{"id":1031666,"date":"2026-06-17T05:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1031666\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:03:25","slug":"startlist-tour-de-france-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1031666\/","title":{"rendered":"Startlist Tour de France 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/b> – The German team has signed Remco Evenepoel this winter. The Olympic champion and last year’s third place – and youth classification leader – Florian Lipowitz take aim at rivaling Tadej Pogacar<\/a> and Jonas Vingegaard.<\/p>\n

Bahrain – Victorious<\/b> – After a Giro spent in the spotlight, Bahrain now aims for the GC once again at the Tour, with Antonio TIberi and Lenny Mart\u00ednez sharing the leadership.<\/p>\n

Uno-X Mobility<\/b> – Last year Tobias Johannessen rode to a Top10 result and Jonas Abrahamsen won a stage. In 2026 the two return in a stage-focused team which also includes Magnus Cort Nielsen, Soren Waerenskjold and Torstein Traeen.<\/p>\n

NSN Cycling Team<\/b> – The Swiss team s led by Biniam Girmay who aims to win a Tour de France sprint for the first time since 2024.<\/p>\n

Pinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team<\/b> – One of the Tour’s wildcard invites has been given to Tom Pidcock’s team, who leads an ambitious GC hunt whilst also pursuing stage wins.<\/p>\n

Lidl-Trek<\/b> – A diverse team which features Juan Ayuso as the team’s main GC contender; whilst the likes of Mads Pedersen, Giulio Ciccone, Mattias Skjelmose and Quinn Simmons are all tasked with winning stages.<\/p>\n

Alpecin – Premier Tech<\/b> – The Belgian team brings their three leaders once more into the Tour, featuring classics specialist Mathieu van der Poel<\/a> and the sprinter duo Jasper Philipsen and Kaden Groves.<\/p>\n

Team Jayco AlUla<\/b> – Jayco has Michael Matthews, Mauro Schmid, Luke Plapp, Ben O’Connor and Pascal Ackermann all lined up in a team that will be looking for stage wins.<\/p>\n

Caja Rural – Seguros RGA <\/b>– The Spanish team was the surprise invite for this year’s Tour. It will aim for a stage win, which would be a major success. The likes of Fernando Gaviria, Sebastian Berwick and Jos\u00e9 Felix Parra headline its ambitions.<\/p>\n

Netcompany INEOS<\/b> – The British team will, if health allows, have K\u00e9vin Vauquelin, Oscar Onley, Carlos Rodr\u00edguez and Thymen Arensman all in the race with a role that can vary between GC and stage hunting depending on their for<\/p>\n

\"Thymen<\/p>\n

Thymen Arensman in action on stage 19 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia<\/p>\n

EF Education-EasyPost – The American outfit will chase stage wins with the likes of Ben Healy and Alex Baudin; whilst Richard Carapaz might do the same or pursue a GC result.<\/p>\n

XDS Astana Team<\/b> – Stage wins and the KOM jersey will be the big goal for the Kazakh team, with its multiple leaders.<\/p>\n

Team Picnic PostNL<\/b> – The Dutch team will hope for Pavel Bittner’s recovery in order to have a set leader for the Tour. It will otherwise aim for stage wins from he breakaways.<\/p>\n

Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9 <\/b>– After a Giro that has ended in disaster, Arnaud de Lie and Lennert van Eetvelt take to the start of the Tour in hopes of winning a stage.<\/p>\n

Team Visma | Lease a Bike <\/b>– The Dutch team will be UAE’s biggest rival on paper, led by Giro d’Italia winner Jonas Vingegaard. Matteo Jorgenson, Wout Van Aert and Sepp Kuss will all be part of a luxurious support crew.<\/p>\n

\"Jonas<\/p>\n

Jonas Vingegaard will lead Visma at the Tour de France<\/p>\n

Soudal – Quick-Step<\/b> – Quick-Step will aim for the sprints with Tim Merlier as a priority; whilst providing freedom for its climbers such as Mikel Landa, Ilan van Wilder and Valentin Paret-Peintre.<\/p>\n

UAE Team Emirates – XRG<\/b> – The defending champions are led by Tadej Pogacar, who aims for another yellow jersey. Isaac del Toro, Tim Wellens and Florian Vermeersch will be amongst his domestiques.<\/p>\n

Groupama – FDJ United <\/b>– One of the ‘home’ teams will aim for a stage win, hoping for the likes of Romain Gr\u00e9goire, David Gaudu or Guillaume Martin to deliver on the difficult terrain.<\/p>\n

Cofidis<\/b> – Cofidis was a wildcard invite for the race, with varying ambitions in most terrains featuring leaders such as Ion Izagirre, Alex Aranburu and Milan Fretin.<\/p>\n

Movistar Team<\/b> – Movistar will back up Cian Uijtdebroeks for the overall classification whilst the likes of Iv\u00e1n Romeo and Pablo Castrillo will be contenders for breakaway wins.<\/p>\n

TotalEnergies<\/b> – The French team had a Top10 with Jordan Jegat last year, this time around he and Anthony Turgis lead a stage-focused lineup.<\/p>\n

Tudor Pro Cycling Team <\/b>– Julian Alaphilippe, Michael Storer and Matteo Trentin headline the team’s goal to win a stage.<\/p>\n

Startlist Tour de France 2026<\/p>\n\nDecathlon CMA CGM Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBenoot, Tiesj<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBissegger, Stefan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nHoole, Daan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nParet-Peintre, Aur\u00e9lien<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nProdhomme, Nicolas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nRiccitello, Matthew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSeixas, Paul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCattaneo, Mattia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nEvenepoel, Remco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGils, Maxim Van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nHindley, Jai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nLipowitz, Florian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMart\u00ednez, Daniel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMeeus, Jordi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPoppel, Danny van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBahrain Victorious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBilbao, Pello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMartinez, Lenny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMohori\u010d, Matej<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nTiberi, Antonio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nUno-X Mobility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAbrahamsen, Jonas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCharmig, Anthon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCort, Magnus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nJohannessen, Tobias<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nKron, Andreas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSkaarseth, Anders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nTr\u00e6en, Torstein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nW\u00e6renskjold, S\u00f8ren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNSN Cycling Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAskey, Lewis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBennett, George<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBoivin, Guillaume<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGirmay, Biniam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nStewart, Jake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAzparren, Xabier Mikel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMoer, Brent Van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPidcock, Tom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nWright, Fred<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLidl – Trek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAndersen, S\u00f8ren Kragh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAyuso, Juan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCiccone, Giulio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPedersen, Mads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSimmons, Quinn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSkjelmose, Mattias<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVacek, Mathias<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVerona, Carlos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAlpecin – Premier Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGroves, Kaden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPhilipsen, Jasper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPoel, Mathieu van der<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nRickaert, Jonas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVerstrynge, Emiel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTeam Jayco AlUla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAckermann, Pascal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMatthews, Michael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nO’Connor, Ben<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPlapp, Luke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nSchmid, Mauro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCaja Rural – Seguros RGA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBalderstone, Abel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBarcel\u00f3, Fernando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBerwick, Sebastian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCastellon, Jan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGaviria, Fernando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMolenaar, Alex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nNicolau, Joel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nOldani, Stefano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nOtruba, Jakub<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nParra, Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNetcompany INEOS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nArensman, Thymen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGanna, Filippo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGodon, Dorian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nKwiatkowski, Michal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nOnley, Oscar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nRodr\u00edguez, Carlos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVauquelin, K\u00e9vin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nEF Education – EasyPost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAsgreen, Kasper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBaudin, Alex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCarapaz, Richard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nHealy, Ben<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nXDS Astana Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nChampoussin, Cl\u00e9ment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nFortunato, Lorenzo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nHiguita, Sergio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nTejada, Harold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nTeunissen, Mike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTeam Picnic PostNL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBarguil, Warren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBerg, Julius van den<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBittner, Pavel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBroek, Frank van den<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLotto – Intermarch\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBerckmoes, Jenno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nEetvelt, Lennert Van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nLie, Arnaud De<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVeistroffer, Baptiste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nZimmermann, Georg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTeam Visma – Lease a Bike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAert, Wout van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nAffini, Edoardo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nArmirail, Bruno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nCampenaerts, Victor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nHagenes, Per Strand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nJorgenson, Matteo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nKuss, Sepp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVingegaard, Jonas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSoudal – Quick-Step<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nBaarle, Dylan van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nLanda, Mikel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nLerberghe, Bert Van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMerlier, Tim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nParet-Peintre, Valentin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nStuyven, Jasper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVervaeke, Louis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nWilder, Ilan Van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nUAE Team Emirates XRG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nDel Toro, Isaac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGrossschartner, Felix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMcNulty, Brandon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPoga\u010dar, Tadej<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nPolitt, Nils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nVermeersch, Florian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nWellens, Tim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nYates, Adam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGroupama – FDJ United<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGaudu, David<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nGr\u00e9goire, Romain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\nMadouas, 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