 15:34:30 |
37 | Zimbabwe | Rongina Ngandu | 09:36:00 | 15:36:00 |
36 | Mexico | Romina Hinojosa | 09:37:30 | 15:37:30 |
35 | China | Shimeng Zhu | 09:39:00 | 15:39:00 |
34 | Kazakhstan | Faina Potapova | 09:40:30 | 15:40:30 |
33 | Kenya | Kendra Tabu | 09:42:00 | 15:42:00 |
32 | Ukraine | Valeriia Kononenko | 09:43:30 | 15:43:30 |
31 | United States | Taylor Knibb | 09:45:00 | 15:45:00 |
30 | Canada | Olivia Baril | 09:46:30 | 15:46:30 |
29 | Trinidad and Tobago | Teniel Campbell | 09:48:00 | 15:48:00 |
28 | Rwanda | Xaveline Nirere | 09:49:30 | 15:49:30 |
27 | Belgium | Lotte Claes | 09:51:00 | 15:51:00 |
26 | Poland | Dominika Włodarczyk | 09:52:30 | 15:52:30 |
25 | Finland | Anniina Ahtosalo | 09:54:00 | 15:54:00 |
24 | Australia | Lauretta Hanson | 09:55:30 | 15:55:30 |
23 | Great Britain | Anna Morris | 09:57:00 | 15:57:00 |
22 | Italy | Vittoria Guazzini | 09:58:30 | 15:58:30 |
21 | New Zealand | Bronwyn MacGregor | 10:00:00 | 16:00:00 |
20 | Mauritius | Lucie de Marigny-Lagesse | 10:01:30 | 16:01:30 |
19 | Germany | Franziska Koch | 10:03:00 | 16:03:00 |
18 | Mexico | Sara Roel | 10:04:30 | 16:04:30 |
17 | Colombia | Diana Peñuela | 10:06:00 | 16:06:00 |
16 | France | Cédrine Kerbaol | 10:07:30 | 16:07:30 |
15 | Spain | Paula Blasi | 10:09:00 | 16:09:00 |
14 | Slovenia | Nika Bobnar | 10:10:30 | 16:10:30 |
13 | Canada | Nadia Gontova | 10:12:00 | 16:12:00 |
12 | Netherlands | Lieke Nooijen | 10:13:30 | 16:13:30 |
11 | Austria | Christina Schweinberger | 10:15:00 | 16:15:00 |
10 | Italy | Elisa Longo Borghini | 10:16:30 | 16:16:30 |
9 | Belgium | Lotte Kopecky | 10:18:00 | 16:18:00 |
8 | United States | Kristen Faulkner | 10:19:30 | 16:19:30 |
7 | France | Juliette Berthet | 10:21:00 | 16:21:00 |
6 | Spain | Mireia Benito | 10:22:30 | 16:22:30 |
5 | Germany | Antonia Niedermaier | 10:24:00 | 16:24:00 |
4 | Norway | Katrine Aalerud | 10:25:30 | 16:25:30 |
3 | Great Britain | Zoe Bäckstedt | 10:27:00 | 16:27:00 |
2 | Netherlands | Demi Vollering | 10:28:30 | 16:28:30 |
1 | Switzerland | Marlen Reusser | 10:30:00 | 16:30:00 |
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