Start Times & Order World Championships 2026 Montréal women's elite time trial 2026
CyclingSunday, 20 September 2026 at 14:40
The women’s elite time trial at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal takes place on Sunday, 20 September, with 48 riders set to battle for the rainbow jersey.
Zimbabwe’s Skye Davidson will be the first rider down the start ramp at 15:19:30 CET, while reigning world champion Marlen Reusser has been handed the final starting position and will begin her title defence at 16:30 CET.
Riders will roll off at 90-second intervals, with many of the biggest names packed into the closing stages of the start order. Demi Vollering starts immediately before Reusser, while Zoe Backstedt, Kristen Faulkner, Lotte Kopecky and Elisa Longo Borghini are also among those appearing late in the session.
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The final ten starters begin with Elisa Longo Borghini at 16:16:30 CET. The Italian is followed by Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky at 16:18, before Olympic road race champion Kristen Faulkner begins her effort at 16:19:30.
France’s Juliette Berthet is next at 16:21, followed by Spain’s Mireia Benito and Germany’s Antonia Niedermaier. Katrine Aalerud of Norway starts at 16:25:30 before Great Britain’s Zoe Backstedt rolls down the ramp at 16:27.
That leaves two of the biggest names in the entire women’s field to close proceedings. Demi Vollering will start at 16:28:30 CET, exactly 90 seconds before Reusser. The Swiss rider, who claimed her first elite individual time trial world title in 2025, will therefore be the final woman on course in Montréal.
The late starting order also means some of the strongest riders will be able to race with reference to times already posted further down the field, although changing conditions across the session could yet add another variable.
Women’s elite time trial Start Times & Order
| Start order | Rider | Nationality | CET time |
| 48 | Skye Davidson | Zimbabwe | 15:19:30 |
| 47 | Sajedeh Siyahian | Iran | 15:21 |
| 46 | Xin Tang | China | 15:22:30 |
| 45 | Alyssa Burgess | Cayman Islands | 15:24 |
| 44 | Monica Kiplagat | Kenya | 15:25:30 |
| 43 | Karin Abe | Japan | 15:27 |
| 42 | Mishael Alhazmi | Saudi Arabia | 15:28:30 |
| 41 | Magh Firotika Marenda | Indonesia | 15:30 |
| 40 | Ann-Christine Allik | Estonia | 15:31:30 |
| 39 | Diane Ingabire | Rwanda | 15:33 |
| 38 | Gergana Stoyanova | Bulgaria | 15:34:30 |
| 37 | Rongina Ngandu | Zimbabwe | 15:36 |
| 36 | Romina Hinojosa | Mexico | 15:37:30 |
| 35 | Shimeng Zhu | China | 15:39 |
| 34 | Faina Potapova | Kazakhstan | 15:40:30 |
| 33 | Kendra Tabu | Kenya | 15:42 |
| 32 | Valeriia Kononenko | Ukraine | 15:43:30 |
| 31 | Taylor Knibb | United States | 15:45 |
| 30 | Olivia Baril | Canada | 15:46:30 |
| 29 | Teniel Campbell | Trinidad and Tobago | 15:48 |
| 28 | Xaveline Nirere | Rwanda | 15:49:30 |
| 27 | Lotte Claes | Belgium | 15:51 |
| 26 | Dominika Wlodarczyk | Poland | 15:52:30 |
| 25 | Anniina Ahtosalo | Finland | 15:54 |
| 24 | Lauretta Hanson | Australia | 15:55:30 |
| 23 | Anna Morris | Great Britain | 15:57 |
| 22 | Vittoria Guazzini | Italy | 15:58:30 |
| 21 | Bronwyn MacGregor | New Zealand | 16:00 |
| 20 | Lucie de Marigny Lagesse | Mauritius | 16:01:30 |
| 19 | Franziska Koch | Germany | 16:03 |
| 18 | Sara Roel | Mexico | 16:04:30 |
| 17 | Diana Penuela | Colombia | 16:06 |
| 16 | Cedrine Kerbaol | France | 16:07:30 |
| 15 | Paula Blasi | Spain | 16:09 |
| 14 | Nika Bobnar | Slovenia | 16:10:30 |
| 13 | Nadia Gontova | Canada | 16:12 |
| 12 | Lieke Nooijen | Netherlands | 16:13:30 |
| 11 | Christina Schweinberger | Austria | 16:15 |
| 10 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy | 16:16:30 |
| 9 | Lotte Kopecky | Belgium | 16:18 |
| 8 | Kristen Faulkner | United States | 16:19:30 |
| 7 | Juliette Berthet | France | 16:21 |
| 6 | Mireia Benito | Spain | 16:22:30 |
| 5 | Antonia Niedermaier | Germany | 16:24 |
| 4 | Katrine Aalerud | Norway | 16:25:30 |
| 3 | Zoe Backstedt | Great Britain | 16:27 |
| 2 | Demi Vollering | Netherlands | 16:28:30 |
| 1 | Marlen Reusser | Switzerland | 16:30 |
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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