2023 Road National Champions index

One of the most important - and busiest - moments of the cycling year is upon us, with the majority of the Road National Championships around the globe taking place in late June.

Most of the leading cycling nations will host their road races and time trials national championships, with riders battling it out for their respective national championships jerseys. titles and medals. If a rider is crowned a national champion, they will have the honour of wearing their nation's colours in the discipline in which they earned that title for one full year.

With the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia Donne and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift fast approaching in July, many of the new national champions will debut their new trade team-adapted national champion' jerseys in the most important races of the summer.

Reports and Results

Australia:  Brodie Chapman breaks away solo on the final lap to claim the women's road race title, while it was back-to-back wins for Luke Plapp in the men's road race. In the time trials, Grace Brown powered to a third time trial title, and Jay Vine delivered an upset win.

New Zealand: It was a triumph for Ally Wollaston in the women's road race as James Oram won the road title in the men's event. In the time trials, Georgia Williams and Aaron Gate won their respective elite time trial titles.

Ecuador: Richard Carapaz won the title on EF Education-EasyPost debut and so wears a red, blue and yellow jersey instead of the trade-team pink. 

Colombia: Peñuela sprinted to a second consecutive victory, and her compatriot Esteban Chaves found the top step of podium in the men's road race.

Great Britain: Elizabeth Holden won the women's time trial title for the first time in her career, as Josh Tarling went on to win the men's time trial title on the Croft Circuit. In the road races, Fred Wright won his first national title, while Pfeiffer Georgi regained her title with a solo win.

Netherlands: Riejanne Markus won the elite women's time trial title for the first time in her career, obliterating favourites Demi Vollering and Annemiek van Vleuten, while in the men's event, Jos van Emden won a third career time trial title. In the road  races, Dylan van Baarle and Jumbo-Visma outwit their opposition in the men's race, while Demi Vollering's dream season continued with gold in the women's race.

Belgium: It was a remarkable five in a row for Lotte Kopecky in the women's time trial, while Wout van Aert won the men's time trial title as Remco Evenepoel crashed and finished fourth. Unstoppable Lotte Kopecky claimed a third women's road race title, and Remco Evenepoel conquered the men's road race title in a two-up duel.

Italy: Filippo Ganna got his season back on track dominating the men's time trial to retain the tricolore jersey for another year, while Elisa Longo Borghini captured a seventh time trial title. She also captured a fourth road race title, while Simone Velasco took a surprise win in the men's road race.

Slovenia: Tadej Pogačar and Urška Žigart won the elite men's and elite women's national time trial championships, giving the couple two titles to celebrate during a rare visit to compete at home. 

France: Cédrine Kerbaol won her first elite women's time trial title holding off six-time champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot, while Rémi Cavagna regained the elite men’s time trial title. Victoire Berteau took a breakthrough first pro win in the women's road race, while Valentin Madouas overcame intense heat and a series of tough climbs to claim a dramatic solo victory in the men's race. 

Spain: Mireia Benito pipped Mavi García by one second for the time trial title, while Jonathan Castroviejo captured a sixth time trial title. Mavi García claimed a historic fifth women's road race title, and Oier Lazkano went solo for gold in the men's road race.

USA: Chloe Dygert sailed through the rain and won her second US women’s time trial title of her career, while Brandon McNulty ruled the roads and won the elite men’s time trial title. Dygert went on to capture the women's road race title in a reduced sprint, while Quinn Simmons secured a solo win in the men's road race.

Canada: Top triathlete Paula Findlay claimed her second straight time trial title, and Derek Gee also repeated his 2022 success in the same specialty. Paris-Roubaix Femmes winner Alison Jackson won the women's road race title, while Nick Zukowsky won the elite men's title in Edmonton.

Index

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2023 Elite Road National Champions
Header Cell - Column 0 Men's Road RaceWomen's Road RaceMen's Time TrialWomen's Time TrialMen's CriteriumWomen's Criterium
ArgentinaSergio FredesMicaela GutierrezSergio FredesMaria Yapura PlazaRow 0 - Cell 5 Row 0 - Cell 6
AustraliaLuke PlappBrodie ChapmanJay VineGrace BrownRow 1 - Cell 5 Row 1 - Cell 6
AustriaGregor MühlbergerCarina SchrempfPatrick GamperAna KiesenhoferRow 2 - Cell 5 Row 2 - Cell 6
BelgiumRemco EvenepoelLotte KopeckyWout van AertLotte KopeckyRow 3 - Cell 5 Row 3 - Cell 6
BoliviaFreddy GonzálezElizabeth VasquezEduardo MoyataMicaela SarabiaRow 4 - Cell 5 Row 4 - Cell 6
BrazilCaio Godoy OrmeneseAna Vitória MagalhãesDiego De Jesus MendesAna Paula PolegatchRow 5 - Cell 5 Row 5 - Cell 6
CanadaNickolas ZukowskyAlison JacksonDerek GeePaula FindlayRow 6 - Cell 5 Row 6 - Cell 6
ChileManuel Lira EguigurenKarla VallejosJose Luis RodriguezAranza VillalonRow 7 - Cell 5 Row 7 - Cell 6
ColombiaEsteban ChavesDiana PenuelaMiguel Angel LópezLina Marcela HernandezRow 8 - Cell 5 Row 8 - Cell 6
Costa RicaJason HuertasDixiana QuesadaJason HuertasMilagro MenaRow 9 - Cell 5 Row 9 - Cell 6
CroatiaViktor PotočkiMajda HorvatFran MiholjevićMia RadotićRow 10 - Cell 5 Row 10 - Cell 6
CubaRow 11 - Cell 1 Row 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3 Row 11 - Cell 4 Row 11 - Cell 5 Row 11 - Cell 6
Czech RepublicMathias VacekJarmila MachakovaJakub OtrubaEliška KvasničkováRow 12 - Cell 5 Row 12 - Cell 6
DenmarkMattias SkjelmoseRebecca KoernerKasper AsgreenEmma NorsgaardRow 13 - Cell 5 Row 13 - Cell 6
EcuadorRichard CarapazAna Vivar TorresJonathan CaicedoMiryam NunezRow 14 - Cell 5 Row 14 - Cell 6
El SalvadorJosé Dagoberto JoyaSauking Raquel ShiGregory GuardadoSaira Massiel MartínezRow 15 - Cell 5 Row 15 - Cell 6
EritreaAwet AmanKsanet GhebremeskelAmanuel GhebreigzabhierRow 16 - Cell 4 Row 16 - Cell 5 Row 16 - Cell 6
EstoniaEmils LiepinsLaura Lizette SanderRein TaaramäeLaura Lizette SanderRow 17 - Cell 5 Row 17 - Cell 6
EthiopiaBizay Tesfu RedaeRow 18 - Cell 2 Tsgabu GrmayTrhas Teklehaimanot TesfayRow 18 - Cell 5 Row 18 - Cell 6
FinlandAntti-Jussi JuntunenAnniina AhtosaloVladyslav MakogonAnniina AhtosaloRow 19 - Cell 5 Row 19 - Cell 6
FranceValentin MadouasVictoire BerteauRémi CavagnaCédrine KerbaolRow 20 - Cell 5 Row 20 - Cell 6
GermanyEmanuel BuchmannLiane LippertNils PolittMieke KrögerRow 21 - Cell 5 Row 21 - Cell 6
Great BritainFred WrightPfeiffer GeorgiJosh TarlingElizabeth HoldonRow 22 - Cell 5 Row 22 - Cell 6
GuatemalaAdolfo VasquezJasmin Gabriela SotoManuel RodasJasmin Gabriela SotoRow 23 - Cell 5 Row 23 - Cell 6
HondurasChristopher DiazLinda Daniela MenendezCesar CastilloNinoska Gissel AndinoRow 24 - Cell 5 Row 24 - Cell 6
HungaryAttila ValterBlanka VasAttila ValterBlanka VasRow 25 - Cell 5 Row 25 - Cell 6
IrelandBen HealyLara GillespieRyan MullenKelly MurphyRow 26 - Cell 5 Row 26 - Cell 6
IsraelItamar EinhornAntonina ReznikovaOded KogutRotem GafinovitzRow 27 - Cell 5 Row 27 - Cell 6
ItalySimone VelascoElisa Longo BorghiniFilippo GannaElisa Longo BorghiniRow 28 - Cell 5 Row 28 - Cell 6
JapanMasaki YamamotoEri YonamineYuma KoishiYui IshidaRow 29 - Cell 5 Row 29 - Cell 6
KazakhstanAlexey LutsenkoMakhabbat UmutzhanovaAlexey LutsenkoMakhabbat UmutzhanovaRow 30 - Cell 5 Row 30 - Cell 6
LatviaEmīls LiepiņšAnastasia CarbonariToms SkujiņšDana RožlapaRow 31 - Cell 5 Row 31 - Cell 6
LesothoKabelo MakatileTsepiso LerataRow 32 - Cell 3 Row 32 - Cell 4 Row 32 - Cell 5 Row 32 - Cell 6
LithuaniaRokas AdomaitisOlivija BaleišytėAivaras MikutisOlivija BaleišytėRow 33 - Cell 5 Row 33 - Cell 6
LuxembourgAlex KirschChristine MajerusAlex KirschChristine MajerusRow 34 - Cell 5 Row 34 - Cell 6
MauritiusChristopher Rougier-LaganeRow 35 - Cell 2 Christopher Rougier-LaganeAurelie HalbwachsRow 35 - Cell 5 Row 35 - Cell 6
MexicoRow 36 - Cell 1 Row 36 - Cell 2 Row 36 - Cell 3 Row 36 - Cell 4 Row 36 - Cell 5 Row 36 - Cell 6
MoroccoRow 37 - Cell 1 Row 37 - Cell 2 Adil El ArbaouiChaimae Ez-zakraouiRow 37 - Cell 5 Row 37 - Cell 6
NamibiaTristan De LangeVera LooserDrikus CoetzeeMelissa HinzRow 38 - Cell 5 Row 38 - Cell 6
NetherlandsDylan van BaarleDemi VolleringJos van EmdenRiejanne MarkusRow 39 - Cell 5 Row 39 - Cell 6
New ZealandJames OramAlly WollastonAaron GateGeorgia WilliamsRow 40 - Cell 5 Row 40 - Cell 6
NorwayFredrik DversnesSusanne AndersenSøren WærenskjoldMie Bjørndal OttestadRow 41 - Cell 5 Row 41 - Cell 6
PanamaRandish Abdul LorenzoWendy DucreuxBolivar EspinozaAnnibel Emilia PrietoRow 42 - Cell 5 Row 42 - Cell 6
PolandAlan BanaszekMonica BrzeznaMichał KwiatkowskiAgnieszka Skalniak-SójkaRow 43 - Cell 5 Row 43 - Cell 6
PortugalIvo OliveiraCristiana ValenteJoão AlmeidaAna CarameloRow 44 - Cell 5 Row 44 - Cell 6
Puerto RicoRow 45 - Cell 1 Row 45 - Cell 2 Christopher MoralesErialis OteroRow 45 - Cell 5 Row 45 - Cell 6
QatarAhmed AlbourdainyRow 46 - Cell 2 Row 46 - Cell 3 Row 46 - Cell 4 Row 46 - Cell 5 Row 46 - Cell 6
RomaniaSerghei ȚvetcovGeorgeta UngureanuEduard-Michael GrosuManuela MureșanRow 47 - Cell 5 Row 47 - Cell 6
SerbiaDušan RajovićRow 48 - Cell 2 Ognjen IlićJelena ErićRow 48 - Cell 5 Row 48 - Cell 6
Slovakia Matúš ŠtočekNora JencusovaMatúš ŠtočekNora JenčušováRow 49 - Cell 5 Row 49 - Cell 6
SloveniaTadej PogačarUrsa PintarTadej PogačarUrška ŽigartRow 50 - Cell 5 Row 50 - Cell 6
South AfricaTravis StedmanFrances Janse van RensburgStefan de BodZanri RossouwRow 51 - Cell 5 Row 51 - Cell 6
South KoreaRow 52 - Cell 1 Row 52 - Cell 2 Row 52 - Cell 3 Row 52 - Cell 4 Row 52 - Cell 5 Row 52 - Cell 6
SpainOier LazkanoMavi GarcíaJonathan CastroviejoMireia BenitoRow 53 - Cell 5 Row 53 - Cell 6
SwedenLucas ErikssonEmilia FahlinJacob AhlssonJenny RissvedsRow 54 - Cell 5 Row 54 - Cell 6
SwitzerlandMarc HirschiMarlen ReusserRow 55 - Cell 3 Row 55 - Cell 4 Row 55 - Cell 5 Row 55 - Cell 6
ThailandNoppachai KlahanChaniporn BatriyaPeerapol ChawchiangkwangChaniporn BatriyaRow 56 - Cell 5 Row 56 - Cell 6
Trinidad & TobagoMaurice BurnetteAlexi Costa-RamirezAkill CampbellAlexi Costa-RamirezRow 57 - Cell 5 Row 57 - Cell 6
UkraineMaksym BilyiMaryna AltukhovaVitalii NovakowskyiValeriya KononenkoRow 58 - Cell 5 Row 58 - Cell 6
United Arab EmiratesAhmed Al MansooriSafia Al SayeghSaif Al KaabiShaikha RashedRow 59 - Cell 5 Row 59 - Cell 6
United StatesQuinn SimmonsChloe DygertBrandon McNultyChloe DygertLuke LampertiCoryn Labecki
UruguayDiego Leonel RodriguezJohanna Noelia Bracco OlmedoEric FagundezMariana Garcia BritosRow 61 - Cell 5 Row 61 - Cell 6
VenezuelaRow 62 - Cell 1 Row 62 - Cell 2 Row 62 - Cell 3 Row 62 - Cell 4 Row 62 - Cell 5 Row 62 - Cell 6
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She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.