{"id":400544,"date":"2026-01-08T21:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400544\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T21:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:27:11","slug":"whos-riding-what-in-the-2026-worldtour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400544\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s riding what in the 2026 WorldTour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-1.png\" alt=\"Who\u2019s riding what in the 2026 WorldTour\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"article__category\" href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/tech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tech<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__sub-title\">The bikes, wheels, groupsets, and all the kit of every men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s WorldTour team. <\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alex Hunt\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"author__photo lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753163589_155_Alex-Hunt-150x150.png\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cor Vos, Ineos Grenadiers, Decathlon CMA CGM, NSN Cycling Team<\/p>\n<p>With the 2026 WorldTour season already fast approaching, now is the perfect time to acquaint ourselves with what equipment we will see teams rolling on for the season ahead. For 2026, there have been a few notable changes in equipment used by teams, as well as some fresh faces to the WorldTour and Women&#8217;s WorldTour. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, changes in groupset partners have provided the biggest upheaval to the long-standing norm of the peloton. In the past 15 years, Shimano has been the undisputed titan of components; however, in 2026, that is set to change with SRAM adding four new teams in the men&#8217;s WorldTour and two more in the women&#8217;s. That gives SRAM nearly half the men&#8217;s WorldTour lineup and eight of the 14 teams in the women&#8217;s WorldTour peloton.<\/p>\n<p>Past that trend, brand movement has been on the quiet side heading into 2026, while new teams are making the step up and bringing fresh equipment with them. For existing teams, things largely remain how they were in 2025. That&#8217;s partly due to a lot of existing contracts continuing their course through the 2026 season, as well as a few teams extending with long-term partners for the coming season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the men&#8217;s side, depending on how you view things, two or three new teams are filling the void left by Cofidis (relegated) and Ark\u00e9a-B&amp;B Hotels (closed). Uno-X Mobility have made the step up, along with the newly rebranded and freshly owned NSN Cycling Team (formerly Israel-Premier Tech). Joining them is Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9, the result of a merger between Lotto and Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty. <\/p>\n<p>Beyond this, a few familiar teams have had a name change to reflect changes to sponsorship arrangements. Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale has changed to the catchier name of Decathlon-CMA CGM, while Alpecin-Deceuninck has replaced Deceuninck with Premier Tech. <\/p>\n<p>On the women&#8217;s front, things have been quieter. After the big moves of 2025, with Demi Vollering moving to FDJ-Suez and bringing with her a complete change in equipment, the biggest change comes from EF Education-Oatly stepping up to the Women&#8217;s WorldTour, bringing with it the new world champion, Magdeleine Vallieres.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/how-did-magdeleine-vallieres-win-the-world-championships\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>How did Magdeleine Vallieres win the World Championships?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning of the season, it was in the back of my head,\u201d the new world champion told Escape Collective.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CORVOS_00038417-136-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display = 'none'\"\/><\/a>The full rundown of who&#8217;s riding what<\/p>\n<p>It can be hard to keep track of which team rides what and what bike your favourite riders are using now that they are on a new team. That is why we have compiled a list of equipment that each team will be using for the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            This post is for subscribers only<br \/>\n            <a class=\"gh-btn\" data-portal=\"signup\" href=\"#\/portal\/signup\" style=\"color:#FF6F42\">Subscribe now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Already have an account? <a data-portal=\"signin\" href=\"#\/portal\/signin\">Sign in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Did we do a good job with this story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"reactions\" data-post-id=\"695d70cd0b37c2b0e3543201\">\n                    \ud83d\udc4dYep<br \/>\n                    \ud83d\udc4eNope\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/tech\/\" title=\"Tech\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f29565 tech\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tech<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/news-and-racing\/\" title=\"News &amp; Racing\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f293b3 news-and-racing\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News &amp; Racing<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/worldtour\/\" title=\"WorldTour\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f2964f worldtour\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WorldTour<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/womens-worldtour-2\/\" title=\"Women&#039;s WorldTour\" class=\"tag tag-67aa9b7047d3733b4af63035 womens-worldtour-2\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s WorldTour<\/a>\n                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tech The bikes, wheels, groupsets, and all the kit of every men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s WorldTour team. 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