2026 Il Lombardia start list - Newly crowned European Champion Evenepoel leads contenders
The 2026 edition of Il Lombardia takes place on 10 October, and for the first time since 2020, somebody other than Tadej Pogacar will be crowned champion.
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25 teams will take to the start for the 2026 edition of Il Lombardia, including all 18 WorldTour teams and seven ProTeams.
The seven ProTeams include Bardiani CSF 7 Saber, Cofidis, MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort, Pinarello-Q36.5, Polti VisitMalta, Tudor and Unibet Rose Rockets.
Tadej Pogačar, who has won the last five editions, is absent from the start list following his season-ending crash at the Vuelta a España.
Therefore, there will be only one former winner on the start list, Bauke Mollema (Lidl-Trek), who won back in 2019. The Dutchman is set to retire at the end of the 2026 season and will start a record-breaking 18th edition of Il Lombardia.
Among the contenders for victory is Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), who finished runner-up behind Pogačar in 2024 and 2025, and recently became European Champion last weekend.
The Belgian is set to face stiff competition from the likes of Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) and Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM).
In addition, Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is set to feature in his first Monument as World Champion.
2026 Il Lombardia start list
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