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James Shrubsall

From UAE to TotalEnergies, here are all the teams lining up for the Tour de France

Tour de France peloton.

23 teams line up in Barcelona for the team time trial around the Catalonian capital that opens the 2026 Tour de France this weekend. Once again the race pits the big budget super teams against the minnows of the sport, getting by on a budget that's a fraction of the size.

Tadej Pogačar is not only the strongest rider in the peloton, he is supported by the strongest team. But only three teams are starting the race with a realistic goal of taking home the yellow jersey at the end, the rest will be battling for stages, classification jerseys or just some TV time.

Below is our guide to all the teams, what their goals are, and how they might go about achieving them.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG

(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Visma - Lease a Bike

Red Bull - Bora hansgrohe

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Netcompany-Ineos

Alpecin-Premier Tech

Bahrain Victorious

Decathlon CMA CGM

(Image credit: Getty Images)

EF Education-EasyPost

Groupama-FDJ United

Jayco-AlUla

Lidl-Trek

Mads Pedersen is back at the Tour and hunting for stages (Image credit: Getty Images)

NSN Cycling

Pinarello Q36.5

Soudal Quick-Step

Uno-X Mobility

Movistar

Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

Picnic PostNL

XDS Astana

TotalEnergies

Intermarché Lotto

Tudor Pro Cycling

Cofidis

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