UEC European Championships 2026 Women’s Elite Road Race: Our form guide

The UEC European Championships 2026 Women's Elite Road Race is scheduled for Saturday 3rd October, featuring a 130km route in Slovenia. Newly crowned World Champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands enters as the defending European champion and heavy favourite, having won last year's race with a 37km solo attack. Her primary rival is expected to be Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, who finished second to Vollering at both last year's European Championships and the recent World Championships, where she nearly clawed back Vollering's lead in the sprint.