On Saturday, July 4, the 2026 Tour de France will kick off with a team time trial in Barcelona. The 23 participating teams will announce their eight-rider rosters in the run-up to that day. IDL Pro Cycling is keeping a watchful eye on all channels, ready to bring you the confirmed start list for the upcoming Tour de France.On Tuesday, June 23, the first team announced its official roster. Visma | Lease a Bike announced the eight-man squad led by Jonas Vingegaard, which also includes Matteo Jorgenson, Sepp Kuss, Victor Campenaerts, Bruno Armirail, Per Strand Hagenes, Edoardo Affini, and Davide Piganzoli. Piganzoli is replacing Wout van Aert.Shortly after that, Uno-X announced its roster. The Norwegian team is aiming to do even better this year with Tobias Halland Johannessen, who finished sixth last year. In addition, it added sprinter Soren Waerenskjold and all-rounders such as Magnus Cort, Jonas Abrahamsen, and Andreas Kron to the team for the Tour de France.The other teams have not yet officially announced their rosters, but we already know that many big names are heading to Barcelona. These include Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG), Mathieu van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step), Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM), Thymen Arensman (Netcompany INEOS), Remco Evenepoel, and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe).Confirmed teams for the 2026 Tour de France:TeamTeam leader(s)Sports director(s)UAE Team Emirates-XRGTadej PogačarFabrizio Guidi, Andrej Hauptman, & Simone PedrazziniVisma | Lease a BikeJonas Vingegaard and Matteo JorgensonMarc Reef, Arthur van Dongen, Frans Maassen & Jesper MørkøvRed Bull-BORA-hansgroheRemco Evenepoel and Florian LipowitzPatxi VilaLidl-TrekJuan Ayuso and Mattias SkjelmoseSteven de JonghUno-XTobias Halland Johannessen and Soren WaerenskjoldGabriel RaschNSN Cycling TeamBiniam GirmaySam BewleyJayco AlUlaMichael Matthews and Ben O’ConnorMat Hayman Bahrain VictoriousAntonio Tiberi and Lenny MartinezRoman KreuzigerCofidisAlex Aranburu and Milan FrentinGorka GerrikagoitiaLotto IntermarchéArnaud de Lie, Huub Artz and Lennert Van EetveltBart WellensXDS AstanaMax Kanter and Sergio HiguitaMark RenshawTudor Pro CyclingJulian Aliphilippe, Marc Hirschi & Matteo TrentinMatteo Tosatto, Bart Leysen & Sylvain BlanquefortCaja RurlalAbel Balderstone and Sebastian BerwickAritz Bagües
More teams will be updated here as soon as we have them
Visma get out in front with Vingegaard’s teamVisma | Lease a Bike announced its eight-rider Tour de France roster on Tuesday, aiming for a third yellow jersey with Jonas Vingegaard. Alongside Vingegaard, confirmed riders are Sepp Kuss, Victor Campenaerts, Bruno Armirail, Edoardo Affini, and Matteo Jorgenson. With Christophe Laporte injured and Wout van Aert withdrawing due to elbow issues, Per Strand Hagenes steps in, and the final spot goes to Davide Piganzoli, a surprise addition after a strong Giro and a win at the Route d’Occitanie. Read more2026 Tour de France start list (so far)