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2026 Trofeo Laigueglia start list - Classy puncheurs set for battle

The 2026 Trofeo Laigueglia takes place on Wednesday, March 4, beginning in Albenga and finishing in Laigueglia.

by Ethan Lessiter
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In total, 24 teams, each fielding 7 riders, will take to the start list, resulting in a total peloton of 168 riders. 

9 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams will line up at the start, joined by 10 ProTeams and 5 Continental teams.

Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ United) heads into the 2026 Trofeo Laigueglia in red-hot form after winning the Faun Drome Classic. The Frenchman is bound to face stern competition from the likes of Christian Scaroni (XDS-Astana) and Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious)

Other riders to watch include Lorenzo Finn (Red Bull Rookies), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) and March Hirschi (Tudor).

Start list - 2026 Trofeo Laigueglia

Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies

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122 Davide Donati Italy
123 Gustave Blanc France
124 Max Bock Germany
125 Paul Fietzke Germany
126 Sebastian Putz Austria
127 Gijs Schoonvelde Netherlands

Biesse-Carrera Premac

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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

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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

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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

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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

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