Evenepoel dominates and makes history by winning his fourth consecutive time trial World Championship, while Seixas takes a surprise bronze

Remco Evenepoel still hasn't found a rival against the clock. The Belgian has conquered in Montreal his fourth consecutive World Time Trial Championship, an unprecedented streak that also allows him to equal the four titles of Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin. Filippo Ganna took silver at 57 seconds and the young Paul Seixas, at just 19 years old, completed the podium at 1:13.

Evenepoel won in an even more convincing manner than in his previous titles. He was the fastest from the first intermediate point and continued to increase the gaps throughout the 39.2 kilometers of the course. His finishing time, 44:53, was the only one capable of leaving all his rivals nearly a minute or more behind.

Remco Evenepoel makes history in Montreal with his fourth consecutive World Time Trial Championship

The course in Montreal seemed designed for the great specialists. Almost 40 kilometers predominantly flat and a finish where much of the elevation of the event was concentrated. Power, aerodynamics, and the ability to maintain a high speed throughout the effort.

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Before the main favorites set off, Kasper Asgreen had established an important first reference at the finish with 46:41, while the Swede Jakob Söderqvist began to stand out clearly at the intermediate points. But the arrival of the favorites started to definitively order the race.

Stefan Küng did not have the expected start and Filippo Ganna also did not set off particularly quickly. The Italian passed the first control behind Söderqvist and needed to make up ground if he wanted to contest his third rainbow jersey. Then Evenepoel appeared.

The world champion passed the 10.7 km mark in 12:17, ten seconds faster than Söderqvist. The most significant difference, however, was the one he had already opened with Ganna: 22 seconds in just over ten kilometers. The fight for gold was starting to have a clear owner too soon.

Ganna tries to react, but Evenepoel keeps widening the gap

Ganna improved in the second sector. The Italian began to recover positions against the other medal contenders, but not against Evenepoel. On the contrary.

At the second intermediate point, located at 21.9 km, Evenepoel clocked 24:50. Söderqvist was already 35 seconds behind and Paul Seixas, who was having an excellent time trial, was 40 seconds back. Ganna had managed to close in on the Swede, but the difference to the Belgian continued to grow.

From there, the race began to split into two. Up front, Evenepoel was racing against the clock. Behind, Ganna, Söderqvist, Seixas, and Brandon McNulty were fighting for the other two medals.

Söderqvist loses his medal chances in a fall

One of the big surprises of the day was Jakob Söderqvist. The 23-year-old Swede had recorded the second-best time at the first two controls and was still at the level of Ganna at the third. But his race changed shortly after.

Söderqvist lost grip in a curve during a descent and fell to the ground. He was able to get up quickly and continue, but the lost seconds proved decisive.

He finished fifth at 1:26 behind Evenepoel and just 13 seconds from Seixas' bronze. The fall definitively opened up the third place on the podium.

Paul Seixas makes it to the podium at just 19 years old

The other great story of the time trial came from Paul Seixas. The Frenchman, at just 19 years old, improved his references throughout the event and positioned himself to fight for a medal even before the two big favorites arrived.

Seixas crossed the finish line with a time that ultimately proved sufficient to secure bronze in his second World Time Trial with the Elites. Only Evenepoel and Ganna managed to surpass his time. The Italian ended up snatching silver from him by 15 seconds, but Seixas closed the day with his first Elite world podium.

48 seconds over Ganna before the final stretch

While the rest of the podium was being resolved, Evenepoel continued to increase the gaps. At the third control, after 29.8 kilometers, he clocked 33:49. Söderqvist and Ganna were practically tied at 48 seconds. The difference left the gold virtually secured unless there was a mechanical problem or a fall.

Ganna maintained his pace and secured second place, but he could not cut back in the final kilometers. Evenepoel faced the final part with enough margin and even so ended up slightly increasing his advantage. The Belgian crossed the finish line in 44:53. Ganna did so 57 seconds later. He was the only rider to finish within a minute.

Four consecutive Worlds to enter history

Evenepoel arrived in Montreal after winning the editions of Glasgow 2023, Zurich 2024, and Kigali 2025. With his victory in Canada, he raises the streak to four consecutive titles. No one had previously managed to chain four Men's World Time Trials.

Additionally, at 26 years old, he already has four titles, the same as Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin, who until now had led the historical record of the specialty alone.

And the way he achieved the fourth leaves little doubt about his current dominance. Evenepoel was first at all controls: ten seconds over the second at 10.7 km, 35 at 21.9 km, 48 at 29.8 km, and finally 57 seconds over Ganna at the finish.

Isaac del Toro finishes sixth and Küng is out of the fight

Behind the podium, Brandon McNulty finished fourth at 1:25, just ahead of Söderqvist. Isaac del Toro, winner a week earlier of the GP of Montreal, confirmed his good form with a sixth position at 1:38. Stefan Küng, who arrived after winning the time trial at La Vuelta, did not find the expected performance and finished seventh at 1:44. Kasper Asgreen was eighth, while Daan Hoole and Callum Thornley closed the Top 10, both at 2:02.

Top 10 Elite Men's World Time Trial 2026

1. Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) – 44:53
2. Filippo Ganna (Italy) – +0:57
3. Paul Seixas (France) – +1:13
4. Brandon McNulty (United States) – +1:25
5. Jakob Söderqvist (Sweden) – +1:26
6. Isaac del Toro (Mexico) – +1:38
7. Stefan Küng (Switzerland) – +1:44
8. Kasper Asgreen (Denmark) – +1:48
9. Daan Hoole (Netherlands) – +2:02
10. Callum Thornley (Great Britain) – +2:02