With an unusual scheduling for cycling, the 2026 Elite Track European Championships will start on Sunday, February 1st (concluding on Thursday, February 5th). The event will be hosted in Konya, a city of approximately one million inhabitants in the heart of Anatolia, on the central plateau of Turkey, at just over 1000 meters of altitude. This marks the beginning of the international season that will culminate with the Shanghai World Championships in October, the first qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The Technical Commissioners Diego Bragato, Ivan Quaranta, Edoardo Salvoldi, and Marco Villa have called up 20 athletes. Simone Consonni, Elisa Balsamo, and Letizia Paternoster, who were absent from the World Championships in Chile, are returning to the National Team. In the women's endurance sector, notable are the presence of very young athletes Anita Baima and Linda Sanarini, both making their debut with the elite National Team. Federica Venturelli is also present, the sole survivor of the quartet that won the world title at the recent World Championships in Chile.

In the men's field, Consonni and Lamon lead a group largely composed of young athletes who have already gained experience in major international competitions. The group of sprinters is also almost entirely confirmed, with the addition of Fabio Del Medico, Matilde Cenci, and Siria Trevisan, making their debut at an Elite European Championship.

Called-up Italian Athletes

Anita Baima (G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE)
Elisa Balsamo (LIDL – TREK WOMEN TEAM)
Matteo Bianchi (CENTRO SPORTIVO ESERCITO)
Davide Boscaro (G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE)
Matilde Cenci (G.S. FIAMME ORO)
Simone Consonni (LIDL – TREK)
Fabio Del Medico (G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE)
Renato Favero (BIESSE – CARRERA – PREMAC)
Niccolò Galli (SOLME – OLMO – ARVEDI)
Etienne Grimod (SOLME – OLMO – ARVEDI)
Francesco Lamon (G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE)
Stefano Antonio Minuta (G.S. FIAMME ORO)
Stefano Moro (G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE)
Letizia Paternoster (G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE)
Mattia Predomo (CENTRO SPORTIVO ESERCITO)
Linda Sanarini (G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE)
Juan David Sierra (TUDOR PRO CYCLING U23)
Siria Trevisan (SCUOLA CICLISMO LIONS D – CAVARZERE)
Miriam Vece (G.S. FIAMME ORO)
Federica Venturelli (UAE TEAM ADQ)

Finals Schedule

Sunday, February 1st, 2026

Women – Scratch, final: 10 km / 40 laps
Men – Elimination
Women – Team Sprint
Men – Team Sprint

Monday, February 2nd, 2026

Men – Points Race, final: 40 km / 160 laps
Women – Elimination
Men – Time Trial
Women – Team Pursuit
Men – Team Pursuit

Day 3 – Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026

Men – Scratch, final: 10 km / 40 laps
Men – Individual Pursuit
Women – Omnium
Women – Sprint

Day 4 – Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

Women – Time Trial
Women – Individual Pursuit
Men – Omnium
Women – Points Race, final: 25 km / 100 laps
Men – Sprint

Day 5 – Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Women – Madison, final: 30 km / 120 laps
Women – Keirin
Men – Keirin
Men – Madison, final

ON TV

Rai Sport / RaiPlay – Italian Times
Sunday, February 1st: 16:15 - 19:00 live (RaiPlay); 00:30 – 02:15 (night between Sunday and Monday) delayed (RaiSport)
Monday, February 2nd: 16:25 – 19:30 live (Rai Sport)
Tuesday, February 3rd: 16:25 – 19:25 live (Rai Sport)
Wednesday, February 4th: 16:25 – 19:25 live (Rai Sport)
Thursday, February 5th: 12:25 – 15:30 live (Rai Sport)

Eurosport – Italian Times (TV and streaming)
Sunday, February 1st: 17:15 – 19:00 live
Monday, February 2nd: 16:20 – 20:05 live
Tuesday, February 3rd: 16:20 – 19:40 live
Wednesday, February 4th: 17:00 – 20:00 live
Thursday, February 5th: 13:45 – 15:30 live