Stage 0101

The Worlds

UCI Road World ChampionshipsMontréal · CanadaSep 20 – 27

For one week in September the rainbow jersey lives in Montréal. Thirteen world titles decided on one finish line — the false-flat drag up Avenue du Parc — with the road races funnelling everyone onto the Mont Royal circuit: the Voie Camillien-Houde, the 11% ramps of the Chemin de la Polytechnique, and nowhere to hide.

13World titles
273.7kmMen’s road race
3,803mIts climbing
8Days of racing
  1. Sep 26Elite women’s road race180.4 km · 2,570 m · 8 laps of Mont Royal
  2. Sep 27Elite men’s road race273.7 km · 3,803 m · 12 laps of Mont Royal
  3. Race weekElite time trials39.2 km · via Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
  4. Race weekTTT mixed relay · U23 · Juniors13 events in all · every finish on Avenue du Parc

The elite road races roll out from Brossard, tour eight Montérégie towns, and cross the Samuel De Champlain Bridge into the city. The time trials run along the Saint Lawrence and through the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve — yes, the Formula 1 one.

Stage 0202

The dress rehearsal

GP Cycliste de MontréalUCI WorldTourSun Sep 13

One week before the Worlds, the WorldTour’s only North American stop plays preview. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — little brother to Friday’s GP de Québec — has redrawn its course for 2026 to mirror the championship circuit, so the peloton gets a full-gas reconnaissance of Mont Royal with WorldTour points on the line.

Same Camillien-Houde, same Polytechnique ramps, same Avenue du Parc finish. Whoever wins here becomes the bookmakers’ favourite for the rainbow jersey — and whoever’s dropped gets thirteen days to think about it.