Our athletes are taking on one of the most important weeks of racing of the season as they aim for victory in their respective national championships, a huge mark on any rider’s palmarès.
Austria 🇦🇹
Kathrin Schweinberger
Road race, June 29 | Schwanenstadt – Schwanenstadt (99.6 km)
Kathrin will be aiming to retain her stripes in Schwanenstadt. It’s a hillier course than last year, with 986 meters of elevation, with two laps of an early small circuit to break the race up, followed by four laps of a rolling larger circuit. As in 2025, it will likely be an attacking race with the best Austrian riders coming to the fore early to force a winning breakaway.
Canada 🇨🇦
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Road race, June 27 | Saint-Georges – Saint-Georges (107.6 km)
Maggie heads into the weekend in prime sprinting form, having scored a podium finish on stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia Women, and two further WorldTour top tens in June. She has won the title before and will have plenty of firepower for the out-and-back course. With 1,734 meters of climbing, the real test comes with a three-kilometer climb at 5%, topping out inside the final 30 kilometers of the race. Then it rolls back down to Saint-Georges. The course has been used for the previous two editions, with a solo victor in both.
France 🇫🇷
Titia Ryo
Time trial, June 25 | Aoste – La Tour-du-Pin (30 km)
Titia competes on two fronts at the Champs Weekend in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France, which just played host to the men’s WorldTour Tour Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes (previously the Critérium du Dauphiné). The TT is a hilly race with very little respite, always rolling and steadily rising before a quick descent into La Tour-du-Pin. It will test every skill needed in a time trial.
Road race, June 27 | La Tour-du-Pin – La Tour-du-Pin (111.2 km)
The road race is then held on a hilly seven-lap course around the same town. A 1.8 km at 5.3% climb begins the lap before a plateau leads into a sharp descent, arriving at the foot of a steep 900 meter at 8.9% hill, before dropping down quickly to the line. An Ardennes style course, it will be an attritional race.
Italy 🇮🇹
Carlotta Cipressi & Katia Ragusa
Road race, June 28 | Pordenone – Pordenone (120 km)
Carlotta and Katia team up for the Italian national championships in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia, just Northeast of Venice. A traditionally hilly race, the course takes the riders out to a circuit with three ascents of a 3 km at 4.5% climb. The hill is in two parts with a brief plateau in the middle, and will certainly bring the many Italian puncheurs to the fore. However, the final ascent tops out with 26 km to go and is followed by a stretch of pan flat road back to Pordenone. Solo winner or small group sprint? It’s bound to be a thrilling race.
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Jente Koops
Time trial, June 24 | Laren – Laren (35.9 km)
The Dutch TT kicks off champs week, and it’s a long one. On a totally flat course (this is the Netherlands after all) and bathed in a European heatwave, this is all about judging your effort and getting aero. Some of the hottest contested racing of the season, this TT is going to be fast, fast, fast.
Nina Buijsman & Jente Koops
Road race, June 28 | Beek – Beek (114.7 km)
Unlike the TT, the road race is actually rather hilly. 11 laps of a circuit taking in 1,857 meters of climbing, and with a rise to the finish line, it will suit the skillset of puncheurs like Nina if it is raced hard. In women’s cycling, the Dutch road race is arguably the most coveted title, with the best athlete in the world hailing from the Netherlands. Nina and Jente head into the race in fine form and will need to dig deep to compete on this circuit.
Poland 🇵🇱
Marta Jaskulska
Time trial, June 25 | Rasząg (39.8 km)
Having won the TT title in 2024, Marta will be keen to fight for the jersey once more. On a course of almost 40 km, this will truly test every time trialling attribute, but with the super-aero Factor HANZŌ, Marta has a trusty machine to help her compete for the stripes.
Marta Jaskulska & Wiktoria Pikulik
Road race, June 27 | Lubawa (120.7 km)
The road race in Poland is also often a hotly contested battle. Wiktoria won the title in 2022, and Marta has placed second before in 2024. They will be relieved by the company as the duo is part of a strong, small core of WorldTour riders who make this race a battle of tactics and wits.
Spain 🇪🇸
Yurani Blanco
Road race, June 27 | Sabiñánigo – Sabiñánigo (129.8 km)
Yurani comes into the Spanish road race off the back of placing second, behind teammate Marit Raaijmakers, at the LOTTO Thüringen Women Cycling Challenge. With 2,146 meters of climbing on yet another rolling course, it suits puncheurs like herself. The main trigger points are a 3 km at 5% climb, followed by a sharp descent that leads into a further 1.2 km at 5.2% climb, first tackled right from the off and then a further four times. The finish is also uphill on a kilometer long drag to the line.
