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
Visma - Lease a Bike
Red Bull - Bora hansgrohe
Netcompany-Ineos
Alpecin-Premier Tech
Bahrain Victorious
Decathlon CMA CGM
EF Education-EasyPost
Groupama-FDJ United
Jayco-AlUla
Lidl-Trek