Nadia Gontova (Liv AlUla Jayco) secured a career-first elite women's individual time trial title at the Canadian Road Championships held in Saint Georges, Québec, on Thursday.
Gontova covered the 27.8km course with a winning time of 38:08, beating runner-up and former three-time champion Paula Findlay by 1:08 and third-placed Emily Driedger (The Cyclery Racing) by 1:38.
Gontova has experienced a rapid rise to the top step of the podium in only her first year racing on the World Tour with Liv AlUla Jayco. She previously raced with local team Red Truck Racing, which led to opportunities with Roxo Racing, DNA Pro Cycling and Winspace.
During that time, she won the longstanding Redlands Bicycle Classic, finished runner-up at the Tour of the Gila, and placed second at the Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées.
She performed well in mountainous terrain in the early-season Spanish races in 2025, but it was her success at the Tour de France Femmes, where she finished 10th on the final stage to Chatel and 23rd overall, that led to multiple contract offers from top-tier programmes, which led to her contract with Liv AlUla Jayco.
She was sidelined last fall and through the off-season to recover from iliac artery surgery, but has proven her top form with the victory at the national championships.
“It feels really special to win my first national championship. I wasn’t sure how I’d go after a big block of racing, but I had a good day out and I’m happy with my ride," she said in a team statement after her win. "Today definitely gives me good confidence going into the road race on Saturday.”
She will compete in the national road race in two days before heading back overseas, and then aiming to return to home soil for the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal.
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