{"id":7164,"date":"2026-06-18T09:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?page_id=7164"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:29:49","slug":"tour-de-france-2026-teams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/equipes-du-tour-de-france-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2026 Teams: All 23 Squads, Leaders, Bikes &#038; Wildcard Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026\u00a0: Les 23 \u00e9quipes, leurs dirigeants, leurs v\u00e9los et l'histoire des wildcards<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tour de France 2026 has 23 confirmed teams, 18 UCI WorldTeams with automatic entry, 3 ProTeams via UCI ranking, and 2 wildcard invitations from ASO. The full team list was announced on January 30, 2026. Racing starts July 4 in Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the definitive reference. Every team confirmed. Every GC leader is named. Every wildcard story told. Bikes, budgets, sports directors, TTT squads, and the Unibet Rose Rockets snub, all here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.teams-tldr-wrap {\n  max-width: 960px;\n  margin: 2rem auto;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n}\n\n.teams-tldr-card {\n  background: #f6fbee;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.25);\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.teams-tldr-header {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 10px;\n  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 0.9rem;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.15);\n}\n\n.teams-tldr-title {\n  font-family: 'Galibier', sans-serif !important;\n  font-size: 1.3rem !important;\n  font-weight: 700 !important;\n  text-transform: uppercase !important;\n  letter-spacing: 1.5px !important;\n  color: #111 !important;\n  margin: 0 !important;\n  line-height: 1.2 !important;\n  padding: 0 !important;\n  border: none !important;\n}\n\n.teams-tldr-badge {\n  font-size: 0.65rem;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.8px;\n  background: #EAF3DE;\n  color: #27500A;\n  padding: 4px 10px;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.3);\n  white-space: nowrap;\n}\n\n.teams-tldr-body {\n  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;\n}\n\n.tldr-list {\n  list-style: none;\n  padding: 0;\n  margin: 0;\n  display: flex;\n  flex-direction: column;\n  gap: 1rem;\n}\n\n.tldr-item {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: flex-start;\n  gap: 12px;\n}\n\n.tldr-icon {\n  width: 24px;\n  height: 24px;\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n  color: #27500A;\n  margin-top: 2px;\n}\n\n.tldr-icon svg {\n  width: 20px;\n  height: 20px;\n  stroke: #27500A;\n}\n\n.tldr-text {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  margin: 0;\n}\n\n.tldr-text strong {\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #000;\n}\n\n.highlight-note {\n  margin-top: 1rem;\n  padding: 0.8rem 1rem;\n  background: #fffdee;\n  border-left: 3px solid #FFC72C;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  color: #4a3b00;\n  line-height: 1.5;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n  .teams-tldr-body {\n    padding: 1rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"teams-tldr-wrap\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tldr-card\">\n    \n    <div class=\"teams-tldr-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"teams-tldr-title\">TL;DR \u2014 Aper\u00e7u des \u00e9quipes du Tour de France 2026<\/h2>\n      <span class=\"teams-tldr-badge\">\u00c9quipes<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"teams-tldr-body\">\n      <ul class=\"tldr-list\">\n        <!-- Bullet 1: Total teams -->\n        <li class=\"tldr-item\">\n          <div class=\"tldr-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"\/><path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"tldr-text\">\n            <strong>23 \u00e9quipes au total.<\/strong> ASO a confirm\u00e9 la composition compl\u00e8te des \u00e9quipes le 30 janvier 2026. Le 113e Tour de France se d\u00e9roulera du 4 au 26 juillet, d\u00e9butant par un contre-la-montre par \u00e9quipes \u00e0 Barcelone et se terminant sur les Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es \u00e0 Paris.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n\n        <!-- Bullet 2: WorldTeams -->\n        <li class=\"tldr-item\">\n          <div class=\"tldr-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"tldr-text\">\n            <strong>18 \u00e9quipes UCI WorldTeams sont automatiquement qualifi\u00e9es.<\/strong> Aucune qualification n'est requise. Il s'agit des meilleures \u00e9quipes de la discipline, d'UAE Team Emirates-XRG et Visma-Lease a Bike \u00e0 Uno-X Mobility et XDS Astana, qui b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient d'un droit automatique \u00e0 toutes les courses de la cat\u00e9gorie 2.UWT.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n\n        <!-- Bullet 3: ProTeams -->\n        <li class=\"tldr-item\">\n          <div class=\"tldr-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <polyline points=\"23 6 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 1 18\"\/><polyline points=\"17 6 23 6 23 12\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"tldr-text translation-block\"><strong>Trois \u00e9quipes professionnelles ont obtenu une invitation directe<\/strong> gr\u00e2ce au classement UCI 2025. Tudor Pro Cycling (premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe professionnelle au classement UCI 2025), Pinarello-Q36.5 (deuxi\u00e8me) et Cofidis (troisi\u00e8me) ont toutes re\u00e7u une invitation automatique. Cette d\u00e9cision fait suite \u00e0 une modification du r\u00e8glement de l'UCI qui a port\u00e9 le nombre d'\u00e9quipes participantes de 22 \u00e0 23.<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n\n        <!-- Bullet 4: Wildcards -->\n        <li class=\"tldr-item\">\n          <div class=\"tldr-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"10\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"tldr-text\">\n            <strong>L'ASO a attribu\u00e9 deux wildcards : TotalEnergies et Caja Rural.<\/strong> Unibet Rose Rockets, l'\u00e9quipe favorite des supporters, n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 invit\u00e9e. Christian Prudhomme a invoqu\u00e9 le classement de fin de saison et des crit\u00e8res sportifs. La wild card de Caja Rural est directement li\u00e9e au Grand D\u00e9part de Barcelone\u00a0: une \u00e9quipe espagnole pour un d\u00e9part espagnol.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n\n        <!-- Bullet 5: Roster size -->\n        <li class=\"tldr-item\">\n          <div class=\"tldr-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <path d=\"M16 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><path d=\"M22 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"\/><path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"tldr-text\">\n            <strong>184 coureurs r\u00e9partis en \u00e9quipes de 8.<\/strong> Chaque \u00e9quipe aligne exactement 8 coureurs. La plupart des compositions ne sont pas d\u00e9finitivement confirm\u00e9es en juin 2026 \u2014 les \u00e9quipes ajoutent des coureurs dans les semaines pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant la pr\u00e9sentation des \u00e9quipes le 1er juillet sur la Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, \u00e0 Barcelone.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n\n        <!-- Bullet 6: Presentation -->\n        <li class=\"tldr-item\">\n          <div class=\"tldr-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <p class=\"tldr-text\">\n            <strong>Pr\u00e9sentation officielle de l'\u00e9quipe :<\/strong> 1er juillet 2026, Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, Barcelone, 18h00 CEST. Trois jours avant le lancement de la premi\u00e8re phase.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      \n      <div class=\"highlight-note\">\n        <strong>\ud83d\udd25 23 teams, 184 riders, 1 yellow jersey. The team presentation on July 1 in Barcelona sets the stage for the 113th Tour de France.<\/strong>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.teams-numbers-wrap {\n  max-width: 960px;\n  margin: 2rem auto;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n}\n\n.teams-numbers-card {\n  background: #f6fbee;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.25);\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.teams-numbers-header {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 12px;\n  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 0.9rem;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.15);\n}\n\n.teams-numbers-title {\n  font-family: 'Galibier', sans-serif !important;\n  font-size: 1.2rem !important;\n  font-weight: 700 !important;\n  text-transform: uppercase !important;\n  letter-spacing: 1.5px !important;\n  color: #111 !important;\n  margin: 0 !important;\n  line-height: 1.2 !important;\n  padding: 0 !important;\n  border: none !important;\n  flex: 1;\n}\n\n.teams-numbers-badge {\n  font-size: 0.65rem;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.8px;\n  background: yellow;\n  color: #27500A;\n  padding: 4px 10px;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.3);\n  white-space: nowrap;\n}\n\n.teams-numbers-body {\n  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;\n}\n\n\/* 2-column grid *\/\n.numbers-grid {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n  gap: 0.8rem 1.5rem;\n}\n\n.number-item {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: flex-start;\n  gap: 8px;\n  padding: 0.6rem 0;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.1);\n}\n\n.number-item:last-child {\n  border-bottom: none;\n}\n\n.number-icon {\n  width: 20px;\n  height: 20px;\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n  color: #27500A;\n  margin-top: 2px;\n}\n\n.number-icon svg {\n  width: 16px;\n  height: 16px;\n  stroke: #27500A;\n}\n\n.number-content {\n  flex: 1;\n}\n\n.number-label {\n  font-family: 'Galibier', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 0.68rem;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.6px;\n  color: #27500A;\n  margin: 0 0 2px 0;\n}\n\n.number-value {\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n  margin: 0;\n}\n\n.number-value strong {\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #000;\n}\n\n\/* Responsive: single column on mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n  .numbers-grid {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"teams-numbers-wrap\">\n  <div class=\"teams-numbers-card\">\n    \n    <div class=\"teams-numbers-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"teams-numbers-title\">\u00c9quipes du Tour de France 2026 \u2014 Chiffres cl\u00e9s<\/h2>\n      <span class=\"teams-numbers-badge\">\u00c9quipes<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"teams-numbers-body\">\n      \n      <div class=\"numbers-grid\">\n        \n        <!-- Total teams -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle><path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">Total des \u00e9quipes<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">23<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- UCI WorldTeams -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">UCI WorldTeams<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">18 (entr\u00e9e automatique)<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- ProTeams direct ranking -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <polyline points=\"23 6 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 1 18\"><\/polyline><polyline points=\"17 6 23 6 23 12\"><\/polyline>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">ProTeams \u2014 classement direct<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">3 (Tudor, Pinarello-Q36.5, Cofidis)<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Wildcard invitations -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"6\"><\/line><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"6\"><\/line><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"10\"><\/line>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">Wildcard invitations<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">2 (TotalEnergies, Caja Rural)<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Riders per team -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <path d=\"M16 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle><path d=\"M22 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">Coureurs par \u00e9quipe<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">8<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Total riders -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle><path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">Nombre total de coureurs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">184 (pr\u00e9liminaire ; la liste finale sera confirm\u00e9e \u00e0 l'approche du 4 juillet)<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Team announcement date -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"6\"><\/line><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"6\"><\/line><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"10\"><\/line>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">Date d'annonce de l'\u00e9quipe<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">30 janvier 2026<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Team presentation -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">Pr\u00e9sentation de l'\u00e9quipe<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">1er juillet 2026 \u2014 Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, Barcelone, 18h00 CEST<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Cofidis consecutive Tours -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">Cofidis tourn\u00e9es cons\u00e9cutives<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">30e cons\u00e9cutive \u2014 la plus longue s\u00e9rie chez ProTeam<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Teams excluded -->\n        <div class=\"number-item\">\n          <div class=\"number-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n              <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><line x1=\"4.93\" y1=\"4.93\" x2=\"19.07\" y2=\"19.07\"><\/line>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"number-content\">\n            <div class=\"number-label\">\u00c9quipes exclues<\/div>\n            <div class=\"number-value\">Unibet Rose Rockets (Wildcard refus\u00e9e)<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_c34e7f-75 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_c34e7f-75 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_c34e7f-75\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Comment les \u00e9quipes se qualifient pour le Tour de France 2026 \u2014 Le syst\u00e8me expliqu\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">18 UCI WorldTeams \u2014 Inscription automatique<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les \u00e9quipes UCI WorldTeams b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient d'une inscription automatique \u00e0 toutes les courses class\u00e9es 2.UWT, y compris le Tour de France. Aucune qualification ni candidature ne sont requises. Les 18 \u00e9quipes WorldTeams en 2026 sont\u00a0: Alpecin-Premier Tech, Bahrain Victorious, Decathlon CMA CGM, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ United, Netcompany INEOS, Jayco AlUla, Lidl-Trek, Lotto Intermarch\u00e9, Movistar, NSN Cycling, Picnic PostNL, Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, Soudal Quick-Step, UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Uno-X Mobility, Visma-Lease a Bike et XDS Astana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le statut WorldTeam exige de respecter les crit\u00e8res financiers et sportifs de l'UCI chaque saison. Les \u00e9quipes qui ne respectent pas ces crit\u00e8res perdent leurs droits d'acc\u00e8s automatiques, d'o\u00f9 l'importance du niveau ProTeam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 \u00e9quipes professionnelles selon le classement UCI \u2014 Invitations directes automatiques<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'UCI a modifi\u00e9 son r\u00e8glement avant la saison 2026, faisant passer le peloton de 22 \u00e0 23 \u00e9quipes. Ce changement a cr\u00e9\u00e9 une troisi\u00e8me place automatique en ProTeam. Les trois meilleures ProTeams du classement UCI 2025 re\u00e7oivent chacune une invitation directe, sans proc\u00e9dure de rep\u00eachage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tudor Pro Cycling <\/strong>finished 1st among ProTeams in 2025. <strong>Pinarello-Q36.5 finished<\/strong> 2nd. <strong>Cofidis<\/strong> Troisi\u00e8me place. Les trois \u00e9quipes sont confirm\u00e9es. Tudor et Pinarello-Q36.5 fonctionnent d\u00e9sormais avec un budget proche de celui de l'\u00e9quipe WorldTeam, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur acc\u00e8s automatique aux courses WorldTour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 invitations de derni\u00e8re minute \u2014 Les choix discr\u00e9tionnaires de l\u2019ASO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'ASO dispose de deux wildcards discr\u00e9tionnaires. Elle peut les attribuer \u00e0 toute ProTeam ayant termin\u00e9 dans le top 30 du classement UCI par \u00e9quipes l'ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente. Pour 2026, les \u00e9quipes \u00e9ligibles \u00e9taient Unibet Rose Rockets, Burgos-BH, Equipo Kern Pharma, VF Group Bardiani-CSF Faizan\u00e8, Polti-VisitMalta, TotalEnergies et Caja Rural-Seguros RGA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASO a choisi <strong>TotalEnergies<\/strong> et <strong>Caja Rural<\/strong>. Confirm\u00e9 le 30 janvier 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pourquoi Unibet Rose Rockets a rat\u00e9 le coche \u2014 L'histoire compl\u00e8te<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les Unibet Rose Rockets \u00e9taient les chouchous du public. Fond\u00e9e en 2023, l'\u00e9quipe a atteint le niveau ProTeam en 2025 et a rapidement conquis le c\u0153ur des supporters. La plupart des observateurs s'attendaient \u00e0 une qualification en tant que wildcard. Ils ne l'ont pas obtenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian Prudhomme a cit\u00e9 trois facteurs\u00a0: le classement des \u00e9quipes en fin de saison comme crit\u00e8re principal, une identit\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise limit\u00e9e et des indicateurs de performance sportive. Caja Rural a directement profit\u00e9 du Grand D\u00e9part de Barcelone\u00a0; la pr\u00e9sence d\u2019une \u00e9quipe espagnole au d\u00e9part du Tour de France est logique, tant sur le plan commercial que culturel, pour ASO. TotalEnergies est un partenaire quasi permanent gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses liens commerciaux avec la France et \u00e0 son affinit\u00e9 avec le public du Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team released a statement: &#8220;The Tour de France is and always will be our dream race.&#8221; ASO hinted at future invitation potential. They remain in the conversation for 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_edf54c-d7 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_edf54c-d7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_edf54c-d7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Liste compl\u00e8te des 23 \u00e9quipes participant au Tour de France 2026 \u2014 Liste confirm\u00e9e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.worldteams-wrap {\n  max-width: 960px;\n  margin: 2rem auto;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n}\n\n.worldteams-card {\n  background: #ffffff;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.25);\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.worldteams-header {\n  display: 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class=\"worldteams-header\">\n      <h3 class=\"worldteams-title\">Tour de France 18 UCI WorldTeams<\/h3>\n      <span class=\"worldteams-badge\">WorldTeams<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"worldteams-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"worldteams-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>\u00c9quipe<\/th>\n            <th>Pays<\/th>\n            <th>V\u00e9lo<\/th>\n            <th>GC Leader<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/td>\n            <td>UAE<\/td>\n            <td>Colnago<\/td>\n            <td>Poga\u010dar<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Visma-Lease a Bike<\/td>\n            <td>Netherlands<\/td>\n            <td>Cerv\u00e9lo<\/td>\n            <td>Vingegaard<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe<\/td>\n            <td>Germany<\/td>\n            <td>Specialized<\/td>\n            <td>Evenepoel \/ Lipowitz<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Lidl-Trek<\/td>\n            <td>Germany<\/td>\n            <td>Trek<\/td>\n            <td>Ayuso \/ Skjelmose<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Decathlon CMA CGM<\/td>\n            <td>France<\/td>\n            <td>Van Rysel<\/td>\n            <td>Seixas<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Netcompany INEOS<\/td>\n            <td>Great Britain<\/td>\n            <td>Pinarello<\/td>\n            <td>Rodr\u00edguez \/ Vauquelin<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Alpecin-Premier Tech<\/td>\n            <td>Belgium<\/td>\n            <td>Canyon<\/td>\n            <td>Van der Poel (stages)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Bahrain Victorious<\/td>\n            <td>Bahrain<\/td>\n            <td>Bianchi<\/td>\n            <td>Tiberi<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">EF Education-EasyPost<\/td>\n            <td>USA<\/td>\n            <td>Cannondale<\/td>\n            <td>Healy \/ Carapaz<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Groupama-FDJ United<\/td>\n            <td>France<\/td>\n            <td>Wilier<\/td>\n            <td>Gaudu<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Jayco AlUla<\/td>\n            <td>Australia<\/td>\n            <td>Giant<\/td>\n            <td>O&#8217;Connor<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Lotto Intermarch\u00e9<\/td>\n            <td>Belgium<\/td>\n            <td>Orbea<\/td>\n            <td>Van Eetvelt<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Movistar Team<\/td>\n            <td>Spain<\/td>\n            <td>Canyon<\/td>\n            <td>Uijtdebroeks<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">NSN Cycling Team<\/td>\n            <td>Switzerland<\/td>\n            <td>Scott<\/td>\n            <td>Girmay (stages)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Picnic PostNL<\/td>\n            <td>Netherlands<\/td>\n            <td>Stone<\/td>\n            <td>Bittner (stages)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Soudal Quick-Step<\/td>\n            <td>Belgium<\/td>\n            <td>Specialized<\/td>\n            <td>Landa \/ Paret-Peintre<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Uno-X Mobility<\/td>\n            <td>Norway<\/td>\n            <td>Ridley<\/td>\n            <td>Johannessen<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">XDS Astana Team<\/td>\n            <td>Kazakhstan<\/td>\n            <td>XDS<\/td>\n            <td>Higuita<\/td>\n      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tr:last-child td {\n  border-bottom: none;\n}\n\n.team-name {\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #111;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n  .proteams-table thead th,\n  .proteams-table tbody td {\n    padding: 0.5rem 0.6rem;\n    font-size: 0.8rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"proteams-wrap\">\n  <div class=\"proteams-card\">\n    \n    <div class=\"proteams-header\">\n      <h3 class=\"proteams-title\">3 ProTeams \u2014 S\u00e9lection automatique selon le classement<\/h3>\n      <span class=\"proteams-badge\">ProTeams<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"proteams-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"proteams-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>\u00c9quipe<\/th>\n            <th>Pays<\/th>\n            <th>Qualification<\/th>\n            <th>Key Rider<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Tudor Pro Cycling<\/td>\n            <td>Switzerland<\/td>\n            <td>1st ProTeam 2025<\/td>\n            <td>K\u00fcng \/ Alaphilippe<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Pinarello-Q36.5<\/td>\n            <td>Switzerland<\/td>\n            <td>2nd ProTeam 2025<\/td>\n            <td>Pidcock<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Cofidis<\/td>\n            <td>France<\/td>\n            <td>3rd ProTeam 2025<\/td>\n            <td>Izagirre \/ Buchmann<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.wildcard-wrap {\n  max-width: 960px;\n  margin: 2rem auto;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n}\n\n.wildcard-card {\n  background: #ffffff;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.25);\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.wildcard-header {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 12px;\n  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 0.9rem;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.15);\n  background: #EFEEEB;\n}\n\n.wildcard-title {\n  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<table class=\"wildcard-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>\u00c9quipe<\/th>\n            <th>Pays<\/th>\n            <th>Statut de la tourn\u00e9e<\/th>\n            <th>Key Rider<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">TotalEnergies<\/td>\n            <td>France<\/td>\n            <td>Regular wildcard<\/td>\n            <td>Jegat<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Caja Rural-Seguros RGA<\/td>\n            <td>Spain<\/td>\n            <td>Tour debut 2026<\/td>\n            <td>Molenaar<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_0bb9d8-b7 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_0bb9d8-b7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_0bb9d8-b7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Official Team Presentation \u2014 Barcelona, July 1, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All 23 teams are officially presented three days <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\">before Stage 1<\/a>. The venue is Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, the heart of Barcelona, capacity for tens of thousands of spectators. Start time: 18:00 CEST. Public access is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every team rolls out their riders on stage. GC leaders are introduced individually. It is the first time fans see riders&#8217; physical condition before the race \u2014 lean faces, race-sharp legs, and the body language of 184 athletes three days from the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-route\/\">three weeks of racing.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those planning to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\">Barcelona Grand D\u00e9part<\/a>, the team presentation is the essential event. Arrive early. The square fills fast, and the sight of all 23 squads lined up before the 113th Tour begins is something different from <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6926\">watching TDF 2026 race<\/a> unfold on the <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-mountain-stages\/\">mountain roads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_07c10e-d4 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_07c10e-d4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_07c10e-d4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 18 UCI WorldTeams at Tour de France 2026 \u2014 Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG \u2014 Defending Champion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GC leader:<\/strong> Tadej Poga\u010dar <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Key support:<\/strong> Isaac del Toro, Adam Yates, Brandon McNulty, Tim Wellens, Nils Politt, Florian Vermeersch <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Colnago Y1Rs (aero stages) + V4Rs (climbing stages) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Groupset:<\/strong> Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wheels:<\/strong> ENVE <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>DS:<\/strong> Joxean Matxin Fern\u00e1ndez + Andrej Hauptman + Marco Marcato <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Budget:<\/strong> ~\u20ac50m+ (highest in the peloton) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Poga\u010dar&#8217;s salary:<\/strong> \u20ac8m base + race bonuses \u2014 highest paid rider in professional cycling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UAE arrive as the overwhelming favourite. Poga\u010dar is chasing a fifth Tour title, which would equal the record shared by Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The squad is built for every terrain. Del Toro handles the high mountains and, if the race opens up, becomes a genuine podium threat in his own right. McNulty and Yates are two of the best domestiques in the peloton. Wellens and Politt protect on the flat stages and in the crosswind scenarios that UAE exploit better than anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their TTT unit is unbeaten across 18 months of WorldTour racing. Stage 1 in Barcelona is theirs to lose.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_b2524b-66 .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_b2524b-66 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_b2524b-66\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visma-Lease a Bike \u2014 The Principal Challenger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GC leader:<\/strong> Jonas Vingegaard <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Key support:<\/strong> Wout van Aert, Matteo Jorgenson, Sepp Kuss, Victor Campenaerts, Bruno Armirail, Ben Tulett, Edoardo Affini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Cerv\u00e9lo S5 (aero) + R5 (climbing) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Groupset:<\/strong> SRAM Red AXS <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wheels:<\/strong> Reserve Turbulent Aero <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>DS:<\/strong> Merijn Zeeman <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Budget:<\/strong> ~\u20ac40m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vingegaard arrives as 2026 Giro d&#8217;Italia winner. That matters. He hasn&#8217;t just recovered from a serious crash, he&#8217;s won the hardest race in cycling before taking on the hardest race in cycling. The Giro-Tour double attempt is one of the most difficult achievements in the sport. In the modern era, almost no one has managed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Visma squad around him is the deepest in the race. Van Aert is a GC rider, a sprint finisher, a Classics animal, and a time trialist, all in one body. Jorgenson showed in 2024 he can hold his own at the very top of GC races. Kuss knows how to protect a yellow jersey in the mountains better than almost any rider in the peloton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Vingegaard arrives in France carrying the form he showed in Italy, this is a genuine two-horse race.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_66fc85-ad .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_66fc85-ad .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_66fc85-ad\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe \u2014 The Disruptor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GC leaders:<\/strong> Remco Evenepoel + Florian Lipowitz <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Key support:<\/strong> Jai Hindley, Mattia Cattaneo, Maxim van Gils, Mick van Dijke, Daniel Felipe Mart\u00ednez, Nico Denz, Jan Tratnik, Gianni Moscon, Jordi Meeus <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 (road) + Shiv TT (time trial) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Groupset:<\/strong> SRAM Red AXS <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DS:<\/strong> Ralph Denk (GM) + Bernhard Eisel (road DS) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Budget:<\/strong> ~\u20ac45m (Red Bull investment significantly increased from Bora-hansgrohe era)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Bull&#8217;s money transformed this team. Evenepoel joined in 2024. Lipowitz, who finished 4th at the 2024 Tour on his debut, gives them a rare luxury: two legitimate GC options in the same squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evenepoel&#8217;s race depends on the mountains. His time trial ability is among the best in the field. Stage 16 (26 km ITT, Lake Geneva) is built for him. But the double Alpe d&#8217;Huez finish in the final week and the high-altitude brutality of Stage 20 remain the questions he hasn&#8217;t yet answered at the Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The squad&#8217;s depth is notable. Hindley, Cattaneo, and Van Gils all have Grand Tour stage-winning form. This is not a one-man team.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_4576c1-de .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_4576c1-de .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_4576c1-de\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decathlon CMA CGM \u2014 The French Hope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GC leader:<\/strong> Paul Seixas <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Key support:<\/strong> Olav Kooij, Tiesj Benoot, Stefan Bissegger, Daan Hoole <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Van Rysel (Decathlon&#8217;s own brand) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>DS:<\/strong> Confirmed, details TBC <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Budget:<\/strong> ~\u20ac40m (Decathlon increased investment for 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seixas is 19 years old. He won the Tour of the Basque Country. He won La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne. He finished second at Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge. He has done this before the Tour de France has even started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is his first Tour as a confirmed GC leader. Decathlon&#8217;s investment has gone up to match the ambition. Kooij provides a sprint option that prevents teams from sitting on Decathlon on flat days. The real question for Seixas is whether a 19-year-old racing his first Tour as outright leader can manage the psychological weight of three weeks on the sport&#8217;s biggest stage.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_adaa75-29 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_adaa75-29 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_adaa75-29\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Netcompany INEOS \u2014 Rebuilding Around Depth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key riders:<\/strong> Filippo Ganna, Carlos Rodr\u00edguez, Micha\u0142 Kwiatkowski, K\u00e9vin Vauquelin, Dorian Godon, Thymen Arensman <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Pinarello Dogma F <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DS:<\/strong> Rod Ellingworth (team principal) + Steve Cummings (lead SD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INEOS are not the team they were during the Froome-Thomas-Bernal era. They are rebuilding and this squad reflects that honestly. Ganna is one of the best time trialists alive. Rodr\u00edguez has the talent for a top-5 result. Vauquelin is the young French climber with genuine ambition for a stage win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They won&#8217;t challenge for yellow. They can absolutely challenge for a stage win, the white jersey conversation, and Top 10 GC positions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_a1aa68-29 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_a1aa68-29 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_a1aa68-29\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lidl-Trek \u2014 The Multi-Weapon Squad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GC leaders:<\/strong> Juan Ayuso + Mattias Skjelmose <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Sprinter\/Classics:<\/strong> Mads Pedersen <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full confirmed roster:<\/strong> Giulio Ciccone, Mathias Vacek, Quinn Simmons, S\u00f8ren Kragh Andersen <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Trek Madone SLR Gen 8 (~\u20ac14,000 retail) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Groupset:<\/strong> SRAM Red AXS <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>DS:<\/strong> Luca Guercilena (GM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lidl-Trek arrive with options. Ayuso moved from UAE, he is no longer supporting Poga\u010dar, he is leading his own race. Skjelmose adds a second GC threat. Pedersen hunts the punchy sprint stages where pure sprinters can&#8217;t get over the climbs. Ciccone remains one of the best climbers in the race for breakaway stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a team that can win in multiple ways. That&#8217;s hard for rivals to prepare against.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_6fef1f-83 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_6fef1f-83 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_6fef1f-83\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alpecin-Premier Tech \u2014 The Stage Hunters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key riders:<\/strong> Mathieu van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen, Kaden Groves, Emiel Verstrynge, Jonas Rickaert <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Canyon Aeroad (aero) + Ultimate (climbing) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Groupset:<\/strong> Shimano Dura-Ace Di2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No GC ambition. No interest in yellow. Alpecin arrive to win stages and Van der Poel on the Stage 1 TTT circuit, plus any punchy finish that suits his power profile, makes them dangerous from day one. Philipsen is one of the best pure sprinters in the peloton. On flat days, he will be at the front.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_8e664c-3e .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_8e664c-3e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_8e664c-3e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bahrain Victorious \u2014 The Switchers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GC leader:<\/strong> Antonio Tiberi <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key riders:<\/strong> Lenny Martinez, Matej Mohori\u010d, Pello Bilbao <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bike:<\/strong> Bianchi (switched from Merida\/White for 2026 \u2014 major equipment change) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Groupset:<\/strong> Shimano Dura-Ace Di2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bianchi switch is the biggest equipment story at Bahrain in years. Martinez is the KOM jersey target, his climbing ability on the mountain stages makes him the polka-dot favourite from the opening week. Tiberi carries GC ambitions. Mohori\u010d hunts the days that suit a fast descender and diesel engine.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_99ede7-e0 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_99ede7-e0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_99ede7-e0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Remaining WorldTeams \u2014 At a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EF Education-EasyPost:<\/strong> Ben Healy and Richard Carapaz lead. Cannondale bikes. Healy is a stage-win threat on any mountain finish where the race breaks up early. Carapaz, the 2019 Giro winner, adds Grand Tour experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Groupama-FDJ United:<\/strong> David Gaudu leads on Wilier bikes. A reliable top-10 GC option. Guillaume Martin adds a climber who can get into breakaways on hard stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jayco AlUla:<\/strong> Ben O&#8217;Connor is the GC card. Michael Matthews hunts the medium-mountain sprint finishes. Luke Plapp is the best young Australian stage racer currently active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lotto Intermarch\u00e9:<\/strong> Arnaud De Lie is one of the most powerful sprinters in the race. Lennert Van Eetvelt provides climbing support. Georg Zimmermann targets breakaway stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Movistar Team:<\/strong> Cian Uijtdebroeks leads on Canyon bikes. Roger Adri\u00e0 and Pablo Castrillo provide domestique depth. Einer Rubio and Iv\u00e1n Romeo add climbing options. Spanish team at a Spanish start \u2014 the home crowd factor is real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NSN Cycling Team:<\/strong> Biniam Girmay is the story. One of the fastest sprinters in the world, the Eritrean champion rides Scott bikes and targets the flat stage wins that suit his speed and punch. Jake Stewart supports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Picnic PostNL:<\/strong> Pavel Bittner leads the sprint ambitions. Warren Barguil brings Grand Tour experience and breakaway instinct. Stone bikes \u2014 one of the lesser-known brand partnerships in the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Soudal Quick-Step:<\/strong> Evenepoel left, which raises the question of who leads now. Mikel Landa and Valentin Paret-Peintre carry the GC flag. Tim Merlier targets sprint stages. The squad is deep, Van Baarle, Van Lerberghe, Van Wilder, but the team dynamic shifts when you remove your biggest name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Uno-X Mobility:<\/strong> Tobias Halland Johannessen is the GC option on Ridley bikes. Magnus Cort Nielsen brings stage-win threat on the medium-mountain stages where he has won before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>XDS Astana Team:<\/strong> Sergio Higuita and Harold Tejada target the climbing stages. Mike Teunissen provides versatility. Lorenzo Fortunato hunts the KOM points. XDS carbon bikes, the Chinese brand continues to grow its WorldTour presence.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_0f3793-5f .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_0f3793-5f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_0f3793-5f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The 5 ProTeams at Tour de France 2026 \u2014 How They Qualified &amp; What to Expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tudor Pro Cycling \u2014 1st ProTeam 2025 \u00b7 Automatic Entry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Confirmed riders<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Julian Alaphilippe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stefan K\u00fcng<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Storer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matteo Trentin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Pluimers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K\u00fcng is one of the best time trialists in the field. Stage 16, the 26 km ITT on Lake Geneva, is his day. He won the World Championship time trial. On the right course, he beats everyone except Evenepoel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaphilippe at 34 is not the Alaphilippe of 2019 or 2021. But on a punchy stage finish, Stage 2 up Montju\u00efc, for example, the instinct and the speed are still there. Tudor gave him a platform to hunt the stage wins that defined his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No GC ambitions. The targets are the ITT podium for K\u00fcng, a stage win for Alaphilippe, and a breakaway opportunity for Storer.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_f7b632-fa .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_f7b632-fa .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_f7b632-fa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pinarello-Q36.5 \u2014 2nd ProTeam 2025 \u00b7 Tom Pidcock&#8217;s Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Confirmed riders:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tom Pidcock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fred Wright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most-discussed ProTeam story of 2026. Pinarello became the title sponsor, a connection that traces back to Pidcock&#8217;s time at INEOS, where he rode Pinarello bikes. Now he leads a team named after the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pidcock is a genuine stage-win threat on any mountain finish where the race explodes. He won Olympic mountain bike gold, won Strade Bianche, won stages at the Tour. When the road goes up and the GC riders look at each other, Pidcock attacks. He does not care about the time gap to the GC. He just rides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget sits close to WorldTeam level. This is not a touring-participant ProTeam. They are here to compete. Fred Wright brings breakaway experience and can stay with Pidcock on hard days.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_334c0b-21 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_334c0b-21 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_334c0b-21\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cofidis \u2014 3rd ProTeam 2025 \u00b7 30 Consecutive Tours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Full confirmed roster:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alex Kirsch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milan Fretin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simon Carr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emanuel Buchmann<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hugo Page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Aranburu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ion Izagirre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Piet Allegaert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jenthe Biermans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30 consecutive Tour de France starts. No other ProTeam comes close to that number. The streak started in 1997 and has never been broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 brings another milestone: Campagnolo Super Record 13, the new 13-speed groupset, makes its Grand Tour debut on Cofidis bikes. This is the first time a 13-speed drivetrain has raced a Grand Tour. Izagirre and Aranburu target the mountain stages. Buchmann provides GC depth. Allegaert and Biermans are built for the classic-style stages in Spain during the first week.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_38a1ec-fe .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_38a1ec-fe .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_38a1ec-fe\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TotalEnergies \u2014 Wildcard \u00b7 French Energy Giant \u00b7 Regular Presence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Confirmed Riders:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jordan Jegat (further riders TBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TotalEnergies are the closest thing to a near-certain wildcard in professional cycling. The French energy company&#8217;s sponsorship ties, their Tour audience alignment, and their consistent ProTeam performance make them almost impossible to leave out. 2026 is no different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan Jegat is the only confirmed rider as of the preliminary startlist. The full roster will be finalised before July 1. The team targets breakaway stages and the intermediate sprint classification.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_2ad8a5-2b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_2ad8a5-2b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_2ad8a5-2b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caja Rural-Seguros RGA \u2014 Wildcard \u00b7 Tour Debut \u00b7 Barcelona Connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Confirmed Riders:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alex Molenaar (further riders TBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is Caja Rural&#8217;s first Tour de France. Founded in 2000 as a club team, they built steadily through the Spanish domestic ranks to ProTeam level. The wildcard surprised some, Unibet Rose Rockets had more public momentum, but the logic is clean: a Spanish team at a Spanish start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Barcelona Grand D\u00e9part gave ASO a genuine reason to invite a Spanish squad. Molenaar is the only confirmed rider so far. Fernando Gavira, a former Movistar man linked to the team, may feature in the final roster. This is a team riding their dream race. They will be in every breakaway they can reach.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_7ec7ed-1e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_7ec7ed-1e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_7ec7ed-1e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 Team Bikes \u2014 All 23 Squads, Brands &amp; Key Equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.bike-brands-wrap {\n  max-width: 960px;\n  margin: 2rem auto;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n}\n\n.bike-brands-card {\n  background: #ffffff;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.25);\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.bike-brands-header {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 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class=\"bike-brands-wrap\">\n  <div class=\"bike-brands-card\">\n    \n    <div class=\"bike-brands-header\">\n      <h3 class=\"bike-brands-title\">The Bike Brand Breakdown<\/h3>\n      <span class=\"bike-brands-badge\">Equipment<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"bike-brands-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"bike-brands-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>\u00c9quipe<\/th>\n            <th>Frame Brand<\/th>\n            <th>Groupset<\/th>\n            <th>Key Model<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/td>\n            <td>Colnago<\/td>\n            <td>Shimano Dura-Ace Di2<\/td>\n            <td>Y1Rs (aero) \/ V4Rs (climbing)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Visma-Lease a Bike<\/td>\n            <td>Cerv\u00e9lo<\/td>\n            <td>SRAM Red AXS<\/td>\n            <td>S5 (aero) \/ R5 (climbing)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Red Bull-BORA<\/td>\n            <td>Specialized<\/td>\n            <td>SRAM Red AXS<\/td>\n            <td>Tarmac SL8 \/ Shiv TT<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Soudal Quick-Step<\/td>\n            <td>Specialized<\/td>\n            <td>SRAM Red AXS<\/td>\n            <td>Tarmac SL8<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Netcompany INEOS<\/td>\n            <td>Pinarello<\/td>\n            <td>Shimano Dura-Ace Di2<\/td>\n            <td>Dogma F<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Pinarello-Q36.5<\/td>\n            <td>Pinarello<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>Dogma F<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Alpecin-Premier Tech<\/td>\n            <td>Canyon<\/td>\n            <td>Shimano Dura-Ace Di2<\/td>\n            <td>Aeroad (aero) \/ Ultimate (climb)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Movistar<\/td>\n            <td>Canyon<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>Aeroad<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Lidl-Trek<\/td>\n            <td>Trek<\/td>\n            <td>SRAM Red AXS<\/td>\n            <td>Madone SLR Gen 8<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Bahrain Victorious<\/td>\n            <td>Bianchi<\/td>\n            <td>Shimano Dura-Ace Di2<\/td>\n            <td>Oltre RC (2026 switch)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">EF Education-EasyPost<\/td>\n            <td>Cannondale<\/td>\n            <td>SRAM Red AXS<\/td>\n            <td>SuperSix EVO \/ SystemSix<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Groupama-FDJ United<\/td>\n            <td>Wilier<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>Filante SLR<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Jayco AlUla<\/td>\n            <td>Giant<\/td>\n            <td>Shimano Dura-Ace Di2<\/td>\n            <td>TCR Advanced SL<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Lotto Intermarch\u00e9<\/td>\n            <td>Orbea<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>Orca OMR<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">NSN Cycling<\/td>\n            <td>Scott<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>Addict RC<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Picnic PostNL<\/td>\n            <td>Stone<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Decathlon CMA CGM<\/td>\n            <td>Van Rysel<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>RCR Pro<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Uno-X Mobility<\/td>\n            <td>Ridley<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>Noah Fast \/ Helium SLX<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">XDS Astana<\/td>\n            <td>XDS<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>Carbon aero\/climb models<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Cofidis<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"highlight-note\">Campagnolo Super Record 13<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Grand Tour debut of 13-speed<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Tudor Pro Cycling<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">TotalEnergies<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Caja Rural<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n            <td>TBC<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three brands supply two WorldTeams each: Specialized (Red Bull + Soudal), Pinarello (INEOS + Q36.5), and Canyon (Alpecin + Movistar). Bahrain&#8217;s switch from Merida\/White to Bianchi is the biggest equipment story of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Colnago Y1Rs \u2014 The Benchmark Bike<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Colnago Y1Rs retails above \u20ac15,000. That figure does not include the ENVE wheels, the Continental GP5000 S TR tyres, or the customised fit that UAE&#8217;s mechanics spend months dialling in for Poga\u010dar specifically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Stage 16 (the individual time trial), Poga\u010dar switches to the Colnago TT1, the same platform he used to win the 2021 Tour time trial in Libourne. The Y1Rs is an asymmetric frame design, introduced in 2025 and confirmed as the primary race platform for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Groupset Battle \u2014 Shimano vs SRAM vs Campagnolo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the technical story of the 2026 Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 still equips the majority of WorldTeams, around 10 squads. SRAM Red AXS is closing fast, now used by Visma, Red Bull, Lidl-Trek, EF, and Soudal. The wireless system has become the go-to choice for the teams that prioritise weight and clean cockpit aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campagnolo enters the conversation differently. Cofidis become the first team to race a Grand Tour on the new Super Record 13, a 13-speed drivetrain that Campagnolo confirmed in late 2025. The technology is unproven at Grand Tour level. Cofidis are the test case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Computer Brands \u2014 Garmin vs Wahoo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garmin leads across the peloton, approximately 12 teams use Garmin computers in 2026. Wahoo holds strong with around 8 teams. The computer choice affects GPS tracking, live race data quality, and the rider experience during a 5,600-metre climbing day in the Alps.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_25eeb3-44 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_25eeb3-44 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_25eeb3-44\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 Team Budgets, Salaries &amp; Financial Reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total WorldTour Budget: \u20ac663 Million (2026 Season)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These figures come from data presented at the UCI WorldTour seminar in Geneva, December 2025, and confirmed by La Gazzetta dello Sport. The total covers 20 teams, the 18 WorldTeams plus Tudor and Pinarello-Q36.5, both of which now operate at comparable financial scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average budget: \u20ac33 million per team. That is a 4.5% increase on 2025 figures. Median budget: \u20ac28 million, the midpoint between the richest squads (UAE at \u20ac50m+) and the more modest WorldTeams in the \u20ac18\u201322m range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rider Salaries \u2014 From \u20ac216,000 to \u20ac10m+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The median salary for a self-employed rider at WorldTour level is \u20ac350,000 in 2026, up 5.6% from 2025. Employed riders, who pay higher social and tax costs, sit at a median of \u20ac216,000 \u2014 roughly 46% less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tadej Poga\u010dar earns \u20ac8 million base salary per year. With race bonuses, stage wins, jersey prizes, GC results, the total likely exceeds \u20ac10 million per season. UAE Emirates spent \u20ac27.3 million on rider salaries in 2024. In 2026, that figure is estimated at \u20ac30 million or above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A domestique riding the Tour for the fifth time earns somewhere between \u20ac250,000 and \u20ac600,000 depending on their track record and how much leverage they had at contract time. A big-name sprinter winning Grand Tour stages earns approximately \u20ac1.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Tour de France Teams Fund Themselves \u2014 87% from Sponsors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">87% of WorldTour team revenue comes from sponsors. The math is simple: if your team finishes the Tour with strong media coverage, you generate tens of millions in brand exposure that costs a fraction of that in TV advertising. EF Education-EasyPost generated \u20ac98 million in media value during the 2025 Tour after Ben Healy wore the yellow jersey. That figure justified every euro of EasyPost&#8217;s sponsorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tour de France is not a prize fund. It is a global marketing platform. Prize money is a rounding error. Visibility is the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tour de France 2026 Prize Money<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total prize pool for the Tour de France 2026 is approximately \u20ac2.3 million, ASO confirms the exact figure in the race regulations closer to the start. Stage winner: \u20ac11,000. The GC winner collects \u20ac500,000. Every team and rider receives a share based on classification results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That \u20ac500,000 for the yellow jersey represents about 5% of Poga\u010dar&#8217;s base annual salary. Prize money is not why teams come to the Tour. Exposure is.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_853a25-85 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_853a25-85 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_853a25-85\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The Sports Directors \u2014 Who Calls the Shots at Tour de France 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The directeur sportif (DS) is the voice in the earpiece. Every attack, every chase, every tactical decision flows through them. Knowing who calls the shots matters, different DS philosophies produce different race dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UAE Team Emirates-XRG:<\/strong> Joxean Matxin Fern\u00e1ndez leads the tactical operation, with Andrej Hauptman and Marco Marcato providing support vehicles. Matxin is considered one of the most tactically astute DS in the peloton. His decisions on when to let Poga\u010dar attack, and when to make him wait, have shaped three yellow jerseys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visma-Lease a Bike:<\/strong> Merijn Zeeman runs the team&#8217;s strategic framework from the car. Zeeman&#8217;s philosophy: control the race through collective power, not individual brilliance. The Visma train on a mountain stage is the product of his thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe:<\/strong> Ralph Denk as general manager sets the overall strategy. Bernhard Eisel, the former pro who raced alongside the best for 15 years, handles the road DS role. Eisel reads races from experience that no screen can replicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Netcompany INEOS:<\/strong> Rod Ellingworth (team principal) and Steve Cummings (lead SD). Cummings brings stage-racing intellect from his own career as a GC rider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Soudal Quick-Step:<\/strong> Patrick Lefevere as general manager, Klaas Lodewyck as lead SD. Lefevere&#8217;s teams have won more Tour stages than any other manager in the modern era. Without Evenepoel, the tactical approach shifts, from protecting one superstar to hunting stages with a deeper squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lidl-Trek:<\/strong> Luca Guercilena has built one of the most tactically flexible squads in the race. His ability to manage two GC leaders, Ayuso and Skjelmose, without creating internal conflict is the team management challenge of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_e5b21f-d7 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_e5b21f-d7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_e5b21f-d7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Stage 1 TTT Analysis \u2014 Which Teams Win the Barcelona Team Time Trial?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 1 is 19.7 km. It starts flat, hits the Montju\u00efc circuit, and records individual finish times, not the traditional fourth-rider format. This is the Paris-Nice format applied to the Tour de France opening stage. It is the <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\">first Stage 1 team time trial <\/a>since 1971.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every rider&#8217;s individual time counts. Teams lead out their GC leaders on the flat section, then the Montju\u00efc ramps separate the riders physically, a climber who can also time trial pulls away from a pure domestique on those final kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TTT Strength Ranking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/strong> are unbeaten in WorldTour TTTs across 18 months. The depth is the reason: Poga\u010dar, del Toro, Almeida, McNulty, and Yates can all drive at high speed for 20 kilometres. They will lead after Stage 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visma-Lease a Bike<\/strong> have Van Aert as their engine, and an engine is an understatement. Vingegaard is a strong time trialist himself. Campenaerts and Affini add power in the flat kilometres. They will not be far behind UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe<\/strong> have a different weapon: Evenepoel on the Montju\u00efc ramp. The Olympic ITT champion may gain 15\u201320 seconds on the climb itself. That makes the final individual ranking unpredictable, Red Bull could place Evenepoel in yellow after Stage 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Predicted gap<\/strong> between the top three teams and the peloton&#8217;s weakest squads: 30\u201345 seconds. That is not a race-ending margin, but it resets the psychological state of teams who expected to race the first week without a deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the TTT Result Shapes the First Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team that loses 40 seconds in Barcelona enters <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-2\/\">Stage 2 <\/a>carrying a number. It forces earlier decisions in the Pyrenees, burn domestiques sooner, attack earlier, risk more on <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-3\/\">Stage 3<\/a> or Stage 6 to recover lost time. The TTT does not decide the Tour. It shapes how the first week is raced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evenepoel gaining 20 seconds over Poga\u010dar on the Montju\u00efc ramp would put him in yellow. He would wear the GC leader&#8217;s jersey before a mountain has been climbed. That is a different story entering Stage 3.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_5868d7-a6 .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_5868d7-a6 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_5868d7-a6\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Favourite Teams for Tour de France 2026 \u2014 GC Hierarchy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tier 1: UAE Team Emirates-XRG \u2014 The Standard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poga\u010dar is the favourite. Not because no one can beat him, Vingegaard has proved twice that someone can, but because the margin is small and the roster depth around him is large. If Poga\u010dar rides at the level he showed in 2024, the Tour is over before the Alps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tier 2: Visma-Lease a Bike \u2014 The Real Threat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vingegaard is the only rider who has beaten Poga\u010dar in a Tour since 2020. He has done it twice. The Giro adds confidence, not fatigue, or at least that is the bet Visma are making. If he arrives in Barcelona carrying his June form, the race is genuinely open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tier 3: The Challengers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Red Bull-BORA <\/strong>(Evenepoel + Lipowitz), <strong>Decathlon CMA CGM<\/strong> (Seixas), and<strong> Lidl-Trek<\/strong> (Ayuso + Skjelmose) all carry genuine podium ambitions. None of them win the Tour unless both Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard have problems. But third place on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es is still worth racing for, and on a bad day for one of the top two, the window opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tier 4: Stage Hunters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alpecin-Premier Tech <\/strong>(Van der Poel), <strong>NSN <\/strong>(Girmay), <strong>Tudor <\/strong>(Alaphilippe + K\u00fcng), and <strong>Pinarello-Q36.5<\/strong> (Pidcock) are not here for yellow. They are here for the stage wins that justify their sponsors&#8217; investment and cement their riders&#8217; seasons. These teams often decide the racing \u2014 an Alpecin-led chase, a Tudor breakaway, a Pidcock attack \u2014 without ever appearing on the final GC podium.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_830465-d2 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_830465-d2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_830465-d2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 Sponsors \u2014 Official Partners, Jersey Sponsors &amp; Team Backers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Race Sponsors (Confirmed 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LCL<\/strong> \u2014 the yellow jersey bank, a Tour fixture since 1981<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u0160koda<\/strong> \u2014 official vehicles, the white \u0160koda fleet visible at every stage start<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Carrefour<\/strong> \u2014 polka-dot jersey sponsorship and intermediate sprint points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Red Bull<\/strong> \u2014 green jersey sponsor (points classification) \u2014 a new alignment that began in 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mavic<\/strong> \u2014 neutral service vehicles, providing spare wheels and bikes across the entire race<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bromptons<\/strong> \u2014 Tour presentation ceremony bikes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New 2026 Partnerships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four significant new partner announcements confirm the Tour de France&#8217;s commercial momentum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>McCain<\/strong> (Official Fries \u2014 announced June 2026): a food brand partnership that reflects the Tour&#8217;s push into lifestyle audiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SNCF<\/strong> (3-year partnership): France&#8217;s national rail network becomes a long-term Tour partner, connecting the race to sustainable transport messaging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Procter &amp; Gamble<\/strong> (Official Partner \u2014 announced November 2025): global consumer goods giant with broad product portfolio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M&amp;M&#8217;s<\/strong> (Official Supplier \u2014 announced October 2025): connecting the race to confectionery audiences and the Tour&#8217;s summer family positioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Team Title Sponsorship Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EF Education-EasyPost generated \u20ac98 million in media value during the 2025 Tour alone. That figure, calculated by third-party media monitoring firms tracking television time, digital mentions, and press coverage, is why companies pay \u20ac10\u201330 million per year in team title sponsorship fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tour de France is the third most-watched annual sporting event on the planet, behind only the Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. A team riding all 21 stages has their brand in front of a global audience for 23 consecutive days. No other sports sponsorship offers that duration.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_43d685-85 .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_43d685-85 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_43d685-85\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Behind the Teams \u2014 The 1,312 Staff Moving 23 Squads Across France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">555 riders hold contracts with the 20 WorldTour teams in 2026. The 1,312 staff figure, confirmed at the UCI WorldTour seminar, means each team travels with approximately 65 support personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Travels With a Tour de France Team?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every team brings: the directeur sportif (DS) and assistant DS in the race cars, soigneurs (carers who handle nutrition, massage, and rider welfare), mechanics (each rider has a dedicated mechanic responsible for bike setup, maintenance, and race-day checks), team doctors and physiotherapists, chefs (most WorldTeams now travel with full-time nutritionists and cooking staff), and team managers coordinating logistics from the bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A soigneur at the Tour de France wakes at 5:00 AM to prepare bottles, food parcels, and musette bags before the stage even begins. They hand off food in the feed zones, collect riders at the finish, and then work through the evening on recovery protocols. It is 22 consecutive days of that schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Team Buses \u2014 Moving Headquarters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each WorldTeam arrives at every stage with a full-length team bus, a rolling headquarters worth approximately \u20ac1\u20131.5 million. The bus contains rider rest areas, mechanic workspaces, storage for bikes and wheels, and the communication centre where the DS monitors race data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bus is where the race is briefed and where it is debriefed. Every morning, before 200 riders roll out for another stage, these buses line the start village and the riders who will contest the race sit inside, listening to the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logistics: Moving 23 Teams 3,333 km in 21 Stages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tour de France moves the equivalent of a mid-sized city across France in 21 days. Twenty-three team buses. Twenty-three truck convoys carrying spare bikes, wheels, equipment, and rider luggage. Race organisation vehicles, press, television cameras, helicopters. The logistics operation behind what looks like a bicycle race is extraordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riders do not drive themselves from stage finish to hotel. The bus moves them. The trucks follow a different route. Hotel rooms for 23 teams must be booked a year in advance across the entire French territory. Every transfer, every meal, every training ride the day after a rest day, all of it planned months before a wheel turns in Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_23e590-bb .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_23e590-bb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_23e590-bb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 Startlist \u2014 All Confirmed Riders by Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Most teams have not yet finalised their full 8-rider roster as of June 2026. The July 1 team presentation will confirm the complete startlist. 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<td>Philipsen, Groves, Van der Poel, Verstrynge, Rickaert<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Bahrain Victorious (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Tiberi, Martinez, Mohori\u010d, Bilbao<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Decathlon CMA CGM (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Kooij, Benoot, Hoole, Bissegger, Seixas<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">EF Education-EasyPost (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Healy, Asgreen, Carapaz, Baudin<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Groupama-FDJ United (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Gaudu, Martin G.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Netcompany INEOS (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Ganna, Rodr\u00edguez, Kwiatkowski, Vauquelin, Godon, Arensman<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Lidl-Trek (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Ciccone, Ayuso, Pedersen, Vacek, Skjelmose, Simmons, Kragh Andersen<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>De Lie, Van Eetvelt, Zimmermann<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Movistar Team (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Uijtdebroeks, Rubio, Romeo, Castrillo, Adri\u00e0<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">NSN Cycling Team (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Girmay, Stewart<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Evenepoel, Lipowitz, Cattaneo, Van Gils, Denz, Van Dijke, Hindley, Mart\u00ednez D.F., Meeus, Moscon, Tratnik<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Soudal Quick-Step (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Paret-Peintre, Landa, Merlier, Stuyven, Van Wilder, Vervaeke, Van Baarle, Van Lerberghe<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Jayco AlUla (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Matthews, Plapp, Ackermann, O&#8217;Connor, Schmid<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Picnic PostNL (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Bittner, Barguil, Van den Broek<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Visma-Lease a Bike (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Vingegaard, Van Aert, Jorgenson, Armirail, Campenaerts, Kuss, Tulett, Affini<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Poga\u010dar, Del Toro, Wellens, McNulty, Yates, Vermeersch, Politt<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Uno-X Mobility (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Kron, Cort, Johannessen<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">XDS Astana Team (WT)<\/td>\n            <td>Teunissen, Higuita, Tejada, Fortunato<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Cofidis (ProTeam)<\/td>\n            <td>Kirsch, Fretin, Carr, Buchmann, Page, Aranburu, Izagirre, Allegaert, Biermans<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Tudor Pro Cycling (ProTeam)<\/td>\n            <td>Alaphilippe, K\u00fcng, Storer, Trentin, Pluimers<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">TotalEnergies (ProTeam)<\/td>\n            <td>Jegat (+ TBC)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (ProTeam)<\/td>\n            <td>Molenaar (+ TBC)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"team-name\">Pinarello-Q36.5 (ProTeam)<\/td>\n            <td>Pidcock, Wright (+ TBC)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"rosters-note\">\n      <strong>Full rosters confirmed July 1, 2026.<\/strong> This page updates as riders are added.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_d6d048-21 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_d6d048-21 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_d6d048-21\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The Team Rivalries That Will Define Tour de France 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UAE vs Visma \u2014 The Defining Rivalry of Modern Cycling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2021, Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard have raced six Tours between them. Poga\u010dar has won four. Vingegaard has won two. Every one of those races has been decided by margins smaller than most stages cover in a single summit climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, the dynamic shifts slightly. Vingegaard arrives with a Giro title and something to prove. Poga\u010dar arrives with four yellow jerseys and the record in reach. The team battle, UAE&#8217;s depth vs Visma&#8217;s collective power, is as important as the individual duel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Poga\u010dar attacks in the Alps, Visma must respond immediately. When Vingegaard pushes the pace on a climb, UAE must control the tempo before the gap becomes permanent. Both tactics require domestic depth that both teams have in different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Bull&#8217;s Entrance \u2014 Does Evenepoel Change the Dynamic?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes \u2014 but not in the way some think. Evenepoel is not going to outclimb Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard on Alpe d&#8217;Huez. His race is in the margins: the Stage 1 TTT, the Stage 16 ITT, the time bonuses on punchy finishes. If he arrives at the Alps with 90 seconds on Poga\u010dar, the final week becomes genuinely dramatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lipowitz as co-leader changes the Red Bull tactical picture. Two GC options mean two threats to track, two attacks to chase, two sets of decisions for the peloton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pinarello-Q36.5 and Pidcock \u2014 The ProTeam That Punches Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pidcock on a hard mountain stage, 60 km from the finish, is a genuine danger. He does not need a big team. He needs a gap, a descent, and the will to hold it. Against a fragmented peloton chasing multiple GC leaders, the conditions for a Pidcock stage win exist on at least three stages in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caja Rural&#8217;s Debut \u2014 Spain Welcoming Their Own<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caja Rural at a Spanish Grand D\u00e9part is a story that writes itself. The team has never raced the Tour. Their fans in Spain have never watched them on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es or on Alpe d&#8217;Huez. On Stage 1, 2, and 3, all in or near Spain, they will have the loudest crowd support of any team in the race. That energy does things to riders.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_4116d4-a1 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_4116d4-a1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_4116d4-a1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France Femmes 2026 Teams \u2014 August 1\u20139<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift runs August 1\u20139, 2026, two weeks after the men&#8217;s race ends in Paris. The women&#8217;s race features 21 teams and shares much of the same broadcast infrastructure as the men&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key teams to watch: SD Worx-Protime (defending champions), Visma women&#8217;s team, UAE Team ADQ, and FDJ Suez. Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma headline the contender list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coverage details and team profiles for the Femmes race are available in the dedicated Tour de France Femmes 2026 guide.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_f68dbc-3a .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7164_f68dbc-3a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7164_f68dbc-3a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.teams-faq-wrap {\n  max-width: 960px;\n  margin: 2rem auto;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-card {\n  background: #f6fbee;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.25);\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-header {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 12px;\n  padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 0.9rem;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.15);\n}\n\n.teams-faq-title {\n  font-family: 'Galibier', sans-serif !important;\n  font-size: 1.2rem !important;\n  font-weight: 700 !important;\n  text-transform: uppercase !important;\n  letter-spacing: 1.5px !important;\n  color: #111 !important;\n  margin: 0 !important;\n  line-height: 1.2 !important;\n  padding: 0 !important;\n  border: none !important;\n  flex: 1;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-badge {\n  font-size: 0.65rem;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.8px;\n  background: #EAF3DE;\n  color: #27500A;\n  padding: 4px 10px;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.3);\n  white-space: nowrap;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-list {\n  padding: 0.8rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;\n  display: flex;\n  flex-direction: column;\n  gap: 0.55rem;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-item {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);\n  border: 1px solid rgba(99,153,34,0.12);\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-item:hover {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);\n  border-color: rgba(99,153,34,0.25);\n}\n\n.teams-faq-item.open {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);\n  border-color: rgba(99,153,34,0.3);\n}\n\n.teams-faq-question {\n  width: 100%;\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: space-between;\n  gap: 1rem;\n  background: none;\n  border: none;\n  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #111;\n  text-align: left;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n  transition: background 0.15s ease;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-question:hover {\n  background: rgba(234,243,222,0.35);\n}\n\n.teams-faq-question-text {\n  flex: 1;\n  min-width: 0;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-icon {\n  width: 22px;\n  height: 22px;\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n  transition: transform 0.25s ease;\n  stroke: #27500A;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-item.open .teams-faq-icon {\n  transform: rotate(45deg);\n}\n\n.teams-faq-answer {\n  max-height: 0;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  transition: max-height 0.4s ease, padding 0.4s ease;\n  padding: 0 1.2rem;\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n  line-height: 1.65;\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);\n  border-top: 1px solid transparent;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-item.open .teams-faq-answer {\n  max-height: 900px;\n  padding: 0.9rem 1.2rem 1.1rem;\n  border-top-color: rgba(99,153,34,0.1);\n}\n\n.teams-faq-answer p {\n  margin: 0;\n}\n\n.teams-faq-answer strong {\n  color: #000;\n  font-weight: 600;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n  .teams-faq-list {\n    padding: 0.6rem 1rem 1.2rem;\n    gap: 0.45rem;\n  }\n  .teams-faq-question {\n    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;\n    font-size: 0.85rem;\n  }\n  .teams-faq-answer {\n    padding: 0 1rem;\n    font-size: 0.8rem;\n  }\n  .teams-faq-item.open .teams-faq-answer {\n    padding: 0.75rem 1rem 0.95rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"teams-faq-wrap\">\n  <div class=\"teams-faq-card\">\n    \n    <div class=\"teams-faq-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"teams-faq-title\">Tour de France 2026 Teams \u2014 Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n      <span class=\"teams-faq-badge\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"teams-faq-list\" id=\"teamsFaqAccordion\">\n\n      <!-- Q1 open by default -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item open\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: How many teams are in the Tour de France 2026?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p><strong>23 teams<\/strong> compete in the Tour de France 2026. The field consists of 18 UCI WorldTeams with automatic entry rights, 3 ProTeams that qualified via the 2025 UCI Team Ranking, and 2 ProTeams that received wildcard invitations from race organiser ASO. Each team fields 8 riders, putting <strong>184 riders<\/strong> on the startline in Barcelona.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q2 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: How many riders are in each Tour de France team?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Each team fields exactly <strong>8 riders<\/strong>, as per UCI regulations for Grand Tours. With 23 teams, the total startlist stands at 184 riders. In previous editions the field was 22 teams of 8 (176 riders). The UCI&#8217;s 2026 rule change added one ProTeam slot, expanding the field.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q3 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: How do teams qualify for the Tour de France?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>UCI WorldTeams hold automatic entry rights to all 2.UWT races including the Tour, no qualification required. The three highest-ranked UCI ProTeams from the previous year receive direct invitations. ASO awards two discretionary wildcard invitations to ProTeams finishing inside the top 30 of the UCI ranking. Teams outside this system cannot enter.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q4 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: What is a wildcard in cycling?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>A wildcard is a discretionary invitation from the race organiser to a team that has not qualified automatically. ASO awards two wildcards annually to ProTeams from those finishing inside the top 30 of the UCI Team Ranking. Wildcards are based on sporting merit, commercial alignment, and the organiser&#8217;s editorial judgment.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q5 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: Why did Unibet Rose Rockets not get a wildcard for the 2026 Tour?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>ASO cited end-of-season UCI Team Ranking as the primary factor \u2014 Unibet Rose Rockets did not rank as strongly as TotalEnergies or Caja Rural. Prudhomme referenced their limited French identity and sporting criteria. Caja Rural benefited from the Barcelona Grand D\u00e9part, making a Spanish team a logical wildcard. Rose Rockets released a statement calling the Tour &#8220;always our dream race&#8221; and remain in contention for future wildcards.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q6 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: What bike does Poga\u010dar ride at the Tour de France 2026?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Poga\u010dar rides a <strong>Colnago Y1Rs<\/strong> for summit finishes and aero stages, and a <strong>Colnago V4Rs<\/strong> for the steepest climbing stages. Both use Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 electronic shifting and ENVE wheels. For Stage 16 (ITT), he switches to the Colnago TT1. The Y1Rs retails above \u20ac15,000.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q7 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: What is the richest team in Tour de France 2026?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p><strong>UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/strong> operate on the highest budget \u2014 estimated above \u20ac50 million for 2026. Poga\u010dar&#8217;s base salary alone is \u20ac8 million per year. Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe (\u20ac45m) and Visma-Lease a Bike (\u20ac40m) follow. Total budget for all 20 UCI WorldTour teams reached \u20ac663 million in 2026.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q8 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: How much does Poga\u010dar earn at the Tour de France?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Poga\u010dar&#8217;s base salary is <strong>\u20ac8 million per year<\/strong> \u2014 the highest in professional cycling. With race bonuses (stage wins, GC result, jersey prizes), his total annual earnings are estimated above \u20ac10 million. He represents roughly 30% of UAE Emirates&#8217; total rider salary bill.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q9 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: What team has won the most Tour de France titles?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>No single team holds more historical wins \u2014 the sport&#8217;s team structures have changed too many times. In the modern WorldTour era, Visma-Lease a Bike has Vingegaard&#8217;s two wins and UAE Team Emirates-XRG has Poga\u010dar&#8217;s four. Historically, Renault (five wins: Hinault, LeMond) and Banesto (five wins: Indurain) dominated their eras.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q10 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: When were the 2026 Tour de France teams announced?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>ASO announced all 23 Tour de France 2026 teams on <strong>30 janvier 2026<\/strong>. The announcement confirmed 18 UCI WorldTeams, 3 automatic ProTeam invitations (Tudor, Pinarello-Q36.5, Cofidis), and 2 wildcard invitations (TotalEnergies, Caja Rural). Unibet Rose Rockets were not included.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q11 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: How many ProTeams are in the Tour de France 2026?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p><strong>Five ProTeams<\/strong> compete in the 2026 Tour. Three qualified automatically via the 2025 UCI Team Ranking \u2014 Tudor Pro Cycling (1st), Pinarello-Q36.5 (2nd), and Cofidis (3rd). Two additional ProTeams received wildcard invitations \u2014 TotalEnergies and Caja Rural-Seguros RGA. This follows a UCI rule change expanding the field from 22 to 23 teams.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q12 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: What is the difference between a UCI WorldTeam and a ProTeam?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>UCI WorldTeams hold automatic entry rights to all 2.UWT races and must meet strict UCI standards. ProTeams compete at the next level down, entering WorldTour races by invitation only. WorldTeams typically carry larger budgets and deeper rosters, though Tudor and Pinarello-Q36.5 now operate at near-WorldTeam financial levels.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q13 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: How long is Cofidis&#8217;s consecutive Tour de France streak?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Cofidis are competing in their <strong>30th consecutive Tour de France<\/strong> in 2026. The streak began in 1997 and has never been broken \u2014 the longest unbroken ProTeam run in race history. In 2026, Campagnolo Super Record 13 (13-speed) makes its Grand Tour debut on Cofidis bikes.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q14 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: What groupset does Visma-Lease a Bike use at TDF 2026?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Visma-Lease a Bike use <strong>SRAM Red AXS<\/strong> wireless electronic shifting. Vingegaard and Van Aert race on Cerv\u00e9lo frames \u2014 S5 for aero, R5 for climbing \u2014 paired with Reserve Turbulent Aero wheels. SRAM now equips around 8 teams at the 2026 Tour.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q15 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: Is this Tour de France 2026 teams page updated with new rider confirmations?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Yes. Most teams have not finalised their complete 8-rider rosters as of June 2026. This page reflects the preliminary startlist and is updated as riders are officially confirmed. The complete startlist will be confirmed at the team presentation on <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>, in Barcelona.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q16 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: Where can I find live stage results and GC standings by team for TDF 2026?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Live stage results, GC standings broken down by team, and time gap updates are available on this site&#8217;s live results section during each stage. Results publish within minutes of each stage finish.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q17 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: Which teams do you recommend watching most closely at TDF 2026?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>For the GC battle, track <strong>UAE, Visma, and Red Bull-BORA<\/strong> \u2014 those three squads will set the race&#8217;s tempo and decide the yellow jersey. For stage drama, follow Alpecin-Premier Tech (Van der Poel\/Philipsen), Pinarello-Q36.5 (Pidcock on mountain days), and Tudor (Alaphilippe on punchy finishes). Unibet Rose Rockets will be watching every stage from outside the race \u2014 follow their social channels.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q18 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: Where can I find team GC standings and time gap data by team?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Team GC standings, cumulative time gaps, and best-of-team rankings are tracked in this site&#8217;s standings section, updated after every stage. Stage 1 TTT individual times are particularly important \u2014 they set the first GC order before a mountain has been climbed.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q19 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: Do you cover Tour de France Femmes 2026 teams?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Yes. The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift runs August 1\u20139, 2026. Full team profiles, rider rosters, GC contender analysis, and stage-by-stage coverage are available in the dedicated Femmes section. The women&#8217;s race features 21 teams.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q20 -->\n      <div class=\"teams-faq-item\">\n        <button class=\"teams-faq-question\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          <span class=\"teams-faq-question-text\">Q: How often is team news and transfer information updated on this site?<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"teams-faq-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\">\n            <line x1=\"12\" y1=\"5\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"19\"\/><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"teams-faq-answer\">\n          <p>Team news, rider confirmations, and transfer updates publish as they are confirmed, typically within hours of official announcements. During the race itself (July 4\u201326), team news updates multiple times per stage day. Subscribe to notifications for immediate updates on every team announcement.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n(function() {\n  const accordion = document.getElementById('teamsFaqAccordion');\n  if (!accordion) return;\n\n  accordion.addEventListener('click', function(e) {\n    const button = e.target.closest('.teams-faq-question');\n    if (!button) return;\n\n    const currentItem = button.closest('.teams-faq-item');\n    const isOpen = currentItem.classList.contains('open');\n\n    \/\/ Close all items\n    accordion.querySelectorAll('.teams-faq-item').forEach(item => {\n      item.classList.remove('open');\n      item.querySelector('.teams-faq-question').setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Open clicked item if it wasn't already open\n    if (!isOpen) {\n      currentItem.classList.add('open');\n      button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');\n    }\n  });\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last updated: June , 18, 2026. 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