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Road World Championships get underway Sunday in Montreal

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Caisse, P. (2026, September 19). Road World Championships get underway Sunday in Montreal. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/road-world-championships-get-underway-sunday-in-montreal/article_f1b44f03-c249-5f59-b269-5bc0b58bbd83.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-19 · by Patrick Caisse

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Montreal is hosting the Road World Championships beginning Sunday after four years of preparation. The event features time trials for elite men and women cyclists on the Promenade fluviale and Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit, with additional races scheduled throughout the week including mixed team time trials and road races for various age categories. Joseph Limare, the general manager, expressed excitement about the event's potential to showcase Montreal’s scenic routes.
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The UCI Road Cycling World Championships began on September 20, 2026, in Montreal, Canada, with races scheduled through September 27. Over a thousand athletes from more than 75 countries will compete across various events including road races and time trials. British cyclists Tom Pidcock and Zoe Backstedt are set to lead Great Britain's challenge in the championships. The event features elite-level competitions alongside junior and under-23 categories, with CBC Sports providing full coverage. Montreal’s historic cobblestone streets and iconic Mount Royal will transform into race circuits for this prestigious global cycling competition.

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Patrick Caisse
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Some of these riders will compete again on Tuesday in the mixed relay, but the highlight of the World Championships — the road race — is set to take place next Sunday.
2026-09-21 · assertive framing · A historic four-peat for Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel in Montreal
🔮 The first races will give the world a chance to see the Promenade fluviale, the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit, Old Montreal, and Mount Royal, among other sights.
2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Road World Championships get underway Sunday in Montreal
Also by Patrick Caisse
A historic four-peat for Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel in Montreal
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star
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MONTREAL The Canadian Press the Road World Championships

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MONTREAL GPE · 2× The Canadian Press ORG · 2× Joseph Limare PERSON · 1×

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The individual time trials for the under-23 and junior categories will follow on Monday and Tuesday, with the mixed team time trial also taking place Tuesday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20
🔮 The first races will give the world a chance to see the Promenade fluviale, the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit, Old Montreal, and Mount Royal, among other sights.
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star
Road World Championships get underway Sunday in Montreal · assertive framing

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MONTREAL - Montreal is hosting the Road World Championships after four years of preparation. asserted
Montreal → host → preparation
The event kicks off Sunday with the elite men’s and women’s time trials. asserted
event → kick → trials
The first races will give the world a chance to see the Promenade fluviale, the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit, Old Montreal, and Mount Royal, among other sights. asserted
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The individual time trials for the under-23 and junior categories will follow on Monday and Tuesday, with the mixed team time trial also taking place Tuesday. asserted
trial → follow → place
There will be no competition on Wednesday, and the road races will get underway on Thursday with the women’s under-23 and men’s junior categories. asserted
races → get → under-23
The men’s under-23 and women’s junior categories will follow on Friday, while the men’s and women’s elite road races will round out the event next weekend. asserted
races → follow → event
“Here we are, finally,” said the event’s general manager, Joseph Limare, in an interview with The Canadian Press. asserted
manager → say → Press
He said he expects the events to be “spectacular.” asserted
events → say → ?
This report by The Canadian Press was first published September 19, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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