Preview European Time Trial Championship 2025 | Evenepoel will hope for his Rwanda legs, but strong competition is heading to France
CyclingMonday, 29 September 2025 at 14:38
The World Championships in Rwanda have only just ended, but the European Championships in France are already just around the corner. On Wednesday, the first European championship jerseys will be awarded in the time trial, and we will see some of the Rwanda participants make their next appearance. In this article, IDLProCycling.com will tell you who the favorites are.
The European Championships have only been held for the elite since 2016. When it was created in 1995, the European Championships were initially reserved for promising young riders, and in 2005, juniors also received their own competition. The European Championships time trial was introduced in 1997 and was only held for the elite for the first time nine years ago.
A glance at the list of winners reveals that many fast riders have set the European Championships as their goal. The Netherlands has been very successful in the women's competition, with four consecutive victories by Ellen van Dijk and a European title for Anna van der Breggen. In the men's competition, Belgium enjoyed considerable success before COVID, after which many notable names have won in recent years.
Practical information European Time Trial Championships men and women 2025
- Wednesday, Oct. 1 Loriol-sur-Drôme, France
- Participants
- Classification: European Championships
In this article
- Latest winners
- Parcous, weather and times
- Favorites
- TV information
Latest winners of European time trial championships - men
2024 Edoardo Affini
2023 Joshua Tarling
2022 Stefan Bissegger
2021 Stefan Küng
2020 Stefan Küng
2019 Remco Evenepoel
2018 Victor Campenaerts
2017 Victor Campenaerts
2016 Jonathan Castroviejo
2023 Joshua Tarling
2022 Stefan Bissegger
2021 Stefan Küng
2020 Stefan Küng
2019 Remco Evenepoel
2018 Victor Campenaerts
2017 Victor Campenaerts
2016 Jonathan Castroviejo
Latest winners of European Time Trial Championships - women
2024 Lotte Kopecky
2023 Marlen Reusser
2022 Marlen Reusser
2021 Marlen Reusser
2020 Anna van der Breggen
2019 Ellen van Dijk
2018 Ellen van Dijk
2017 Ellen van Dijk
2016 Ellen van Dijk
European Time Trial Championship 2025 - men: Course, weather, and times
The riders will start on Wednesday in Loriol-sur-Drôme, a small town with a population of around 7,000. The men and women will ride the same 24-kilometer course. We won't see any Rwandan-style climbs in terms of elevation, but it won't be completely flat either.
From the start, the riders will head east, where the route will start to climb slightly. At the town of Grane, approximately eight kilometers later, we will turn left and continue north. In the next village (Allex), there will be a small climb of 400 meters at 6.6%.
Still heading north, the race then continues towards Étoile-sur-Rhône, the finish line. The roads are wide and mostly straight, allowing the big engines to rev up. The final kilometer has a gradient of around 5.2%, which means that slightly stronger riders will be able to gain some time with a final uphill push.
Weather
Wednesday is a late summer day in France. The sun will shine, the temperature will rise to around 19 degrees Celsius, but the wind will be pretty intense. It will come from the north, which means that the riders will have to battle it for most of the way.
Wednesday is a late summer day in France. The sun will shine, the temperature will rise to around 19 degrees Celsius, but the wind will be pretty intense. It will come from the north, which means that the riders will have to battle it for most of the way.
Times
Start: 12:10 PM local time (06:10 AM EDT) (first rider - women)
Finish: approx. 1:40 PM local time (07:40 AM EDT) (last rider - women)
Start: 12:10 PM local time (06:10 AM EDT) (first rider - women)
Finish: approx. 1:40 PM local time (07:40 AM EDT) (last rider - women)
Start: 3.45 PM local time (09:45 AM EDT)(first rider - men)
Finish: approx. 5 PM local time (11:00 AM EDT) (last rider - men)
Favorites European Time Trial 2025 - men
The list of participants is not yet official, so this section is subject to change.
The world time trial champion is traveling to France, making Remco Evenepoel the clear favorite at the European Championships. The Belgian made a statement in Rwanda by racing to his third consecutive rainbow jersey with overwhelming superiority. He even overtook Tadej Pogacar, who had started two and a half minutes earlier.
Pogacar is also traveling to France, but the Slovenian will only compete in Sunday's road race. Contenders who will be present on Wednesday include Rwanda participant Stefan Küng and his namesake Stefan Bissegger representing Switzerland, Visma acquisition Bruno Armirail and sprinter Rémi Cavagna representing France, Ethan Hayter and Joshua Tarling representing Great Britain, and Mathias Vacek representing the Czech Republic.
Be sure to keep an eye on the Portuguese, as they will be counting on Nelson Oliveira and João Almeida on Wednesday. Filippo Ganna skipped Rwanda due to the challenging course, but is, of course, one of the favorites in a time trial like this. Denmark, in turn, will field Mads Pedersen, who spoke of his “only chance,” while the Belgians will be counting on Evenepoel as well as the powerful Alec Segaert.
Who else might have a shot? Koos Moerenhout has selected Daan Hoole, who won the time trial in the Giro d'Italia earlier this year, and Dylan van Baarle, Dutch time trial champion in 2018, for Wednesday. The fast rider from Lidl-Trek is undoubtedly a very dangerous outsider.
Who are the favorites for the 2025 European Time Trial Championship - men, according to IDLProCycling.com?
Top favorites: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) and Filippo Ganna (Italy)
Outsiders: Stefan Küng (Switzerland), Joshua Tarling (Great Britain), João Almeida (Portugal) and Daan Hoole (Netherlands)
Long-shots: Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland), Bruno Armirail, Rémi Cavagna (both France), Ethan Hayter (Great Britain), Mathias Vacek (Czech Republic), Nelson Oliveira (Portugal), Mads Pedersen (Denmark), Alec Segaert (Belgium) and Dylan van Baarle (Netherlands)
Outsiders: Stefan Küng (Switzerland), Joshua Tarling (Great Britain), João Almeida (Portugal) and Daan Hoole (Netherlands)
Long-shots: Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland), Bruno Armirail, Rémi Cavagna (both France), Ethan Hayter (Great Britain), Mathias Vacek (Czech Republic), Nelson Oliveira (Portugal), Mads Pedersen (Denmark), Alec Segaert (Belgium) and Dylan van Baarle (Netherlands)
Favorites European Time Trial Championship 2025 - women
The list of participants is not yet official, so this section is subject to change.
The brand-new world time trial champion will also be traveling to the European Championships. Marlen Reusser has won the European time trial three times before and will make another attempt to win the European champion's jersey on Wednesday. As world champion, the Swiss rider is the woman to beat.
However, it will not be a walk in the park, as Juliette Labous, Cédrine Kerbaol (both France), and Anna Henderson (Great Britain) are all strong time trialists who will be at the start.
The number two and three in the World Championship time trial, Anna van der Breggen and Demi Vollering, will not be there on Wednesday. National coach Laurens Ten Dam is counting on Lieke Nooijen and Mischa Bredewold. Nooijen finished fifth in the Giro Donne time trial earlier this year, when Reusser won the chrono.
Other contenders to watch out for are Belgium's Lotte Claes and Julie De Wilde, Switzerland's Jasmin Liechti, Poland's Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka, Portugal's Daniele Campos, and Germany's Franziska Brausse. The experienced Anna Kiesenhofer, who won Olympic gold in the road race in Tokyo, will also be competing for Austria.
Who are the favorites for the 2025 European Time Trial Championship - women, according to IDLProCycling.com?
Top favorite: Marlen Reusser (Switzerland)
Outsiders: Juliette Labous (France), Anna Henderson (Great Britain) and Lieke Nooijen (Netherlands)
Long-shots: Cédrine Kerbaol (France), Mischa Bredewold (Netherlands), Lotte Claes (Belgium), Jasmin Liechti (Switzerland), Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Poland), Daniele Campos (Portugal), Franziska Brausse (Germany) and Anna Kiesenhofer (Austria)
Outsiders: Juliette Labous (France), Anna Henderson (Great Britain) and Lieke Nooijen (Netherlands)
Long-shots: Cédrine Kerbaol (France), Mischa Bredewold (Netherlands), Lotte Claes (Belgium), Jasmin Liechti (Switzerland), Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Poland), Daniele Campos (Portugal), Franziska Brausse (Germany) and Anna Kiesenhofer (Austria)
TV broadcast European Time Trial Championship 2025
To watch the women's time trial, tune in to NPO 1 at 2:20 p.m. local time. HBO Max will start broadcasting ten minutes earlier, as will Belgium's VRT Canvas. The men will compete later: broadcasting will begin at 3:40 PM local time on HBO Max and VRT 1.
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