How to Watch the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2026: Free Live Stream & Preview
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2026 climbs Mont Royal on 13 September. Here's the demanding circuit, the contenders, and how to watch the WorldTour one-day race live and free.
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2026 takes place on 13 September, completing Canada's WorldTour one-day double just two days after the Grand Prix de Québec. Tougher and hillier than its sister race, the Montreal event is built around the slopes of Mont Royal and rewards genuine climbers and the strongest classics riders in the bunch.
The circuit winds around Mont Royal park and covers roughly 220 kilometres over many laps. Its centrepiece is the Camillien-Houde climb, a demanding ascent tackled on every lap that, combined with a second shorter rise and a punchy finale, adds up to a huge amount of total climbing by the finish. The relentless accumulation of vertical metres makes Montreal one of the hardest one-day races of the late season.
That difficulty shapes the racing. Where Québec often suits fast-finishing puncheurs, Montreal's heavier climbing demands typically produce a smaller, more selective front group and frequently reward a strong solo or small-group attack in the closing laps. It is a race that suits Grand Tour climbers and Ardennes-style specialists who can climb repeatedly and still finish fast.
Coming late in the season, the GP de Montréal often attracts riders in peak form building toward the World Championships and the autumn classics, giving the race a high-quality, motivated startlist. The enthusiastic Montreal crowds lining Mont Royal add to one of the best atmospheres on the North American calendar.
You can watch the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2026 live and free in HD on ProCyclingDaily. Our live stream will follow the full race on 13 September, so you can catch every ascent of Camillien-Houde without a paywall. Broadcast coverage is also available in some regions via Eurosport and Canadian television.
The race finishes in the afternoon local time (EDT), which is early evening for European viewers and a convenient daytime watch across the Americas. Check the start time on our cycling calendar and join ProCyclingDaily to watch the 2026 GP de Montréal live.