Startlist Vuelta a Andalucia 2026 | Riders: Tom Pidcock, Tim Wellens, Jan Christen, Aleksandr Vlasov...
CyclingTuesday, 17 February 2026 at 18:23
The 2026 Vuelta a Andalucia is going to take place between the 18 and 22nd of February, in the southern region of Spain where the stages are always either hilly or mountainous. This edition is no exception, with a set of stages that is set to make for some chaotic and tactical racing. We take a look at the startlist.
The Spanish race carries a long history, having had its first edition in 1925, followed by a 30-year hiatus. In 1955 the race began to have consistent editions, mostly dominated by the eras' Spanish headliners. Former Belgian World Champions Jean-Pierre Monseré and Freddy Maertens brought the race more international recognition, but the race has always featured a very prominent list of Spanish winners.
Over the years we've seen riders such as Erik Zabel (1997), Erik Dekker (2001), Óscar Freire (2007), Alejandro Valverde (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), Chris Froome (2015) and more take victories... In 2023 it was Tadej Pogacar who decided to make the trip to Spain and dominated the race, whilst last year in 2025 it was his teammate Pavel Sivakov who took the overall win.
Download the startlist in A4. This includes Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team who have Tom Pidcock as the race's headliner; and six World Tour teams. UAE Team Emirates - XRG have his main rivals in Tim Wellens, Jan Christen and defending champion Pavel Sivakov. Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Groupama - FDJ, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, Movistar Team and Uno-X Mobility are also all present.
Startlist Vuelta a Andalucia 2026
| Team | Bib | Rider |
| UAE Team Emirates XRG | 1 | Tim Wellens |
| 2 | Jan Christen | |
| 3 | Benoit Cosnefroy | |
| 4 | Julius Johansen | |
| 5 | Domen Novak | |
| 6 | Pavel Sivakov | |
| Uno-X Mobility | 11 | Soren Waerenskjold |
| 12 | Torstein Traeen | |
| 13 | Andreas Leknessund | |
| 14 | Johannes Kulset | |
| 15 | Alexander Kamp | |
| 16 | Sven Erik Bystrom | |
| 17 | Markus Hoelgaard | |
| Movistar Team | 21 | Jorge Arcas |
| 22 | Orluis Aular | |
| 23 | Jon Barrenetxea | |
| 24 | Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda | |
| 25 | Juanpe Lopez | |
| 26 | Filip Maciejuk | |
| 27 | Ivan Romeo | |
| TotalEnergies | 31 | Geoffrey Bouchard |
| 32 | Rayan Boulahoite | |
| 33 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | |
| 34 | Sandy Dujardin | |
| 35 | Thomas Gachignard | |
| 36 | Alan Jousseaume | |
| 37 | Matteo Vercher | |
| Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 41 | Tom Pidcock |
| 42 | Quinten Hermans | |
| 43 | Kamil Malecki | |
| 44 | Xandro Meurisse | |
| 45 | Brent Van Moer | |
| 46 | Milan Vader | |
| 47 | Fred Wright | |
| Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 51 | Haimar Etxeberria |
| 52 | Adrien Boichis | |
| 53 | Alexander Hajek | |
| 54 | Luke Tuckwell | |
| 55 | Romet Pajur | |
| 56 | Aleksandr Vlasov | |
| 57 | Frederik Wandahl | |
| Burgos Burpellet BH | 61 | Jose Manuel Diaz |
| 62 | Mario Aparicio | |
| 63 | Josh Burnett | |
| 64 | Sergio Chumil | |
| 65 | Jesus Herrada | |
| 66 | Ander Okamika | |
| 67 | Georgios Bouglas | |
| Equipo Kern Pharma | 71 | Ibai Azanza |
| 72 | Pablo Carrascosa | |
| 73 | Nil Gimeno | |
| 74 | Iker Gomez | |
| 75 | Ivan Cobo | |
| 76 | Unai Iribar | |
| 77 | Jose Maria Martin | |
| Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 81 | Joan Bou |
| 82 | Sergi Darder | |
| 83 | Fernando Gaviria | |
| 84 | Javier Ibanez | |
| 85 | Ellande Larronde | |
| 86 | Joel Nicolau | |
| 87 | Jose Felix Parra | |
| Euskaltel - Euskadi | 91 | Jon Agirre |
| 92 | Gotzon Martin | |
| 93 | Iker Mintegi | |
| 94 | Mikel Bizkarra | |
| 95 | Gari Ugarte | |
| 96 | Jokin Murguialday | |
| 97 | Nicolas Alustiza | |
| Team Flanders - Baloise | 101 | Tom Crabbe |
| 102 | Michiel Lambrecht | |
| 103 | Milan Lanhove | |
| 104 | Senne Thonnon | |
| 105 | Vincent Van Hemelen | |
| 106 | Henri Vandenabeele | |
| 107 | Dylan Vandenstorme | |
| Petrolike | 111 | Jonathan Klever Caicedo |
| 112 | Edison Callejas | |
| 113 | Andrii Ponomar | |
| 114 | Giosue Epis | |
| 115 | Jose Antonio Prieto | |
| 116 | Michael Zarate | |
| 117 | Juan Diego Quintero | |
| Groupama - FDJ United | 121 | Clement Braz Afonso |
| 122 | Maxime Decomble | |
| 123 | Romain Gregoire | |
| 124 | Valentin Madouas | |
| 125 | Paul Penhoet | |
| 126 | Clement Russo | |
| 127 | Bastien Tronchon | |
| Cofidis | 131 | Alex Aranburu |
| 132 | Milan Fretin | |
| 133 | Alex Kirsch | |
| 134 | Piet Allegaert | |
| 135 | Dylan Teuns | |
| 136 | Ion Izagirre | |
| 137 | Sylvain Moniquet | |
| Team Visma - Lease a Bike | 141 | Christophe Laporte |
| 142 | Axel Zingle | |
| 143 | William Smith | |
| 144 | Filippo Fiorelli | |
| 145 | Victor Campenaerts | |
| 146 | Matisse Van Kerckhove | |
| 147 | Loe Van Belle | |
| Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | 151 | Samuel Boardman |
| 152 | Samuel Florez | |
| 153 | Kieran Haug | |
| 154 | Ben Oliver | |
| 155 | Hugo Scala Jr | |
| 156 | Lucas Towers | |
| 157 | Paul Wright | |
| MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | 161 | Matteo Ambrosini |
| 162 | Luca Cretti | |
| 163 | Nicolo Buratti | |
| 164 | Marton Dina | |
| 165 | Marcin Budzinski | |
| 166 | Lorenzo Nespoli | |
| 167 | Alessandro Fancellu |
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