Tour de France 2026: full team-by-team guide

The Tour de France 2026 preview highlights Tadej Pogacar as the favourite to claim a record fifth title, while Jonas Vingegaard enters the race on the back of a Giro d'Italia victory. Alpecin-Deceuninck will rely on a two-pronged attack, with Jasper Philipsen — who has 10 stage wins and recently won the Tour of Belgium — targeting more stage victories and the points jersey, alongside Mathieu van der Poel, who showed strong form in the spring Classics and the Tour de Suisse time trial. Van der Poel made headlines off the bike by receiving a fine for going topless while seated in the leader's chair.