UAE Tour 2026 Teams Announced For Men And Women WorldTour
Abu Dhabi Sports Council has confirmed the full team line-ups for the 2026 UAE Tour and UAE Tour Women. Across seven stages, elite squads will race on desert highways and city roads, maintaining the events’ position as the only UCI WorldTour and UCI Women’s WorldTour races in the Middle East.
The 2026 UAE Tour marks the eighth edition of the men’s WorldTour race, while the UAE Tour Women enters its fourth season. Eighteen UCI WorldTeams and three UCI ProTeams are selected for the men’s race, with the women’s event featuring 14 UCI Women’s WorldTeams, three UCI Women’s ProTeams and three UCI Women’s Continental Teams.
The UAE Tour Women again attracts a strong mix of leading women’s teams and emerging projects. The field includes WorldTour outfits, ProTeams and Continental teams that will race on flat desert stages and wind-exposed routes. UAE Team Adq represents the home nation, while several European structures provide depth and tactical variety.
The confirmed teams for the 2026 UAE Tour Women are shown below.
| UAE Tour Women – Teams |
|---|
| AG Insurance - Soudal team |
| Canyon// Sram Zondacrypto |
| Cofidis Women team |
| Ef Education - Oatly |
| Fdj United - Suez |
| Fenix-Premier Tech |
| Hitec Products-Fluid Control |
| Human Powered Health |
| Lidl - Trek |
| Liv-Alula-Jayco |
| Movistar Team |
| St Michel - Prefernce Home - Auber93 |
| Team Picnic Postnl |
| Team Sd Worx - Protime |
| Team Visma | Lease A Bike |
| Top Girls Fassa Bortolo |
| Uae Team Adq |
| Uno-X Mobility |
| Vini Fantini - Bepink |
| Volkerwessels Cycling team |
The UAE Tour men’s race again hosts many of the world’s strongest squads. Eighteen UCI WorldTeams line up, joined by three UCI ProTeams, across seven stages that will include sprint finishes, crosswind sections and selective climbs, all on roads across the United Arab Emirates.
The men’s teams confirmed for the 2026 UAE Tour are listed below.
| UAE Tour – Teams |
|---|
| Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| Bahrain Victorious |
| Decathlon Cma Cgm Team |
| EF Education - Easypost |
| Groupama-Fdj United |
| INEOS Grenadiers |
| Lidl-Trek |
| Lotto Intermarché |
| Modern Adventure Pro Cycling |
| Movistar Team |
| NSN Cycling Team |
| Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe |
| Soudal Quick-Step |
| Team Jayco Alula |
| Team Picnic Postnl |
| Team Visma | Lease A Bike |
| Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| UAE Team Emirates Xrg |
| UNO-X Mobility |
| XDS Astana Team |
The confirmation of full start lists for both the UAE Tour and UAE Tour Women underlines the events’ status within international cycling. Fans across the UAE and the wider Middle East can expect strong WorldTour participation and representation from national-linked teams on home roads.
With inputs from WAM
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