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Cian Uijtdebroeks

Defending champion with pure climbing talent for Jura summits

Felix Gall

Proven climber suited to Jura-style terrain

Michael Storer

Two-time winner (2021, 2023) who knows this race

Antonio Tiberi

Improving GC talent with climbing and time trial ability

Pavel Sivakov

Mountain racing experience for compact stage race format

Florian Lipowitz

Climbing and time trial combination for tight GC

Tour de l’Ain 2026

Tour de l’Ain 2026 packs three stages of Jura climbing and time trial racing into a compact format. Cian Uijtdebroeks defends after winning in 2025. The late-July timing attracts riders with Tour or pre-Vuelta form, which lifts the intensity.

Uijtdebroeks has the climbing ability for the summit finishes. Gall is a proven Jura-style climber. Storer has won this race twice (2021, 2023). Tiberi brings improving GC form. Sivakov has the mountain experience. Lipowitz has the climbing and time trial combination for the compact format.