Cycling World Cup 2026, live | Men’s elite time trial with Evenepoel, Ganna, Castrillo and Romeo
ByDavid Mitchell
THE DATA: The Belgian Evenepoel He completed the first 10 kilometers at full speed, being the fastest, stopping the clock at 12.17.63, at an average of 55.221 km/h
All riders are on the road as is the defending UCI ITT World Champion Remco Evenepoel 🇧🇪 Current fastest time 👉 Kasper Asgreen 🇩🇰#Montréal2026 pic.twitter.com/Dl9URhazRS
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 20, 2026
FIRST TIME SHOT (KM 10), EVENEPOEL STARTS LIKE A MOTORCYCLE 1.Remco Evenepoel 12.17.63 2.Jakob Söderqvist at 9″ 3.Michael Leonard at 17″ 4.Paul Seixas at 18″ 5.Kasper Asgreen at 19″ With Pippo Ganna, 10th, 22 seconds behind Evenepoel’s best time, who has done the same time as Küng and Del Toro
THIS IS HOW HE FACED the first meters the Aragonese Pablo Castrillo on the clock
#Montreal2026 | Pablo Castrillo is already rolling through Montreal! 🔥 Come on, Pablo! #TeamESPciclismo🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/Z2iOohLRTT
— Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (@RFECiclismo) September 20, 2026
Jasha Sütterling 🇩🇪 dethrones Byron Munton 🇿🇦 from the hot seat and takes the provisional lead on this Men Elite ITT 💪#Montréal2026 pic.twitter.com/tmVW5QggcU
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 20, 2026
WE ALREADY HAVE A GOAL the first runner capable of going under 47 minutes, an honor that went to the Dane Kasper Asgreenwhich has scored 46.41.67
THE FACE TO FACE DATA EVENPOEL & WINS: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) and Filippo Ganna (Italy), a priori the Italian’s greatest rival today, They have participated 19 times in the same individual time trial. In 11 of them, Remco Evenepoel beat Filippo Ganna
THE GANNA AND EVENEPOEL CHRONO START and in this way the 61 cyclists registered in the individual time trial of the Montreal Cycling World Championships
THE FRENCH PAUL SEIXAS, waiting for them to come out Ganna and Evenepoel, He has so far set the second best time in the first time taken of kilometer 10 of the 39.2 of the total. Seixas has equaled the Canadian’s record Michael Leonard (12.35, 41), but has invested one more blink (0.00.47)
FILIPPO GANNA AND REMCO EVENEPOEL All eyes are focused on this World Cup time trial. The Italian will start at 20:28 and two minutes later the Belgian, winner of the last three editions of the ITT World Championship, will do so.
— Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (@RFECiclismo) September 20, 2026
FOR THE MOMENT, Pablo Castrillo has already lost 30 seconds compared to the best time in kilometer 10 of the CRI so far, that of the Canadian Michael Leonard
IT’S ALREADY ON THE CHRONO one of the latest great sensations in cycling, the Frenchman Paul Seixas (19 years old). This season he has been 4th in the time trial Algarvewinner of the Itzulia and 4th in the Tour de France
SOUTH AFRICAN Bryan Munton He currently has the best time of the cyclists who have reached the finish line, using 47’37” in the 39.2 of the men’s time trial of the World Cup
#MountainBike legend Henrique Avancini 🇧🇷 is on the road for his very first UCI World Championship ITT 🙌#Montréal2026 pic.twitter.com/9yxRsrY6rH
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 20, 2026
Impressive scenes on this ITT at #Montréal2026🤩 Who do you think will take the win this year?🔥 pic.twitter.com/hdHi5PbwMt
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 20, 2026
AFTER PABLO CASTILLOat 8:15 p.m. the second Spanish cyclist in the race will start, Ivan Romeoat 8:15 p.m., who is already warming up on the roller
#Montreal2026 | Iván Romeo gets on the roller! ⚡️ ⏱️The man from Valladolid will be one of the last men to leave. Departure at 8:15 p.m. #TeamESPciclismo🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/7DKMndYbSu
— Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (@RFECiclismo) September 20, 2026
LET’S REMEMBER that the first of the two Spaniards in the World Cup time trial to start will be Pablo Castrillowhich will do so shortly. This season the Aragonese was 13th in the time trial of the Return to the Valencian Community15th in the UAE Tour9th in the Tour de France and 53rd and 14th in both of La Vuelta; with the victory in the time trial of Spanish Championship
THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUR CYCLISTS who have gone through the second partial time taking, kilometer 21, where the best month time for the cMongolian cyclist Maral-Erdene Batmunkhwith a time of 28.21
FEMALE TEST SELFIEwho has seen the victory of the Swiss Marlen Reusserwhich revalidated the victory of 2025
📸 Straight from the podium. Now that’s a view worth capturing. 🌈#Montréal2026 | @Montreal_2026 pic.twitter.com/6KaeHBzYD3
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 20, 2026
Pablo Castrillo IS ALREADY WARMING UP. The Spanish time trial champion makes his debut in a World Cup ITT and starts at 7:54 p.m.
#Montreal2026 | Pablo Castrillo begins his warm-up!🔥 The Spanish champion CRI will start at 7:54 p.m. ⏱️#TeamsEspCiclismo🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/uZtxPvKkUl
— Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (@RFECiclismo) September 20, 2026
Four cyclists have already passed by the first time taken, located at kilometer 10 of the route, and the fastest is, at the moment, Kazakh Daniil Marukhinwith a time of 14.05
THE HONDURIAN Fredd Matuteat 40 years and 329 days old, is the oldest cyclist to start today’s time trial, although he is far from the record of Christopher Symonds who in 2024 competed in the world time trial at the age of 50 years and 306 days
IN SPANISH KEYthe Spanish team will put into contention Iván Romeo and Pablo Castrillo. In the previous round, both set their goal of being in the top ten.
ATTENTION: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) and Filippo Ganna (Italy), a priori the Italian’s greatest rival today, They have participated 19 times in the same individual time trial. In 11 of them, Remco Evenepoel surpassed Filippo Ganna.
EVENEPOEL preparing the time trial
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DID YOU KNOW THAT TODAY IN THE Evenepoel CHRONO can achieve a historic mark? The Belgian is looking for his fourth title in a row, which would allow him to equal the German’s record four victories in a world time trial. Tony Martin and from the Swiss Fabian Cancellarabut Evenepoel would be the first to achieve four titles in a row
THE DATA: 21 of the 61 cyclists who take the start this Sunday in the World Championship time trial make their debut today in a World Cup event
WITH PERMISSION OF THE WORLD CUPthe news of the day is in the exhibition that has been marked today Mathieu Van der Poel in the Tour of Luxembourgby achieving an extraterrestrial victory after riding alone 175 kilometers of the 177 of the day, in the best preparation for the road test of the World Cup in Montreal next Sunday. THE NEWS Wild victory for Van der Poel in Luxembourg after a 175 km solo break one week before the World Cup
THE PREVIOUS – Remco Evenepoel seeks today what no one has achieved in the history of cycling in the Montreal World Championship time trial
WE ALREADY HAVE THE FIRST RUNNER on the circuitby and for specialists, without excessively long straights and with many curves. It is about the Guinea Bissau cyclist Gil Landim Gomesbronze this year in the road and time trial of his country
And we’re on 🤩 Ready to find out who will be the 2026 UCI Men Elite ITT World Champion? 🌈#Montréal2026 pic.twitter.com/DwyTnpxXQd
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 20, 2026
THE GOOD NEWS FOR CYCLISTS it doesn’t rain in Montrealsince near the conclusion a few drops have fallen into the circuit
THIS IS THE PROFILE of the men’s time trial, 39.2 kilometerss, the same distance as the women’s, in which the Swiss Marlen Reusser has achieved a resounding gold
THE COURSE OF THE CHRONO
THE NEWS OF THE FEMALE CHRONO – Reusser wins the longest time trial in a women’s World Cup and gives herself a gold medal on her birthday
GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME to the narration of the 33rd edition of the men’s time trial of a cycling World Championship, where the great favorite is the Belgian Remco Evenepoel, winner of the last three editions of the time trial in a World Cup
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David Mitchell
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