Final startlist World Championships 2026 Elite Women's Road Race - Riders: Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, Elisa Longo Borghini, Kasia Niewiadoma, Marlen Reusser and more
CyclingFriday, 25 September 2026 at 19:28
The elite women's road race at the 2026 World Championships takes place in Montreal on Saturday, 26 September, with another high-class field heading to Mount Royal in pursuit of the rainbow jersey.
The riders face 180.4 kilometres and 2,570 metres of climbing, including eight laps of the Montreal finishing circuit used around Mount Royal.
Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, Elisa Longo Borghini, Kasia Niewiadoma and Marlen Reusser are among the biggest names on the startlist, while home hopes will centre on defending world champion Magdeleine Vallieres after her surprise victory in Kigali last year. Vallieres attacked clear on the final climb to beat Niamh Fisher-Black and Mavi Garcia for Canada's first elite women's road race world title.
Below, you can find the startlist for the 2026 World Championships elite women's road race. Here you can download the startlist.
Vollering leads Dutch challenge as Kopecky returns for Belgium
The Netherlands bring another powerful squad headed by Vollering, with Puck Pieterse and Riejanne Markus also included alongside Lieke Nooijen, Karlijn Swinkels, Femke de Vries and Amber Kraak.
Belgium will once again look to Kopecky, the 2023 and 2024 world champion, with Shari Bossuyt, Lotte Claes, Julie Van de Velde, Margot Vanpachtenbeke and Sandrine Tas completing their selection.
Italy also arrive with considerable strength through Longo Borghini, Silvia Persico and Erica Magnaldi, while Poland are led by Niewiadoma alongside Dominika Wlodarczyk and Marta Lach.
Switzerland can call on Reusser, Noemi Ruegg and Linda Zanetti, and France bring a deep climbing group including Cedrine Kerbaol, Maeva Squiban, Evita Muzic and Juliette Berthet.
Magdeleine Vallieres took a surprise World Championship win in Kigali last year
Vallieres will race on home roads for Canada alongside Alison Jackson, Maggie Coles-Lyster, Olivia Baril, Sarah Van Dam, Nadia Gontova and Adele Normand.
There is plenty of quality elsewhere too, with Niamh Fisher-Black and Ella Wyllie representing New Zealand, Kim Le Court lining up for Mauritius, Mavi Garcia heading Spain's selection and Kristen Faulkner included for the United States.
Great Britain bring Zoe Backstedt, Pfeiffer Georgi and Anna Henderson, while Germany has Liane Lippert, Ricarda Bauernfeind and Antonia Niedermaier in a field containing many of the strongest climbers and one-day racers in the women's peloton.
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Final Startlist Women's Elite Road Race - Montreal World Championships
| Canada | |
| 1 | Vallières, Magdeleine |
| 2 | Baril, Olivia |
| 3 | Coles-Lyster, Maggie |
| 4 | Gontova, Nadia |
| 5 | Jackson, Alison |
| 6 | Normand, Adèle |
| 7 | Dam, Sarah van |
| Netherlands | |
| 8 | Vries, Femke de |
| 9 | Kraak, Amber |
| 10 | Markus, Riejanne |
| 11 | Nooijen, Lieke |
| 12 | Pieterse, Puck |
| 13 | Swinkels, Karlijn |
| 14 | Vollering, Demi |
| Italy | |
| 15 | Barale, Francesca |
| 16 | Casasola, Sara |
| 17 | Gasparrini, Eleonora |
| 18 | Longo Borghini, Elisa |
| 19 | Magnaldi, Erica |
| 20 | Persico, Silvia |
| 21 | Trinca Colonel, Monica |
| Spain | |
| 22 | Alonso, Sandra |
| 23 | Benito, Mireia |
| 24 | Blasi, Paula |
| 25 | García, Mavi |
| 26 | Martín, Sara |
| 27 | Ostolaza, Usoa |
| Swiss | |
| 28 | Caluori, Ginia |
| 29 | Häberlin, Steffi |
| 30 | Liechti, Jasmin |
| 31 | Reusser, Marlen |
| 32 | Rüegg, Noemi |
| 33 | Zanetti, Linda |
| Poland | |
| 34 | Jaskulska, Marta |
| 35 | Lach, Marta |
| 36 | Niewiadoma-Phinney, Kasia |
| 37 | Rysz, Kaja |
| 38 | Wlodarczyk, Dominika |
| France | |
| 39 | Berthet, Juliette |
| 40 | Curinier, Léa |
| 41 | Gery, Célia |
| 42 | Kerbaol, Cédrine |
| 43 | Le Net, Marie |
| 44 | Muzic, Evita |
| 45 | Squiban, Maeva |
| Germany | |
| 46 | Bauernfeind, Ricarda |
| 47 | Koch, Franziska |
| 48 | Lippert, Liane |
| 49 | Niedermaier, Antonia |
| 50 | Riedmann, Linda |
| Belgium | |
| 51 | Bossuyt, Shari |
| 52 | Claes, Lotte |
| 53 | Kopecky, Lotte |
| 54 | Tas, Sandrine |
| 55 | Velde, Julie Van de |
| 56 | Vanpachtenbeke, Margot |
| United Kingdom | |
| 57 | Backstedt, Zoe |
| 58 | Dickson, Lauren |
| 59 | Georgi, Pfeiffer |
| 60 | Henderson, Anna |
| 61 | Nelson, Josie |
| 62 | Perkins, Flora |
| New Zealand | |
| 63 | Christie, Henrietta |
| 64 | Fisher-Black, Niamh |
| Mauritius | |
| 65 | De Marigny-Lagesse, Lucie |
| 66 | Le Court-Pienaar, Kim |
| Australia | |
| 67 | Baker, Georgia |
| 68 | Gigante, Sarah |
| 69 | Hanson, Lauretta |
| 70 | Spratt, Amanda |
| Norway | |
| 71 | Edseth, Marte Berg |
| 72 | Haugset, Sigrid Ytterhus |
| 73 | Jørgensen, Tiril |
| United States | |
| 74 | Arlandson, Grace |
| 75 | Courtney, Kate |
| 76 | Faulkner, Kristen |
| 77 | Magner, Alexis |
| 78 | Quinn, Natalie |
| 79 | Stephens, Lauren |
| Sweden | |
| 80 | Andersson, Caroline |
| 81 | Borgström, Julia |
| Austria | |
| 82 | Sadnik, Katharina |
| 83 | Schrempf, Carina |
| 84 | Schweinberger, Christina |
| Slovenia | |
| 85 | Bobnar, Nika |
| Denmark | |
| 86 | Anderson, Minke Solbjørk |
| 87 | Ludwig, Cecilie Uttrup |
| Colombia | |
| 88 | Patiño, Paula |
| 89 | Peñuela, Diana |
| 90 | Rojas, Laura |
| South Africa | |
| 91 | Bone, Lisa |
| 92 | Moolman, Ashleigh |
| 93 | Preen, Hayley |
| Uzbekistan | |
| 94 | Kakhkhorova, Madina |
| Ukraine | |
| 95 | Kononenko, Valeriya |
| 96 | Kulynych, Olha |
| Kazakhstan | |
| 97 | Potapova, Faina |
| Luxembourg | |
| 98 | Berton, Nina |
| Russia | |
| 99 | Novikova, Kristina |
| China | |
| 100 | Feng, Zhaoqi |
| 101 | Tang, Xin |
| 102 | Zhu, Shimeng |
| Slovakia | |
| 103 | Kurnická, Tereza |
| Rwanda | |
| 104 | Ingabire, Diane |
| 105 | Nirere, Xaveline |
| 106 | Nyirarukundo, Claudette |
| Mexico | |
| 107 | Hinojosa, Romina |
| 108 | Ramirez, Andrea |
| Chile | |
| 109 | Soto, Catalina |
| Hungary | |
| 110 | Zsankó, Petra |
| Guatemala | |
| 111 | Soto, Jasmin Gabriela |
| Eritrea | |
| 112 | Chneslasie, Monaliza |
| Estonia | |
| 113 | Allik, Ann-Christine |
| 114 | Lõiv, Janika |
| 115 | Tuisk, Aidi Gerde |
| Greece | |
| 116 | Milaki, Argyro |
| Indonesia | |
| 117 | Marenda, Firotika Magh |
| Thailand | |
| 118 | Nontasin, Chanpeng |
| Finland | |
| 119 | Lindén, Ursula |
| Algeria | |
| 120 | Houili, Nesrine |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 121 | Campbell, Teniel |
| Panama | |
| 122 | Ducreux, Wendy |
| Japan | |
| 123 | Abe, Karin |
| Cyprus | |
| 124 | Christoforou, Antri |
| Portugal | |
| 125 | Campos, Daniela |
| 126 | Queirós, Raquel |
| 127 | Roxo, Beatriz |
| Namibia | |
| 128 | Looser, Vera |
| Brasil | |
| 129 | Magalhães, Tota |
| Philippines | |
| 130 | Monton, Mary Joyce |
| Iran | |
| 131 | Siyahian, Sajedeh |
| Kenya | |
| 132 | Kiplagat, Monica |
| 133 | Tabu, Kendra |
| Bulgaria | |
| 134 | Stoyanova, Gergana |
| Israel | |
| 135 | Gafinovitz, Rotem |
| Paraguay | |
| 136 | Espínola, Agua Marina |
| Zimbabwe | |
| 137 | Davidson, Skye |
| 138 | Ngandu, Rongina |
| Senegal | |
| 139 | Ndiaye, Anta |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| 140 | Alhazmi, Mishael |
| Comoros | |
| 141 | Najma, Ramadhan |
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