Start Times & Order European Championships 2026 Team Time Trial Mixed Relay – Italy, France and Poland among contenders for European title
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The 2026 European Championships officially continue on Tuesday with the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay event seeing six nations compete for a European title before the individual time trial events conclude the championships.
It's already been a week to remember at the European Championships as memorable road races saw Demi Vollering and Remco Evenepoel crowned road race champions in the elite categories. Vollering will try to make it a double in this week's elite women's time trial.
But first, the races against the clock kick off with a team time trial mixed relay, mixing men and women to see which nation boasts the overall fastest team of riders. Three men and three women will represent each nation in the event.
The course offers two laps of the 22 kilometre circuit seen in the road races. The men will take on one lap before the women will do the second lap. The teams with the fastest overall time will take home gold and the European champions' jerseys.
Demi Vollering, the winner of the 2026 European Championships
Slovenia kick off event
Kicking off the event, hosts Slovenia take to the ramp at 15:30 CET. Teams will proceed in four-minute intervals as Ukraine, Luxembourg and Poland follow suit.
France will take the ramp at 15:46 CET, and boast a strong team. Bruno Armirail, Remi Cavagna and Thibault Guernilac represent the men while Juliette Berthet, Cedrine Kerbaol and Maeva Squiban complete the team.
World champions in Montreal last month, Italy are the last to the start at 15:50 CET. Their team consists of Mattia Cattaneo, Marco Frigo, Matteo Sobrero, Elisa Longo Borghini, Monica Trinca Colonel and Alessia Vigilia.
2026 European Championships Mixed Relay start list and starting order
| Team | Riders | Start time (CET) |
| Slovenia | Mihael Štajnar, Matic Žumer, Jaka Marolt, Nika Bobnar, Zoja Ferlež, Pija Galof | 15:30 |
| Ukraine | Heorhii Antonenko, Pavlo Antonenko, Heorhii Chyzhykov, Yuliia Biriukova, Valeriia Kononenko, Olha Kulynych | 15:34 |
| Luxembourg | Alex Kirsch, Mathieu Kockelmann, Mats Wenzel, Nina Berton, Marie Schreiber, Liv Wenzel | 15:38 |
| Poland | Michal Kwiatkowski, Dawid Lewandowski, Filip Maciejuk, Dominika Wlodarczyk, Nadia Hartman, Martyna Szczesna | 15:42 |
| France | Bruno Armirail, Rémi Cavagna, Thibault Guernalec, Juliette Berthet, Cedrine Kerbaol, Maeva Squiban | 15:46 |
| Italy | Mattia Cattaneo, Marco Frigo, Matteo Sobrero, Elisa Longo Borghini, Monica Trinca Colonel, Alessia Vigilia | 15:50 |
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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