2026 UAE Tour: The Route and List of Entrants

The eighth edition of the UAE Tour begins this Monday, February 16, and concludes on Saturday, February 22, with a schedule tailored for the general classification contenders. A total of seven stages are on the docket. Riders will face an individual time trial as well as two mountain-top finishes, which are expected to play a decisive role in the battle for the leader’s jersey. With stages suited for sprinters and high-altitude challenges, the race promises to be well-rounded and demanding. Check out the route and the list of entrants, with Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe) and Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) among the favorites.

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How can you watch the 2026 UAE Tour on TV?

The 2026 UAE Tour will be broadcast live on Eurosport and HBO Max every day from approximately 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stage profiles for the 2026 UAE Tour

Monday, February 16: Stage 1 => BIN HAMOODAH AUTO STAGE, 144 km

Tuesday, February 17: Stage 2 => BREITLING Individual Time Trial, 12.2 km

Wednesday, February 18: Stage 3 => RAS AL KHAIMAH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY STAGE, 183 km

Thursday, February 19: Stage 4 => PALMS SPORTS STAGE, 182 km

Friday, February 20: Stage 5 => DUBAI STAGE, 166 km

Saturday, February 21: Stage 6 => BURJEEL HOLDINGS STAGE, 168 km

Sunday, February 22: Stage 7 => AD Ports Group Stage, 149 km

The list of riders entered in the 2026 UAE Tour

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
1. EVENEPOEL Remco
2. CATTANEO Mattia
3. DRIZNERS Jarrad
4. FISHER-BLACK Finn
5. HERZOG Emil
6. MOSCON Gianni
7. Callum THORNLEY

Alpecin-Premier Tech
11. Simon DEHAIRS
12. Silvan DILLIER
13. Jonas GEENS
14. Jonas RICKAERT
15. Florian SENECHAL
16. Gerben THIJSSEN
17. VERGALLITO Luca

Bahrain – Victorious
21. TIBERI Antonio
22. ARNDT Nikias
23. CARUSO Damiano
24. KEPPLINGER Rainer
25. EULALIO Afonso
26. PAASSCHENS Mathijs
27. SKERL Daniel

Decathlon CMA CGM Team
31. GALL Felix
32. BISSEGGER Stefan
33. BOL Cees
34. GHYS Robbe
35. HOOLE Daan
36. MUHLBERGER Gregor
37. POLLEFLIET Gianluca

EF Education – EasyPost
41. QUINN Sean
42. BELOKI Markel
43. MACKELLAR Alastair
44. MIHKELS Madis
45. SCHWARZBACHER Matthias
46. STEINHAUSER Georg
47. VAN DER LEE Jardi Christiaan

Groupama – FDJ United
51. GAUDU David
52. BOWER Lewis
53. CAVAGNA Remi
54. HUENS Axel
55. JACOBS Johan
56. MILAN Matteo
57. PALENI Enzo

INEOS Grenadiers
61. TARLING Joshua
62. OXENBERG Peter
63. Artem SHMIDT
64. Embret SVESTAD-BARDSENG
65. Ben SWIFT
66. Connor SWIFT
67. Sam WELSFORD

Lidl – Trek
71. Jonathan MILAN
72. CONSONNI Simone
73. GEE-WEST Derek
74. GHEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel
75. KONRAD Patrick
76. THEUNS Edward
77. WALSCHEID Max

Lotto Intermarché
81. VAN EETVELT Lennert
82. DE BUYST Jasper
83. DE SCHUYTENEER Steffen
84. GUALDI Simone
85. ORN-KRISTOFF Felix
86. VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Roel
87. VEISTROFFER Baptiste

Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
91. DE BOD Stefan
92. CHRISTIAN Sean
93. KESSLER Cole
94. MUNTON Byron
95. CAUDELL Ezra
96. PICKRELL Riley
97. STEWART Mark

Movistar Team
101. QUINTANA Nairo
102. CASTRILLO Pablo
103. MILESI Lorenzo
104. MORO Manlio
105. NOVAK Pavel
107. TORRES Albert

NSN Cycling Team
111. BENNETT George
112. COTE Pier-Andre
113. HIRT Jan
114. MULLEN Ryan
115.RAISBERG Nadav
116.SMITH Dion
117.VERNON Ethan

Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
121.DUNBAR Eddie
122.HARPER Chris
123.HOUCOU Emmanuel
124.HOWSON Damien
125.PARISINI Nicolo
126.VANHOUCKE Harm
127.ZUKOWSKY Nickolas

Soudal Quick-Step
131.VAN WILDER Ilan
132.BASTIAENS Ayco
133.DAINESE Alberto
134.HAYTER Ethan
135.LECERF Junior
136.VAN LERBERGHE Bert
137.VANGHELUWE Warre

Team Jayco AlUla
141.O'CONNOR Ben
142.DURBRIDGE Luke
143.GAMPER Patrick
144.MEZGEC Luka
145.PICKERING Finlay
146.PLAPP Luke
147.PORTER Rudy

Team Picnic PostNL
151.JAKOBSEN Fabio
152.DINHAM Matthew
153.GAFFURI Mattia
154.KNOX James
155.MARKL Niklas
156.NABERMAN Tim
157.VAN UDEN Casper

Team Visma | Lease a Bike
161.KELDERMAN Wilco
162.DOULL Owain
163.GRAAT Tijmen
164.KRUIJSWIJK Steven
165.MATTIO Pietro
166.NORDHAGEN Jorgen
167.TULETT Ben

Tudor Pro Cycling Team
171.STORER Michael
172.FROIDEVAUX Robin
173.KLUCKERS Arthur
174.KOLZE CHANGIZI Sebastian
175.MIKUTIS Aivaras
176.RONDEL Mathys
177.WILKSCH Hannes

UAE Team Emirates – XRG
181.DEL TORO Isaac
182.HERREGODTS Rune
183.MOLANO Juan Sebastian
184.POLITT Nils
185.VERMAERKE Kevin
186.VERMEERSCH Florian
187.YATES Adam

Uno-X Mobility
191.JOHANNESSEN Anders Halland
192.BEVORT Carl-Frederik
193.BLIKRA Erlend
194.URIANSTAD BUGGE Martin
195.CHARMIG Anthon
196.JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland
197.SKAARSETH Anders

XDS Astana Team
201.MALUCELLI Matteo
202.GONOV Lev
203.HIGUITA Sergio
204.LOPEZ Harold Martin
205.ROMELE Alessandro
206.SYRITSA Gleb
207.TEJADA Harold