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2026 UAE Tour start list - Evenepoel, Del Toro and Milan headline in the Middle East

The 2026 UAE Tour begins at Madinat Zayed Majlis on Feb 16, and concludes at Abu Dhabi Breakwater on Feb 22 with 21 teams and 147 riders. Read on for the complete start list of the 2026 UAE Tour.

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There are twenty-one teams on the provisional start list, with each fielding seven riders, resulting in a total peloton of 147 riders.

All eighteen WorldTour teams will be present and will be joined by three ProTeams, Modern Adventure, Pinarello Q36.5, and Tudor.

The 2023 champion Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) will be looking to continue his great start to 2026 with victory in the general classification. The Olympic Champion will face stiff competition from Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). Meanwhile, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) headlines the sprints following a strong start to the season with two stage wins at the AlUla Tour.

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