Tour of the Alps 2026: Riders
The Italian–Austrian race is a good preparation for the Giro d’Italia. So it makes sense that the start lists overlap. Which riders are competing in the Tour of the Alps?
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The 49th edition of the Tour of the Alps starts on Monday and finishes on Friday. The race travels through Austria and, mostly, Italy and features 14,620 metres of climbing this year. Stages 3 and 4 in particular are extremely demanding, each with more than 3,600 metres of elevation gain. Notably, only stage 2 finishes uphill.
The Italian–Austrian race is a good preparation for the Giro d’Italia. So it makes sense that the start lists overlap. Which riders are competing in the Tour of the Alps?
After the brutal Keutenberg, the leading group consists of Remco Evenepoel, Romain Grégoire and defending champion Mattias Skjelmose. The Frenchman is dropped on the Cauberg, while the other two stay together in the final lap. Remco Evenepoel then outsprints Skjelmose in dominating fashion.
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The 23-year-old Spanish talent Paula Blasi drops her fellow attacker Nienke Vinke on the penultimate ascent of the Cauberg, with 22 kilometres to go, and solos to victory. Half a minute later, Kasia Niewiadoma outguns Demi Vollering in the sprint for second place.
