{"id":653304,"date":"2026-05-06T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/653304\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:43:28","slug":"decathlon-reveal-2026-giro-ditalia-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/653304\/","title":{"rendered":"Decathlon reveal 2026 Giro d’Italia lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAround him, the team has built a mountain core with riders such as his compatriot and new team signing Gregor M\u00fchlberger<\/a>, Callum Scotson, and Johannes Staune-Mittet, all set for key roles on the toughest days.<\/p>\n

In parallel, the team will not pass up the sprints. Tobias Lund Andresen is the main card for mass finishes, backed by an experienced lead-out and engine room. The Dane has been one of the headliners of the entire year so far; winning the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, stages at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Tour Down Under (winning the points classification in both); and being very active all across the cobbled classics.<\/p>\n

He is having his key leadout man Tord Gudmestad present, a duo that has been working very effectively this year. Rasmus S\u00f8jberg Pedersen will provide further aid whilst he and Oliver Naesen complete a unit which will also have an important role in protecting Felix Gall during the flat days.<\/p>\n

Sports director Luke Roberts summed up the team\u2019s goals<\/a> on the eve of the race:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team has started the season strongly, with good results in both sprints and the mountains. As we move into this next phase \u2014 the Grand Tours \u2014 our aim is to build on that momentum and consolidate those performances. We come into this race with two main objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to reach the podium in the general classification with Felix Gall. Felix has enjoyed an excellent build-up, with solid performances at UAE Tour and in Catalunya, and he\u2019s been able to prepare optimally for the Giro. Gregor M\u00fchlberger, Callum Scotson, and Johannes Staune-Mittet are also in good shape and will be fundamental to supporting him in the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the sprints, Tobias Lund Andresen has already shown outstanding form this season with three WorldTour wins, and we\u2019ll target stage victories with him. Tord Gudmestad, Rasmus S\u00f8jberg Pedersen, and Oliver Naesen are also part of the team. They\u2019ll be key to delivering him to the final sprint of the stages. Overall, we expect several chances, and the goal is to convert as many as possible into wins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Decathlon lineup for the 2026 Giro d\u2019ItaliaRiderFelix GallGregor M\u00fchlbergerCallum ScotsonJohannes Staune-MittetOliver NaesenRasmus S\u00f8jberg PedersenTobias Lund AndresenTord Gudmestad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Around him, the team has built a mountain core with riders such as his compatriot and new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,176987,307392,163619,315915,85,233095],"class_list":["post-653304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-decathlon-cma-cgm-team","tag-felix-gall","tag-giro-ditalia","tag-gregor-muhlberger","tag-sports","tag-tobias-lund-andresen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}