The men’s elite individual time trial at the 2026 European Championships takes place on Wednesday 7 October in Šenčur, with 44 riders starting at one-minute intervals.
Albion Kastrati of Kosovo is first away at 16:15 CEST, or 15:15 BST. Sweden’s Jakob Söderqvist is the final starter at 16:58 CEST, following Stefan Küng, Kasper Asgreen, Callum Thornley and Primož Roglič in the last five positions.
Great Britain are represented by Callum Thornley, who starts at 16:55 CEST, 15:55 BST. The race uses the same 22.1km Šenčur course as the women’s event, with 367 metres of climbing and the Možjanca ascent making this a much hillier championship time trial than the distance alone suggests.
2026 European Championships men’s time trial start list
| Local start | UK start | Bib | Rider | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:15 | 15:15 | 44 | Albion Kastrati | Kosovo |
| 16:16 | 15:16 | 43 | Vofal Nuriyev | Azerbaijan |
| 16:17 | 15:17 | 42 | Samet Bulut | Turkey |
| 16:18 | 15:18 | 41 | Kristinn Jónsson | Iceland |
| 16:19 | 15:19 | 40 | Ghenaddii Morgun | Moldova |
| 16:20 | 15:20 | 39 | Borislav Palashev | Bulgaria |
| 16:21 | 15:21 | 38 | Cătălin Buța | Romania |
| 16:22 | 15:22 | 37 | Dávid Kaško | Slovakia |
| 16:23 | 15:23 | 36 | Axel Källberg | Finland |
| 16:24 | 15:24 | 35 | Miloš Lazarević | Montenegro |
| 16:25 | 15:25 | 34 | Heorhii Antonenko | Ukraine |
| 16:26 | 15:26 | 33 | Tiago Antunes | Portugal |
| 16:27 | 15:27 | 32 | Mathieu Kockelmann | Luxembourg |
| 16:28 | 15:28 | 31 | Blerton Nuha | Kosovo |
| 16:29 | 15:29 | 30 | Andreas Miltiadis | Cyprus |
| 16:30 | 15:30 | 29 | Miguel Heidemann | Germany |
| 16:31 | 15:31 | 28 | Aivaras Mikutis | Lithuania |
| 16:32 | 15:32 | 27 | Rainer Kepplinger | Austria |
| 16:33 | 15:33 | 26 | Marco Frigo | Italy |
| 16:34 | 15:34 | 25 | Sander De Pestel | Belgium |
| 16:35 | 15:35 | 24 | Burak Abay | Turkey |
| 16:36 | 15:36 | 23 | Filip Maciejuk | Poland |
| 16:37 | 15:37 | 22 | Sjoerd Bax | Netherlands |
| 16:38 | 15:38 | 21 | János Zsombor Pelikán | Hungary |
| 16:39 | 15:39 | 20 | Alex Kirsch | Luxembourg |
| 16:40 | 15:40 | 19 | Maxime Decomble | France |
| 16:41 | 15:41 | 18 | Aleksandr Vlasov | AIN |
| 16:42 | 15:42 | 17 | Felix Großschartner | Austria |
| 16:43 | 15:43 | 16 | Mathias Vacek | Czechia |
| 16:44 | 15:44 | 15 | Ilan Van Wilder | Belgium |
| 16:45 | 15:45 | 14 | Marco Brenner | Germany |
| 16:46 | 15:46 | 13 | Mauro Schmid | Switzerland |
| 16:47 | 15:47 | 12 | Bruno Armirail | France |
| 16:48 | 15:48 | 11 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Poland |
| 16:49 | 15:49 | 10 | Nelson Oliveira | Portugal |
| 16:50 | 15:50 | 9 | Jan Tratnik | Slovenia |
| 16:51 | 15:51 | 8 | Mattia Cattaneo | Italy |
| 16:52 | 15:52 | 7 | Iván Romeo | Spain |
| 16:53 | 15:53 | 6 | Mikkel Bjerg | Denmark |
| 16:54 | 15:54 | 5 | Primož Roglič | Slovenia |
| 16:55 | 15:55 | 4 | Callum Thornley | Great Britain |
| 16:56 | 15:56 | 3 | Kasper Asgreen | Denmark |
| 16:57 | 15:57 | 2 | Stefan Küng | Switzerland |
| 16:58 | 15:58 | 1 | Jakob Söderqvist | Sweden |
When does the men’s European Championships time trial start?
The first rider leaves at 16:15 local time in Slovenia, 15:15 BST. With one-minute gaps between all 44 riders, Söderqvist starts last at 16:58 local time, 15:58 BST.
The late starters include Iván Romeo at 16:52, Mikkel Bjerg at 16:53, Roglič at 16:54, Thornley at 16:55, Asgreen at 16:56, Küng at 16:57 and Söderqvist at 16:58.
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.
