Tour de Suisse 2026 startlist: Pogacar, Van der Poel, Pidcock and more line up for Tour de France warm-up

With the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes wrapped up, attention turns from Wednesday to both the Tour de Suisse (men's and women's) and the Baloise Belgium Tour. IDL Pro Cycling keeps track of the participants and race numbers for the revamped Swiss stage race, as well as any withdrawals during the race itself.

The men's field features a number of the world's very best. Tadej Pogacar has never won the Tour de Suisse and is looking to change that this year. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider is the clear favourite for the five-stage race.

From a Dutch perspective, all eyes will be on the return of Mathieu van der Poel, who has not raced since Paris-Roubaix. The Alpecin-Premier Tech leader is targeting stage wins in Switzerland, as he did twice in 2021.

Other notable names at the start include Thibau Nys (making his comeback for Lidl-Trek), Richard Carapaz (doing the same for EF Education-EasyPost), Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5), Antonio Tiberi, Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious), Primož Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Matthew Brennan for Visma | Lease a Bike.

For the first time, both the men’s and women’s fields will compete in the five-day race at the same time. Among others, Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez), Marlen Reusser (Movistar), Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ), and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) will be at the start of the women’s race. The Tour de Suisse for both men and women begins on Wednesday, June 17, in Sondrio, Italy.

Author: David Bavin-Hobbs | [email protected]