European Road Championships
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The European road cycling championships have been run since 1995, but until 2005, the race was only for Under-23 racers. In 2005 there was also a race for Juniors
It wasn't until 2016 when the race was held in Plumelec, France, that there was a European Championship competition for Elite riders. Starting with that year, there is both an individual time trial and road race for both Elite Men and Elite Women.
Currently (2021) the championships are held in late summer.
The reigning champion gets to wear a special jersey with blue bands and yellow stars, the graphic derived from the flag of the Council of Europe
Complete professional podium history
Men's Road Race:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 2016 | Peter Sagan 5hr 34min 23sec |
Julian Alaphilippe @ s.t. |
Daniel Moreno @ s.t. |
232.9 km | 41.790 km/hr |
| 2017 | Alexander Kristoff 5hr 41min 10sec |
Elia Viviani @ s.t. |
Moreno Hofland @ s.t. |
241.2 km | 40.661 km/hr |
| 2018 | Matteo Trentin 5hr 50min 2sec |
Mathieu van der Poel @ s.t. |
Wout van Aert @ s.t. |
230.4 km | 39.493 |
| 2019 | Elia Viviani 3hr 30min 52sec |
Yves Lampaert @ 1sec |
Pascal Ackermann @ 8sec |
172.5 km | 49.795 km/hr |
| 2020 | Giacomo Nizzolo 4hr 12min 23sec |
Arnaud Démare @ s.t. |
Pascal Ackermann @ s.t. |
177.45 km | 42.186 km/hr |
| 2021 | Sonny Colbrelli 4hr 19min 45sec |
Remco Evenepoel @ s.t. |
Benoit Cosnefroy @ 1min 30sec |
179.2 km | 41.393 km/hr |
| 2022 | Fabio Jakobsen 4hr 38min 49sec |
Arnaud Démare @ s.t. |
Tim Merlier @ s.t. |
207.9 km | 44.739 km/hr |
| 2023 | Christophe Laporte 4hr 15min 51sec |
Wout van Aert @ s.t. |
Olav Kooij @ s.t. |
199.8 km | 46.856 km/hr |
| 2024 | Tim Merlier 4hr 37min 9sec |
Olav Kooij @ s.t. |
Madis Mihkels @ s.t. |
222.8 km | 48.234 km/hr |
| 2025 | Tadej Pogacar 4hr 59min 29sec |
Remco Evenepoel @ 31sec |
Paul Seixas @ 3min 41sec |
202.5 km | 40.570 km/hr |
| 2026 | Remco Evenepoel 4hr 16min 37sec |
Giulio Ciccone @ s.t. |
Christian Scaroni @ 59sec |
196.3 km | 45.897 km/hr |
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 2016 | Anna van der Bruggen 2hr 55min 55sec |
Katarzyna Niewiadoma @ s.t. |
Elisa Longo Borghini @ s.t. |
109.6 km | 37.381 km/hr |
| 2017 | Marianne Vos 2hr 51min 13sec |
Giorgia Bronzini @ s.t. |
Olga Zabelinskaya @ 2sec |
120.6 km | 42.262 km/hr |
| 2018 | Marta Bastienelli 3hr 28min 15sec |
Marianne Vos @ s.t. |
Lisa Brennauer @ s.t. |
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| 2019 | Amy Pieters 2hr 56min 2sec |
Elena Cecchini @ s.t. |
Lisa Klein @ s.t. |
115 km | 39.197 km/hr |
| 2020 | Annemiek van Vleuten 2hr 50min 46sec |
Elisa Longo Borghini @ s.t. |
Katarzynyna Niewiadoma @ 6sec |
109.2 | 38.368 km/hr |
| 2021 | Ellen van Dijk 2hr 50min 35sec |
Liane Lippert @ 1min 18sec |
Rasa Leleivyte @ s.t. |
107.2 km | 37.704 km/hr |
| 2022 | Lorena Wiebes 2hr 59min 20sec |
Elisa Balsamo @ s.t. |
Rachele Barbieri @ s.t. |
128.3 km | 42.926 km/hr |
| 2023 | Mischa Bredewold 3hr 4min 12sec |
Lorena Wiebes @ 4sec |
Lotte kopecky @ s.t. |
129.6 km | 42.211 km/hr |
| 2024 | Lorena Wiebes 3hr 56min 34sec |
Elisa Balsamo @ s.t. |
Daria Pikulik S t. |
162 km | 41.088 km/hr |
| 2025 | Demi Vollering 2hr 57min 53sec |
Kasia Niewiadoma @ 1min 18sec |
Anna van de Breggen @ 1min 24sec |
116.1 km | 39.16 km/hr |
| 2026 | Demi Vollering 3hr 10min 33sec |
Puck Pieterse @ 5sec |
Marlen Reusser @ s.t. |
130 km | 40.934 km/hr |