2026 UCI Women's World Tour
Series of women's road cycling races
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The 2026 UCI Women's World Tour is a competition with twenty-six road cycling events throughout the 2026 women's cycling season. The competition began with the Women's Tour Down Under from 17 to 19 January, and will finish with the Tour of Guangxi on 18 October. It is the eleventh edition of the UCI Women's World Tour – launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016.
Events
The initial race calendar for the 2026 season was announced in June 2025, with twenty-eight races initially scheduled.[1] The calendar was similar to 2025, with the elevation of Dwars door Vlaanderen from the UCI ProSeries, and the Giro d'Italia Women moving to June.[2] In October 2025, the calendar was confirmed, with the Simac Ladies Tour of Holland leaving the calendar so it can be held at the same time as the men's Tour of Holland, leaving twenty-seven races on the calendar.[3]
Both La Vuelta Femenina and the Giro d'Italia Women were scheduled to be a day longer, 8 days and 9 days in length respectively.[4] However, La Vuelta Femenina reverted to a seven-day itinerary when announced in March.[5] The Tour de Suisse Women and the Tour of Britain Women also add a day compared to 2025, with the five-day events to be held over the same number of days as their equivalent men's events, with the Tour of Britain Women to be held in August as opposed to June.[6][7]
In May, the Tour de Romandie Féminin was removed from the calendar due to a "shortfall" in sponsorship and other major events being held in the region, including the Grand Départ of the Tour de France Femmes.[8][9]
2026 UCI Women's WorldTeams
The fourteen Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events.[11][12]
Changes for 2026
The UCI are awarding more ranking points to the week long stage races (Giro d'Italia Women, Tour de France Femmes and the Vuelta Femenina) and cycling monuments than other stage or one-day races in the Tour, thereby elevating those races in status.[13][14]
The participation allowance paid by race organisers paid to teams has increased by 20% to support travel costs, with organisers of stage races also required to pay for more hotel rooms per team.[2] Safety requirements for races has also increased, with standards regarding feed and waste, team vehicles on the course and checking for technological fraud.[15]
For the first time, WorldTeams are required to compete in the majority of World Tour races, with an obligation to compete in all three Grand Tours (La Vuelta Femenina, Giro d'Italia Women, Tour de France Femmes).[12]