The Giro d’Italia 2026 is set to bring together some of the best road cyclists of the world together in a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race. This will be the 109th edition of the Giro d’Italia. The race will start on 8 May in Nessebar, Bulgaria and will finish on 31 May in Rome.
The Giro d’Italia organisers have announced the 23 squads for this year’s race with Unibet Rose Rockets set to made Grand Tour debut.
“We are very grateful for the opportunity to ride our first Grand Tour. The Giro d’Italia is one of the most iconic races in cycling, and to be there with the Unibet Rose Rockets is a milestone for our entire project,” team founder Bas Tietema said.
The 18 WorldTour squads automatically qualify for the event, but the five teams from the ProTeam league had yet to be revealed by the Giro, the last of the three Grand Tours to publish their full line-up for 2026.
Giro d’Italia 2026: List of 23 Teams in the Lineup
18 UCI WorldTeams
- ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
- BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
- DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM
- EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
- GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
- INEOS GRENADIERS
- LIDL-TREK
- LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
- MOVISTAR TEAM
- NSN CYCLING TEAM
- RED BULL – BORA – HANSGROHE
- SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
- TEAM JAYCO ALULA
- TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
- TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE
- UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG
- UNO-X MOBILITY
- XDS ASTANA TEAM
2 UCI ProTeams Qualified by Ranking 2025
- PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
- TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
3 Wild Cards
- BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER
- TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA
- UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
