The final start list for the elite women’s road race at the 2026 European Championships contains 88 riders from 26 nations, with the title decided in Slovenia on Saturday 3 October.
Demi Vollering leads a powerful Netherlands team as the defending European champion and newly crowned world champion. Lorena Wiebes, Puck Pieterse, Riejanne Markus and Karlijn Swinkels are also part of an eight-rider Dutch selection, while Italy bring Elisa Longo Borghini, Silvia Persico and Eleonora Gasparrini.
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney heads Poland’s eight-rider squad, with Marlen Reusser leading Switzerland. Liane Lippert, Blanka Vas, Cédrine Kerbaol, Evita Muzic and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig are among the other major names on the list. Our women’s European Championships road race preview covers the main contenders and likely race dynamics, while the route guide breaks down the Slovenian course in detail.
2026 European Championships women’s road race start list
| Number | Rider | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Femke de Vries | Netherlands |
| 2 | Amber Kraak | Netherlands |
| 3 | Riejanne Markus | Netherlands |
| 4 | Lieke Nooijen | Netherlands |
| 5 | Puck Pieterse | Netherlands |
| 6 | Karlijn Swinkels | Netherlands |
| 7 | Demi Vollering | Netherlands |
| 8 | Lorena Wiebes | Netherlands |
| 9 | Francesca Barale | Italy |
| 10 | Letizia Borghesi | Italy |
| 11 | Eleonora Gasparrini | Italy |
| 12 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy |
| 13 | Gaia Masetti | Italy |
| 14 | Soraya Paladin | Italy |
| 15 | Silvia Persico | Italy |
| 16 | Debora Silvestri | Italy |
| 17 | Marta Jaskulska | Poland |
| 18 | Natalia Krześlak | Poland |
| 19 | Marta Lach | Poland |
| 20 | Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney | Poland |
| 21 | Karolina Perekitko | Poland |
| 22 | Nikol Plosaj | Poland |
| 23 | Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka | Poland |
| 24 | Dominika Wlodarczyk | Poland |
| 25 | Paula Blasi | Spain |
| 26 | Mavi García | Spain |
| 27 | Alicia González | Spain |
| 28 | Sara Martín | Spain |
| 29 | Usoa Ostolaza | Spain |
| 30 | Ginia Caluori | Switzerland |
| 31 | Lea Fuchs | Switzerland |
| 32 | Steffi Häberlin | Switzerland |
| 33 | Marlen Reusser | Switzerland |
| 34 | Noemi Rüegg | Switzerland |
| 35 | Léa Stern | Switzerland |
| 36 | Petra Stiasny | Switzerland |
| 37 | Juliette Berthet | France |
| 38 | Léa Curinier | France |
| 39 | Cédrine Kerbaol | France |
| 40 | Célia Le Mouël | France |
| 41 | Marie Le Net | France |
| 42 | Émilie Morier | France |
| 43 | Evita Muzic | France |
| 44 | Maeva Squiban | France |
| 45 | Ricarda Bauernfeind | Germany |
| 46 | Franziska Koch | Germany |
| 47 | Liane Lippert | Germany |
| 48 | Antonia Niedermaier | Germany |
| 49 | Linda Riedmann | Germany |
| 50 | Lotte Claes | Belgium |
| 51 | Audrey De Keersmaeker | Belgium |
| 52 | Sandrine Tas | Belgium |
| 53 | Marthe Truyen | Belgium |
| 54 | Margot Vanpachtenbeke | Belgium |
| 55 | Tiril Jørgensen | Norway |
| 56 | Leila Gschwentner | Austria |
| 57 | Katharina Sadnik | Austria |
| 58 | Carina Schrempf | Austria |
| 59 | Kathrin Schweinberger | Austria |
| 60 | Julia Borgström | Sweden |
| 61 | Nika Bobnar | Slovenia |
| 62 | Špela Kern | Slovenia |
| 63 | Tjaša Sušnik | Slovenia |
| 64 | Minke Solbjørk Anderson | Denmark |
| 65 | Christina Bragh Lorenzen | Denmark |
| 66 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Denmark |
| 67 | Nina Berton | Luxembourg |
| 68 | Marie Schreiber | Luxembourg |
| 69 | Maryna Altukhova | Ukraine |
| 70 | Yuliia Biriukova | Ukraine |
| 71 | Valeriya Kononenko | Ukraine |
| 72 | Olha Kulynych | Ukraine |
| 73 | Kristýna Burlová | Czech Republic |
| 74 | Blanka Vas | Hungary |
| 75 | Petra Zsankó | Hungary |
| 76 | Varvara Fasoi | Greece |
| 77 | Eleftheria Giachou | Greece |
| 78 | Akvile Gedraityte | Lithuania |
| 79 | Rasa Leleivytė | Lithuania |
| 80 | Antri Christoforou | Cyprus |
| 81 | Raquel Queirós | Portugal |
| 82 | Beatriz Roxo | Portugal |
| 83 | Bríet Kristý Gunnarsdóttir | Iceland |
| 84 | Gergana Stoyanova | Bulgaria |
| 85 | Alina Abramenka | Belarus |
| 86 | Alena Amialiusik | Belarus |
| 87 | Elena Petrova | North Macedonia |
| 88 | Myral Greco | Albania |
The race forms part of a busy European Championships programme in Slovenia. UK viewers can find broadcast times and streaming information in our guide to watching the 2026 European Road Championships.
