The Women's time trial of the 2026 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 20 September 2026 in Montreal, Canada. It was the 33rd edition of the championship, for which Marlen Reusser of Switzerland was the defending champion, having won in 2025.
The race was won by Swiss rider Marlen Reusser for the second year in a row, beating British rider Zoe Bäckstedt by 40 seconds, with German rider Franziska Koch a further 5 seconds slower.
Course For the first time since 2022, the time trial course for elite men and women was identical in length – a route through Montreal, racing along the Saint Lawrence River, crossing the St. Lawrence River, passing through the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and returning via the Concorde Bridge. It was the longest time trial to be tackled by elite women at the UCI Road World Championships.
Final classification
Tissot Timing - UCI Women's elite time trial - Results
Rank Rider Country Time 50' 24" + 40" + 45" 4 + 50" 5 + 1' 10" 6 + 1' 47" 7 + 1' 49" 8 + 1' 49" 9 + 1' 59" 10 + 2' 05" 11 + 2' 09" 12 + 2' 16" 13 + 2' 18" 14 + 2' 19" 15 + 2' 50" 16 + 2' 56" 17 + 3' 02" 18 + 3' 05" 19 + 3' 13" 20 + 3' 37" 21 + 3' 40" 22 + 4' 15" 23 + 4' 46" 24 + 5' 01" 25 + 5' 07" 26 + 5' 38" 27 + 5' 40" 28 + 5' 42" 29 + 5' 46" 30 + 5' 56" 31 + 6' 08" 32 + 6' 25" 33 + 7' 29" 34 + 8' 11" 35 + 8' 19" 36 + 8' 49" 37 + 9' 17" 38 + 9' 45" 39 + 11' 35" 40 + 11' 37" 41 + 12' 55" 42 + 13' 04" 43 + 16' 14" 44 + 16' 51" 45 + 18' 36" 46 + 22' 38" 47 + 28' 50"
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