Startlist Czech Tour 2026 - Riders: Mikel Landa, Ben Turner, Joe Blackmore and more
CyclingWednesday, 12 August 2026 at 12:10
The Czech Tour runs from Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 August with four leg-breaking stages that promise plenty of action, headlined by Mikel Landa’s inclusion on the start list as the marquee name of the 2026 edition of the Central European race.
The Soudal Quick-Step Basque will be flanked by strong riders such as Gianmarco Garofoli, Martin Svrcek, and Mauri Vansevenant. Another WorldTour team on the bill is Netcompany INEOS, with Jack Haig leading and riders like Óscar Rodríguez, Bob Jungels, Ben Swift, and Ben Turner hunting stages. Completing the WorldTour trio is Andrés Iniesta’s NSN Cycling Team, bringing Jan Hirt, Marco Frigo, and Joseph Blackmore.
Download the A4 start list here.
Download the A4 start list here.
Among the Continental squads, Caja Rural lines up an exciting team with Jan Castellón, Joan Bou, and Jakub Otruba. Kern Pharma arrives with Mats Wenzel, Unai Iribar, and Ibai Azanza.
Bardiani lands in Czech territory with Luca Covili, Mattia Stenico, and Manuele Tarozzi. Other notable teams include TotalEnergies, featuring none other than last Tour de France top-10 finisher Jordan Jegat. MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort, Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, and Solution Team Nippo Rali add depth. Alberto Contador’s Team Polti VisitMalta brings brothers Davide and Mattia Bais, plus Fernando Tercero.
Czech Tour start list
| Team | Rider |
| Soudal Quick-Step | Mikel Landa Meana |
| Gianmarco Garofoli | |
| Gil Gelders | |
| Pepijn Reinderink | |
| Martin Svrček | |
| Warre Vangheluwe | |
| Mauri Vansevenant | |
| Netcompany Ineos | Andrew August |
| Jack Haig | |
| Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea | |
| Embret Svestad-Bardseng | |
| Ben Swift | |
| Ben Turner | |
| Bob Jungels | |
| NSN Cycling Team | Jan Hirt |
| Joseph Blackmore | |
| Marco Frigo | |
| Riley Sheehan | |
| Alex Beldon | |
| Roei Edinger | |
| Bardiani CSF 7 Saber | Luca Covili |
| Edward Santiago Cruz Martinez | |
| Mattia Stenico | |
| Manuele Tarozzi | |
| Alex Tolio | |
| Filippo Turconi | |
| Matteo Turconi | |
| Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Jan Castellon Ribalta |
| Joan Bou Company | |
| Samuel Fernandez Garcia | |
| Sergi Darder Gari | |
| Pablo Lospitao Gonzalez | |
| Jakub Otruba | |
| Francisco Joel Penuela Sandoval | |
| Equipo Kern Pharma | Ibai Azanza Burusco |
| Jorge Gutierrez Gonzalez | |
| Pablo Carrascosa Miller | |
| Unai Iribar Jauregi | |
| Unai Ramos Murillo | |
| Mats Wenzel | |
| Yen Yi Ho | |
| MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | Diego Bracalente |
| Cesare Chesini | |
| Alessandro Fancellu | |
| Filip Gruszczynski | |
| Florian Samuel Kajamini | |
| Lorenzo Nespoli | |
| Alessandro Verre | |
| Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | Samuel Boardman |
| Stefan De Bod | |
| Samuel Florez Garces | |
| Kieran Haug | |
| Scott McGill | |
| Harry Lasker | |
| Ian Lopez De San Roman | |
| Solution Tech Nippo Rali | Kamiel Bonneu |
| Yukiya Arashiro | |
| Matteo Fabbro | |
| Michele Gazzoli | |
| Alessandro Iacchi | |
| Domenico Pozzovivo | |
| Matteo Regnanti | |
| Team Flanders-Baloise | Siebe Deweirdt |
| Jules Hesters | |
| Nolan Huysmans | |
| Senne Thonnon | |
| Leander Van Hautegem | |
| Henri Vandenabeele | |
| Dylan Vandenstorme | |
| Team Novo Nordisk | Sam Brand |
| Quinten De Graeve | |
| Lucas Dauge | |
| David Lozano Riba | |
| Antonio Polga | |
| Filippo Ridolfo | |
| Hayden Stevens | |
| Team Polti VisitMalta | Davide Bais |
| Mattia Bais | |
| Fabricio German Crozzolo | |
| Francisco Munoz Llana | |
| Thomas Pesenti | |
| Fernando Tercero Lopez | |
| Alessandro Tonelli | |
| TotalEnergies | Jordan Jegat |
| Geoffrey Bouchard | |
| Nicolas Breuillard | |
| Paul Conor | |
| Fabien Grellier | |
| Nicola Marcerou | |
| Evan Pavis | |
| ATT Investments | Martin Bárta |
| Tomasz Budziński | |
| Mateusz Gajdulewicz | |
| Alberto Carlo Monti | |
| Dominik Neuman | |
| Piotr Pękala | |
| Martin Voltr | |
| Kasper Crypto4Me | Adam Bittman |
| Michael Boroš | |
| Josef Černý | |
| Václav Ježek | |
| Milan Kadlec | |
| Michael Kukrle | |
| Adam Pešek | |
| Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies | Max Bock |
| Theodor Clemmensen | |
| Paul Fietzke | |
| Anatol Friedl | |
| Romet Pajur | |
| Sebastian Putz | |
| Gijs Schoonvelde | |
| Team United Shipping | Nikolaos Michail Drakos |
| Máté Endrédi | |
| Rastko Nikačević | |
| Zsombor Palumby | |
| Tomáš Přidal | |
| Michal Schuran | |
| Veljko Stojnić | |
| Tufo-Pardus Prostějov | Jan Kašpar |
| Matyáš Koblížek | |
| Franciszek Kocur | |
| Ondřej Pokorný | |
| Daniel Šilhavý | |
| Vojtěch Soukup | |
| Tomáš Vrána |
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