Despite being home to some of the most recognizable names in cycling, the United States has had mixed success at the UCI Road World Championships.
The event was held for the first time in 1921, but it was open only to amateur men until professional men joined the fight in 1927.
Other categories were added over the next century, and American riders have captured 24 individual world titles overall.
Who has the most? When was the last one? Can the 34 Americans headed to Montreal this week add to the total at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships?
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It’s no secret that the majority of the eyes during the week will be on the Elite Men and Elite Women, even though they only account for four of the 13 races, but that time in the spotlight has been earned.
The rest of the competitors, over 1,000 from more than 75 countries, will compete in Junior and U23 events, often used as stepping stones to the Elite ranks.
Each division at the UCI Road Worlds includes a road race and an individual time trial. There’s also a team time trial mixed relay scheduled for Sept. 22.
In the Elite Men’s Road Race, the United States owns three titles – two by Greg LeMond (1983, 1989) and one by Lance Armstrong (1993).
Can Captain America Quinn Simmons or one of his seven superstar teammates end the 33-year drought this year in Canada?
Since the Elite Men’s Individual Time Trial was added in 1994, the Americans have not been able to reach the top of the podium. They’ve medaled three times, but not since 2012.
Brandon McNulty and Artem Shmidt will represent the stars and stripes in this year’s quest for a breakthrough win.
McNulty won the Junior Men’s ITT in 2016 after taking the bronze medal in 2015, claimed the U23 silver medal in 2017 and added a U23 bronze in 2019.
The Elite women from the United States have performed much better, winning a pair of road races (Audrey McElmury in 1969 and Beth Heiden in 1980) and eight individual time trials (Karen Kurreck, 1994; Mari Holden, 2000; Kristin Armstrong, 2006 and 2009; Amber Neben in 2008 and 2016; and Chloe Dygert in 2019 and 2023).
The Elite women’s roster for the United States this year includes seven riders, with Kristen Faulkner and Taylor Knibb handling things in the time trial.
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In all, Team USA has earned 71 individual medals at the Road World Championships.
Elite Men’s Road Race Gold Medals
First held in 1927
- 1983 – Greg LeMond
- 1989 – Greg LeMond
- 1993 – Lance Armstrong
Five total medals – Silver: Greg LeMond (1982, 1985).
Elite Men’s Individual Time Trial Gold Medals
First held in 1994
- No winners.
Three total medals – Silver: David Zabriskie (2006); Taylor Phinney (2012); Bronze: David Zabriskie (2008).
Elite Women’s Road Race Gold Medals
First held in 1958
- 1969 – Audrey McElmury
- 1980 – Beth Heiden
12 total medals – Silver: Connie Carpenter (1977); Rebecca Twigg (1983); Janelle Parks (1986); Ruthie Matthes (1990); Inga Thompson (1991); Chloe Dygert (2024); Bronze: Connie Carpenter (1981); Laura Charameda (1993); Jeanne Golay (1994); Megan Guarnier (2015).
Elite Women’s Individual Time Trial Gold Medals
First held in 1994
- 1994 – Karen Kurreck
- 2000 – Mari Holden
- 2006 – Kristin Armstrong
- 2008 – Amber Neben
- 2009 – Kristin Armstrong
- 2016 – Amber Neben
- 2019 – Chloe Dygert
- 2023 – Chloe Dygert
15 total medals – Silver: Kristin Armstrong (2007); Evelyn Stevens (2012); Bronze: Kristin Armstrong (2005); Christine Thorburn (2006); Carmen Small (2013); Evelyn Stevens (2014); Chloe Dygert (2024).
U23 Men’s Road Race Gold Medals
First held in 1996
- No winners.
One medal – Bronze: Taylor Phinney (2010).
U23 Men’s Individual Time Trial Gold Medals
First held in 1996
- 2001 – Danny Pate
- 2010 – Taylor Phinney
Five total medals – Silver: Brandon McNulty (2017); Ian Garrison (2019); Bronze: Brandon McNulty (2019).
U23 Women’s Road Race Gold Medals
First held in 2022
- No winners.
No medals
U23 Women’s Individual Time Trial Gold Medals
First held in 2022
- No winners.
No medals.
Junior Men’s Road Race Gold Medals
First held in 1975
- 1979 – Greg LeMond
- 1991 – Jeff Evanshine
- 2019 – Quinn Simmons
Five total medals – Silver: Mariano Friedick (1993); Bronze: Magnus Sheffield (2019).
Junior Men’s Individual Time Trial Gold Medals
First held in 1994
- 2007 – Taylor Phinney (2007)
- 2016 – Brandon McNulty (2016)
12 total medals – Silver: Heath Sandall (1994); Lawson Craddock (2009); Adrien Costa (2014); Adrien Costa (2015); Ashlin Barry (2025); Bronze: Taylor Phinney (2008); Lawson Craddock (2010); Zeke Mostov (2013); Brandon McNulty (2015); Ian Garrison (2016).
Junior Women’s Road Race Gold Medals
First held in 1987
- 1989 – Deidre Demet-Barry
- 2015 – Chloe Dygert
- 2019 – Megan Jastrab
Nine total medals – Silver: Jessica Grieco (1989); Jessica Grieco (1990); Emma White (2015); Skylar Schneider (2016); Kaia Schmid (2021); Bronze: Coryn Rivera (2010).
Junior Women’s Individual Time Trial Gold Medals
First held in 1994
- 2015 – Chloe Dygert
Four total medals – Silver: Rebecca Much (2004); Emma White (2015); Bronze: Jerika Hutchinson (2007).
The week in Montreal will begin with three days of time trials, followed by four days of road races. Sept. 19 and Sept. 23 will be reserved for training and getting familiar with the respective courses.
How To Watch The 2026 UCI Road World Championships
For viewers in the United States, the 2026 UCI Road World Championships will be streaming on FloBikes and the FloSports app.
Highlights, race replays and breaking news will be available on both platforms.
Stage highlights, replays and more breaking news, including recaps and rider interviews, will be on both platforms.
2026 UCI Road World Championships Schedule
Date, event, (start – finish), start time
*All Times Eastern
- Sept. 20 – Women’s Elite Individual Time Trial (Avenue du Parc – Parc Jeanne Mance), 9 a.m.
- Sept. 20 – Men’s Elite Individual Time Trial (Avenue du Parc – Parc Jeanne Mance), 12:45 p.m.
- Sept. 21 – Women’s U23 Individual Time (Avenue du Parc – Parc Jeanne Mance), 9 a.m.
- Sept. 21 – Men’s U23 Individual Time Trial (Avenue du Parc – Parc Jeanne Mance), noon
- Sept. 22 – Team Time Trial Mixed Relay (Avenue du Parc – Parc Jeanne Mance), 8:30 a.m.
- Sept. 22 – Men’s Junior Individual Time Trial (Avenue du Parc – Parc Jeanne Mance), 12:15 p.m.
- Sept. 22 – Women’s Junior Individual Time Trial (Avenue du Parc – Parc Jeanne Mance), 3:15 p.m.
- Sept. 24 – Women’s U23 Road Race (Parc Jeanne Mance), 9 a.m.
- Sept. 24 – Men’s Junior Road Race (Parc Jeanne Mance), 1:30 p.m.
- Sept. 25 – Men’s U23 Road Race (Parc Jeanne Mance), 9 a.m.
- Sept. 25 – Women’s Junior Road Race (Parc Jeanne Mance), 2:15 p.m.
- Sept. 26 – Women’s Elite Road Race (Quartier Dix30 – Parc Jeanne Mance), 9 a.m.
- Sept. 27 – Men’s Elite Road Race (Quartier Dix30 – Parc Jeanne Mance), 9 a.m.
The time in Montreal matches Eastern Daylight Time.
Who Were The Winners At The 2025 UCI Road World Championships?
Elite Events
- Men’s Road Race – Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
- Men’s Time Trial – Remco Evenepoel, Belgium
- Women’s Road Race – Magdeleine Vallieres Mill, Canada
- Women’s Time Trial – Marlen Reusser, Switzerland
- Mixed Relay – Australia
Under-23 Events
- Men’s U23 Road Race – Lorenzo Finn, Italy
- Men’s U23 Time Trial – Jakob Soderqvist, Sweden
- Women’s U23 Road Race – Celia Gery, France
- Women’s U23 Time Trial – Zoe Backstedt, Great Britain
Junior Events
- Men’s Junior Road Race – Henry Hudson, Great Britain
- Men’s Junior Time Trial – Michiel Mouris, Netherlands
- Women’s Junior Road Race – Paula Ostiz, Spain
- Women’s Junior Time Trial – Megan Arens, Netherlands
About The UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships boasts more than a century of history and tradition, though it took a gradual evolution to become the spectacle it is today.
The amateur-only debut of the event came in 1921, followed by the inclusion of professional in 1927. The addition of a women’s category came in 1958, and youth categories were added to the menu in 1975.
The weeklong UCI Road World Championships also now includes a team time trial mixed relay (2019) and a U23 women’s title (2022), which was earned in a standalone women’s event for the first time in 2025.
In 2026, the schedule includes 13 separate events over the eight days of competition.
The winners are considered the world champions and get to wear the rainbow jersey during all competitions of the same discipline during the following season.
In 2025, the UCI Road World Championships was held Kigali, Rwanda, in Southeast Africa, marking the first time in race history the action took place on the continent of Africa. All of the news, notes and results from last year can be found here.
For those who are ready to see what happens in Montreal in 2026, the complete schedule is listed below.
One top contender, also the two-time reigning champion and easily the early favorite in the road race, won’t be there. That’s Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogačar, who crashed out of the recent Vuelta a España and chose to end his season prematurely to focus on his recovery.
The five-time Tour de France winner, including 2024, 2025 and 2026, wrecked during Stage 8 of the 21-stage Vuelta, which was held Aug. 22 through Sept. 13. He was leading the race by nearly four minutes, but he left in an ambulance with a fractured collarbone that ultimately required season-ending surgery.
Montreal Is Built For A Brutal World Championships 2026
The elite men’s road race at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montreal could be one of the hardest one-day races of the season.
In this course preview, we break down why the route could create a brutal, selective, Zurich-style battle. With Tadej Pogacar out, the race is suddenly wide open.
This deep dive looks at what the riders will face in Montreal, why the course matters and how the world title fight could change without the biggest favorite.
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