Image 1 of 58 Jolien D'Hoore (Lotto-Belisol) wins the 2014 Belgian national road race title (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 2 of 58 The Slovak podium: Peter Velits, Peter Sagan and Martin Mahdar (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 3 of 58 Zdenek Stybar and Peter Sagan win the Czech and Slovak championship, respectively (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 4 of 58 Edgar Nohales (7-Eleven) (Image credit: El Pedal de Frodo) Image 5 of 58 Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) shows his silver medal (Image credit: El Pedal de Frodo) Image 6 of 58 High five, Ion (Image credit: El Pedal de Frodo) Image 7 of 58 A teary Arnaud Demare (Image credit: AFP) Image 8 of 58 Elite men's podium (Image credit: AFP) Image 9 of 58 Arnaud Demare triumphs at French nationals (Image credit: AFP) Image 10 of 58 Peter Kennaugh , Team Sky lets loose on the podium. (Image credit: Mark Gunter) Image 11 of 58 The Mens podium. (Image credit: Mark Gunter) Image 12 of 58 Fränk Schleck (Trek) celebrates his 2014 Luxembourg national road race victory (Image credit: Serge Waldbillig/ Luxemburger Wort Photographe) Image 13 of 58 Adriano Malori (Movistar) celebrates his national time trial victory (Image credit: Team Movistar) Image 14 of 58 Sebastian Langeveld the new Dutch road race champion (Image credit: Bettini Photo) Image 15 of 58 The Dutch TT podium: Sebastian Langeveld, Tom Dumoulin and Jos van Emden (Image credit: Bettini Photo) Image 16 of 58 Jens Debusschere (Lotto Belisol) checks if his medal is real gold (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 17 of 58 The 2014 Belgian road race podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 18 of 58 Philippe Gilbert (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 19 of 58 The top three men on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 20 of 58 The women's Belgian road race podium for 2014 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 21 of 58 Peter Kennaugh , Team Sky takes the win! (Image credit: Mark Gunter) Image 22 of 58 Alejandro Valverde shows his Spanish National ITT champion jersey. (Image credit: El Pedal de Frodo) Image 23 of 58 Peter Velits tops the Slovak TT podium (Image credit: Jan Brychta / SvetCyklistiky.cz) Image 24 of 58 Peter Velits on his way to another national title (Image credit: Jan Brychta / SvetCyklistiky.cz) Image 25 of 58 Jan Barta on his way to another Czech TT title (Image credit: Jan Brychta / SvetCyklistiky.cz) Image 26 of 58 The Czech time trial podium (Image credit: Jan Brychta / SvetCyklistiky.cz) Image 27 of 58 The winner, Mayuko Hagiwara ( Wiggle - Honda ) in action in the Japan national championship time trial (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka) Image 28 of 58 Minami Uwano ( Kanoya University), the third place in the Japan national championship time trial (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka) Image 29 of 58 Mayuko Hagiwara ( Wiggle - Honda ) won the time trial Japan national championship (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka) Image 30 of 58 Fumiyuki Beppu (Trek Factory Racing) concentrated before the start of time trial (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka) Image 31 of 58 Leire Olaberría (Bizkaia) (Image credit: El Pedal de Frodo) Image 32 of 58 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot wins the French road national championships (Image credit: AFP) Image 33 of 58 Laura Trott (Wiggle Honda) wins the national road race (Image credit: Mark Gunter) Image 34 of 58 Men's podium: Ryan Roth, Svein Tuft, Christian Meier (Image credit: Tour of Japan) Image 35 of 58 U23 men podium: Kristofer Dahl, Benjamin Perry, Jay Lamoureux (Image credit: Tour of Japan) Image 36 of 58 Svein Tuft (Orica GreenEDGE) wins (Image credit: Tour of Japan) Image 37 of 58 Leah Kirchmann (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) wins (Image credit: Tour of Japan) Image 38 of 58 Podium: Denise Ramsden, Leah Kirchmann, Leah Guloien (Image credit: Tour of Japan) Image 39 of 58 French road national champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Image credit: AFP) Image 40 of 58 The Czech/Slovak championships race took place in a massive downpour (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 41 of 58 Martina Sablikova wins the women's Czech road championship (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 42 of 58 The women's Czech road race podium: Anezka Drahotova, Martina Sablikova and Pavlina Sulcova (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 43 of 58 The Czech junior men's race (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 44 of 58 Adam Toupalik soloed to the Czech junior road race win (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 45 of 58 The Czech junior podium: Ludek Helis, Adam Toupalik and Vojtech Pezlar (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 46 of 58 Elena Cecchini the new Italian women's road champion (Image credit: fotoline.com) Image 47 of 58 Valentian Scandolara, Elena Cecchini and Maria Giulia Canfalonieri made up the Italian women's road race podium (Image credit: fotoline.com) Image 48 of 58 The Slovak U23 podium: Filip Taragel, Lubos Malovec and Erik Baska (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 49 of 58 The Czech/Slovak championships race (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 50 of 58 The Slovak podium: Peter Velits, Peter Sagan and Martin Mahdar (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 51 of 58 Peter Sagan wins another Slovakian championship (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 52 of 58 Zdenek Stybar is the Czech champion (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 53 of 58 The Czech/Slovak elite championships (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 54 of 58 The U23 Czech championship podium: Daniel Turek, Tomas Koudela and David Dvorsky (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 55 of 58 Etixx and Omega Pharma banded together for Stybar (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 56 of 58 The first attack group in the Czech/Slovak championship (Image credit: Jan Brychta) Image 57 of 58 Elena Cecchini the new Italian women's road champion (Image credit: fotoline.com) Image 58 of 58 Eric Marotte (SmartStop) is the new National Road Champion (Image credit: Jonathan Devich)

Each year the lull between the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de France is filled with national championships. Countries across Europe and around the world time their time trial and road race championship events largely on the same weekend, leading to a flood of results, and new champions to remember. To make things a little easier, Cyclingnews has compiled this table of new champions so you know who will ride in their national colours for the next 12 months.

Notable amongst the winners are top elite men's riders Peter Sagan (Slovakia), Vincenzo Nibali (Italy), Martin Elmiger (Switzerland), double Canadian winner Svein Tuft, Arnaud Demare (France), Andre Greipel (Germany), Sebastian Langeveld (Netherlands) and double Portuguese champion Nelson Oliveira, all of whom are expected to fly their national colours at the Tour de France on the road stages.

Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania), Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland), Tony Martin (Germany), Jan Barta (Czech Republic), Sylvain Chavanel (France), Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands), Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland), Peter Velits (Slovakia) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) will have but one stage in which to wear their national champions jerseys in the time trial at the Tour.

2014 National Champions