XDS Astana Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Scaroni | Italy |
| 3 | Marco Schrettl | Austria |
| 4 | Matteo Scalco | Italy |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi | Italy |
| 7 | Simone Velasco | Italy |
Trofeo Laigueglia 2026 - Startlist
04.03
The Trofeo Laigueglia 2026 takes place on March 4th 2026 and traditionally signals the start of the Italian road racing calendar. The race covers roughly 200 kilometres along the Ligurian coastline and finishes in the seaside town of Laigueglia.
Startlist
UAE Team Emirates-XRG
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | António Morgado | Portugal |
| 12 | Benoît Cosnefroy | France |
| 13 | Felix Großschartner | Austria |
| 14 | Domen Novak | Slovenia |
| 15 | Adria Pericas | Spain |
| 17 | Kevin Vermaerke | United States |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Michael Storer | Australia |
| 22 | Marc Hirschi | Switzerland |
| 23 | Marco Brenner | Germany |
| 24 | Jacob Eriksson | Sweden |
| 25 | Joel Suter | Switzerland |
| 26 | Roland Thalmann | Switzerland |
| 27 | Luc Wirtgen | Luxembourg |
Bahrain Victorious
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Antonio Tiberi | Italy |
| 32 | Santiago Buitrago | Colombia |
| 33 | Roman Ermakov | Russian Federation |
| 34 | Rainer Kepplinger | Austria |
| 35 | Jakob Omrzel | Slovenia |
| 36 | Oliver Stockwell | United Kingdom |
| 37 | Kasper Borremans | Finland |
Soudal Quick-Step
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Italy |
| 42 | Junior Lecerf | Belgium |
| 44 | Mauri Vansevenant | Belgium |
| 45 | Louis Vervaeke | Belgium |
| 46 | Jasper Schoofs | Belgium |
| 47 | Viktor Soenens | Belgium |
Lotto-Intermarché
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Lorenzo Rota | Italy |
| 52 | Simone Gualdi | Italy |
| 54 | Matthew Fox | Australia |
| 55 | Liam Slock | Belgium |
| 56 | Georg Zimmermann | Germany |
| 57 | Kamiel Eeman | Belgium |
Team Jayco-AlUla
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Filippo Conca | Italy |
| 62 | Alessandro Covi | Italy |
| 63 | Davide De Pretto | Italy |
| 66 | Rudy Porter | Australia |
| 67 | Andrea Vendrame | Italy |
Groupama-FDJ United
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | David Gaudu | France |
| 72 | Clément Braz Afonso | France |
| 73 | Tom Donnenwirth | France |
| 74 | Romain Grégoire | France |
| 75 | Enzo Paleni | France |
| 76 | Rémy Rochas | France |
| 77 | Esteban Foucher | France |
EF Education-EasyPost
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Mikkel Honore | Denmark |
| 82 | Lukas Nerurkar | United Kingdom |
| 83 | Samuele Battistella | Italy |
| 84 | Sean Quinn | United States |
| 85 | Richard Carapaz | Ecuador |
| 86 | Darren Rafferty | Ireland |
| 87 | Michael Leonard | Canada |
NSN Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Marco Frigo | Italy |
| 92 | Pier-André Côté | Canada |
| 93 | Krists Neilands | Latvia |
| 94 | Alessandro Pinarello | Italy |
| 95 | Nick Schultz | Australia |
| 96 | Dion Smith | New Zealand |
| 97 | Corbin Strong | New Zealand |
Unibet Rose Rockets
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Adrien Maire | France |
| 102 | Jannis Peter | Germany |
| 103 | Killian Verschuren | France |
| 104 | Odd Christian Eiking | Norway |
| 105 | Sergio Meris | Italy |
| 106 | Owen Geleijn | Netherlands |
| 107 | Wout Poels | Netherlands |
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Stefano Oldani | Italy |
| 112 | Fernando Barceló | Spain |
| 113 | Jan Castellon | Spain |
| 114 | Gorka Corres | Spain |
| 115 | Joseba Lopez | Spain |
| 116 | Pablo Lospitao | Spain |
| 117 | Javier Ibanez | Spain |
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Davide Donati | Italy |
| 123 | Gustave Blanc | France |
| 124 | Max Bock | Germany |
| 125 | Paul Fietzke | Germany |
| 126 | Sebastian Putz | Austria |
| 127 | Gijs Schoonvelde | Netherlands |
Team TotalEnergies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | France |
| 132 | Alexandre Delettre | France |
| 133 | Thomas Bonnet | France |
| 134 | Fabien Doubey | France |
| 135 | Mathis Le Berre | France |
| 136 | Valentin Retailleau | France |
| 137 | Mattéo Vercher | France |
Team Polti VisitMalta
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Davide Bais | Italy |
| 142 | Mattia Bais | Italy |
| 143 | Dario Belletta | Italy |
| 144 | Ludovico Crescioli | Italy |
| 145 | Andrea Mifsud | Malta |
| 146 | Dario Giuliano | France |
| 147 | Alessandro Tonelli | Italy |
Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Santiago Umba | Colombia |
| 152 | Kamiel Bonneu | Belgium |
| 153 | Matteo Fabbro | Italy |
| 154 | Ben Granger | United Kingdom |
| 155 | Alessandro Iacchi | Italy |
| 156 | Andrea Piras | Italy |
| 157 | Luca Verrando | Italy |
MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Fausto Masnada | Italy |
| 162 | Diego Bracalente | Italy |
| 163 | Filip Gruszczynski | Poland |
| 164 | Alessandro Fancellu | Italy |
| 165 | Luca Cretti | Italy |
| 166 | Márk Valent | Hungary |
| 167 | Alessandro Verre | Italy |
Cofidis
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Alex Aranburu | Spain |
| 172 | Sam Maisonobe | France |
| 173 | Edoardo Zamperini | Italy |
| 174 | Simon Carr | United Kingdom |
| 175 | Yaël Joalland | France |
| 176 | Jamie Meehan | Ireland |
| 177 | Sylvain Moniquet | Belgium |
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Matteo Badilatti | Switzerland |
| 182 | Sjoerd Bax | Netherlands |
| 183 | Walter Calzoni | Italy |
| 184 | Marcel Camprubí | Spain |
| 185 | Quinten Hermans | Belgium |
| 187 | Mark Donovan | United Kingdom |
Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Luca Covili | Italy |
| 192 | Edward Cruz Martínez | Colombia |
| 193 | Martín Herreño | Colombia |
| 194 | Alessio Martinelli | Italy |
| 195 | Luca Paletti | Italy |
| 196 | Alex Tolio | Italy |
| 197 | Filippo Turconi | Italy |
Biesse-Carrera Premac
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Michele Bicelli | Italy |
| 202 | Stefano Leali | Italy |
| 203 | Nicola Rossi | Italy |
| 204 | Nicholas Travella | Italy |
| 205 | Ilya Slesarenko | Belarus |
| 206 | Leonardo Vesco | Italy |
| 207 | Nicola Zumsteg | Switzerland |
General Store-Essegibi-F.Ili Curia
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Diego Nembrini | Italy |
| 212 | Ivan Menchov | Russian Federation |
| 213 | Alfred Grenaae | Denmark |
| 214 | Tommaso Bosio | Italy |
| 216 | Filippo D'Aiuto | Italy |
| 217 | Davide De Cassan | Italy |
Petrolike
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 221 | Alejandro Callejas | Colombia |
| 222 | Juan Diego Quintero | Colombia |
| 223 | Andrii Ponomar | Ukraine |
| 224 | José Juan Prieto | Mexico |
| 225 | Jose Antonio Prieto | Mexico |
| 226 | Michael Zarate Animas | Mexico |
| 227 | Giacomo Villa | Italy |
Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Andrea Biancalani | Italy |
| 232 | Michael Belleri | Italy |
| 233 | Riccardo Perani | Italy |
| 234 | Leonardo Rossi | Italy |
| 235 | Raffaele Tela | Italy |
| 236 | Simone Buongiorno | Italy |
| 237 | Lorenzo Montanari | Italy |
How to watch?
Curious about how to watch the 2026 Trofeo Laigueglia? Discover it in our complete how to watch guide, featuring a full overview of all broadcasters and streaming options.
Route
The Trofeo Laigueglia covers just under 200 kilometres along the Ligurian coast and offers an early season mix of endurance and climbing. The Cipressa comes up relatively early, and its descent gives riders a useful benchmark as they build towards Milano Sanremo later in the spring.
In the finale the race moves onto a local circuit that is tackled four times. Each lap includes the Colla Micheri, 1.9 kilometres at an average of 8.6 percent, crested less than nine kilometres from the finish and often the place where the decisive move is made. Capo Mele also features on this closing loop, another climb known from Milan-San Remo, before a fast downhill run brings the riders back into Laigueglia for the finish.
Read more in our preview.
Favourites
Romain Grégoire lines up as the headline favourite after his recent win at the Faun Drôme Classic, where he produced a sharp finish to beat Matteo Jorgenson. The short, punchy climbs in the finale suit him perfectly.
Christian Scaroni, runner up last year, knows the roads well and arrives in form after strong climbing displays earlier this season, making him a clear threat.
Antonio Tiberi also starts with momentum after an impressive UAE Tour and has the rare mix of climbing strength and a fast finish if the race comes down to a reduced sprint.
If the finale proves less selective, Alex Aranburu and Andrea Vendrame could come into play.
Read more in our preview and check out the start list.
