The Vuelta a Murcia will be taking place from the 13th to the 14th of February, having a two-day format this year. The race provides stages for the sprinters, classics specialists and climbers to build on their form towards bigger goals this spring, whilst providing reputable wins for those who venture out in southern Spain. We take a look at its startlist.
The Vuelta a Murcia is a race with tremendous history, decades of some of Spains' very best who have taken part in it and have won it as well. Pedro Delgado won the initial edition of the race back in 1981 whilst Miguel Induráin was the winner in 1986, both of which far before going on to Tour de France glory.
he race continued to feature prominent national and international start's throughout 1990's with Marco Pantani winning it in 1999 whilst being the Giro and Tour de France's reigning champion; Whilst this century Murcia's very own Alejandro Valverde won the race on five times in total. The likes of Denis Menchov, Alberto Contador (who was stripped of his in in 2011), Nairo Quintana and Philippe Gilbert also stand on the race's palmarès. On some years, this was a one-day race, and this has been the case since 2021. Last year it was Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team's Jan Christen who took a surprising victory in the sprint.
Download the startlist in A4. The startlist features Bahrain - Victorious, UAE Team Emirates - XRG, Soudal - Quick-Step, XDS Astana Team, Movistar Team and Lotto - Intermarché as World Tour structures present. Tom Pidcock, leading Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, is the race's most prestigious figure however. The likes of Tim Wellens, Benoìt Cosnefroy, Pello Bilbao, Matej Mohoric and Simone Velasco will be amongst those fighting for stage and overall wins in the hilly race.
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Startlist Vuelta a Murcia 2026
Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
1 Pidcock, Tom
2 Meurisse, Xandro
3 Bax, Sjoerd
4 Donovan, Mark
5 Liepiņš, Emīls
6 Hermans, Quinten
7 Moer, Brent Van
Bahrain Victorious
11 Bilbao, Pello
12 Mohorič, Matej
13 Borgo, Alessandro
14 Gradek, Kamil
15 Eržen, Zak
16 Stockwell, Oliver
17 Valter, Attila
UAE Team Emirates XRG
21 Wellens, Tim
22 Cosnefroy, Benoît
23 Soler, Marc
24 Arrieta, Igor
25 Sambinello, Enea
26 Johansen, Julius
27 Dijkman, Daan
Soudal - Quick-Step
31 Pedersen, Casper
32 Raccagni, Andrea
33 Svrček, Martin
34 Zafra, Marc
35 Schoofs, Jasper
36 Soenens, Viktor
37 Valjavec, Erazem
XDS Astana Team
41 Conci, Nicola
42 Toneatti, Davide
43 Silva, Thomas
44 Velasco, Simone
45 Mellano, Ludovico
46 Negrente, Mattia
47 Zanini, Simone
Movistar Team
51 Lopez, Juan Pedro
52 García, Raúl
53 Arcas, Jorge
54 Barrenetxea, Jon
55 Cepeda, Jefferson Alveiro
56 Cubillas, Javier
57 Villate, Ibai
Lotto - Intermarché
61 Grignard, Sébastien
62 Menten, Milan
63 Toussaint, Wouter
64 Rota, Lorenzo
65 Wynkele, Lorenz Van de
66 Eeman, Kamiel
67 Gils, Lucas Van
Equipo Kern Pharma
71 Perez, César
72 Ho, Yen Yi
73 Carrascosa, Pablo
74 Iribar, Unai
75 Ramos, Unai
76 Ruiz, Ibon
77 Retegi, Mikel
Team Flanders - Baloise
81 Geeraerts, Ferre
82 Lanhove, Milan
83 Vandenbranden, Noah
84 Haute, Milan Van den
85 Vandenabeele, Henri
86 Vanhoof, Ward
87 Vercouillie, Victor
Bardiani CSF 7 Saber
91 Conforti, Lorenzo
92 Magli, Filippo
93 Manenti, Marco
94 Marcellusi, Martin
95 Paletti, Luca
96 Turconi, Filippo
97 Zanoncello, Enrico
Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
101 Boardman, Samuel
102 McDonald, Brody
103 Haug, Kieran
104 Lasker, Harry
105 Lopez, Ian
106 McGill, Scott
107 Towers, Lucas
Lucky Sport Cycling Team
111 Evertsen-Hegreberg, Simen
112 Kagevi, Carl
113 Mellby, Joel
114 Källberg, Axel
115 Lennartsson, Hugo
116 Reinhold, Vilgot
117 Nielsen, Max
TotalEnergies
121 Leroux, Samuel
122 Brunel, Alexys
123 Delbove, Joris
124 Boulahoite, Rayan
125 Jousseaume, Alan
126 Vercher, Mattéo
127 Gachignard, Thomas
Unibet Rose Rockets
131 Toupalík, Adam
132 Venturini, Clément
133 Verschuren, Killian
134 Kopecký, Matyáš
135 Eiking, Odd Christian
136 Geleijn, Owen
Euskaltel - Euskadi
141 Agirre, Jon
142 Aznar, Unai
143 Tuuk, Danny van der
144 Sutton, Louis
145 Ugarte, Gari
146 Murguialday, Jokin
147 Lastra, Jonathan
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
151 Arriolabengoa, Julen
152 Bou, Joan
153 Nicolau, Joel
154 Darder, Sergi
155 Fernández CJR, Samuel
156 Lospitao, Pablo
157 Ibañez, Javier
Burgos Burpellet BH
161 De La Calle, Hugo
162 Macías, César
163 Alleno, Clément
164 Fernández, Sinuhé
165 Burnett, Josh
166 Fajardo, Adrián
167 García, Carlos
Petrolike
171 Caicedo, Jonathan Klever
172 Zarate, Michael
173 Ponomar, Andrii
174 Prieto, José Juan
175 Prieto, José Antonio
176 Callejas, Edison
177 Quintero, Juan Diego
Selección Española Sub-23
181 García, Alvaro
182 Alvarez, Héctor
183 Urkaregi, Eñaut
184 Torres, Marc
185 Martín, Marco
186 Diaz, Dario
187 Pina, Jose Maria
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