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Tom Pidcock and Zoe Backstedt will lead Great Britain’s team at the 2026 Road World Championships in Montreal, Canada, from September 20 to 27. The championships include both road race and time trial disciplines. Pidcock heads the men's team for the road race, while Hayter competes in the men's time trial. Backstedt will contend for gold in the women’s time trial, with Lauren Dickson and Pfeiffer Georgi leading the women's team in the road race. British Cycling’s Stephen Park highlighted the strong performance of British riders on an international stage, noting that this year presents a significant opportunity for GB men due to Tadej Pogacar’s season-ending injuries.
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Tom Pidcock and Zoe Backstedt will lead Great Britain's challenge at the 2026 Road World Championships held in Montreal, Canada from September 20-27. The championships feature both road race and time trial disciplines. Pidcock, riding for Pinarello Q36.5, leads the men’s team in the road race, while Ethan Hayter competes in the men's time trial. For the women’s side, Lauren Dickson and Pfeiffer Georgi are expected to lead the team in the road race, with Backstedt aiming to compete for the title in the time trial. The event includes races for rainbow jerseys, prestigious awards given to winners. Notably, Great Britain has a better chance this year due to the absence of Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar, who had dominated the world road race over the past two years but is injured and sitting out the season.
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Tom Pidcock and Zoe Backstedt will lead Great Britain's challenge at the 2026 Road World Championships.
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Pidcock → publish → Championships
The races for the coveted rainbow jerseys take place in Montreal, Canada, from 20-27 September, live across the BBC.
The championships include both the road race and time trial disciplines, with Pinarello Q36.5's Pidcock leading the men's team in the road race, while Ethan Hayter races in the men's time trial.
Lauren Dickson and Pfeiffer Georgi will likely lead the women's team in the road race and Zoe Backstedt will be expected to contend for the rainbow bands in the time trial.
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Backstedt → covet → trial
Not for a long time have GB men a better chance to win in the road race, with double world champion and record-equalling five-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar forced to sit out the rest of the season after suffering multiple injuries in a crash at the Vuelta a Espana.
Slovenian Pogacar has dominated the world road race for the past two years, winning in 2024 and 2025 to add to his numerous other honours.
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dominated → have → honours
The time trials come first in Montreal, with riders setting off at one-minute intervals, racing against the clock.
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riders → come → clock
Backstedt steps up to the elite category after winning last year's Under-23 race and is joined by Anna Henderson, who won silver in the TT at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
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who → step → 2024
In the men's time trial Hayter, who came second in the opening time trial of the recent Vuelta a Espana, losing out to Pogacar by just nine hundredths of a second, will be joined by Callum Thornley, while the favourite will be defending champion Remco Evenepoel of Belgium.
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favourite → come → Belgium
Performance director for British Cycling Stephen Park said: "The Road World Championships are always one of the standout events in the cycling calendar, and we are excited to return with a highly competitive squad.
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we → say → squad
This squad showcases the very best of British road racing, at a time when more British riders are making their mark across Europe and on the wider international stage than ever before.
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riders → showcase → stage
"We're proud of the balance in this squad, from established world-class performers to riders taking the next step in their development."
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We → establish → development
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