It's that time of the year, the racing has shifted from the one-day Spring Classics to the start of the summer stage races and Grand Tours but nestled in between is a weeklong treat: a concentration of Road National Championships around the world.
National Championships in Australia and New Zealand took place at the start of the year, but the majority of European countries held their National Championships over the weekend, with a whole host of new champions crowned on the last weekend before the Tour de France.
Cyclingnews has put together our annual National Championships index to keep you up-to-date on the riders who claim their national time trial and road titles, and who will wear their nation's colours in the peloton through the next year.
You'll find a basic overview first, but scroll down for full results and reports from all the major nations.
Index
Country |
ME ITT |
ME Road Race |
WE ITT |
WE Road Race |
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Afghanistan |
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Fariba Hashimi |
Fariba Hashimi |
Albania |
Lukas Sulaj Kloppenborg |
Valentino Kamberaj |
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Algeria |
Yacine Hamza |
Hamza Amari |
Nesrine Houili |
Nesrine Houili |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Alexander Whittaker |
Abbiel Fleming |
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Argentina |
Mateo Kalejmann |
Nicolás Tivani |
Barbera Fiorella Malaspina |
Abril Garzón |
Australia |
Jay Vine |
Patrick Eddy |
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden |
Mackenzie Coupland |
Austria |
Felix Großschartner |
Michael Gogl |
Christina Schweinberger |
Katharina Sadnik |
Belgium |
Alec Segaert |
Rune Herregodts |
Lotte Claes |
Shari Bossuyt |
Belarus |
Ilya Slesarenko |
Mikita Babovich |
Polina Konrad |
Anastasiya Kolesava |
Belize |
Cory Williams |
Derrick Chavarria |
Patricia Chavarria |
Patricia Chavarria |
Bermuda |
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Bolivia |
Freddy Gonzales |
Eduardo Moyata |
Abigail Sarabia |
Sara Torrico |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Brazil |
Henrique da Silva Avancini |
Joao Pedro Rossi |
Tamires Fanny Radatz |
Wellyda Regisleyn Dos Santos Rodriguez |
Bulgaria |
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Burkina Faso |
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Cameroon |
Rodrigue Eric Kuere Nounawe |
Rodrigue Eric Kuere Nounawe |
Presline Mariolle Kengne Feudjio |
Floriane Bengono |
Canada |
Derek Gee-West |
Jerôme Gauthier |
Nadia Gontova |
Maggie Coles-Lyster |
Cape Verde |
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Chile |
Hector Quintana |
Vicente Rojas |
Catalina Sotos |
Catalina Sotos |
China |
Ming Xue |
Haoyu Su |
Hao Zhang |
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Colombia |
Brandon Rivera |
Egan Bernal |
Diana Peñuela |
Laura Rojas |
Costa Rica |
Donovan Ramirez |
Sebastian Calderon |
Gloriana Maria Quesada |
Yendry Dixiana Quesada |
Croatia |
Leon Lukič |
Luka Ivan Tomic |
Andrea Heged |
Andrea Heged |
Cuba |
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Cyprus |
Bogdan Zabelinskiy |
Antri Christoforou |
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Czechia |
Mathias Vacek |
Mathias Vacek |
Julia Kopecký |
Julia Kopecký |
Denmark |
Kristian Egholm |
Magnus Cort |
Sif Nikoline Bendix Madsen |
Amalie Dideriksen |
Dominican Republic |
Rudy Germoso |
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Ecuador |
Jonathan Klever Caicedo |
Kevin Navas |
Ana Maria Torres |
Ana Maria Torres |
Egypt |
Hassan Elsaify |
Omar Elsaid |
Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed Mohammed |
Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed Mohammed |
El Salvador |
Brandon Ulises Rodríguez |
Sonia Liseth Retana |
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Eritrea |
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier |
Milkias Maekele |
Monalisa Araya |
Suzana Fiseha |
Estonia |
Frank Aron Ragilo |
Romet Pajur |
Kaidi Kivioja |
Elisabeth Ebras |
Ethiopia |
Negasi Haylu Abreha |
Filimon Debay |
Kahsay Tsige Kiros |
Betelhem Daniel Denta |
Finland |
Matias Ahtosalo |
Axel Källberg |
Anniina Ahtosalo |
Heidi Antikainen |
France |
Rémi Cavagna |
Romain Grégoire |
Célia Le Mouël |
Célia Gery |
Germany |
Nils Politt |
Felix Engelhardt |
Franziska Koch |
Franziska Koch |
Great Britain |
Ethan Hayter |
Fred Wright |
Zoe Bäckstedt |
Zoe Bäckstedt |
Greece |
Miltiadis Giannoutsos |
Nikiforos Arvanitou |
Eleftheria Giachou |
Argiro Milaki |
Grenada |
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Guatemala |
Sergio Geovani Chumil |
Sergio Geovani Chumil |
Jasmin Gabriela Soto |
Jasmin Gabriela Soto |
Honduras |
Christopher Jahir Diaz |
Linda Daniela Menendez |
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Hong Kong, China |
Tsun Wai Chu |
Chun Yin Wu |
Sze Wing Lee |
Sze Wing Lee |
Hungary |
Barnabas Peak |
Zsombor Takacs |
Petra Zsanko |
Petra Zsanko |
Iceland |
Davíð Jónsson |
Davíð Jónsson |
Hafdís Sigurðardóttir |
Bríet Kristý Gunnarsdóttir |
India |
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Indonesia |
Muhammad Andy Royan |
Muhammad Andy Royan |
Ayustina Delia Priatna |
Ayustina Delia Priatna |
Iran |
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Ireland |
Ryan Mullen |
Seth Dunwoody |
Lara Gillespie |
Lara Gillespie |
Italy |
Filippo Ganna |
Jonathan Milan |
postponed |
Elisa Longo Borghini |
Japan |
Shunsuke Imamura |
Yuhi Todome |
cancelled |
Akari Kobayashi |
Kazakhstan |
Yevrenly Fedorov |
Nicholas Vinokourov |
Rinata Sultanova |
Rinata Sultanova |
Kenya |
Wangai Evan Kimani |
Peter Kamau |
Kendra Masiga |
Kendra Masiga |
Korea |
Euro Kim |
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Kosovo |
Blerton Nuha |
Blerton Nuha |
Enilda Zeqiri |
Enilda Zeqiri |
Laos |
Thavone Phonasa |
Anaxay Milakong |
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Latvia |
Kristiāns Belohvoščiks |
Mārtiņš Pluto |
Dana Rožlapa |
Kitija Siltumēna |
Lesotho |
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Lithuania |
Aviaras Mikutis |
Aviaras Mikutis |
Olivija Baleisyte |
Akvilė Gedraitytė |
Luxembourg |
Alex Kirsch |
Arthur Kluckers |
Nina Berton |
Marie Schreibers |
Macao |
Chin Pok Kam |
Chin Pok Kam |
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Malaysia |
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Malta |
Andrea Mifsud |
Marie-Claire Aquilina |
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Mauritius |
Alexandre Mayer |
Jeremy Raboude |
Kim Le Court-Pienaar |
Kim Le Court-Pienaar |
Mexico |
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Mongolia |
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Montenegro |
Danilo Lukovic |
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Morocco |
Mohcine El Kouraji |
Anass Aït El Abdia |
Majda Smouh |
Mallika Benallal |
Namibia |
Martin Freyer |
Roger Surén |
Anri Greeff |
Anri Greeff |
Netherlands |
Huub Artz |
Wilco Kelderman |
Daniek Hengeveld |
Lieke Nooijen |
New Zealand |
Finn Fisher-Black |
George Bennett |
Ella Wyllie |
Ally Wollaston |
North Macedonia |
Bojan Naumovski |
Stefan Petrovski |
Elena Petrova |
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Norway |
Tobias Foss |
Anders Skaarseth |
Katrine Aalerud |
Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset |
Pakistan |
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Panama |
Carlos Samudio |
Carlos Samudio |
Wendy Ducreux |
Maraya López |
Paraguay |
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Peru |
Alonso Gamero |
Mariana Rojas |
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Philippines |
Nash Lim |
Ronnilan Quita |
Phoebe Salazar |
Mary Joyce Monton |
Poland |
Michał Kwiatkowski |
Kacper Maciejuk |
Dominika Włodarczyk |
Dominika Włodarczyk |
Portugal |
António Morgado |
António Morgado |
Ana Caramelo |
Maria Martins |
Puerto Rico |
Abner González |
Erialis Otero |
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Romania |
Cristian Raileanu |
Cristian Raileanu |
Catalina-Andreea Catineanu |
Iana-Alesia Baltes |
Rwanda |
Samuel Niyonkuru |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Serbia |
Dušan Rajović |
Veljko Stojnic |
Irina Stevanovic |
Marija Bajeva |
Singapore |
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Slovakia |
Lukáš Kubiš |
Lukáš Kubiš |
Viktória Chladoňová |
Viktória Chladoňová |
Slovenia |
Primož Roglič |
Roman Ermakov |
Nika Bobnar |
Nika Bobnar |
South Africa |
Stef de Bod |
Blaine Kieck |
Ashleigh Moolman Pasio |
Tyler Jacobs |
Spain |
Pablo Castrillo |
Marcel Camprubí |
Mireia Benito |
Mireia Benito |
Sweden |
Hugo Forsell |
Clara Lundmark |
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Switzerland |
Jan Christen |
Jan Christen |
Jasmin Liechti |
Steffi Häberlin |
Thailand |
Athit Poulard |
Athit Poulard |
Phetdarin Somrat |
Phetdarin Somrat |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Tunisia |
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Türkiye |
Samet Bulut |
Feritcan Samli |
Reyhan Yakisir |
Reyhan Yakisir |
Uganda |
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Ukraine |
Heorhii Antonenko |
Yuliia Biriukova |
Yulia Biriuikova |
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United Arab Emirates |
Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali |
Mohammed Almutaiwei |
Safia Al Sayegh |
Safia Al Sayegh |
United States |
Artem Schmidt |
Quinn Simmons |
Taylor Knibb |
Kate Courtney |
Uruguay |
Roderyck Asconeguy |
Diego Rodriguez |
Mariana Garcia |
Luciana Wynants |
Uzbekistan |
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Venezuela |
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Zimbabwe |
Andrew Chikwaka |
Andrew Chikwaka |
Helen Mitchell |
Helen Mitchell |
Reports and Results
- Felicity Wilson-Haffenden wins Australian elite women's time trial title, edging out Brodie Chapman by less than four seconds
- Jay Vine reclaims elite men's time trial title at the Australian Road National Championships
- First-year pro Mackenzie Coupland wins Australia's elite women's road race title with late solo move
- Patrick Eddy beats Luke Plapp to elite men's Australian road race title after Jayco AlUla's strength in numbers fails in dramatic final kilometre
- 'The pressure is a privilege' – Family support helps Ella Wyllie clinch New Zealand National Championships time trial title
- George Bennett solos to emotional second New Zealand national title in elite men's road race after 'rough 18 months'
- US Pro National Championships: Artem Shmidt tops Larry Warbasse in elite men's time trial
- US Pro National Championships: Triathlete Taylor Knibb claims second time trial title
- US Road Championships: Kate Courtney outsprints Lauren Stephens to win elite women's road race title
- US Road Championships: Quinn Simmons goes solo to take third elite men's road race title
- Daniek Hengeveld scorches final lap for her first elite women's Dutch time trial national title
- Huub Artz powers to victory ahead of Dylan van Baarle at Dutch men's national time trial championships
- Derek Gee-West secures third elite men's time trial title at Canadian Road Championships
- Nadia Gontova claims career-first elite women's time trial title at Canadian Road Championships
- Zoe Bäckstedt defends her British elite women's time trial title ahead of Anna Morris
- Ethan Hayter flies to fourth career British elite men's time trial title with dominant ride
- Rémi Cavagna speeds to elite men's TT title for first time in three years at French National Championships
- Célia Le Mouël shocks the favourites to triumph in women's elite time trial at French National Championships
- Lara Gillespie strikes for gold in elite women's time trial debut at Irish National Time Trial Championship
- Ryan Mullen defends Irish elite men's title in time trial ahead of Peden and Rafferty
- Filippo Ganna dominates Italian time trial championships for seventh elite men's victory
- Pablo Castrillo captures unexpected elite men's time trial at Spanish Road Nationals
- Jérôme Gauthier powers through rain and reduced breakaway to victory at the Canadian Road Championships
- Mireia Benito takes fourth consecutive elite women's Spanish time trial title
- Spanish National Championships: Mireia Benito fends off Movistar duo to add road race gold to time trial title
- French National Championships: new super talent Célia Gery conquers first road race title with devastating solo attack
- Italian National Championships: Jonathan Milan sprints to first road race title after Lidl-Trek keep rivals under firm control
- German National Championships: Franziska Koch wins from break to add third consecutive road race title to time trial glory
- Irish National Championships: Lara Gillespie wins third national road title from breakaway in miserable conditions
- Canadian National Championships: Maggie Coles-Lyster wins elite women's road race
- British National Championships: Zoe Bäckstedt doubles up with elite women's road race win
- Dutch National Championships: Wilco Kelderman ends eleven-year victory drought with solo road race triumph
- Spanish National Championships: Marcel Camprubí seals stunning victory in elite men's road race
- Belgian National Championships: Shari Bossuyt outpowers Lotte Kopecky for emotional bunch sprint victory
- Italian National Championships: Elisa Longo Borghini continues to rule supreme with seventh road race title of career
- French National Championships: Romain Grégoire delivers emphatic victory in elite men's road race
- German National Championships: Felix Engelhardt chases back onto break in final kilometres to win first elite men’s road title
- Belgian National Championships: Rune Herregodts clinches biggest victory of career as outsiders spark huge upset in elite men's road race
- Dutch National Championships: Lieke Nooijen wins two-up sprint victory over Femke Markus
- British National Championships: Fred Wright outsprints Lewis Askey and Connor Swift to win elite men’s road title
- Irish National Championships: Seth Dunwoody edges Rory Townsend to win elite men’s title
