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Follow us on GoogleThis week isn’t just about the Tour of Guangxi and the Eneco Tour—it’s also the Track Cycling World Championships. Starting Wednesday, October 14, the world’s best track riders will compete in Shanghai for the world titles. Due to the time difference, many races will take place in the early afternoon.
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2026 Track Cycling World Championships Schedule
Wednesday, October 14
- Morning session (starting at 4:30 a.m local time): Qualifying rounds for the Team Pursuit (men's and women's) and Team Sprint (men's and women's).
- 11:59 a.m GMT – Scratch (Women) 🏅
- 12:55 p.m GMT – Team Sprint (Women) 🏅
- 1:05 p.m GMT – Team Sprint (Men) 🏅
Thursday, October 15
- Morning session (starting at 6:00 a.m local time): Sprint (women), Keirin (men), and other preliminary rounds.
- 11:00 a.m GMT – Team Pursuit (Men) 🏅
- 11:30 a.m GMT – Elimination Race (Women) 🏅
- 12:18 p.m GMT – Keirin (Men) 🏅
- 12:30 p.m GMT – Scratch (Men) 🏅
- 12:48 p.m GMT – Team Pursuit (Women) 🏅
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Friday, October 16
- Morning session (starting at 6:00 a.m local time): Qualifying rounds for the 1 km time trial (men), individual pursuit (men), and omnium (women) events.
- 10:05 a.m GMT – Points Race (Men) 🏅
- 11:37 p.m GMT – 1 km Time Trial (Men) 🏅
- 12:15 p.m GMT – Individual Pursuit (Men) 🏅
- 12:30 p.m GMT – Sprint (Women) 🏅
- 12:40 p.m GMT – Omnium – Points Race / Final Event (Women) 🏅
Saturday, October 17
- Morning session (starting at 5:00 a.m local time): Qualifying rounds for the 1 km time trial (women), sprint (men), individual pursuit (women), and omnium (men) events.
- 10:35 a.m GMT – 1 km Time Trial (Women) 🏅
- 11:17 a.m GMT – Madison (Women) 🏅
- 12:59 p.m GMT – Individual Pursuit (Women) 🏅
- 13:23 p.m GMT – Omnium – Points Race / Final Event (Men) 🏅
Sunday, October 18
- Morning session (starting at 5:00 a.m local time): Sprint semifinals (men), Keirin preliminary rounds (women).
- 6:49 a.m GMT – Sprint (Men) 🏅
- 6:59 a.m GMT – Points Race (Women) 🏅
- 7:45 a.m GMT – Elimination Race (Men) 🏅
- 9:37 a.m GMT – Keirin (Women) 🏅
- 10:03 a.m GMT – Madison (Men) 🏅
2026 Track Cycling World Championships start list
Once the championships begin, the start list of every race and results of the qualifying and knock out rounds will be available on this link - click here.
How to watch the 2026 Track Cycling World Championships on TV
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch every event for free on BBC iPlayer. The weekend's races will also be broadcast live on BBC2
| Location | Channel |
| United Kingdom | BBC iPlayer |
| USA | FloBikes |
| Australia | Stan Sports |
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Latest Comments
- The “king is dead” line feels premature. Pogačar has dominated this race for years, and one brilliant Seixas win doesn’t mean his reign is over. The article leans a bit too hard into the hype.patriciaw12-10-2026
- How does Seixas’s win compare with Gerbi’s in 1905? Was the race anything like the Lombardia riders face today?michael5412-10-2026
- Evenepoel finishing fourth while apparently struggling is still a solid result, though it’s surprising he couldn’t carry his European title form into the race.bikebuffj12-10-2026
- Nibali’s point about Del Toro racing Gran Piemonte makes sense. UAE needed him fresh for Lombardia, especially with Pogačar absent.jeremya12-10-2026
- Seixas looked completely in control on Civiglio. Winning Lombardia at that age is extraordinary; the comparisons with Pogačar are inevitable, but he deserves to be judged on his own ride.tourdeforce912-10-2026
- How can he race a mountain-bike event just 15 hours after Lombardia? Does that mean he had to recover on the way there? I’m still figuring out how these races fit together!sprocketspiny12-10-2026
- Winning Lombardia without Pogačar there is still a huge achievement, though the headline makes it sound like Seixas is already chasing him personally. Is there any indication he’s actually considering UAE for 2028?andrewf12-10-2026
- The UAE interest is worth watching, but he’s under contract through 2027 and Decathlon clearly have a major talent to build around. No need to rush the transfer speculation.samanthak12-10-2026
- He’s right to keep Pogačar as the benchmark rather than claiming he’s already there. Second at Strade and Liège, plus fourth on his Tour debut at 19, is an incredible platform.robert6512-10-2026
- Seixas attacking on the Civiglio and then lining up at Roc d’Azur the next day is wild. The win matters, but that appetite to race says a lot about him.julien12-10-2026
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