Abu dhabi: Abu Dhabi Sports Council, organisers of the UAE Tour and the UAE Tour Women, are pleased to confirm the full list of teams participating in the 2026 edition of both races. Across seven stages, the eighteen UCI WorldTeams will be joined by three UCI ProTeams that will race along the unique roads of the Middle East.
According to Emirates News Agency, the eighth edition of the one and only UCI WorldTour race in the Middle East will feature world-class professional teams, including UAE Team Emirates, Team Visma | Lease a Bike, INEOS Grenadiers, and Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe. The complete list of confirmed teams includes Alpecin-Premier Tech, Bahrain Victorious, Decathlon Cma Cgm Team, EF Education - Easypost, Groupama-Fdj United, INEOS Grenadiers, Lidl-Trek, Lotto Intermarch©, Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, Movistar Team, NSN Cycling Team, Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe, Soudal Quick-Step, Team Jayco Alula, Team Picnic Postnl, Team Visma | Lease A Bike, Tudor Pro Cycling Team, UAE Team Emirates Xrg, UNO-X Mobility, and XDS Astana Team.
The UAE Tour Women will see 14 UCI Women's WorldTeams, 3 UCI Women's ProTeams, and 3 UCI Women's Continental Teams compete in the fourth edition of the one and only UCI Women's WorldTour race in the Middle East. The confirmed teams are AG Insurance - Soudal team, Canyon// Sram Zondacrypto, Cofidis Women team, Ef Education - Oatly, Fdj United - Suez, Fenix-Premier Tech, Hitec Products-Fluid Control, Human Powered Health, Lidl - Trek, Liv-Alula-Jayco, Movistar Team, St Michel - Prefernce Home - Auber93, Team Picnic Postnl, Team Sd Worx - Protime, Team Visma | Lease A Bike, Top Girls Fassa Bortolo, Uae Team Adq, Uno-X Mobility, Vini Fantini - Bepink, and Volkerwessels Cycling team.