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

<p>Jonas Vingegaard is coming off a Giro d’Italia victory, but Tadej Pogacar remains favourite and can take his fifth title</p><p>Two strings to the Dutch team’s bow: Jasper Philipsen to add to his 10 stage wins and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/jul/15/jasper-disaster-philipsen-sprint-king-tour-de-france-cycling">repeat his 2023 points jersey</a>, Mathieu van der Poel to do VDP things: crazy breaks, forceful lead-outs, sniffing out openings. Philipsen has just won the Tour of Belgium; his co-leader hasn’t won since March but was a force in the spring Classics, then after time out from racing, ran Pogacar close in the Tour de Suisse time trial. He also copped a fine for going topless in the leader’s hot seat; not many make headlines merely for sitting down, but that’s charisma for you.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/02/tour-de-france-2026-full-team-by-team-guide">Continue reading...</a>