‘We will see!’ – Pogacar keeping cards close to chest on return to racing in Switzerland
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It is the 113th edition of the iconic race, with the action set to get underway in the stunning Spanish city of Barcelona on July 4.The route will see the likes of Tadej Pogacar [UAE Team Emirates-XRG], Mathieu van der Poel [Alpecin-Premier Tech], and Remco Evenepoel [Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe] battle it out across France and Spain before the race reaches its climax in Paris on July 26.Pogacar secured his fourth Tour de France victory 12 months ago, and he will be hoping to retain his crown this time around.
With that in mind, let’s have a closer look at the start list, and see who will be hoping to dethrone him this year.
Tour de France 2026: Confirmed riders and teams
Alpecin-Premier Tech
Jasper Philipsen (Belgium)Kaden Groves (Australia)Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)Emiel Verstrynge (Belgium)Jonas Rickaert (Belgium)
Highlights: Pogacar wins overall Tour de Suisse crown after Stage 5 victory
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Bahrain Victorious
Antonio Tiberi (Italy)Lenny Martinez (France)Matej Mohoric (Slovenia)
Decathlon-CMA CGM
Olav Kooij (Netherlands)Tiesj Benoot (Belgium)Daan Hoole (The Netherlands)Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland)Paul Seixas (France)
EF Education-EasyPost
Ben Healy (Republic of Ireland)Kasper Asgreen (Denmark)Richard Carapaz (Ecuador)Alex Baudin (France)
Groupama-FDJ United (WT)
David Gaudu (France)Guillaume Martin (France)
Netcompany Ineos (WT)
Filippo Ganna (Italy)Carlos Rodriguez (Spain)Michał Kwiatkowski (Poland)Kevin Vauquelin (France)Dorian Godon (France)Thymen Arensman (Netherlands)
Lidl-Trek
Giulio Ciccone (Italy)Juan Ayuso (Spain)Mads Pedersen (Denmark)Mathias Vacek (Czechia)Mattias Skjelmose (Denmark)Quinn Simmons (USA)Soren Kragh Andersen (Denmark)
Lotto-Intermarche
Arnaud De Lie (Belgium)Lennert van Eetvelt (Belgium)Georg Zimmermann (Germany)
Movistar (WT)
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Belgium)Einer Rubio (Colombia)Pablo Castrillo (Spain)Roger Adria (Spain)
Highlights: Pogacar pips Van der Poel to Stage 4 time trial victory
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NSN Cycling
Biniam Girmay (Eritrea)Jake Stewart (UK)Lewis Askey (UK)Krists Neilands (Latvia)Marco Frigo (Italy)Matis Louvel (France)George Bennett (New Zealand)Tom Van Asbroeck (Belgium)
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
Remco Evenepoel (Belgium)Nico Denz (Germany)Florian Lipowitz (Germany)Mattia Cattaneo (Italy)Jan Tratnik (Slovenia)Maxim Van Gils (Belgium)Jai Hindley (Australia)Tim Van Dijke (Netherlands)
Soudal Quick-Step
Valentin Paret-Peintre (France)Mikel Landa (Spain)Tim Merlier (Belgium)Jasper Stuyven (Belgium)Ilan van Wilder (Belgium)Louis Vervaeke (Belgium)Dylan van Baarle (Netherlands)Bert van Lerberghe (Belgium)
Jayco AlUla
Pascal Ackermann (Germany)Luke Durbridge (Australia)Felix Engelhardt (Germany)Kelland O’Brien (Australia)Ben O’Connor (Australia)Michael Matthews (Australia)Luke Plapp (Australia)Mauro Schmid (Switzerland)
Team Picnic PostNL (WT)
Pavel Bittner (Czechia)Warren Barguil (France)Frank van den Broek (Netherlands)
Uno-X Mobility
Tobias Halland Johannessen (Norway)Magnus Cort (Denmark)Anders Skaarseth (Norway)Soren Waerenskjold (Norway)Jonas Abrahamsen (Norway)Anthon Charmig (Denmark)Andreas Kron (Norway)Torstein Træen (Norway)
Visma-Lease a Bike
Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark)Victor Campenaerts (Belgium)Sepp Kuss (USA)Davide Piganzoli (Italy)Matteo Jorgenson (USA)Bruno Armirail (France)Edoardo Affini (Italy)Per Strand Hagenes (Norway)
UAE Team Emirates-XRG (WT)
Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia)Isaac del Toro (Mexican)Tim Wellens (Belgium)Brandon McNulty (USA)Adam Yates (United Kingdom)Florian Vermeersch (Belgium)Nils Politt (Germany)
XDS Astana Team
Mike Teunissen (Netherlands)Sergio Higuita (Colombia)Harold Tejada (Colombia)Lorenzo Fortunato (Italy)Max Kanter (Germany)Nicolas Vinokurov (Kazakhstan)
Cofidis
Alex Kirsch (Luxembourg)Milan Fretin (Belgium)Emanuel Buchmann (Germany)Hugo Page (France)Alex Aranburu (Spain)Ion Izagirre (Spain)Piet Allegaert (Beglium)Jenthe Biermans (Beglium)Benjamin Thomas (France)
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Julian Alaphilippe (France)Michael Storer (Australia)Matteo Trentin (Italy)Rick Pluimers (The Netherlands)
TotalEnergies
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Alex Molenaar (The Netherlands)Joel Nocolau (Spain)
Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Tom Pidcock (The United Kingdom)Fred Wright (The United Kingdom)Quinten Hermans (Belgium)Add TNT Sports as a preferred source here to enjoy more content like this. Watch and stream top cycling action – including the 2026 Tour de France – live on TNT Sports and HBO Max.