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GEELONG - BARWON HEADS - TORQUAY
28 JAN –
1 FEB 2026

Teams

Alpecin-Premier Tech

Belgian WorldTour team known for aggressive racing and sprint artillery. They enter 2026 with confidence after solid late-season performances and consistent results across classics and stage races. 

  • Maurice Ballerstedt (GER)
  • Francesco Busatto (ITA)
  • Gal Glivar (SLO)
  • Michael Gogl (AUT)
  • Tim Marsman (NED)
  • Jensen Plowright (AUS)
  • Sente Sentjens (BEL)
ARA Australian Cycling Team

Australia’s national squad showcases the country’s emerging talent against world-class fields. Fresh from strong domestic results and national support, they’ll tackle the MCEGORR with local pride and uninhibited willingness to seize any opportunity.

  • Christopher Harper (AUS)
  • Patrick Eddy (AUS)
  • Liam Walsh (AUS)
  • Oliver Bleddyn (AUS)
  • Matthew Greenwood (AUS)
  • Lucas Stevenson (AUS)
  • Fergus Browning (AUS)
Decathlon CMA CGM Team

A French WorldTour squad with rising profile, the stage one win by their Dane, Tobias Lund Andresen in the Tour Down Under underscores early-season intentAndresen, the 2025 Surf Coast Classic winner, is ready for MCEGORR.

  • Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN)
  • Oscar Chamberlain (AUS)
  • Pierre Gautherat (FRA)
  • Tord Gudmestad (NOR)
  • Antoine L’Hote (FRA)
  • Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA)
  • Callum Scotson (AUS)
EF Education - EasyPost

American-registered WorldTour team known for bold strategies, EF Education – EasyPost brings character and attacking flair to every race. Early in 2026 they’ve displayed their trademark aggressive racing at Tour Down Under and beyond. 

  • Michael Shea Leonard (CAN)
  • Jefferon Cepeda (ECU)
  • Jardi van der Lee (NED)
  • Harrison Sweeny (AUS)
  • Max Walker (GBR)
  • Alastair Mackellar (AUS)
  • Luke Lamperti (USA)
Groupama - FDJ United

Another proud French WorldTour team, Groupama-FDJ excels in classics-style races such as MCEGORR and in developing young contenders. Their squad has shown solid early 2026 results, positioning them as real players in one-day events. 

  • Lewis Bower (NZL)
  • Rémi Cavagna (FRA)
  • Tom Donnenwirth (FRA)
  • Titouan Fontaine (FRA)
  • Kevin Geniets (LUX)
  • Guillaume Martin (FRA)
  • Enzo Paleni (FRA)
INEOS Grenadiers

Britain’s flagship WorldTour outfit combines scientific preparation with tactical intelligence. They opened 2026 with a decisive prologue win by Samuel Watson at the Tour Down Under and will be targeting further results throughout February.

  • Jack Haig (AUS)
  • Lucas Hamilton (AUS)
  • Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
  • Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (NOR)
  • Ben Swift (GBR)
  • Sam Watson (GBR)
  • Sam Welsford (AUS)
Team Jayco AlUla

Australia’s WorldTour team, Jayco AlUla boasts a versatile roster, including Swiss 2025 MCEGORR winner, Mauro Schmid. They team has shown plenty of intent so far in Australia this year and will want to leave Geelong with a big result.

  • Mauro Schmid (SUI)
  • Luke Kevin Durbridge (AUS)
  • Rudy Porter (AUS)
  • Kelland Michael O’Brien (AUS)
  • Manion Vinnie (AUS)
  • Hamish Oliver McKenzie (AUS)
  • William Holmes (AUS)
Lidl - Trek

Now a German-registered WorldTour team with global ambitions, Lidl–Trek brings strong classics riders and rising stars. Coming off notable performances on the World Tour and showing solid early-season form, expectthem to animate finales. 

  • Andrea Bagioli (ITA)
  • Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI)
  • Patrick Konrad (AUT)
  • Jacopo Mosca (ITA)
  • Sam Oomen (NED)
  • Mattero Sobrero (ITA)
  • Tim Torn Teutenberg
Lotto Intermarché

One of cycling’s oldest squads, Belgium’s Lotto consistently targets sprint and breakaway opportunities. The early-season efforts by this WorldTour team have delivered competitive finishes in warm-up races.

  • Matthew Fox (AUS)
  • Jonas Rutsch (GER)
  • Lionel Taminiaux (BEL)
  • Reuben Thompson (NZL)
  • Taco van der Hoorn (NED)
  • Georg Zimmermann (GER)
  • Baptiste Veistroffer (FRA)
Movistar Team

This long-established WorldTour squad brings climbing prowess and race intelligence. Set to use early 2026 races to sharpen their tactics for their upcoming campaigns in the race for overall classification and stage winning breakaways

  • Jefferson Cepeda (ECU)
  • Manlio Moro (SMR)
  • Pavel Novak (CZE)
  • Javier Romo (ESP)
  • Gonzalo Serrano (ESP)
  • Natnael Tesfaziôn Ocbit (ERI)
  • Albert Torres (ESP)
NSN Cycling Team

Rebranded WorldTour team, formed when Israel-Premier Tech was acquired and relaunched under Swiss registration with operational bases in Barcelona and Girona. The team features Australian Simon Clarke who will retire after the MCEGORR.

  • Simon Clarke (AUS)
  • Brady Gilmore (AUS)
  • Nick Schultz (AUS)
  • Thomas Jake Stewart (IRL)
  • Corbin Strong (NZL)
  • Ethan Vernon (GBR)
  • Kiaan Watts (NZL)
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe

German-registered and high on ambition, Red Bull BORA – hansgrohe blends explosive sprint options and all-round strength. The WorldTour team are always competitive early season, and the Tour down Undershowed nothing has changed.

  • Jarrad Drizners (AUS)
  • Haimar Etxeberria (ESP)
  • Finn Fisher (NZL)
  • Laurence Pithie (NZL)
  • Callum Thornley (GBR)
  • Luke Tuckwell (AUS)
  • Danny van Poppel (NED)
Soudal Quick-Step

Belgium’s perennial “Wolfpack” is famed for toughness and sprint prowess. This WorldTour team always produces attacking intent in any race they enter. Expect them to figure in the MCEGORR and soon after in early-season European races.

  • Alberto Dainese (ITA)
  • Pascal Eenkhoom (NED)
  • Andrea Noviero Raccagni (ITA)
  • Wester Pepijn Reinderink (NED)
  • Casper Pedersen (DEN)
  • Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL)
  • Filippo Zana (ITA)
Bahrain - Victorious

Representing Bahrain on the world stage, this WorldTour team combines power and tactical savvy. They bring a well-rounded roster with ambitions for breakaways and top results in 2026’s opening races.

  • Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (COL)
  • Žak Eržen (SLO)
  • Fran Miholjević (CRO)
  • Robert Stannard (AUS)
  • Oliver Thomas Stockwell (GBR)
  • Max van der Meulen (NED)
  • Edoardo Zambanini (ITA)
Team Picnic PostNL

WorldTour team that blends youthful energy with experience. Early season crucial for both their emerging and established riders. Team includes Australians Matt Dinham and Chris Hamilton and Scottish grand tour star Oscar Onley.

  • Matt Dinham (AUS)
  • Chris Hamilton (AUS)
  • James Knox (GBR)
  • Niklas Märkl (GER)
  • Oscar Onley (GBR)
  • Henri-François Renard-Haquin (FRA)
  • Casper van Uden (NED)
Team Visma | Lease a Bike

Dutch-registered Visma are one of the world’s most complete and consistent WorldTour squads with strong finishes in the 2026 Tour Down Under. Their blend of sprint talent and support for their overall contenders makes them a constant threat.

  • Matthew Brennan (GBR)
  • Filippo Fiorelli (ITA)
  • Per Strand Hagenes (NOR)
  • Anton Schiffer (GER)
  • Menno Huising (NED)
  • Pietro Mattio (ITA)
  • Tim Rex (BEL)
UAE Team Emirates - XRG

A World Tour powerhouse; UAE Team Emirates – XRG features British star Adam Yates, but has a leader on the boil for Geelong in Australian Jay Vine, judging by his form at the Tour Down Under and in the Australian Time Trial title that he won.

  • Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)
  • Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR)
  • Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (COL)
  • Jhonatan Narváez (ECU)
  • Ivo Emanuel Oliveira (POR)
  • Jay Vine (AUS)
  • Adam Yates (GBR)
Uno-X Mobility

A rising WorldTour force managed by Norwegian Thor Hushovd who won the 2010 World Road Race Championship in Geelong. The team supports hard racing for improving results. Hushovd’s connection to Geelong will add fuel to their motivation.

  • Andreas Kron (DEN)
  • Anthon Charmig (DEN)
  • Anders Skaarseth (NOR)
  • Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim (NOR)
  • Erik Nordsaeter Resell (NOR)
  • Storm Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
  • Martin Urianstad Bugge (NOR)
XDS Astana Team

Kazakhstan’s WorldTour contender combines grit with opportunistic racing; as always, eyeing big results from the early to late season. In their early calendar, expect to see them animating breakaways and challenging for meaningful placings. 

  • Florian Samuel Kajamini (ITA)
  • Alessandro Romele (ITA)
  • Marco Schrettl (AUT)
  • Darren Jim van Bekkum (NED)
  • Simone Velasco (ITA)
  • Henok Solomon Mulueberhan (ERI)
  • Arron Murray Gate (NZL)
Tudor Pro Cycling Team

Created by former Swiss star Fabian Cancellara, this squad has ProTeam status. However, the team isbuilding momentum, and Tudor have targeted early races like the MCEGORR for breakaways and attacking racing. They are a team on the rise. 

  • Marco Brenner (GER)
  • Petr Kelemen (CZE)
  • Marius Mayrhofer (GER)
  • Florian Stork (GER)
  • Joel Suter (SUI)
  • Luc Wirtgen (LUX)
  • Maikel Zijlaard (NED)

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