EritreanCycling

Road to Montréal

The 2026 UCI Road World Championships

September 20–27, 2026. Over 1,000 riders from more than 80 countries. A free-admission event on the Mount Royal circuit — and Eritrea's riders chasing the rainbow jersey. We're following every kilometre of the road there.

71 days to go

The road there

Timeline

  1. July Tour de France — form and momentum for the season's final target.
  2. August Season run-in and national team selection. The Eritrean squad for Montréal is expected in late August.
  3. September 20–22 Time trials and mixed relay open the Championships in Montréal.
  4. September 24–27 Road races, finishing with the Elite Men on the Mount Royal circuit.

The team

Eritrea in Montréal

Selection pending

National teams for the World Championships are typically announced in late August. As soon as the Eritrean squad is named, every selected rider will be profiled here.

History

Eritrea at the Worlds

Eritrea's relationship with the rainbow jersey is still young — and already historic. Biniam Girmay's silver medal in the 2021 U23 road race made him the first Black African rider on a Worlds podium, and the 2025 Championships in Kigali brought the event to African soil for the first time, with Eritrean fans among the loudest on the course. Montréal is the next chapter.