184 cyclists from 23 teams start La Vuelta a España 2026 in Monaco; Pogačar is the man to beat.
La Vuelta a España 2026: All riders and teams - complete start list
La Vuelta a España 2026: All riders and teams - complete start list A total of 184 cyclists from 23 teams will start the 81st edition of La Vuelta a España, which takes place from 22 August to 13 September. View the full start list below. The 81st edition of La Vuelta a España – the third of three annual Grand Tours in road cycling — has pedaled into view at long last. Beginning in the seaside principality of Monaco on Saturday (22 August), the peloton – consisting of 184 riders from 23 teams – will race across France, Andorra and Spain in pursuit of the red jersey. Covering 3,275 kilometres across 21 stages and three-weeks of racing, they’ll arrive at the Alhambra in Granada on 13 September – completing a sporting conquest of the Iberian peninsula. Reigning world champion Tadej Pogačar will enter La Vuelta as the man to beat coming off his dominant win at the 2026 Tour de France. But this will be unfamiliar territory for the Olympic bronze medallist. Making only his second career start at the Spanish Grand Tour, “Pogi” will hope to improve on his third place debut in 2019 and claim one of the few trophies missing from his impressive collection. Of course, there will be plenty of riders hoping to don the red jersey themselves and deny him that honour. Scroll down for an updated list of teams and riders preparing to do just that. Road Cycling - The Review | Olympic Games Paris 2024 Don’t miss this review and relive Road Cycling’s best moments! La Vuelta a España 2026: Team rosters - full list Below is an updated list of cyclists at the start of the 2026 Vuelta a España. Riders will be added once teams officially announce their rosters. Alpecin-Premier Tech Bahrain Victorious Burgos Burpellet BH - Clément Alleno (FRA) - Mario Aparicio (ESP) - Sergio Chumil (GUA) - José Manuel Díaz (ESP) - Sinuhé Fernández (ESP) - José Luis Faura (ESP) - Jesús Herrada (ESP) - César Macías (MEX) Cofidis - Emanuel Buchmann (GER) - Bryan Coquard (FRA) - Alex Kirsch (LUX) - Sylvain Moniquet (FRA) - Paul Ourselin (FRA) - Alexis Renard (FRA) - Louis Rouland (FRA) - Sergio Samitier (ESP) Decathlon CMA CGM - Felix Gall (AUT) - Matthew Riccitello (USA) EF Education - Easypost - Richard Carapaz (ECU) Equipo Kern Pharma - Urko Berrade (ESP) - Marc Brustenga (ESP) - Iván Cobo (ESP) - Iñigo Elosegui (ESP) - Ibon Ruiz (ESP) - Iván Ramiro Sosa (COL) - Diego Uriarte (ESP) - Mats Wenzel (NED) Groupama-FDJ United Lidl-Trek - Mads Pedersen (DEN) - Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lotto Intermarché - Vito Braet (BEL) - Lars Craps (BEL) - Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) - Lorenzo Rota (ITA) - Reuben Thompson (AUS) - Luca Van Boven (BEL) - Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (NED) - Jarno Widar (BEL) Movistar Team - Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) - Raúl García Pierna (ESP) - Pablo Castrillo (ESP) Netcompany INEOS NSN Cycling Team Pinarello-Q.36.5 Pro Cycling Team Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe Soudal Quick-Step - Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) Team Jayco AlUla - Koen Bouwman (NED) - Alessandro Covi (ITA) - Paul Double (GBR) - Asjbjorn Hellemose (DEN) - Hamish McKenzie (AUS) - Finlay Pickering (GBR) - Rudy Porter (AUS) - Jasha Sütterling (GER) Team Picnic PostNL - Timo de Jong (NED) - Mattia Gaffuri (ITA) - Chris Hamilton (AUS) - Henri-Francois Haquin (FRA) - Gijs Leemreize (NED) - Juan Guillermo Martinez (COL) - Oliver Peace (GBR) - Timo Roosen (NED) Team Visma | Lease a Bike Tudor Pro Cycling Team UAE Team Emirates XRG - Joao Almeida (POR) - Domen Novak (SLO) - Ivo Oliveira (POR) - Tadej Pogacar (SLO) - Pavel Sivakov (FRA) - Pablo Torres (ESP) - Kevin Vermaerke (USA) - Jay Vine (AUS) Uno-X Mobility - Magnus Cort (DEN) XDS Astana Team - Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) - Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) - Victor Langellotti (MON) - Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) - Alessandro Romele (ITA) - Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) - Harold Tejada (COL) - Darren Van Bekkum (NED)