EXPO YELLO 2026 Tour de France
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Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

Historic first Tour de France for the wildcard ProTeam: back Tom Pidcock's GC podium tilt while hunting breakaway stage wins.

Country
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ Switzerland
Bike
Pinarello Dogma F
Manager
Douglas Ryder (founder & general manager; Kurt Bogaerts lead sports director)
Founded
2023
Division
ProTeam (wildcard)
Was
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

The 2026 kit

For its debut Tour de France the team ditches its regular navy-and-gold 2026 season kit for a one-off limited-edition summer kit built around three named colors: 'Luxter Venice' (a pale metallic ice-blue), 'Tarmac Grey' and 'Champion Gold'. The jersey reads as predominantly white/very pale ice-blue: shoulders, chest and the ribbed aero sleeves are pale ice-white ultralight mesh, while the lower torso fades into a pale-grey hip band overprinted with a tonal dark-graphite honeycomb/hexagon 'Q-Lab' pattern that wraps the belly and sides. A dark-navy curved Pinarello 'P' swoosh graphic sweeps across each side panel under the arms. All sponsor lettering is dark navy. Centred on the chest, stacked top to bottom: the UBS wordmark with its three-crossed-keys emblem, then a larger PINARELLO wordmark with a small gold-and-navy Pinarello 'P' crest above it, then the Q36.5 logotype directly beneath; a small SRAM wordmark sits beside the zip and a slim vertical Q36.5 runs down the zipper placket. A large black UBS three-keys emblem is printed across one shoulder-top; the upper right sleeve carries a big navy Q36.5, the upper left sleeve a big navy UBS, and both sleeves show a small black SGS logo with a gold underline just above the cuff. Low pale self-colored collar and plain pale cuffs, no contrast bands. Bib shorts are 'Tarmac Grey' β€” a mid warm grey β€” with a darker graphite honeycomb print across the thigh panels and small navy/white Pinarello and Q36.5 marks near the hem, with grey leg grippers. White socks and a pale ice-blue ABUS aero helmet with gold-trimmed vents and navy PINARELLO lettering complete the look, matching a Dogma F painted in matte Titan grey and Luxter Venice with Champion Gold decals and gold-logo Zipp wheels. Note for accuracy: Fred Wright rides this Tour in the white British national champion's jersey with red-and-blue Union Jack bands instead of standard team kit.

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The Car

leadership and staff shaping the Pinarello–Q36.5 Tour
Executive Douglas Ryder editorial staff portrait
Douglas Ryder
Founder and general manager
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling

The Eight

the Pinarello–Q36.5 Tour squad
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ RIDER
TP
Tom Pidcock
GC leader
26 yrsGC
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XM
Xabier Mikel Azparren
Rouleur-domestique / TT engine
27 yrsDomestique
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ RIDER
FW
Fred Wright
Puncheur / stage hunter (reigning British champion)
27 yrsClassics
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QH
Quinten Hermans
Puncheur-domestique / breakaway threat
30 yrsPuncheur
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XM
Xandro Meurisse
Road captain / all-terrain domestique
34 yrsDomestique
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί RIDER
CH
Chris Harper
Climber-domestique (Pidcock's mountain lieutenant)
31 yrsClimber
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί RIDER
DH
Damien Howson
Climber-domestique / experienced Grand Tour helper
33 yrsClimber
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BV
Brent Van Moer
Rouleur / breakaway engine and flat-stage bodyguard
28 yrsBreakaway