The start of 2026 brings a brand new race season and a brand new three-year WorldTour cycle, which brings new teams to the cycling top flight and, in turn, new bikes and tech.
Cannondale has joined the Women’s WorldTour thanks to the promotion of EF Education Oatly, providing a nice symmetry with the men’s squad, which has existed in the mens top tier for many years.
Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team and the Roland Cycling Team leave the Women’s WorldTour, which signals the departure of both Orbea and Pinarello from the peloton.
There have been some component changes, a major one is EF Education’s switch from Shimano to SRAM equipment, which, as mentioned in the men’s guide, hasn’t been made official yet, but we have seen team images online of SRAM-equipped bikes.
We have also tested a range of bikes and wheelsets this year that raced at the WorldTour level as part of our CN Labs independent aero testing; have a look if you’re curious to see whether the real results match up to the marketing hype.
Groupsets
For 2026, Shimano and SRAM have an even split between teams in the women’s peloton, with seven teams apiece running the manufacturers’ groupsets. EF Education Oatly’s switch to SRAM Red AXS has levelled the score on that front.
Campagnolo currently does not support a Women’s WorldTour squad, so like the men’s WorldTour, there will be no Campagnolo in the bunch this year.
Womens teams and bikes
|
Team |
Bike |
Groupset |
Wheels |
Clothing |
Saddles |
Finishing Kit |
Computers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AG Insurance – Soudal |
Specialized |
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 |
Roval |
Castelli |
Specialized |
Specialized |
Garmin |
|
Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto |
Canyon |
SRAM Red AXS |
Zipp |
Canyon |
Ergon |
Canyon |
Hammerhead |
|
EF Education – Oatlyy |
Cannondale |
SRAM Red AXS |
Vision |
Assos |
Fizik |
Cannondale |
Wahoo |
|
FDJ United Suez |
Specialized |
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 |
Roval |
Gobik |
Specialized |
Roval |
Garmin |
|
Fenix-Premier Tech |
Canyon |
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 |
Shimano |
Alé |
Selle Italia |
Canyon |
Wahoo |
|
Human Powered Health |
Factor |
SRAM Red AXS |
Black Inc. |
Verge Sport |
Selle Italia |
Black… |
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