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UAE Team Emirates-XRG
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Yates | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Marcos Freire | Spain |
| 3 | Rune Herregodts | Belgium |
| 4 | Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali | United Arab Emirates |
| 5 | Sebastian Molano | Colombia |
| 6 | Rui Oliveira | Portugal |
| 7 | Pablo Torres | Spain |
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Tour of Oman 2026 start list: Adam Yates and Sepp Kuss lead the bill
The Tour of Oman returns from Saturday 7 February to Wednesday 11 February, with the race once again set to be decided on the Green Mountain summit finish. Adam Yates leads the start list as he targets a third straight overall win for UAE Team Emirates-XRG. Read on for the complete start list of the 2026 Tour of Oman.
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18 teams will take to the start line, each fielding seven riders, resulting in a peloton of 126 riders.
11 UCI WorldTour teams are on the start list, led by UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Soudal Quick-Step, Movistar, EF Education-EasyPost, Jayco AlUla, Uno-X Mobility, Alpecin Premier-Tech, Groupama-FDJ United, Lotto-Intermarché and XDS-Astana. The line-up is completed by a cast of ProTeams and continental teams, including Tudor Pro Cycling Team, TotalEnergies, Cofidis, Burgos Burpellet BH, Pinarello-Q36.5, Caja Rural Seguros RGA and the Oman national team.
Next to Adam Yates, the most prominent GC riders to watch out for are Sepp Kuss (Visma | Lease a Bike), Valentin Paret-Peintre, Mauri Vansevenant (both Soudal Quick-Step) and Einer Rubio (Movistar).
Tour of Oman 2026 start list
Soudal Quick-Step
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Valentin Paret-Peintre | France |
| 12 | Cériel Desal | Belgium |
| 13 | Gil Gelders | Belgium |
| 14 | Junior Lecerf | Belgium |
| 15 | Warre Vangheluwe | Belgium |
| 16 | Mauri Vansevenant | Belgium |
| 17 | Stan Van Tricht | Belgium |
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Damien Howson | Australia |
| 22 | Matteo Badilatti | Switzerland |
| 23 | Marcel Camprubí | Spain |
| 24 | David González | Spain |
| 25 | Chris Harper | Australia |
| 26 | Emmanuel Houcou | France |
| 27 | Harm Vanhoucke | Belgium |
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Sepp Kuss | United States |
| 32 | Patryk Goszczurny | Poland |
| 33 | Tijmen Graat | Netherlands |
| 34 | Bart Lemmen | Netherlands |
| 35 | Aldo Taillieu | Belgium |
Groupama-FDJ United
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Thibaud Gruel | France |
| 42 | Baptiste Grégoire | France |
| 43 | Josh Kench | New Zealand |
| 44 | Rudy Molard | France |
| 45 | Quentin Pacher | France |
| 46 | Rémy Rochas | France |
| 47 | Brieuc Rolland | France |
Movistar Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Nairo Quintana | Colombia |
| 52 | Roger Adrià | Spain |
| 53 | Iván García Cortina | Spain |
| 54 | Diego Pescador | Colombia |
| 55 | Mattia Proietti Gagliardoni | Italy |
| 56 | Einer Rubio | Colombia |
| 57 | Natnael Tesfazion | Eritrea |
XDS Astana Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Diego Ulissi | Italy |
| 62 | Alberto Bettiol | Italy |
| 63 | Lorenzo Fortunato | Italy |
| 64 | Martin López | Ecuador |
| 65 | Henok Mulubrhan | Eritrea |
| 66 | Cristian Rodriguez | Spain |
| 67 | Christian Scaroni | Italy |
Alpecin-Premier Tech
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Gerben Thijssen | Belgium |
| 72 | Lindsay De Vylder | Belgium |
| 73 | Simon Goossens | Belgium |
| 74 | Tim Marsman | Netherlands |
| 75 | Jensen Plowright | Australia |
| 76 | Johan Price-Pejtersen | Denmark |
| 77 | Sente Sentjens | Belgium |
EF Education-EasyPost
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Vincenzo Albanese | Italy |
| 82 | Alex Baudin | France |
| 83 | Alexander Cepeda | Ecuador |
| 84 | Mikkel Honore | Denmark |
| 85 | Madis Mihkels | Estonia |
| 86 | Lukas Nerurkar | United Kingdom |
| 87 | James Shaw | United Kingdom |
Team Jayco-AlUla
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Luke Plapp | Australia |
| 92 | Amaury Capiot | Belgium |
| 93 | Paul Double | United Kingdom |
| 94 | Anders Foldager | Denmark |
| 95 | Jelte Krijnsen | Netherlands |
| 96 | Finlay Pickering | United Kingdom |
| 97 | Mauro Schmid | Switzerland |
Team TotalEnergies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Geoffrey Bouchard | France |
| 102 | Thomas Bonnet | France |
| 103 | Florian Dauphin | France |
| 104 | Fabien Doubey | France |
| 105 | Emilien Jeannière | France |
| 106 | Théo Lévêque | France |
| 107 | Pierre Thierry | France |
Burgos Burpellet BH
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Jesus Herrada | Spain |
| 112 | Rodrigo Álvarez | Spain |
| 113 | Mario Aparicio | Spain |
| 114 | Sergio Chumil | Guatemala |
| 115 | José Luis Faura | Spain |
| 116 | Merhawi Kudus | Eritrea |
| 117 | Lorenzo Quartucci | Italy |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | William Barta | United States |
| 122 | Robin Donzé | Switzerland |
| 123 | Jacob Eriksson | Sweden |
| 124 | Lennart Jasch | Germany |
| 125 | Rick Pluimers | Netherlands |
| 126 | Lawrence Warbasse | United States |
| 127 | Fabian Weiss | Switzerland |
Uno-X Mobility
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Martin Tjøtta | Norway |
| 132 | Erlend Blikra | Norway |
| 133 | Fredrik Dversnes | Norway |
| 134 | Jonas Hem Hvideberg | Norway |
| 135 | Alexander Kamp | Denmark |
| 136 | Tobias Svarre | Denmark |
| 137 | Rasmus Tiller | Norway |
Lotto-Intermarché
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Belgium |
| 142 | Vito Braet | Belgium |
| 143 | Niels Driesen | Belgium |
| 144 | Simone Gualdi | Italy |
| 145 | Felix Ørn-Kristoff | Norway |
| 146 | Roel van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
| 147 | Baptiste Veistroffer | France |
Cofidis
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Bryan Coquard | France |
| 152 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski | Poland |
| 153 | Nicolas Debeaumarché | France |
| 154 | Sam Maisonobe | France |
| 155 | Louis Rouland | France |
| 156 | Sergio Samitier | Spain |
| 157 | Damien Touzé | France |
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Jan Castellon | Spain |
| 162 | Sebastian Berwick | Australia |
| 163 | Gorka Corres | Spain |
| 164 | Alex Diaz | Spain |
| 165 | Fernando Gaviria | Colombia |
| 166 | Stefano Oldani | Italy |
| 167 | Eduard Prades | Spain |
Oman
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Mohammed Al-Wahibi | Oman |
| 172 | Hazaa Al Habsi | Oman |
| 173 | Asad Al Habsi | Oman |
| 174 | Said Alrahbi | Oman |
| 175 | Mazin Al Riyami | Oman |
| 176 | Abdulrahman Alyaqoobi | Oman |
