The women’s elite individual time trial at the 2026 European Championships takes place on Wednesday 7 October in Šenčur, with 25 riders starting at one-minute intervals.
The first rider, Eleftheria Giachou of Greece, starts at 14:30 CEST, or 13:30 BST. World champion Marlen Reusser is the final rider away at 14:54 CEST, following Demi Vollering, Franziska Koch, Elisa Longo Borghini and Cédrine Kerbaol in the final five starting positions.
Great Britain have one rider in the field, Lauren Dickson, who starts at 14:40 CEST, 13:40 BST. The race uses the 22.1km Šenčur time-trial circuit, with 367 metres of climbing and the same Možjanca ascent used in the road-race finale.
2026 European Championships women’s time trial start list
| Local start | UK start | Bib | Rider | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 | 13:30 | 25 | Eleftheria Giachou | Greece |
| 14:31 | 13:31 | 24 | Anja Perović | Montenegro |
| 14:32 | 13:32 | 23 | Alina Abramenka | Belarus |
| 14:33 | 13:33 | 22 | Bríet Kristý Gunnarsdóttir | Iceland |
| 14:34 | 13:34 | 21 | Valeriia Kononenko | Ukraine |
| 14:35 | 13:35 | 20 | Beatriz Roxo | Portugal |
| 14:36 | 13:36 | 19 | Gergana Stoyanova | Bulgaria |
| 14:37 | 13:37 | 18 | Varvara Fasoi | Greece |
| 14:38 | 13:38 | 17 | Nina Berton | Luxembourg |
| 14:39 | 13:39 | 16 | Sandrine Tas | Belgium |
| 14:40 | 13:40 | 15 | Lauren Dickson | Great Britain |
| 14:41 | 13:41 | 14 | Marie Schreiber | Luxembourg |
| 14:42 | 13:42 | 13 | Yuliia Biriukova | Ukraine |
| 14:43 | 13:43 | 12 | Steffi Häberlin | Switzerland |
| 14:44 | 13:44 | 11 | Monica Trinca Colonel | Italy |
| 14:45 | 13:45 | 10 | Nika Bobnar | Slovenia |
| 14:46 | 13:46 | 9 | Juliette Berthet | France |
| 14:47 | 13:47 | 8 | Lieke Nooijen | Netherlands |
| 14:48 | 13:48 | 7 | Lotte Claes | Belgium |
| 14:49 | 13:49 | 6 | Dominika Włodarczyk | Poland |
| 14:50 | 13:50 | 5 | Cédrine Kerbaol | France |
| 14:51 | 13:51 | 4 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy |
| 14:52 | 13:52 | 3 | Franziska Koch | Germany |
| 14:53 | 13:53 | 2 | Demi Vollering | Netherlands |
| 14:54 | 13:54 | 1 | Marlen Reusser | Switzerland |
When does the women’s European Championships time trial start?
The first rider leaves at 14:30 local time in Slovenia, 13:30 BST. With one-minute gaps between all 25 riders, the final starter is away at 14:54 local time, 13:54 BST.
Live UK coverage is available through TNT Sports and HBO Max. Our European Championships TV guide has the full schedule, while the 2026 European Championships route guide covers the Šenčur circuit and Možjanca climb in more detail.
