{"id":7181,"date":"2026-06-20T22:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?page_id=7181"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:45:45","slug":"tour-de-france-2026-startlist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-startlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2026 Startlist: All 184 Riders, Teams, Contenders &#038; Full Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Liste de d\u00e9part du Tour de France 2026\u00a0: Les 184 coureurs, les \u00e9quipes, les favoris et le guide complet<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code><code><code>Last updated: 10:42 pm CEST - Wednesday,&nbsp;29 July 2026<\/code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tour de France 2026 startlist covers every team role, GC contenders, dark horses, debutants, jersey predictions, and prize money, updated as rosters finalise before the July 1 team presentation. <strong>Suivez votre \u00e9quipe pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e du d\u00e9but \u00e0 la fin \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6926\">Statistiques en direct, mises \u00e0 jour en temps r\u00e9el et couverture compl\u00e8te de la course<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7181_594bbe-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7181_594bbe-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7181_594bbe-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:500px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7181_594bbe-6e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7181_594bbe-6e > 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img{width:100%;}.kb-image7181_7ac354-d3 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7181_7ac354-d3\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"All 23 Tour de France 2026 Teams\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-7249\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-teams-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-teams.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u26a0 Flash info \u2014 19 juillet 2026 :<\/strong> <strong>\ud83d\udca5 Le Tour de France de Jonas Vingegaard est termin\u00e9. Le coureur danois a chut\u00e9 dans un rond-point \u00e0 20 kilom\u00e8tres de l'arriv\u00e9e de la 15e \u00e9tape \u2014 un accident impliquant notamment Isaac del Toro \u2014 et souffre d'une fracture de la clavicule. Il devra subir une op\u00e9ration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u26a0 Breaking \u2014 June 26, 2026:<\/strong> <strong>Andreas Kron<\/strong> has been ruled out of the Tour de France following a setback in his recovery from illness, just days after being named in the team&#8217;s initial line-up. <strong>Anders Halland Johannessen<\/strong> replaces him, reinforcing the team&#8217;s high-mountain support for <em>Tobias Foss&#8217;s <\/em>GC bid. Kron will now target the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Breaking \u2014 June 23, 2026:<\/strong> <strong>Davide Piganzoli<\/strong> is the name to replace Wout van Aert. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/visma-tour-de-france-2026-squad-piganzoli-replaces-van-aert\/\">Full Visma Squad and analysis<\/a>.<br><strong>\u26a0 Urgent \u2014 17 juin 2026\u00a0:<\/strong> Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) est forfait pour le Tour de France apr\u00e8s qu'une infection \u00e0 une blessure au coude n'ait pas gu\u00e9ri \u00e0 temps. <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/visma-tour-de-france-squad-reveal-van-aert-replacement\/\">Visma confirmed his replacement will be announced on June 23<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">La liste de d\u00e9part provisoire compte actuellement 184 coureurs confirm\u00e9s r\u00e9partis entre <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-teams\/\" target=\"_self\">les 23 \u00e9quipes<\/a>. La plupart des formations n'ont pas encore communiqu\u00e9 leur effectif complet de huit coureurs. Les s\u00e9lections d\u00e9finitives seront annonc\u00e9es entre le 23 et le 30 juin. La liste de d\u00e9part officielle et compl\u00e8te sera confirm\u00e9e lors de la pr\u00e9sentation des \u00e9quipes \u00e0 Barcelone, le 2 juillet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">21 \u00e9quipes sur 23 ont confirm\u00e9 la composition de leur effectif : <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-team-visma-lease-a-bike\/\" target=\"_self\">Team Visma | Lease a Bike<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-uno-x-mobility\/\" target=\"_self\">Uno-X Mobility<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-nsn-cycling-team\/\" target=\"_self\">NSN Cycling<\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-team-jayco-alula\/\" target=\"_self\">Team Jayco AlUla<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Bull \u2014 BORA \u2014 hansgrohe<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-bahrain-victorious\/\" target=\"_self\">Bahrain \u2013 Victorious<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-uae-team-emirates-xrg\/\" target=\"_self\">UAE Team Emirates \u2013 XRG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-decathlon-cma-cgm\/\" target=\"_self\">Decathlon CMA CGM Team<\/a>, Lidl \u2013 Trek, Lotto Intermarch\u00e9, Team Picnic PostNL, XDS Astana Team, Cofidis, Tudor Pro Cycling Team, TotalEnergies, Caja Rural \u2013 Seguros RGA, Alpecin\u2013Premier Tech, EF Education\u2013EasyPost, Groupama\u2013FDJ United, Soudal Quick-Step, Movistar Team, Netcompany INEOS &amp; Pinarello Q36.5.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_ea9dd5-7d .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_ea9dd5-7d .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-7181_ea9dd5-7d\"><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\">Quelle est la liste des partants du Tour de France 2026 \u2014 et quand sera-t-elle d\u00e9finitive\u00a0?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La liste de d\u00e9part du Tour de France 2026 est la liste officielle de tous les coureurs confirm\u00e9s pour participer \u00e0 la 113e \u00e9dition de l'\u00e9preuve. Elle est mise \u00e0 jour en deux \u00e9tapes avant le d\u00e9part de la course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liste de d\u00e9part pr\u00e9liminaire vs d\u00e9finitive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La liste de d\u00e9part provisoire est publi\u00e9e par ASO plusieurs mois avant la course. Les \u00e9quipes soumettent les coureurs qu'elles pr\u00e9voient d'engager, mais cette liste n'est pas contractuelle. Des coureurs peuvent \u00eatre ajout\u00e9s ou retir\u00e9s jusqu'\u00e0 la date limite de soumission des effectifs, les 23 et 24 juin 2026, date \u00e0 laquelle chaque \u00e9quipe soumet sa s\u00e9lection officielle de huit coureurs. La liste de d\u00e9part d\u00e9finitive est confirm\u00e9e lors de la pr\u00e9sentation des \u00e9quipes le 1er juillet \u00e0 Barcelone et devient le document officiel de la course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you are reading now is the preliminary list. All 184 riders are confirmed as of July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comment les utilisateurs sont ajout\u00e9s ou supprim\u00e9s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams make selection decisions based on form, fitness, and tactical role. An injury can remove a confirmed rider right up to race morning; the Van Aert situation is the live example. He was on the preliminary list, crashed in training, developed an elbow infection, and was withdrawn on June 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Un DNS (Did Not Start, soit \u00ab\u00a0N'a pas commenc\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb) se produit lorsqu'un coureur est confirm\u00e9 sur la liste finale mais ne se pr\u00e9sente pas \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Un DNF (Did Not Finish, ou abandon) survient pendant la course \u2014 suite \u00e0 une chute, une maladie ou un d\u00e9passement de temps. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La disqualification (DSQ) est rare et n\u00e9cessite une infraction au r\u00e8glement. La disqualification hors d\u00e9lai (OTL) concerne un coureur qui termine une \u00e9tape avec un \u00e9cart sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 un certain pourcentage par rapport au temps du vainqueur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Num\u00e9ros de course \u2014 Qui porte quoi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les num\u00e9ros de dossard sont attribu\u00e9s en fonction du classement des \u00e9quipes, l'\u00e9quipe du champion en titre recevant toujours les num\u00e9ros 1 \u00e0 8. L'\u00e9quipe UAE Team Emirates-XRG d\u00e9tient ces num\u00e9ros en 2026. Tadej Poga\u010dar porte le num\u00e9ro 1. Les 8 coureurs de chaque \u00e9quipe re\u00e7oivent des num\u00e9ros cons\u00e9cutifs de leur bloc\u00a0: UAE Team Emirates utilise les num\u00e9ros 1 \u00e0 8, Visma-Lease a Bike le bloc suivant, et ainsi de suite pour les 23 \u00e9quipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O\u00f9 t\u00e9l\u00e9charger la liste de d\u00e9part officielle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La liste de d\u00e9part officielle au format PDF est publi\u00e9e par l'ASO sur letour.fr avant le 1er juillet. Nous tenons \u00e0 jour la version pr\u00e9liminaire la plus r\u00e9cente. Cette page suit les modifications d\u00e8s leur confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_29a980-a9 .kt-block-spacer{height:42px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_29a980-a9 .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-7181_29a980-a9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"withdrawals-changes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liste de d\u00e9part du Tour de France 2026 \u2014 Forfaits confirm\u00e9s et derni\u00e8res modifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette section est mise \u00e0 jour au fur et \u00e0 mesure que l'actualit\u00e9 se pr\u00e9cise. Consultez-la quotidiennement jusqu'au 3 juillet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) \u2014 CONFIRM\u00c9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Aert a chut\u00e9 \u00e0 l'entra\u00eenement une semaine avant le Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, rebaptis\u00e9 Dauphin\u00e9, course pr\u00e9paratoire traditionnelle du cyclisme sur route. Une blessure au coude, qui semblait b\u00e9nigne au d\u00e9part, s'est aggrav\u00e9e suite \u00e0 une infection survenue pendant la course. Il a termin\u00e9 la 5e \u00e9tape en remportant le sprint, mais son \u00e9tat s'est d\u00e9t\u00e9rior\u00e9 durant la nuit. Il a pass\u00e9 une nuit \u00e0 l'h\u00f4pital, l'\u00e9quipe m\u00e9dicale a de nouveau nettoy\u00e9 la plaie, et le 17 juin, l'agence Visma a confirm\u00e9 sa d\u00e9cision\u00a0: il ne sera pas s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 pour le Tour de France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Aert a publi\u00e9 un communiqu\u00e9\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0C\u2019est \u00e9videmment une grande d\u00e9ception. Le Tour de France est l\u2019un de mes principaux objectifs chaque ann\u00e9e. Malheureusement, une chute \u00e0 l\u2019entra\u00eenement a tout boulevers\u00e9, et ma blessure au coude s\u2019est aggrav\u00e9e et n\u2019est toujours pas suffisamment gu\u00e9rie. Avec l\u2019\u00e9quipe, nous avons conclu qu\u2019il n\u2019est pas envisageable de commencer le Tour en pleine forme pour le moment.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-team-visma-lease-a-bike\/\">Visma-Lease a Bike<\/a> is real and immediate. Van Aert handles the TTT motor role, the sprint stage positioning for Vingegaard through nervous flat days, the crosswind echelon control, and the mountain lead-out that sets up the final climb. He can also win stages himself; this was to be his eighth Tour and he was chasing an 11th career stage win. Losing that versatility before the race begins removes Visma&#8217;s safety net and forces their remaining seven riders to cover ground Van Aert would normally handle alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) \u2014 COURSES CONFIRM\u00c9ES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seixas a chut\u00e9 lors du Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes. Decathlon CMA CGM a confirm\u00e9 sa participation au Tour de France. Sa forme printani\u00e8re, avec des victoires \u00e0 la Fl\u00e8che Wallonne et au Tour du Pays Basque, ainsi que des deuxi\u00e8mes places \u00e0 Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge et aux Strade Bianche, constitue la meilleure base de performance jamais vue pour un coureur participant pour la premi\u00e8re fois au Tour de France ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. <br>Statut : confirm\u00e9, suivi de la condition physique en vue du 4 juillet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) \u2014 CONFIRM\u00c9, POINT D'INTERROGATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La saison 2026 de Pidcock a connu un coup d'arr\u00eat brutal lors du Tour de Catalogne, o\u00f9 il a chut\u00e9 dans un ravin. Son temps de convalescence a soulev\u00e9 des interrogations quant \u00e0 sa pr\u00e9paration pour le Tour. Sa pr\u00e9sence sur la liste de d\u00e9part de Pinarello-Q36.5 est confirm\u00e9e. Sa forme \u00e0 l'approche de Barcelone reste la plus grande inconnue parmi les pr\u00e9tendants \u00e0 la victoire d'\u00e9tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) \u2014 EN FORME MAXIMALE CONFIRM\u00c9E<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Toro a remport\u00e9 le Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, avec deux victoires d'\u00e9tape et le vainqueur, devant Luke Tuckwell et Juan Ayuso. Il arrive \u00e0 Barcelone comme \u00e9quipier de Poga\u010dar, mais aussi comme le plan B le plus \u00e9vident du peloton en cas de probl\u00e8me. Sa forme en 2026 n'est pas celle d'un second, mais celle d'un leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This section updates as further roster changes are confirmed. Visma replaces Wout Van Aer with <strong>Davide Piganzoli<\/strong>. All teams submit final rosters June 23\u201324.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_4004b6-e3 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_4004b6-e3 .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-7181_4004b6-e3\"><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 partants du Tour de France 2026 \u2014 Les 23 \u00e9quipes et les coureurs confirm\u00e9s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00c9tiquettes de r\u00f4le\u00a0: GC = leader du classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00b7 Dom = domestique \u00b7 Sprint = sp\u00e9cialiste du sprint \u00b7 Climb = grimpeur\/\u00e9chapp\u00e9 \u00b7 TT = sp\u00e9cialiste du contre-la-montre \u00b7 All = polyvalent \u00b7 \u2605 = chef d'\u00e9quipe<\/em> <em>Les coureurs marqu\u00e9s \u00ab\u00a0\u00c0 confirmer\u00a0\u00bb sont des ajouts pr\u00e9vus avant la date limite du 1er juillet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG  (<strong>United Arab Emirates<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddeePOGA\u010cAR Tadej<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Quadruple vainqueur sur le Tour. En qu\u00eate d'un cinqui\u00e8me titre, \u00e9galant ainsi le record.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfdDEL TORO Isaac<\/td><td>GC \/ Dom<\/td><td>Tourn\u00e9e d'Auvergne 2026 remport\u00e9e. Premi\u00e8re tourn\u00e9e. Plan B des \u00c9mirats arabes unis.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8MCNULTY Brandon<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Un des meilleurs \u00e9quipiers de montagne de la course.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7YATES Adam<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Sacrifie l\u2019ambition du GC de rythmer Poga\u010dar chaque mois de juillet.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaWELLENS Tim<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Sp\u00e9cialiste des vents lat\u00e9raux et assistance tout terrain.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVERMEERSCH Florian<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Prot\u00e8ge les \u00c9mirats arabes unis lors des \u00e9tapes rapides et des journ\u00e9es tendues.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaPOLITT Nils<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Protection de sc\u00e8ne plate. Risque de vents lat\u00e9raux.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9GRO\u00dfSCHARTNER Felix<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Austrian climbing support. Mountain stage protection for Poga\u010dar.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>L'\u00e9quipe UAE arrive avec le peloton le plus complet de la course. Le contre-la-montre par \u00e9quipes est \u00e0 leur port\u00e9e. Poga\u010dar, quant \u00e0 lui, ma\u00eetrise la montagne. Seul un coup du sort, une chute, une maladie ou une journ\u00e9e impr\u00e9vue pourrait mettre cette \u00e9quipe en difficult\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_c2a169-9c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_c2a169-9c .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-7181_c2a169-9c\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Team Visma \u2014 Lease a Bike (<strong>Netherlands<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>VINGEGAARD Jonas<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Vainqueur du Giro 2026. En qu\u00eate d'un troisi\u00e8me titre sur le Tour de France.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>JORGENSON Matteo<\/td><td>GC \/ Dom<\/td><td>R\u00f4le \u00e9largi apr\u00e8s Van Aert. Pourrait courir la libert\u00e9 du GC.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>KUSS Sepp<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>D\u00e9fenseur de deux maillots jaunes. Sp\u00e9cialiste de la montagne.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAMPENAERTS Victor<\/td><td>TT \/ Dom<\/td><td>D\u00e9tenteur du record d'heures. Moteur TTT.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ARMIRAIL Bruno<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Protection pour les phases plates et les journ\u00e9es de transition.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PIGANZOLI Davide<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Climbing support, Grand Tour debutant.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AFFINI Edoardo<\/td><td>TT \/ Dom<\/td><td>Excellent sp\u00e9cialiste du contre-la-montre, il ajoute de la profondeur aux ambitions de la Stage16.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HAGENES Per Strand<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Classics engine, Grand Tour debutant.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>L'abandon de Van Aert bouleverse compl\u00e8tement la donne tactique. Vingegaard a remport\u00e9 le Giro. Il est en pleine forme. Mais l'\u00e9quipe qui l'entoure est moins nombreuse qu'il y a 14 jours. Jorgenson porte d\u00e9sormais une responsabilit\u00e9 tactique plus importante que pr\u00e9vu.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_7a33be-4c .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_7a33be-4c .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-7181_7a33be-4c\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Red Bull \u2014 BORA \u2014 hansgrohe (<strong>Germany<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaEVENEPOEL Remco<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Champion olympique du contre-la-montre individuel. 68 jours sans comp\u00e9tition avant le Tour.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaLIPOWITZ Florian<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Quatri\u00e8me pour sa premi\u00e8re participation au Tour 2025. Un s\u00e9rieux pr\u00e9tendant au podium.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9CATTANEO Mattia<\/td><td>TT \/ Dom<\/td><td>Il conduit Evenepoel au pied de chaque derni\u00e8re ascension.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN GILS Maxim<\/td><td>All<\/td><td>Polyvalent. Menace d'\u00e9tape sur les arriv\u00e9es en montagne abruptes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaHINDLEY Jai<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Exp\u00e9rience Grand Tour. Assistance en montagne.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaDENZ Nico<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Protection des surfaces planes et des phases de transition.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddeeTRATNIK Jan<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Un soutien fiable sur tous les terrains.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN DIJKE Tim<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Belgian domestique. Flat stage and TTT support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Avec plus de coureurs confirm\u00e9s que n'importe quelle autre \u00e9quipe, Red Bull a mis\u00e9 t\u00f4t et a mis\u00e9 sur la performance. Deux v\u00e9ritables leaders au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral offrent aux rivaux deux menaces \u00e0 suivre simultan\u00e9ment. Evenepoel s'entra\u00eene en altitude dans la Sierra Nevada depuis 68 jours. Il arrive \u00e0 Barcelone frais et dispos, pr\u00eat \u00e0 relever tous les d\u00e9fis. <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\">\u00c9tape 1<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-16\/\">\u00c9tape 16<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_6ee664-5c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_6ee664-5c .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-7181_6ee664-5c\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Lidl \u2014 Trek (<strong>Germany<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8AYUSO Juan<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Premier Tour en tant que leader incontest\u00e9 apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9part des \u00c9mirats arabes unis.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0SKJELMOSE Mattias<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Polyvalent. Potentiel de victoires d'\u00e9tape et de bon classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0PEDERSEN Mads<\/td><td>Sprint \/ Punch<\/td><td>\u00c9tapes de sprint intenses et arriv\u00e9es en moyenne montagne.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddffVACEK Mathias<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Jeune pilote d'assistance tch\u00e8que.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8SIMMONS Quinn<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>La puissance am\u00e9ricaine. Le soutien national dans les moments difficiles.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6GEE-WEST Derek<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Canadian all-rounder. Breakaway and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8VERONA Carlos<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Spanish mountain support. Climbing protection for Ayuso and Skjelmose.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfbSKUJI\u0145\u0160 Toms<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Latvian road champion. Flat stage and breakaway support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>L'\u00e9quipe Lidl-Trek arrive avec de r\u00e9elles options. Le transfert d'Ayuso, en provenance des \u00c9mirats arabes unis, lui permet de mener sa propre course pour la premi\u00e8re fois sur ce Tour. Skjelmose apporte un atout suppl\u00e9mentaire. Pedersen est capable de remporter des \u00e9tapes au sprint que les purs sprinteurs peinent \u00e0 gagner dans les ascensions. La strat\u00e9gie de l'\u00e9quipe d\u00e9pendra enti\u00e8rement de la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape de montagne\u00a0; celui qui sera le mieux plac\u00e9 apr\u00e8s les Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es prendra le relais.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_de7f3b-8e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_de7f3b-8e .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-7181_de7f3b-8e\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Decathlon CMA CGM Team (<strong>France<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7SEIXAS Paul<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>19e Tour. Le plus grand espoir fran\u00e7ais au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral depuis une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1KOOIJ Olav<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>L'un des sprinteurs les plus rapides du peloton.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaBENOOT Tiesj<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Assistance tout terrain. Sp\u00e9cialiste des vents lat\u00e9raux.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1HOOLE Daan<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Protection de sc\u00e8ne plane. Travaux TTT.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9RICCITELLO Matthew<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Italian climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7PRODHOMME Nicolas<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>French climbing domestique. Breakaway support on mountain stages.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7PARET-PEINTRE Aur\u00e9lien<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>French all-rounder. Versatile support across all terrain.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1BOL Cees<\/td><td>Sprint \/ Dom<\/td><td>Dutch sprinter. Leadout support for Kooij on flat stages.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Seixas est sur toutes les l\u00e8vres en France, de Lyon \u00e0 Paris. \u00c0 19 ans, il a remport\u00e9 la Fl\u00e8che Wallonne et le Tour du Pays basque au printemps. Sa chute au Dauphin\u00e9 a ralenti sa pr\u00e9paration, mais l'\u00e9quipe a confirm\u00e9 sa participation au Tour. La vitesse de sprint de Kooij permet \u00e0 Decathlon d'aborder les \u00e9tapes de plaine sans adopter une strat\u00e9gie exclusivement d\u00e9fensive, pr\u00e9servant ainsi l'\u00e9nergie de Seixas pour les ascensions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e0568e-fe .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e0568e-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-7181_e0568e-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 has-text-align-center\">Netcompany INEOS (<strong>Great Britain<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1ARENSMAN Thymen<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Grand Tour climbing experience. Mountain support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4BERNAL Egan<\/td><td>GC \/ Climb<\/td><td>2019 Tour winner. Returning to the Tour with renewed ambition.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4FOSS Tobias<\/td><td>TT \/ Dom<\/td><td>Former World TT champion. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9GANNA Filippo<\/td><td>TT \u2605<\/td><td>Parmi les meilleurs sp\u00e9cialistes du contre-la-montre au monde. Objectif : la 16e \u00e9tape.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7GODON Dorian<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Assistance fran\u00e7aise en montagne. Libert\u00e9 d'\u00e9tape lors des \u00e9chapp\u00e9es.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1KWIATKOWSKI Micha\u0142<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Il lit mieux la course que la plupart des membres de l'\u00e9quipe.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7TARLING Joshua<\/td><td>TT \/ Dom<\/td><td>Young British time trial talent. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7VAUQUELIN K\u00e9vin<\/td><td>GC \u2605 \/ Climb<\/td><td>7e du Tour 2025. Grimpeur fran\u00e7ais avec une r\u00e9elle ambition.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>INEOS are not the team they were in the Froome-Thomas-Bernal era. They are building around a different kind of depth \u2014 multiple stage-win options, strong time trial capability through Ganna, and GC presence through Rodr\u00edguez and Vauquelin. The yellow jersey is not the target. A stage win, a top-5, and the development of Vauquelin into a future GC contender are.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_dea210-c6 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_dea210-c6 .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-7181_dea210-c6\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Alpecin \u2014 Premier Tech (<strong>Belgium<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1VAN DER POEL Mathieu<\/td><td>All \u2605<\/td><td>Stage wins on punchy and circuit finishes. No GC interest.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaPHILIPSEN Jasper<\/td><td>Sprint \u2605<\/td><td>One of the best pure sprinters in the race.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVERSTRYNGE Emiel<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Domestique who can survive into mountains.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaRICKAERT Jonas<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Flat stage and transition protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1MARSMAN Tim<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Dutch climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaDEBRUYNE Ramses<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>Belgian time trial support. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaPLANCKAERT Edward<\/td><td>Dom \/ Road Captain<\/td><td>Belgian road captain. Tactical leadership and transition stage control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddedDILLIER Silvan<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Swiss all-rounder. Flat stage and leadout support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Alpecin arrive without GC ambition and with maximum stage-win intent. Van der Poel on the <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\">Stage 1 TTT circuit<\/a> \u2014 with Montju\u00efc&#8217;s ramps suiting his power and acceleration \u2014 is a genuine threat from the gun. Philipsen is the race&#8217;s most complete pure sprinter. On flat days, Alpecin win.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_862ec5-1f .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_862ec5-1f .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-7181_862ec5-1f\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Bahrain Victorious (<strong>Bahrain<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9TIBERI Antonio<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Tour debut. Italian climber. Giro 2026 experience.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7MARTINEZ Lenny<\/td><td>KOM \u2605 \/ Climb<\/td><td>Best polka dot jersey contender in the race.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddeeMOHORI\u010c Matej<\/td><td>All \/ Stage<\/td><td>Descending specialist. Long-range breakaway threat.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaBAUHAUS Phil<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>German sprinter. Targeting flat and semi-flat stage finishes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9CARUSO Damiano<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Experienced Italian climber. Mountain support for Tiberi.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1GRADEK Kamil<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>Polish time trial specialist. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaSTANNARD Robert<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Australian all-rounder. Flat stage protection and breakaway support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN MECHELEN Vlad<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Belgian domestique. Transition stage and flat stage support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Bahrain switched from Merida\/White to Bianchi for 2026, the biggest equipment change in the peloton this year. Martinez is the KOM favourite. Tiberi carries the GC flag on his Tour debut. Mohori\u010d on a long descent after a mountain stage is one of the most dangerous riders in any peloton.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_902659-7a .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_902659-7a .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-7181_902659-7a\"><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 has-text-align-center\">EF Education \u2014 EasyPost (<strong>United States<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddeaHEALY Ben<\/td><td>Break \u2605 \/ Stage<\/td><td>Yellow jersey days in 2025. Longest solo range in the race.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0ASGREEN Kasper<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>All-terrain classics support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8CARAPAZ Richard<\/td><td>GC \/ Stage<\/td><td>2019 Giro winner. Grand Tour experience unmatched.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7BAUDIN Alex<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>French climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8QUINN Sean<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>American climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaSTEINHAUSER Georg<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>German time trial support. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7WALKER Max<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>British all-rounder. Flat stage and transition support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0VALGREN Michael<\/td><td>Dom \/ Road Captain<\/td><td>Danish road captain. Tactical leadership and classics experience.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>EF are the race&#8217;s chaos specialists. When the peloton miscalculates a breakaway on a hard stage, Healy is the name that appears at the front. He can stay alone for longer than almost anyone. Combined with Carapaz&#8217;s Grand Tour reading of a race, EF are dangerous on any day the favourites are watching each other instead of the road ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_15add0-a0 .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_15add0-a0 .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-7181_15add0-a0\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Groupama \u2014 FDJ United (<strong>France<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7MARTIN Guillaume<\/td><td>Break \/ Climb<\/td><td>Climber and writer. Breakaway threat on mountain stages.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7GR\u00c9GOIRE Romain<\/td><td>Break \u2605 \/ Stage<\/td><td>21. Tour debut. Breakaway specialist with big upside.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7BERTHET Cl\u00e9ment<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>French climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7BRAZ AFONSO Cl\u00e9ment<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>French climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9GERMANI Lorenzo<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Italian all-rounder. Breakaway and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7PACHER Quentin<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>French time trial support. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7RUSSO Cl\u00e9ment<\/td><td>Dom \/ Road Captain<\/td><td>French road captain. Tactical leadership and flat stage control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7COSTIOU Ewen<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>French all-rounder. Transition stage and leadout support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Gr\u00e9goire is the name to add alongside Seixas in the French story of 2026. Two young French riders on Tour debut \u2014 Gr\u00e9goire for stage wins and Seixas for the GC. FDJ give Gr\u00e9goire the freedom to hunt stages from the break while Gaudu protects GC position.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_8bcae7-54 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_8bcae7-54 .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-7181_8bcae7-54\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Team Jayco AlUla (<strong>Australia<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaMATTHEWS Michael<\/td><td>Sprint \/ Punch \u2605<\/td><td>Wins medium-mountain stages where pure sprinters can&#8217;t follow.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaPLAPP Luke<\/td><td>Dom \/ GC<\/td><td>Best young Australian stage racer currently active.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaACKERMANN Pascal<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Pure sprint speed on flat days.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaO&#8217;CONNOR Ben<\/td><td>GC<\/td><td>Top-10 GC finisher in previous Tours.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddedSCHMID Mauro<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Swiss climbing support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaO&#8217;BRIEN Kelland<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>Australian time trial specialist. TTT engine and flat stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaENGELHARDT Felix<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>German all-rounder. Transition stage protection and breakaway support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaDURBRIDGE Luke<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>Experienced Australian time trialist. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_2681fe-06 .kt-block-spacer{height:49px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_2681fe-06 .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-7181_2681fe-06\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 (<strong>Belgium<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaDE LIE Arnaud<\/td><td>Sprint \u2605<\/td><td>One of the most powerful sprinters in the race.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN EETVELT Lennert<\/td><td>GC \/ Climb<\/td><td>Young Belgian climber with uncapped potential.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaZIMMERMANN Georg<\/td><td>Break \/ Climb<\/td><td>Breakaway specialist. Stage threat on medium-mountain days.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1ARTZ Huub<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Dutch domestique. Flat stage and transition support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaBERCKMOES Jenno<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Belgian all-rounder. Breakaway and leadout support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaSLOCK Liam<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Young Belgian climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaCRAPS Lars<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Belgian domestique. Flat stage and sprint leadout work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7VEISTROFFER Baptiste<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>French all-rounder. Transition stage and breakaway support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_c5b11d-02 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_c5b11d-02 .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-7181_c5b11d-02\"><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 has-text-align-center\"> Movistar Team (<strong>Spain<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaUIJTDEBROEKS Cian<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>21. Spanish team at Spanish start. Mountain ability confirmed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8GARC\u00cdA PIERNA Ra\u00fal<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Spanish climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8CASTRILLO Pablo<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Flat and transition protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4RUBIO Einer<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Colombian climber. Mountain support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8ROMO Javier<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>Spanish time trial support. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9OLIVEIRA Nelson<\/td><td>Dom \/ Road Captain<\/td><td>Portuguese road captain. Tactical leadership and transition stage control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8CEPEDA Jefferson Alveiro<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Ecuadorian climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaHESSMANN Michel<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>German climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Movistar&#8217;s Spanish identity makes the <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\">Grand D\u00e9part de Barcelone<\/a> personal. Uijtdebroeks leads a team that punches above budget on mountain stages. The tactical freedom Movistar give their leaders, compared to the rigid structure of UAE or Visma, can produce surprising results when the race fragments.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e07d7c-a0 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e07d7c-a0 .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-7181_e07d7c-a0\"><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 has-text-align-center\">NSN Cycling Team (<strong>Switzerland<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf7GIRMAY Biniam<\/td><td>Sprint \u2605<\/td><td>First African to win Tour stages. Scott bikes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7STEWART Jake<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Sprint support and stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7ASKEY Lewis<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>British all-rounder. Flat stage and leadout support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfbNEILANDS Krists<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Latvian road champion. Breakaway and transition stage engine.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9FRIGO Marco<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Italian climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7LOUVEL Matis<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>French all-rounder. Flat stage and transition protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddffBENNETT George<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Experienced New Zealand climber. Mountain stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN ASBROECK Tom<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Belgian classics specialist. Flat stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_9f51ae-b2 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_9f51ae-b2 .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-7181_9f51ae-b2\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Team Picnic PostNL (<strong>Netherlands<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddffBITTNER Pavel<\/td><td>Sprint \u2605<\/td><td>Czech sprinter targeting flat stage wins.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7BARGUIL Warren<\/td><td>Break \/ Climb<\/td><td>2017 polka dot jersey. Breakaway legend.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1VAN DEN BROEK Frank<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Dutch workhorse support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaDHONDT Robbe<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Belgian domestique. Flat stage and transition support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1VAN DEN BERG Julius<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Dutch all-rounder. Leadout and breakaway support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaM\u00c4RKL Niklas<\/td><td>Dom \/ Sprint<\/td><td>German leadout specialist. Sprint train support for Bittner.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1BIESTERBOS Frits<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Dutch domestique. Flat stage and sprint positioning work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaDEGENKOLB John<\/td><td>Dom \/ Road Captain<\/td><td>Veteran German classics rider. Experience and tactical leadership.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_3a9cb2-fc .kt-block-spacer{height:51px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_3a9cb2-fc .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-7181_3a9cb2-fc\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Soudal Quick-Step (<strong>Belgium<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7PARET-PEINTRE Valentin<\/td><td>Stage \u2605 \/ Climb<\/td><td>Mountain stage hunter. Breakaway threat.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaMERLIER Tim<\/td><td>Sprint \u2605<\/td><td>Pure sprint speed. Wins on flat days.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaSTUYVEN Jasper<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>All-terrain classics experience. Crosswind control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN WILDER Ilan<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Young Belgian climbing support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVERVAEKE Louis<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Mountain protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN BAARLE Dylan<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>All-terrain versatility. Transition stage control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN LERBERGHE Bert<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Flat stage motor. TTT contribution.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1EENKHOORN Pascal<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Dutch all-rounder. Breakaway and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Post-Evenepoel, the Soudal question becomes tactical. No single protected leader changes how the team races, they now hunt stages from multiple angles rather than building everything around one jersey. Merlier on flat days, Paret-Peintre on mountain stages, Landa when the GC race opens up.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_dd455e-53 .kt-block-spacer{height:42px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_dd455e-53 .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-7181_dd455e-53\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Uno-X Mobility (<strong>Norway<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>6th at 2025 Tour debut. Dark horse for top 5.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CORT Magnus<\/td><td>Stage \/ Sprint<\/td><td>Wins medium-mountain stages and breakaway bunch kicks.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>JOHANNESSEN Anders Halland<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Reinforcing the team&#8217;s high-mountain support for Tobias<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SKAARSETH Anders<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Norwegian all-rounder. Flat and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>W\u00c6RENSKJOLD S\u00f8ren<\/td><td>Sprint \/ Dom<\/td><td>Sprint leadout and flat stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CHARMIG Anthon<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Danish climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABRAHAMSEN Jonas<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Experienced Norwegian classics rider. TTT strength.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TR\u00c6EN Torstein<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Norwegian climber. Breakaway threat on hard days.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_b23a3f-b1 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_b23a3f-b1 .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-7181_b23a3f-b1\"><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 has-text-align-center\">XDS Astana Team (<strong>Kazakhstan<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1TEUNISSEN Mike<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Dutch all-rounder. TTT strength and transition control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4HIGUITA Sergio<\/td><td>GC \u2605<\/td><td>Colombian climber targeting top 10.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4TEJADA Harold<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Mountain support. Stage freedom.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddeaKANTER Max<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>German sprinter. Targeting flat and semi-flat stage finishes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddffVINOKUROV Nicolas<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Kazakh climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9BALLERINI Davide<\/td><td>Sprint \/ Dom<\/td><td>Italian sprinter. Leadout and flat stage support for Kanter.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddffGATE Aaron<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>New Zealand all-rounder. Breakaway and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9VELASCO Simone<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Italian road champion. Flat stage protection and breakaway work.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_2cbc6b-48 .kt-block-spacer{height:52px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_2cbc6b-48 .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-7181_2cbc6b-48\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Tudor Pro Cycling Team (<strong>Switzerland<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7ALAPHILIPPE Julian<\/td><td>Stage \u2605 \/ Punch<\/td><td>34. Two World titles. Hunting one more stage win.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9TRENTIN Matteo<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>All-terrain experience.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaSTORER Michael<\/td><td>Break \/ Climb<\/td><td>Australian breakaway specialist. Stage threat.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1PLUIMERS Rick<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Young Dutch support rider.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1DE KLEIJN Arvid<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Dutch sprinter. Targeting flat and semi-flat stage finishes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9HALLER Marco<\/td><td>Dom \/ Road Captain<\/td><td>Austrian veteran. Tactical leadership and flat stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddedHIRSCHI Marc<\/td><td>Punch \u2605 \/ Stage<\/td><td>Swiss puncheur. Stage threat on hilly and medium-mountain finishes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddedVOISARD Yannis<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Swiss climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Tudor are not at the Tour to make up numbers. K\u00fcng on the Stage 16 ITT is one of the event&#8217;s most compelling individual matchups \u2014 World TT champion against Evenepoel, Ganna, and Campenaerts on a 26 km course by Lake Geneva. Alaphilippe on <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-2\/\">Montju\u00efc in Stage 2<\/a> is the other one to watch from day two.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_44d1d0-cc .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_44d1d0-cc .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-7181_44d1d0-cc\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (<strong>Switzerland<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7PIDCOCK Tom<\/td><td>Stage \u2605<\/td><td>Olympic MTB champion. Tour debut. Crash concerns easing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8AZPARREN Xabier Mikel<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Spanish climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaHARPER Chris<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Australian climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaHERMANS Quinten<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Belgian climber. Mountain stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaHOWSON Damien<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>Australian time trial support. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaMEURISSE Xandro<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Belgian all-rounder. Breakaway and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaVAN MOER Brent<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Belgian breakaway specialist. Flat and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7WRIGHT Fred<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>British all-rounder. Strong breakaway rider.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Pidcock on a mountain stage with 60 km remaining and a splintered peloton is one of the race&#8217;s genuine wildcard moments. He does not need the perfect setup. He needs a gap, a descent, and the legs that made him an Olympic champion. After a disrupted build-up, the question is whether he arrives at <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-3\/\">Stage 3 in the Pyrenees<\/a> at race weight and race fitness. If he does, expect him in a break.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_3075cc-11 .kt-block-spacer{height:42px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_3075cc-11 .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-7181_3075cc-11\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Cofidis (<strong>France<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaALLEGAERT Piet<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Belgian classics support. Transition stages.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaBIERMANS Jenthe<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Belgian domestique. Flat and transition days.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaFRETIN Milan<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Young Belgian support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfaKIRSCH Alex<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>Luxembourg domestique. Flat stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7PAGE Hugo<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>French all-rounder.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8ARANBURU Alex<\/td><td>Stage \/ Punch<\/td><td>Punchy finishes and classics-style stages.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7THOMAS Benjamin<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>French veteran. Tour debut in Cofidis&#8217;s 30th.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8IZAGIRRE Ion<\/td><td>Stage \u2605 \/ Climb<\/td><td>Basque climber. Stage threat on hard days.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Thirty consecutive Tours. No ProTeam comes close to that number. Cofidis also carries the tech story of the race, Campagnolo Super Record 13, the new 13-speed drivetrain, makes its Grand Tour debut on Cofidis bikes in 2026. The most experienced team in the ProTeam category racing on the newest groupset technology.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_ae4bf6-0b .kt-block-spacer{height:42px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_ae4bf6-0b .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-7181_ae4bf6-0b\"><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 has-text-align-center\">TotalEnergies (<strong>France<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7JEGAT Jordan<\/td><td>Stage \/ Break<\/td><td>French breakaway specialist.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7DELETTRE Alexandre<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>French all-rounder. Transition stage and breakaway support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7TURGIS Anthony<\/td><td>Stage \/ Punch<\/td><td>French puncheur. Hilly stage and reduced group finish threat.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7VERCHER Matt\u00e9o<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>French climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7LE BERRE Mathis<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Young French climber. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7BREUILLARD Nicolas<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>French all-rounder. Flat stage and leadout support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7DELBOVE Joris<\/td><td>Dom<\/td><td>French domestique. Flat stage and transition protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7GUERNALEC Thibault<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>French time trial support. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT work.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e621df-d5 .kt-block-spacer{height:52px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e621df-d5 .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-7181_e621df-d5\"><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 has-text-align-center\">Caja Rural \u2014 Seguros RGA (<strong>Spain \u2014 Tour debut<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider confirm\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R\u00f4le<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1MOLENAAR Alex<\/td><td>Stage<\/td><td>Dutch rider. Tour debut as part of team&#8217;s first-ever start.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8NICOLAU Joel<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Spanish all-rounder. Breakaway and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8BALDERSTONE Abel<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Spanish climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfaBERWICK Sebastian<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Australian climbing support. Mountain stage helper.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4GAVIRIA Fernando<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Colombian sprinter. Multiple Grand Tour stage wins. Flat stage target.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9OLDANI Stefano<\/td><td>Dom \/ All<\/td><td>Italian all-rounder. Breakaway and transition stage support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddffOTRUBA Jakub<\/td><td>Dom \/ TT<\/td><td>Czech time trial support. Stage 1 TTT and Stage 16 ITT work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfdPARRA Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix<\/td><td>Dom \/ Climb<\/td><td>Mexican climbing support. Mountain stage protection.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Caja Rural&#8217;s first Tour de France. Founded in 2000, they have built steadily through Spanish domestic cycling to reach this moment. The wildcard made sense, a Spanish team at a Spanish start in Barcelona. On every stage in Spain, they will have the loudest crowd support of any team in the race.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_83dfda-d9 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_83dfda-d9 .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-7181_83dfda-d9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"gc-contenders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 GC Contenders \u2014 Who Can Win the Yellow Jersey?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tier 1 \u2014 The Favourites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four Tour titles. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-route\/\">Parcours du Tour de France 2026<\/a><\/strong>, with its double Alpe d&#8217;Huez finale and 54,450 metres of climbing, suits him perfectly. His spring was commanding: four Classics wins from five races, losing only to Van Aert at Paris-Roubaix. The Tour de Suisse is his only warm-up race before Barcelona. He arrives focused, rested, and pointed at a fifth title that would put him alongside Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault, and Indurain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He won the 2026 Giro d&#8217;Italia on May 31. The Giro-Tour double attempt is among the rarest and hardest achievements in professional cycling. He has not raced since, training at altitude in Tignes. Van Aert&#8217;s absence changes his race \u2014 the support infrastructure is thinner, the tactical options fewer. But Vingegaard without Van Aert is still the only rider to have beaten Poga\u010dar twice at the Tour. He does not need the perfect setup. He just needs his legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tier 2 \u2014 Podium Challengers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">68 days without racing before Barcelona. Altitude work in Sierra Nevada. The preparation is unconventional for a Tour de France. Stage 1 and Stage 16 are his windows \u2014 if he gains 90 seconds in the ITT and holds his own in the mountains, the final podium becomes possible. The question is whether the Alps, in week three, take what the TT gave back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4th on his 2025 Tour debut. Not talked about enough. His presence as co-leader means every mountain stage carries two Red Bull threats instead of one. If Evenepoel cracks on Alpe d&#8217;Huez, Lipowitz inherits leadership of the race&#8217;s best domestique squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek)<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His first Tour without Poga\u010dar watching over him. Won Algarve overall, wore yellow at Paris-Nice before a crash. The move from UAE was exactly this, the chance to find out how good he is when the team is built around his race, not someone else&#8217;s. The Pyrenees in week one will give the first answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM)<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19 years old. Tour debut. France&#8217;s best GC hope since Thibaut Pinot&#8217;s peak years. He is not here to survive three weeks. He is here to race. Decathlon have built the squad around his ambition, not around protecting him. Whether a 19-year-old can manage the psychology of three weeks as a GC leader at his first Tour is the race&#8217;s most compelling human question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tier 3 \u2014 Dark Horses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the dedicated section below.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e09982-60 .kt-block-spacer{height:42px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_e09982-60 .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-7181_e09982-60\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"dark-horses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 Dark Horses \u2014 Who Can Spring a GC Surprise?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6th at the 2025 Tour on his debut. 3rd at Itzulia 2026. 2nd at Milano-Torino. At 26, the Norwegian has stopped being a promising talent and started being a reliable result. He finished close to Seixas and Lipowitz in the Basque Country, not ahead of them, but not far behind. Cyclingnews ranked him as one of the most underrated GC options heading into July. Uno-X are in their first WorldTour season. If their leader delivers a top-5 in July, they validate everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K\u00e9vin Vauquelin (Netcompany INEOS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7th at the 2025 Tour de France. French climber. The strongest French GC option after Seixas. INEOS give him space on mountain stages rather than chaining him to Rodr\u00edguez&#8217;s wheel. On a day when Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard are watching each other rather than the road, Vauquelin can take 30 seconds. Enough of those and a top-5 is within reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He wore yellow at the 2025 Tour. Not for a day or two, for meaningful stretches. His ability to stay alone off the front of a mountain stage for longer than almost anyone in the race creates scenarios that don&#8217;t appear in any tactical plan. EF&#8217;s approach is always controlled chaos. Healy is the chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cian Uijtdebroeks (Movistar Team)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 years old. Spanish team at a Spanish start. His climbing has been confirmed at the highest level. Movistar&#8217;s tactical freedom, compared to the rigid structure of the top-three squads, gives him room to race instinctively. In a Tour where the favourites neutralise each other, a rider racing without a fixed script can find gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carlos Rodr\u00edguez (Netcompany INEOS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top-10 Tour finisher consistently. Lacks the TT edge to challenge the top three directly but reads mountain stages better than his ranking suggests. In a race disrupted by crashes or illness, his consistency becomes a weapon. He is always there. He never disappears. Sometimes that is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UAE&#8217;s Plan B is better than most teams&#8217; Plan A. Del Toro won the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes in June. If Poga\u010dar has a problem, any problem, the squad already has a second GC rider who has been racing in peak form for six weeks. That is not a conventional dark horse. That is a locked loaded option the UAE hold in reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post-Van Aert, Jorgenson&#8217;s role expands. He proved in 2024\u20132025 that he can race for GC when given freedom. Visma may give him that freedom earlier than originally planned. On a mountain stage where Vingegaard is already in control, Jorgenson attacking for the stage changes the tactical picture entirely and accumulates time bonuses that matter across three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young Belgian climber with potential that no one has yet put a ceiling on. Lotto give him stage freedom on mountain days. His Dauphin\u00e9 2025 result flagged him as a coming force. In 2026, he is confirmed, motivated, and on a team that will not hold him back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tour debut at 23. Giro 2026 gave him three-week racing confidence. Italian climber who sat close to the leaders on hard Giro stages without cracking. Bahrain built their Tour roster around his GC ambitions. A quiet top-8 is realistic. A top-5 is possible if the race breaks the right way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a GC dark horse, a stage dark horse with a real chance. On any summit finish where the GC leaders have emptied themselves and no one is watching the move that goes with 5 km remaining, Pidcock is the name to fear. He attacks the way no other rider in this race does. The crash recovery question is the only variable.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_be92ad-90 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_be92ad-90 .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-7181_be92ad-90\"><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 Riders by Speciality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sprint Stage Hunters \u2014 Green Jersey Battle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 route includes seven sprint stages: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-5\/\">5<\/a><\/strong>, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, and 21. The green jersey goes to the rider who accumulates the most points across sprint stages and intermediate sprints throughout the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pure sprinters (wins Stage 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, 21):<\/strong> <em>Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin)<\/em> is the green jersey favourite. He has the speed, the team, and the experience. <em>Biniam Girmay (NSN)<\/em> is the main challenger, one of the fastest riders in the world, the first African to win Tour stages, and highly motivated. <em>Tim Merlier (Soudal)<\/em> provides a third elite option. <em>Arnaud De Lie (Lotto)<\/em> is raw power. <em>Olav Kooij (Decathlon)<\/em> adds pace from a GC team that needs sprint stage neutrality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Punchy sprint finishers (wins Stage 2, and selected hilly days):<\/strong> <em>Mads Pedersen, Michael Matthews, Julian Alaphilippe, Matej Mohori\u010d, and Magnus Cort<\/em> win the stages that end on short climbs or circuits where the pure sprinters cannot survive the final kilometre&#8217;s gradient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mountain Specialists \u2014 Polka Dot Jersey Battle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The polka dot jersey rewards the first rider over the categorised climbs throughout the race. Summit finishes score double points. A dedicated KOM hunter who gets into breakaways every mountain stage can win this classification even while finishing 30 minutes behind the GC leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Polka dot contenders:<\/strong> <em>Lenny Martinez (Bahrain)<\/em> is the clear favourite; his climbing profile suits the aggressive KOM hunting style. <em>Lorenzo Fortunato (Astana)<\/em> is the other dedicated option. <em>Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek)<\/em> et <em>Warren Barguil (Picnic PostNL)<\/em> target KOM points from breakaways. <em>Magnus Cort (Uno-X)<\/em> takes points on the medium mountain stages in the race&#8217;s middle week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time Trial Specialists \u2014 Stage 16 (26km, Lake Geneva)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 16 is the race&#8217;s only individual time trial, 26 km from \u00c9vian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains. The first 9 km climb steadily from the lake before a fast, flat finish into Thonon. It is short enough to limit the gaps but long enough to matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stage 16 contenders:<\/strong> <em>Stefan K\u00fcng (Tudor)<\/em>, World TT champion. <em>Filippo Ganna (INEOS)<\/em>, multiple World TT titles. <em>Remco Evenepoel<\/em>, Olympic ITT champion. <em>Victor Campenaerts<\/em>, Hour record holder. <em>Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon)<\/em>. <em>Edoardo Affini (Visma).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evenepoel can gain 60\u201390 seconds on Poga\u010dar over 26 km. He cannot gain 3 minutes. The time trial shapes the final week&#8217;s narrative but does not decide the Tour alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All-Rounders \u2014 The Race-Shaping Riders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mathieu van der Poel, Michael Matthews, Matej Mohori\u010d, Micha\u0142 Kwiatkowski, Dylan Van Baarle, Jasper Stuyven, Matteo Jorgenson<\/em> (expanded role post-Van Aert), and Wout van Aert&#8217;s replacement is confirmed. These riders do not appear on the final podium. They decide which teams control the race on the days that look flat on paper but end up shaping the GC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White Jersey Contenders \u2014 Best U25 Rider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The white jersey goes to the best-placed rider in the GC who was born on or after January 1, 2002, making them 24 or younger at the race start. Confirmed eligible riders: <strong>Paul Seixas<\/strong> (born 2006 \u2014 if he finishes top 10 GC, the white jersey is his), <strong>Isaac del Toro<\/strong> (born 2003), <strong>Cian Uijtdebroeks<\/strong> (born 2003), <strong>K\u00e9vin Vauquelin<\/strong> (born 2000 \u2014 not eligible), <strong>Florian Lipowitz<\/strong> (born 2000 \u2014 not eligible). The white jersey likely comes down to <strong>Seixas vs del Toro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_d08a63-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_d08a63-87 .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-7181_d08a63-87\"><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 Riders by Nationality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea<\/strong> Belgium \u2014 Most Watched Peloton, Van Aert&#8217;s Shadow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirmed Belgians in the 2026 startlist: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Remco Evenepoel<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Jasper Philipsen<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Arnaud De Lie<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Tiesj Benoot<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Jasper Stuyven<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Bert Van Lerberghe<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Ilan Van Wilder<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Maxim Van Gils<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Emiel Verstrynge<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Gianni Vermeersch<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Victor Campenaerts<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Lennert Van Eetvelt<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Jenthe Biermans<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea <strong>Pieter Allegaert<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Belgian<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belgium produces more WorldTour riders than any other nation per capita, and 2026 puts them at the centre of the race&#8217;s biggest pre-race story. Van Aert&#8217;s withdrawal casts a shadow over every Belgian name in the peloton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<\/strong> France \u2014 Seixas Carries a Nation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The French riders confirmed:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Paul Seixas<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>David Gaudu<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>K\u00e9vin Vauquelin<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Romain Gr\u00e9goire<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Guillaume Martin<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Bruno Armirail<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Dorian Godon<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Warren Barguil<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Valentin Paret-Peintre<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Hugo Page<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Elian Jegat<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Milan Fretin<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Thomas Bonnet<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lenny Martinez<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 French \/ \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spanish (dual nationality \u2013 competes under French licence)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France has not had a genuine Tour GC contender since Thibaut Pinot. Seixas changes that. At 19, he is the first French rider in years who the country believes can genuinely race for yellow, not just for a stage win or a top-10 finish. The emotion around his Tour debut will be unlike anything French cycling has experienced since Pinot&#8217;s mountain moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1<\/strong> Netherlands \u2014 Sprint and Classics Power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French-born racing Dutch team <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <strong>Mathieu van der Poel<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Dutch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <strong>Olav Kooij<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Dutch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <strong>Frank van den Broek<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Dutch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Bruno Armirail<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <strong>Dylan van Baarle<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Dutch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <strong>Frank van den Broek<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Dutch<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands punches well above its size in WorldTour cycling and concentrates that talent on sprint and classics-style stages. Van der Poel may be the rider who decides the outcome of Stage 1&#8217;s individual time component on the Montju\u00efc circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0<\/strong> Denmark \u2014 Two Champions, One Race<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <strong>Jonas Vingegaard<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Danish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <strong>Mads Pedersen<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Danish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <strong>S\u00f8ren Kragh Andersen<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Danish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <strong>Mikkel Honor\u00e9<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Danish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <strong>Magnus Cort<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Danish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <strong>Kasper Asgreen<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Danish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denmark&#8217;s two most prominent riders in the race occupy opposite ends of the terrain spectrum, Vingegaard targets the overall title in the mountains while Pedersen hunts the sprint and punchy stage wins. Small nation, enormous cycling footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/strong> Great Britain \u2014 Deepest GC Country in the Peloton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <strong>Tom Pidcock<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 British<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <strong>Fred Wright<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 British<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <strong>Carr Simon<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 British<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <strong>Adam Yates<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 British<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <strong>Ben Tulett<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 British<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <strong>Jack Stewart<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 British<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysis published earlier in 2026 ranked Great Britain first globally for GC contenders across the WorldTour, with 50% more top-20 GC-ranked riders than second-place Slovenia. Pidcock&#8217;s Tour debut is the British storyline, an Olympic champion making his first appearance at cycling&#8217;s biggest race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<\/strong> Spain \u2014 Home Start Energy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Juan Ayuso<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Mikel Landa<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 <strong>Einer Rubio<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Colombian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Pablo Castrillo<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Roger Adri\u00e0<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Iv\u00e1n Romeo<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Alex Aranburu<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Ion Izagirre<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Pello Bilbao<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Carlos Rodriguez<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Movistar, a Spanish team with a Spanish GC leader in Uijtdebroeks, plus Caja Rural&#8217;s wildcard debut \u2014 Spain has not had this volume of emotional investment in a Tour start in years. Every stage on Spanish soil in the first two days will feel like a home race for half the peloton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colombia and Latin America \u2014 Climbing Strength<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 <strong>Daniel Felipe Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Colombian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 <strong>Harold Tejada<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Colombian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 <strong>Sergio Higuita<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Colombian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 <strong>Einer Rubio<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Colombian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 <strong>Richard Carapaz<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Ecuadorian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd <strong>Isaac del Toro<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Mexican<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latin American climbing talent has reshaped Grand Tour racing over the past decade \u2014 and 2026 continues that trend, with del Toro arriving as one of the race&#8217;s most in-form riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eritrea \u2014 Girmay Making History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf7  <strong>Biniam Girmay<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Eritrean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girmay made history at the 2022 Tour de France as the first African rider to win a stage. He returns in 2026 as NSN&#8217;s centrepiece and one of the fastest sprinters in the peloton. His story extends beyond cycling into something larger \u2014 the representation of a continent in the world&#8217;s biggest bike race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Nations Represented<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <strong>Filippo Ganna<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Italian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <strong>Antonio Tiberi<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Italian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <strong>Davide Piganzoli<\/strong>\u2013 Italian <em>(Wout Van Aert replacement)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Giulio Ciccone<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Italian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Lorenzo Fortunato<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Italian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <strong>Gianni Moscon<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Italian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <strong>Mattia Cattaneo<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Italian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <strong>Edoardo Affini<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Italian<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Slovenia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee <strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013Slovenian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee <strong>Matej Mohori\u010d<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Slovenian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee <strong>Jan Tratnik<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Slovenian<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <strong>Michael Matthews<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Australian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <strong>Jay Hindley<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Australian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <strong>Lucas Plapp<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Australian&nbsp;<em>(often referred to as Luke Plapp)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <strong>Michael Storer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Australian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <strong>Kaden Groves<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Australian<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Brandon McNulty<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 American<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Quinn Simmons<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 American<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Sepp Kuss<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 American<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Norway:<\/strong> Johannessen, Cort (Danish \u2014 races for Uno-X). <br><strong>Switzerland:<\/strong> K\u00fcng, Bissegger. <strong>Poland:<\/strong> Kwiatkowski. <br><strong>Czech Republic:<\/strong> Bittner, Vacek. <br><strong>Luxembourg:<\/strong> Kirsch. <strong>Rwanda:<\/strong> \u2014 (Girmay races for Eritrea).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full nationality confirmation for all 184 riders will be published with the final startlist July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_adf432-13 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_adf432-13 .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-7181_adf432-13\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"debutants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tour de France 2026 Debutants \u2014 Riders Making Their Grand Boucle Debut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19 years old. Won La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne and the Tour of the Basque Country in the same spring. Second at Strade Bianche and Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge. No French rider has arrived at their Tour debut with results like these since \u2014 arguably \u2014 the sport has existed. He crashed at the Dauphin\u00e9 but is confirmed racing. France has waited years for this moment. Seixas arrives carrying the weight of a nation&#8217;s hope at an age when most riders are still learning what a Grand Tour feels like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olympic mountain bike gold. Strade Bianche winner. A rider who has spent his career proving he belongs at the very top of the sport in every format except a Grand Tour. His Tour debut comes on a ProTeam that exists, in large part, because of him. The crash at Volta a Catalunya added a question mark. His mountain ability, when healthy, is not in question. The Tour&#8217;s mountain stages from week two onwards are where the answer arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23 years old. Italian climber who built his Grand Tour understanding through the 2026 Giro. He stayed near the leaders on hard mountain stages without cracking. Bahrain took that Giro experience and pointed it at the Tour. A quiet top-8 would make him one of the most successful Tour debutants in recent seasons. He has the legs for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Romain Gr\u00e9goire (Groupama-FDJ United)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 years old. Breakaway specialist with the engine to bridge gaps that open up on hard mountain days and the finishing speed to convert them. His Tour debut alongside Gaudu gives FDJ two different race options simultaneously. France watches Seixas for the GC. FDJ fans watch Gr\u00e9goire for the stage wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technically a Tour debutant \u2014 this is his first start. In terms of form and racing readiness, he arrives as one of the top riders in the peloton. Winning the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes as Poga\u010dar&#8217;s supposed warm-up ride says everything about where del Toro is in his development. 22 years old. Mexican. The first Mexican rider with genuine Tour de France GC ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (Team debut)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not just individual debutants \u2014 an entire team making their first Tour start. Founded in 2000, racing the Tour for the first time in 2026. Alex Molenaar leads the confirmed riders. Every stage is new territory. Every morning they sign on is the fulfilment of 26 years of work.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_f54739-3f .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_f54739-3f .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-7181_f54739-3f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"domestiques\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Super Domestiques \u2014 The Riders Who Decide the Tour Without Winning It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best-known names in professional cycling win races. The people who make those wins possible are rarely talked about until they stop making them possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/strong> won the 2023 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a when Visma asked him to. He then handed that career-defining victory aside to protect Vingegaard at subsequent Tours. Post-Van Aert, Kuss&#8217;s role expands in ways that will be tested earlier than expected. He is the rider who determines how deep into the mountain stages Vingegaard can maintain speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/strong> is one of the best GC riders never to have won a Grand Tour in his own right. Every July, he sacrifices his own ambitions to pace Poga\u010dar. In any other team, he is a Tour podium candidate. At UAE, he is the second man up the road who sets the tempo before standing aside. That choice defines the squad&#8217;s dominance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/strong> holds the Hour Record \u2014 the purest measure of sustained speed in cycling. As a team time trial engine he is invaluable, and as a flat stage motor he covers the ground Van Aert no longer can. He will be used differently in 2026 than originally planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mattia Cattaneo (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)<\/strong> is the human bridge between the flat finish of each day&#8217;s rolling kilometres and the final climb where Evenepoel takes over. Without Cattaneo controlling the pace through the final valley, Evenepoel reaches the climb with less in reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Micha\u0142 Kwiatkowski (Netcompany INEOS)<\/strong> has been reading Grand Tour races from inside the peloton since 2012. He won the World Championships in 2014. Now he reads the race so his teammates do not have to \u2014 a role that cannot be replicated by raw climbing power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>S\u00f8ren Kragh Andersen (Lidl-Trek)<\/strong> \u2014 the quiet engine behind Ayuso. He does not appear in any GC conversation. He appears at the front of the peloton on the day that matters, setting a tempo Ayuso can follow and rivals cannot.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_a56913-e6 .kt-block-spacer{height:42px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_a56913-e6 .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-7181_a56913-e6\"><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\" id=\"stage-predictions\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 Stage Predictions \u2014 Which Rider Wins Which Stage?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Stage<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Date<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Itin\u00e9raire<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Taper<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sprint favourite<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Stage win contenders<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>4 juillet<\/td><td>Barcelona TTT<\/td><td>TTT 19.7km<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>UAE, Visma, Red Bull<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>5 juil<\/td><td>Tarragona \u203a Montju\u00efc<\/td><td>Hilly \/ Punch<\/td><td>Pedersen<\/td><td>Alaphilippe, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Gr\u00e9goire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>6 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Les Angles<\/td><td>Montagne<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Poga\u010dar, Vingegaard, Seixas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>7 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Foix<\/td><td>vallonn\u00e9<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Gr\u00e9goire, Healy, Izagirre, Barguil<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>8 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Pau<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Philipsen<\/td><td>Girmay, Merlier, De Lie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>9 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Gavarnie-G\u00e8dre<\/td><td>Montagne<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Poga\u010dar, Vingegaard, Lipowitz, Evenepoel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>10 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Bordeaux<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Philipsen<\/td><td>De Lie, Kooij, Girmay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>11 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Bergerac<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Merlier<\/td><td>Girmay, Groves, Bittner<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>12 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Ussel<\/td><td>vallonn\u00e9<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Healy, Barguil, Cort, Zimmermann<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>REST<\/td><td>Jul 13<\/td><td>Rest Day 1<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>14 juillet<\/td><td>\u203a Le Lioran<\/td><td>Montagne<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Poga\u010dar, Seixas, Johannessen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Jul 15<\/td><td>\u203a Nevers<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Philipsen<\/td><td>De Lie, Girmay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Jul 16<\/td><td>\u203a Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/td><td>vallonn\u00e9<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Gr\u00e9goire, Ciccone, Cort<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Jul 17<\/td><td>\u203a Belfort<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Merlier<\/td><td>Girmay, Groves, Ackermann<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Jul 18<\/td><td>\u203a Le Markstein<\/td><td>Montagne<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Pidcock, Ciccone, Healy, Gr\u00e9goire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>19 juil<\/td><td>\u203a Solaison<\/td><td>Montagne<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Poga\u010dar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>REST<\/td><td>Jul 20<\/td><td>Rest Day 2<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Jul 21<\/td><td>\u00c9vian \u203a Thonon ITT<\/td><td>ITT 26km<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>K\u00fcng, Ganna, Evenepoel, Campenaerts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Jul 22<\/td><td>\u203a Voiron<\/td><td>Sprint<\/td><td>Philipsen<\/td><td>Kooij, Girmay, De Lie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Jul 23<\/td><td>\u203a Orci\u00e8res-Merlette<\/td><td>Montagne<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Poga\u010dar, Seixas, Lipowitz, Tiberi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Jul 24<\/td><td>\u203a Alpe d&#8217;Huez #1<\/td><td>Montagne<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Poga\u010dar, Pidcock<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Jul 25<\/td><td>\u203a Alpe d&#8217;Huez #2<\/td><td>\u00c9tape reine<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Poga\u010dar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Jul 26<\/td><td>Thoiry \u203a Paris<\/td><td>Finale<\/td><td>Philipsen<\/td><td>Girmay, De Lie, Merlier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Stage 20 is the queen stage \u2014 Galibier at 2,642 m, Col de Sarenne, then Alpe d&#8217;Huez. 5,600 metres of climbing in a single day. If the Tour is still undecided at the base of that final climb, what happens in the next 13.9 km at 8% average gradient will be one of the most watched moments in cycling&#8217;s recent history.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_965829-4d .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_965829-4d .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-7181_965829-4d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"jersey-contenders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026 Jersey Contenders \u2014 All Four Classifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yellow Jersey (GC) \u2014 Maillot Jaune<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Favourite:<\/strong> Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE) <strong>Challenger:<\/strong> Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) <strong>Dark horses:<\/strong> Evenepoel, Lipowitz, Ayuso, Seixas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The yellow jersey goes to the rider with the lowest cumulative time after all 21 stages. Time bonuses are awarded at summit finishes (10, 6, 4 seconds for the first three) and intermediate sprint points (3, 2, 1 seconds). The Stage 1 TTT sets the first GC order before a mountain has been climbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green Jersey (Points) \u2014 Maillot Vert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Favourite:<\/strong> Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin) <strong>Challengers:<\/strong> Biniam Girmay (NSN), Tim Merlier (Soudal), Arnaud De Lie (Lotto)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Points are awarded at each stage finish and at designated intermediate sprint locations. Sprint stage wins carry the most points. The green jersey battle in 2026 is a three-way fight between Philipsen&#8217;s experience, Girmay&#8217;s speed, and Merlier&#8217;s positioning \u2014 with De Lie&#8217;s raw power capable of winning any sprint on the right day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polka Dot Jersey (KOM) \u2014 Maillot \u00e0 Pois<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Favourite:<\/strong> Lenny Martinez (Bahrain) <strong>Challengers:<\/strong> Lorenzo Fortunato (Astana), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), Warren Barguil (Picnic PostNL), Magnus Cort (Uno-X)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The polka dot jersey rewards the first rider over each categorised climb. There are 30 categorised climbs in the 2026 route. A dedicated KOM hunter who gets into the right breakaways on mountain stages can accumulate enough points to win this classification without ever threatening the GC. Martinez is the favourite, his climbing profile and team freedom make him the most likely daily points leader in the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White Jersey (Best U25) \u2014 Maillot Blanc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Favourite:<\/strong> Paul Seixas (Decathlon) or Isaac del Toro (UAE). <strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Born on or after January 1, 2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The white jersey goes to the highest-placed GC rider born on or after January 1, 2002. Seixas (born 2006) and del Toro (born 2003) are the two contenders. Seixas races as a GC leader; if his GC result is strong, the white jersey follows automatically. Del Toro&#8217;s role as Poga\u010dar&#8217;s support rider means his GC result depends on when and whether UAE give him individual freedom. Seixas is the favourite to wear white in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_1bdd15-93 .kt-block-spacer{height:42px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_1bdd15-93 .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-7181_1bdd15-93\"><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\" id=\"prize-money\">Tour de France 2026 Prize Money \u2014 What Every Rider Competes For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Classification<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Prize<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Overall winner \u2014 yellow jersey<\/td><td>\u20ac500,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd place GC<\/td><td>\u20ac200,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd place GC<\/td><td>\u20ac100,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stage winner<\/td><td>\u20ac11,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Green jersey final winner<\/td><td>\u20ac25,000 (est.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Polka dot jersey final winner<\/td><td>\u20ac25,000 (est.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White jersey final winner<\/td><td>\u20ac25,000 (est.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Team classification winner<\/td><td>Shared pool<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total prize pool<\/td><td>~\u20ac2.3 million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Most combative rider (daily)<\/td><td>\u20ac2,000 per stage<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The \u20ac500,000 GC prize represents approximately 6% of Poga\u010dar&#8217;s base annual salary of \u20ac8 million. Prize money is not why WorldTour riders race the Tour de France. EF Education-EasyPost generated \u20ac98 million in media value during the 2025 Tour after Ben Healy wore yellow. That is the real prize, the commercial visibility that justifies \u20ac10\u201350 million annual sponsorship investments. Every stage win is worth far more in brand exposure than the \u20ac11,000 it pays on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_ee84fb-a6 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7181_ee84fb-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-7181_ee84fb-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\">What This Startlist Means for the Race \u2014 Tactical Implications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Van Aert withdrawal is the defining pre-race storyline. It does not remove Visma from the GC fight, Vingegaard won the Giro without Van Aert&#8217;s help. But it changes the shape of 21 stages. The TTT on Stage 1 loses its most powerful motor. The sprint stage positioning, those nervous hours in a 184-rider peloton on flat roads before the mountains arrive, loses its most experienced handler. The mountain lead-out that sets up Vingegaard for a solo attack loses the rider who can drive harder than anyone at the base of a final climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Toro&#8217;s form shifts the UAE dynamic in the opposite direction. They arrived in 2025 with Poga\u010dar and support. They arrive in 2026 with Poga\u010dar and a Plan B who just won a WorldTour stage race. Rivals must track two UAE riders on mountain stages rather than one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Bull&#8217;s double GC leadership, Evenepoel and Lipowitz confirmed simultaneously, forces every other GC team into a positioning problem. You cannot follow both riders when they go in different directions on a mountain stage. One will get away. That is the tactical design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caja Rural&#8217;s first Tour start adds something less quantifiable: a team racing with nothing to lose on a stage that might not be watched as carefully as it should be. Breakaway specialists from new teams have won more stages than pre-race favourites expect. Caja Rural will try something every day they can.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tour de France 2026 Startlist: All 184 Riders, Teams, Contenders &amp; Full Guide Last updated: 10:42 pm CEST &#8211; Wednesday,&nbsp;29 July 2026 The Tour de France 2026 startlist covers every team role, GC contenders, dark horses, debutants, jersey predictions, and prize money, updated as rosters finalise before the July 1 team presentation. 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