{"id":173516,"date":"2025-09-27T17:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/173516\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T17:51:09","slug":"course-reveal-mont-royal-hightlights-montreal-2026-road-world-championships-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/173516\/","title":{"rendered":"Course reveal: Mont Royal hightlights Montr\u00e9al 2026 road world championships route"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Magdeleine Valli\u00e8res crossed the world championships\u2019 finish line in Kigali, making history for cycling in Canada<\/a>, organizers were revealing the future of cycling in Canada. The same day that Valli\u00e8res won the country\u2019s first elite road world championships, the route for 2026 worlds in Montr\u00e9al was revealed.<\/p>\n

2026 UCI road world championships course<\/p>\n

The 13 courses for 2026 UCI road world championships in Montr\u00e9al show off the city and wider region, starting in Brossard Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie. The routes then cross the Samuel De Champlain Bridge to head into the city for a circuit finish.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2026 elite women\u2019s road world championship course<\/p>\n

Much like the GP Cycliste de Montr\u00e9a<\/a>l, Mont Royal will be the focal point of the circuit finale of the road races. The circuit finish follows a similar route as the GP route, ascending C\u00f4te Camilien-Houde and Polytechnique. But the worlds course will go around Parc Jeanne-Mance on its way to the same finish line on Avenue du Parc.<\/p>\n

That finish line will be shared between all 13 official events, both time trial and road races.<\/p>\n

\"2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Time trial routes will all use the samee route, for elites that is 39.9km, around Monr\u00e9al. Riders will wind through Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit and Parc Jean-Drapeau before crossing the Concord Bridge to finish on Avenue du Parc.<\/p>\n

Complete courses for all 13 events, from juior to elite, are available now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Elite time trial courses follow the same route for men and women
\nHistory returns to Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n

The history of Canadian and international cycling will converge at the 2026 world championships.<\/p>\n

52 years ago, Montr\u00e9al was the first road worlds to be held outside of Europe. That year, the iconic Eddy Merckx and Genevi\u00e8ve Gambillon earned the elite men\u2019s and women\u2019s titles.<\/p>\n

In 2026, Canada\u2019s first elite world champion, Magdeleine Valli\u00e8res, will have the opportunity to defend her title on home soil, a rare honour.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2026 also marks the 50th anniversary of when Montr\u00e9al hosted the Olympic Games. With thousands of athletes fans expected to arrive in Quebec next year, it will be one of the largest sporting events to return to the city since.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted that the UCI Road World Championships will be held in Montr\u00e9al in 2026\u201411 years after our flagship annual event last came to North America, and 33 years after it was last hosted in Canada,\u201d said David Lappartient, President, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).<\/p>\n

The last time world championships were in Canada, Hamilton, Ont. had hosting duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to finally unveil all the courses for the UCI Road World Championships Montr\u00e9al 2026: 13 events covering nearly 1,180 km across 9 municipalities,\u201d says Joseph Limare, General Manager of the Local Organizing Committee. \u201cThese routes embody accessibility, inclusivity, and the richness of our region. The\u00a0UCI Road World Championships are already shaping up to be a milestone in the history of world cycling, creating unforgettable memories and leaving a lasting legacy for Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Schedule: 2026 UCI Road World Championships
\nSunday September 20<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s elite individual time trial 39.9 km \u2013 195 m elevation
Men\u2019s elite individual time trial 39.9 km \u2013 195 m elevation<\/p>\n

Monday September 21<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s under 23 individual time trial 32.1 km \u2013 175 m elevation
Women\u2019s under 23 individual time trial 20.2 km \u2013 131 m elevation<\/p>\n

Tuesday September 22<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s juniors individual time trial 20.2 km \u2013 131 m elevation
Team time trial mixed relay 40.4 km \u2013 262 m elevation
Women\u2019s juniors individual time trial 11 km \u2013 89 m elevation<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Thursday September 24<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s under 23 road race 134 km \u2013 10 laps \u2013 2,650 m elevation
Men\u2019s juniors road race 134 km \u2013 10 laps \u2013 2,650 m elevation<\/p>\n

Friday September 25<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s under 23 road race 174.2 km \u2013 13 laps \u2013 3,445 m elevation
Women\u2019s juniors road race 80.4 km \u2013 6 laps \u2013 1,590 m elevation<\/p>\n

Saturday September 26<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s elite road race 180 km \u2013 72.8 km course + 8 laps of 13.4 km \u2013 2,502 m elevation<\/p>\n

Sunday September 27<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s elite road race 273,2 km \u2013 112.4 km + 12 laps of 13.4 km \u2013 3,720 m elevation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Magdeleine Valli\u00e8res crossed the world championships\u2019 finish line in Kigali, making history for cycling in Canada, organizers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[88781,49,48,635,46541,88782,2338,82],"class_list":["post-173516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-2026-uci-road-world-championships","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-magdeleine-vallieres","tag-mont-royal","tag-montreal","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}