Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the organiser of the UAE Tour and the UAE Tour Women, has confirmed the full list of teams participating in the 2026 editions of both races.
The women’s event is scheduled to take place from February 5–8, 2026, while the men’s WorldTour race will run from February 16–22, 2026.
According to the organisers, the eighth edition of the men’s UAE Tour will feature 21 teams, including 18 UCI WorldTeams and three UCI ProTeams. UAE Team Emirates, Team Visma | Lease a Bike, INEOS Grenadiers, and Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe are among the elite squads confirmed for the start line.
High-profile riders expected to compete include Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Isaac Del Toro, and Jonathan Milan. The race will cover 1,004km across seven stages, starting at Madinat Zayed Majlis and concluding at the Abu Dhabi Breakwater.
The full list of teams for the men’s UAE Tour is:
- Alpecin-Premier Tech
- Bahrain Victorious
- Decathlon CMA CGM Team
- EF Education – EasyPost
- Groupama-FDJ United
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Lidl-Trek
- Lotto Intermarché
- Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
- Movistar Team
- NSN Cycling Team
- Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
- Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe
- Soudal Quick-Step
- Team Jayco AlUla
- Team Picnic PostNL
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Uno-X Mobility
- XDS Astana Team
The fourth edition of the UAE Tour Women will see 20 teams compete over four stages. The field includes 14 UCI Women’s WorldTeams, three UCI Women’s ProTeams, and three UCI Women’s Continental Teams.
The women’s race is set to feature two-time winner Elisa Longo Borghini and Lorena Wiebes, who is currently the most successful stage rider in the event’s history. The 533km route will culminate with a mountain finish on Jebel Hafeet.
The full list of teams for the UAE Tour Women is:
- AG Insurance – Soudal Team
- Canyon//Sram Zondacrypto
- Cofidis Women Team
- EF Education – Oatly
- FDJ United – Suez
- Fenix-Premier Tech
- Hitec Products-Fluid Control
- Human Powered Health
- Lidl-Trek
- Liv-AlUla-Jayco
- Movistar Team
- St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93
- Team Picnic PostNL
- Team SD Worx – Protime
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
- UAE Team ADQ
- Uno-X Mobility
- Vini Fantini – Bepink
- VolkerWessels Cycling Team
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