Start Times & Order European Championships 2026 elite men's time trial – Kung, Roglic, Söderqvist, Thornley, Armirail and more to do battle
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The 2026 European Championships elite men's time trial is set to feature several world-class specialists in the discipline. With Remco Evenepoel not defending his title won in 2025, a new European champion is set to be crowned in Slovenia on Wednesday.
Taking place over 22 kilometres, the course entails one lap of the circuit seen in last week's road race events - making it an intriguing prospect for the race against the clock featuring a 2.1 kilometre long ascent of the Mozjanca climb at an average gradient of ten percent.
44 riders are named on the startlist, although not all riders are expected to start the event with Mathias Vacek notably set to miss the race through injury. In a stacked field, the event kicks off at 16:15 CET with riders then taking to the start in one minute intervals.
The final 20 riders taking to the start are set to contest the win, with big names such as Alex Kirsch, Aleksandr Vlasov, Felix Grossschartner and Ilan van Wilder among the names soon starting.
Jakob Soderqvist starts last on Wednesday
Big names come at the end
Tour de France stage winner Mauro Schmid also represents Switzerland while Bruno Armirial is set to be the first big favourite off the ramp at 16:47 CET.
Mattia Cattaneo starts eighth last for Italy before the big names come in their droves as Ivan Romeo, Mikkel Bjerg, Primoz Roglic and Callum Thornley take to the start.
The final three riders on the line will see Kasper Asgreen start at 16:56, Stefan Kung at 16:57 and the final rider Jakob Söderqvist at 16:58.
Start Times & Order European Championships 2026 Elite men's Time Trial
| Start order | Rider | Nation | Time |
| 44 | Albion Kastrati | KOS | 16:15:00 |
| 43 | Nofal Nuriyev | AZE | 16:16:00 |
| 42 | Samet Bulut | TUR | 16:17:00 |
| 41 | Kristinn Jónsson | ISL | 16:18:00 |
| 40 | Ghennadii Morgun | MDA | 16:19:00 |
| 39 | Borislav Palashev | BUL | 16:20:00 |
| 38 | Catalin Buta | ROU | 16:21:00 |
| 37 | Dávid Kaško | SVK | 16:22:00 |
| 36 | Axel Källberg | FIN | 16:23:00 |
| 35 | Miloš Lazarević | MNE | 16:24:00 |
| 34 | Heorhii Antonenko | UKR | 16:25:00 |
| 33 | Tiago Antunes | POR | 16:26:00 |
| 32 | Mathieu Kockelmann | LUX | 16:27:00 |
| 31 | Blerton Nuha | KOS | 16:28:00 |
| 30 | Andreas Miltiadis | CYP | 16:29:00 |
| 29 | Miguel Heidemann | GER | 16:30:00 |
| 28 | Aivaras Mikutis | LTU | 16:31:00 |
| 27 | Rainer Kepplinger | AUT | 16:32:00 |
| 26 | Marco Frigo | ITA | 16:33:00 |
| 25 | Sander De Pestel | BEL | 16:34:00 |
| 24 | Burak Abay | TUR | 16:35:00 |
| 23 | Filip Maciejuk | POL | 16:36:00 |
| 22 | Sjoerd Bax | NED | 16:37:00 |
| 21 | János Zsombor Pelikán | HUN | 16:38:00 |
| 20 | Alex Kirsch | LUX | 16:39:00 |
| 19 | Maxime Decomble | FRA | 16:40:00 |
| 18 | Aleksandr Vlasov | AIN | 16:41:00 |
| 17 | Felix Grossschartner | AUT | 16:42:00 |
| 16 | Mathias Vacek | CZE | 16:43:00 |
| 15 | Ilan Van Wilder | BEL | 16:44:00 |
| 14 | Marco Brenner | GER | 16:45:00 |
| 13 | Mauro Schmid | SUI | 16:46:00 |
| 12 | Bruno Armirail | FRA | 16:47:00 |
| 11 | Michal Kwiatkowski | POL | 16:48:00 |
| 10 | Nelson Oliveira | POR | 16:49:00 |
| 9 | Jan Tratnik | SLO | 16:50:00 |
| 8 | Mattia Cattaneo | ITA | 16:51:00 |
| 7 | Ivan Romeo Abad | ESP | 16:52:00 |
| 6 | Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg | DEN | 16:53:00 |
| 5 | Primož Roglič | SLO | 16:54:00 |
| 4 | Callum Thornley | GBR | 16:55:00 |
| 3 | Kasper Asgreen | DEN | 16:56:00 |
| 2 | Stefan Küng | SUI | 16:57:00 |
| 1 | Jakob Söderqvist | SWE | 16:58:00 |
Gavin QuinnCycling Journalist
Gavin Quinn is a cycling journalist and ultra-distance cyclist with a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University. Formerly the Press & Communications Officer for Cycling Ireland, Gavin has worked inside the national team at the World Championships and has reported for the Irish Mirror, Mirror UK, and The42.
His expertise is backed by elite-level access, having interviewed stars like Sam Bennett and Ben Healy, as well as immense personal endurance. In 2025, he completed a 12,000km solo cycle from Ireland to Vietnam, following a 4,600km tour across Europe. From the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix to the gradients of the Tourmalet, Gavin’s writing focuses on the "romance and brutality" of the sport. Having visited 50+ countries, he brings a global, cultural perspective to his coverage of the pro peloton for CyclingUpToDate.
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