The Tour de France is looming large on the horizon, with the Grand Départ taking place in Barcelona, Spain, this week ahead of Saturday's first stage. Can anyone challenge Tadej Pogačar as the all-conquering Slovenian targets a fifth Tour de France victory?
UAE Team Emirates-XRG has announced the line-up of riders to support Pogačar, fresh from dominating the Tour de Suisse, through July, with star domestiques Isaac del Toro, winner of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and Adam Yates part of the eight-man roster.
“The Tour de France is always the biggest challenge of the season and also the race that motivates us the most. Every year, you arrive at the start knowing that anything can happen over three weeks, and that’s what makes it so special," said Pogačar, who will also be supported by Felix Großschartner, Brandon McNulty, Nils Politt, Florian Vermeersch and Tim Wellens.
“We’ve prepared really well as a team, everyone has worked incredibly hard, and now we’re excited to finally get started in Barcelona.
“I feel good, I’m looking forward to racing, and I know I’ll have a fantastic group of teammates and staff around me. We have a lot of confidence in each other and have built up a lot of experience together over the years.
Victory for Pogačar is far from a done deal, of course, and the 27-year-old will face the sternest test from two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard and double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel. Meanwhile, teenage star Paul Seixas will carry the hopes of the French nation in his debut at cycling's greatest race.
Tour de France team announcements are coming in thick and fast, and we've included all of the confirmed squads in this preview – alongside all of the need-to-know team information ahead of the 2026 race. We'll update this page as more teams are revealed.
This year's Tour de France route starts with a 19.6km team time trial, ensuring every rider needs to arrive on the start line in prime condition. This is the first TTT at the Tour since 2019 and, with an uphill finish (800m at 7%) to Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, it's also an opportunity to gain time on rivals from the first flag.
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Alpecin-Premier Tech
Country – Belgium
2025 WorldTour ranking – 9th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 22nd (Xandro Meurisse)
Stage wins 2025 – 3
Team manager – Christoph Roodhooft
Bike supplier – Canyon
Alpecin-Premier Tech's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
Stage wins through Jasper Philipsen, with Mathieu van der Poel targeting opportunistic victories and doubling as Philipsen’s domestique deluxe.
Star rider – Jasper Philipsen (BEL)*
The 2023 green jersey winner returns looking to add to his tally of 10 stage wins.
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Bahrain Victorious
Country – Bahrain
2025 WorldTour ranking – 10th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 40th (Santiago Buitrago)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Milan Eržen
Bike supplier – Bianchi
Bahrain Victorious' 2026 Tour de France team
Antonio Tiberi (ITA)
Phil Bauhaus (GER)
Damiano Caruso (ITA)
Kamil Gradek (POL)
Lenny Martinez (FRA)
Matej Mohorič (SLO)
Robert Stannard (AUS)
Vlad Van Mechelen (BEL)
What they’re here for
Stage hunting with Matej Mohorič, and GC campaigns with Antonio Tiberi and Lenny Martinez.
Star rider – Lenny Martinez (FRA)
The young French climber, mentored by British Cycling’s academy founder Rod Ellingworth, could set Tricolores fluttering by winning in the mountains.
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Country – Spain
2025 WorldTour ranking – 25th
Highest GC finish 2025 – N/A
Stage wins 2025 – N/A
Team manager – Juan Manuel Hernandez Esquisabel
Bike supplier – MMR
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA's 2026 Tour de France team
Abel Balderstone (ESP)
Sebastian Berwick (AUS)
Fernando Gaviria (COL)
Alex Molenaar (NED)
Joel Nicolau (ESP)
Stefano Oldani (ITA)
Jakub Otruba (CZE)
José Félix Parra (ESP)
What they’re here for
Exposure. A ProTeam from cycling’s second division racing on a wildcard invitation from Tour organisers ASO.
Star rider – Alex Molenaar (NED)
The Dutch GC rider will draw on Grand Tour experience gained from two participations at La Vuelta a Espaňa (2020 and 2025).
Cofidis
Country – France
2025 WorldTour ranking – 20th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 30th (Emanuel Buchmann)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Raphaël Jeune
Bike supplier – LOOK
Cofidis' 2026 Tour de France team
Piet Allegaert (BEL)
Alex Aranburu (ESP)
Jenthe Biermans (BEL)
Ion Izagirre (ESP)
Milan Fretin (BEL)
Alex Kirsch (LUX)
Hugo Page (FRA)
Benjamin Thomas (FRA
What they’re here for
Surprise victories. The French team are historic underperformers (two stage wins in 17 years) but have several accomplished finisseurs.
Star rider – Milan Fretin (BEL)
The Belgian, who won a stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia in February, will be the team's sprint hope. Also watch Ion Izagirre and Alex Aranburu on hilly breakaway stages.
Decathlon CMA CGM
Country – France
2025 WorldTour ranking – 7th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 5th (Félix Gall)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Dominique Serieys
Bike supplier – Van Rysel
Decathlon CMA CGM's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
The final podium in Paris if the team grant French teen sensation Paul Seixas his Tour debut. Stage hunting if not.
Star rider – Paul Seixas (FRA)*
All eyes will be on the 19-year-old French star. However, after crashing out of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, will expectations have been reset for Seixas?
EF Education-EasyPost
Country – US
2025 WorldTour ranking – 12th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 9th (Ben Healy)
Stage wins 2025 – 1
Team manager – Jonathan Vaughters
Bike supplier – Cannondale
EF Education-EasyPost's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
Stage hunting with Kasper Asgreen, Ben Healy and Michael Valgren.
Star rider – Ben Healy (IRE)*
Last year, the Irishman claimed a heroic solo victory on stage six and wore yellow on stages 10 and 11.
Groupama-FDJ United
Country – France
2025 WorldTour ranking – 18th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 16th (Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Thierry Cornec
Bike supplier – Wilier
Groupama-FDJ United's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
Mountain raids and top 10 GC performances from co-leaders David Gaudu and Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet.
Star rider – Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet (FRA)*
Philosopher and award-winning author, the Parisian will again seek to convert athletic gifts into Tour success on stages and GC.
Intermarché-Lotto
Country – Belgium
2025 WorldTour ranking – N/A
Highest GC finish 2025 – N/A
Stage wins 2025 – N/A
Team manager – Jean-François Bourlart
Bike supplier – Orbea
Intermarché-Lotto's 2026 Tour de France team
Huub Artz (NED)
Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
Lars Craps (BEL)
Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
Liam Slock (BEL)
Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)
Baptiste Veistroffer (FRA)
Georg Zimmermann (GER)
What they’re here for
Credibility. A new team formed by merging Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty, last year ranked 23rd and 24th respectively by the UCI.
Star rider – Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
The 24-year-old Belgian, aka Le Taureau de Lescheret (“The Bull from Lescheret”), is a formidable sprinter but lacks consistency.
Jayco-AlUla
Country – Australia
2025 WorldTour ranking – 16th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 11th (Ben O’Connor)
Stage wins 2025 – 1
Team manager – Brent Copeland
Bike supplier – Giant
Jayco-AlUla's 2026 Tour de France team
Pascal Ackermann (GER)
Luke Durbridge (AUS)
Felix Engelhardt (GER)
Kelland O’Brien (AUS)
Ben O’Connor (AUS)
Michael Matthews (AUS)
Luke Plapp (AUS)
Mauro Schmid (SUI)
What they’re here for
Sprint victories for Pascal Ackermann and breakaway triumphs for Luke Plapp.
Star rider – Luke Plapp (AUS)
The three-time Australian national road and time-trial champion has demonstrated impressive progress as a climber, and will be one of several hopes for an opportunistic stage win.
Lidl-Trek
Country – Germany
2025 WorldTour ranking – 3rd
Highest GC finish 2025 – 59th (Quinn Simmons)
Stage wins 2025 – 2
Team manager – Luca Guercilena
Bike supplier – Trek
Lidl-Trek's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
A strong GC challenge from new signing Juan Ayuso. Stage wins and a green jersey tilt from Mads Pedersen.
Star rider – Mads Pedersen (DEN)*
The former world champion can win from bunch sprints and breakaways and climb with all but the GC contenders.
Movistar
Country – Spain
2025 WorldTour ranking – 15th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 18th (Gregor Mühlberger)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Eusebio Unzué
Bike supplier – Canyon
Movistar's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
Stage hunting with Colombian climber Einer Rubio and Spanish national road champion Iván Romeo. A GC challenge from Cian Uijtdebroeks.
Star rider – Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL)*
The 2022 Tour de l’Avenir winner needs a consistent debut in the senior Tour after joining his third team in five years.
Netcompany-Ineos
Country – Britain
2025 WorldTour ranking – 8th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 12th (Thymen Arensman)
Stage wins 2025 – 2
Team manager – John Allert
Bike supplier – Pinarello
Netcompany-Ineos' 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
A first GC challenge for several years after dominating the previous decade.
Star rider – Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)*
With young Scot Oscar Onley ruled out with a shoulder injury, Ineos' hopes will fall with Kévin Vauquelin, who also achieved a top-10 finish in 2025.
NSN Cycling
Country – Switzerland
2025 WorldTour ranking – 14th (as Israel-Premier Tech)
Highest GC finish 2025 – 48th (Joseph Blackmore)
Stage wins 2025 – 0 (Israel-Premier Tech)
Team manager – Kjell Carlström
Bike supplier – Scott
NSN Cycling's 2026 Tour de France team
Biniam Girmay (ERI)
Lewis Askey (GBR)
George Bennett (NZL)
Marco Frigo (ITA)
Matîs Louvel (FRA)
Krists Neilands (LAT)
Jake Stewart (GBR)
Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL)
What they’re here for
Recognition. The now Swiss-registered, Spanish-based team raced last year as Israel-Premier Tech. New investors include FC Barcelona legend Andrés Iniesta.
Star rider – Biniam Girmay (ERI)
In 2024, the trailblazing sprinter became the first black African to win a Tour stage and, later, the green jersey.
Picnic PostNL
Country – Netherlands
2025 WorldTour ranking – 17th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 4th
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Iwan Spekenbrink
Bike supplier – Lapierre
Picnic PostNL's 2026 Tour de France team
Warren Barguil (FRA)
Julius van den Berg (NED)
Frits Biesterbos (NED)
Pavel Bittner (CZE)
Frank van den Broek (NED)
John Degenkolb (GER)
Robbe Dhondt (BEL)
Niklas Märkl (GER)
What they’re here for
Survival. Visibility and a decent points haul would lead the floundering Dutch fluyt from choppy sporting and commercial waters.
Star rider – Warren Barguil (FRA)
The 34-year-old climber won two stages and the mountains classification in 2017. Frank van den Broek will also target hilly stages, with Pavel Bittner the fast man for sprints.
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling
Country – Switzerland
2025 WorldTour ranking – 19th
Highest GC finish 2025 – N/A
Stage wins 2025 – N/A
Team manager – Douglas Ryder
Bike supplier – Pinarello
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
Confirmation. Ambitious, billionaire-backed outfit have gained their Tour debut on merit by finishing among the three highest scoring ProTeams in 2025.
Star rider – Tom Pidcock (GBR)*
The double Olympic mountain bike champion won on Alpe d’Huez in 2022 and finished third overall at last year’s Vuelta.
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
Country – Germany
2025 WorldTour ranking – 6th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 3rd (Florian Lipowitz)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Ralph Denk
Bike supplier – Specialized
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe's 2026 Tour de France team
Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
Florian Lipowitz (GER)
Mattia Cattaneo (ITA)
Nico Denz (GER)
Jai Hindley (AUS)
Jan Tratnik (SLO)
Tim van Dijke (NED)
Maxim Van Gils (BEL)
What they’re here for
A second podium finish or even victory for either new signing Remco Evenepoel or Florian Lipowitz, last year’s surprise package.
Star rider – Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
The multiple world and Olympic champion, and winner of the 2022 Vuelta a Espaňa, craves victory at the Tour. Last year's third-place finisher, Florian Lipowitz, has been announced as co-leader.
Soudal Quick-Step
Country – Belgium
2025 WorldTour ranking – 5th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 32nd (Ilan Van Wilder)
Stage wins 2025 – 4
Team manager – Jürgen Foré
Bike supplier – Specialized
Soudal Quick-Step's 2026 Tour de France team
Not yet confirmed*
What they’re here for*
Mountain raids and a potential GC challenge from Mikel Landa, and further sprint victories for Tim Merlier.
Star rider – Tim Merlier (BEL)*
The former European champion is arguably the world’s fastest bike rider and sprint royalty. He won two stages last year.
TotalEnergies
Country – France
2025 WorldTour ranking – 22nd
Highest GC finish 2025 – 10th (Jordan Jegat)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Stéphane Heulot
Bike supplier – Cube
TotalEnergies's 2026 Tour de France team
Nicolas Breuillard (FRA)
Joris Delbove (FRA)
Alexandre Delettre (FRA)
Thibault Guernalec (FRA)
Jordan Jegat (FRA)
Mathis Le Berre (FRA)
Anthony Turgis (FRA)
Mattéo Vercher (FRA)
What they’re here for
Visibility. The team needs a replacement for TotalEnergies, whose title sponsorship ends this year. Racing this Tour on a wildcard.
Star rider – Jordan Jegat (FRA)
The 26-year-old will seek to build on his surprise top 10 finish at last year’s Tour.
Tudor Pro Cycling
Country – Switzerland
2025 WorldTour ranking – 13th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 42nd (Michael Storer)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Raphael Meyer
Bike supplier – BMC
Tudor Pro Cycling's 2026 Tour de France team
Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
Marco Haller (AUT)
Marc Hirshci (SUI)
Arvid de Kleijn (NED)
Rick Pluimers (NED)
Michael Storer (AUS)
Matteo Trentin (ITA)
Yannis Voisard (SUI)
What they’re here for
Momentum. A brutal early season campaign left three of its riders – Stefan Küng, Matteo Trentin and Marius Mayrhofer – with broken bones.
Star rider – Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
The flamboyant Frenchman, a double world champion and winner of six Tour stages, wore yellow for 14 days in 2019.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG
Country – United Arab Emirates
2025 WorldTour ranking – 1
Highest GC finish 2025 – 1
Stage wins 2025 – 5
Team manager – Mauro Gianetti
Bike supplier – Colnago
UAE Team Emirates-XRG's 2026 Tour de France team
Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
Isaac del Toro (MEX)
Felix Großschartner (AUT)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Nils Politt (GER)
Florian Vermeersch (BEL)
Tim Wellens (BEL)
Adam Yates (GBR)
What they’re here for
A record-equalling fifth overall victory for Tadej Pogačar. Multiple stage wins with the Slovenian or any of his talented teammates.
Star rider – Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
The reigning world champion is considered Eddy Merckx’s only rival as cycling’s GOAT. Another Tour victory could close the debate.
Uno-X Mobility
Country – Norway
2025 WorldTour ranking – 11th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 6th (Tobias Halland Johannessen)
Stage wins 2025 – 1
Team manager – Thor Hushovd
Bike supplier – Ridley
Uno-X Mobility's 2026 Tour de France team
Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR)
Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR)
Anthon Charmig (DEN)
Magnus Cort (DEN)
Andreas Kron (DEN)
Anders Skaarseth (NOR)
Torstein Træen (NOR)
Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
What they’re here for
Stage wins for Magnus Cort, who will retire for the end of the season. A GC challenge with Tobias Halland Johannessen.
Star rider – Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR)
The 26-year-old, sixth in 2025, will start his fourth Tour with a valuable mix of youth and experience.
Visma-Lease a Bike
Country – Netherlands
2025 WorldTour ranking – 2
Highest GC finish 2025 – 2 (Jonas Vingegaard)
Stage wins 2025 – 2
Team manager – Richard Plugge
Bike supplier – Cervélo
Visma-Lease a Bike's 2026 Tour de France team
Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
Edoardo Affini (ITA)
Bruno Armirail (FRA)
Victor Campenaerts (BEL)
Matteo Jorgenson (USA)
Sepp Kuss (USA)
Davide Piganzoli (ITA)
Per Strand Hagenes (NOR)
What they’re here for
To win the Tour for a third time with Jonas Vingegaard.
Star rider – Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
The two-time winner is the only rider to beat Tadej Pogačar in a GC fight at the Tour.
XDS Astana
Country – Kazakhstan
2025 WorldTour ranking – 4th
Highest GC finish 2025 – 14th (Sergio Higuita)
Stage wins 2025 – 0
Team manager – Alexandr Vinokurov
Bike supplier – XDS
XDS Astana's 2026 Tour de France team
Davide Ballerini (ITA)
Aaron Gate (NZL)
Sergio Higuita (COL)
Max Kanter (GER)
Harold Tejada (COL)
Mike Teunissen (NED)
Simone Velasco (ITA)
Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ)
What they’re here for
Stage hunting in the high mountains with Harold Tejada and Sergio Higuita, plus a possible GC challenge from the latter.
Star rider – Sergio Higuita (COL)
Higuita’s fairy tale rise from a violent barrio to professional cycling’s top tier mirrors that of several of Colombia’s greatest riders.
