UCI Road World Championships 2026 cycling on TV, free coverage and full schedule

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The quest for the rainbow jerseys begins in Canada this weekend at the UCI Road World Championships 2026.

National pride is on the line at the annual event, which sees riders represent their country rather than a trade team.

Champions will be crowned in 13 events, including most notably the elite men's and women's road races and time trials.

Team GB head to Montreal full of confidence. Tom Pidcock is the British hope in the men's road race and Ethan Hayter is one to watch in the men's time trial.

After her success at U23 level last year, Zoe Bäckstedt will be in the mix for a medal in the women's time trial, while Lauren Dickson and Pfeiffer Georgi lead the Team GB challenge in the road race.

Radio Times brings you our guide to watching the UCI Road World Championships 2026 on TV and online.

The UCI Road World Championships start on Sunday 20 September and run until Sunday 27 September.

Coverage of selected events will be shown live on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer. The full schedule and channel guide are found below.

Live coverage of every event will be available on TNT Sports and HBO Max.

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• Watch UCI Road World Championships live on TNT Sports via HBO Max on Amazon Prime Video and Sky Sports

UCI Road World Championships 2026 TV schedule

UK time.

Sunday 20 September

• Women's Time Trial: BBC Two (2:45pm) / BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (2pm) / TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 8 & HBO Max (1:50pm)
• Men's Time Trial: BBC Three (7pm – 9pm) / BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (5:30pm – 9pm) / TNT Sports 2 & HBO Max (5:30pm)

Monday 21 September

• U23 Women's Individual Time Trial: TNT Sports 1 & HBO Max (1:45pm)
• U23 Men's Individual Time Trial: TNT Sports 1 & HBO Max (4:45pm)

Tuesday 22 September

• Elite Mixed Team Time Trial: TNT Sports 1 & HBO Max (1:15pm)
• Men's Junior Individual Time Trial: TNT Sports 1 & HBO Max (5pm)
• Women's Junior Individual Time Trial: TNT Sports 1 & HBO Max (8pm)

Thursday 24 September

• Women's Under-23 Road Race: TNT Sports 1 & HBO Max (1:45pm)
• Men's Junior Road Race: TNT Sports 1 & HBO Max (6:15pm)

Friday 25 September

• Men's Under-23 Road Race: TNT Sports 3 & HBO Max (1:45pm)
• Women's Junior Road Race: TNT Sports 3 & HBO Max (7pm)

Saturday 26 September

• Women's Road Race: BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (2pm) / TNT Sports 3 & HBO Max (1:45pm)

Sunday 27 September

• Men's Road Race: BBC Three (7pm) / BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (2pm) / TNT Sports 4, TNT Sports 5 & HBO Max (3:15pm)

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Ned is a sports writer at RadioTimes.com. He has covered a host of sports from EFL football, international cricket and golf all the way through to bike polo and triathlon.