LJUBLJANA — The UEC Road European Championships 2026 bring a week of racing to Ljubljana, Slovenia, from Oct. 2-7, with the continent's best men and women competing for the blue-striped European champion's jerseys. The final major championship of the year follows the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal, Canada, and features elite, under-23 and junior road races and time trials across six days.
Every race will be available live, with free streaming on Eurovision Sport outside Europe, including the United States, Canada and Australia, via a free account. In Europe, select events will air free on L'Equipe TV in France, VRT in Belgium, Rai in Italy and RSI in Switzerland, while in the United Kingdom TNT Sports will broadcast every race via HBO Max (£25.99 per month) and through selected Sky, EE and Virgin Media packages. Viewers away from home can access their usual coverage with a VPN, with NordVPN noted as an option to bypass geo-restrictions.
Racing is scheduled to open Friday, Oct. 2 with under-23 time trials, followed by the elite women's road race and junior men's road race on Saturday, Oct. 3 and the elite men's road race and junior women's road race on Sunday, Oct. 4. The mixed relay team time trials for elite and junior categories are set for Tuesday, Oct. 6, with a full slate of individual time trials — elite, under-23 and junior men and women — closing the program Wednesday, Oct. 7. Headliners expected in Ljubljana include Remco Evenepoel of Belgium, Demi Vollering of the Netherlands, Mads Pedersen of Denmark, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney of Poland, home favorite Primož Roglič of Slovenia and Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy.
The championships award continental titles across road race and time trial disciplines, with the European champion's jersey on the line in each category. Eurovision Sport offers free access for viewers outside Europe, while TNT Sports carries full live coverage in the UK, with additional free-to-air options available in France, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland.