21 teams guaranteed to start

December 31 ^st 2025 - 10:30

In accordance with the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale, the following eighteen UCI WorldTeams are automatically entered:

• Alpecin-Deceuninck (Bel)
• Arkéa – B&B Hôtels (Fra)
• Bahrain Victorious (Brn)
• Cofidis (Fra)
• Décathlon Ag2r La Mondiale Team (Fra)
• EF Education-Easypost (USA)
• Groupama – FDJ (Fra)
• INEOS Grenadiers (Gbr)
• Intermarché – Wanty (Bel)
• Lidl-Trek (USA)
• Movistar Team (Esp)
• Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe (Ger)
• Soudal Quick-Step (Bel)
• Team Jayco AlUla (Aus)
• Team Picnic PostNL (Ned)
• Team Visma | Lease a Bike (Ned)
• UAE Team Emirates (UAE)
• XDS Astana Team (Kaz)

The organizers have invited the following teams:

• TotalEnergies (Fra)
• Tudor Pro Cycling Team (Sui)
• Uno-X Mobility (Nor)

Automatically qualified due to their UCI ranking at the end of the 2024 season, the teams Israel-Premier Tech (Isr) and Lotto (Bel) have declined the invitation.
The 22nd team selected for the 83rd edition of Paris-Nice will be announced at a later date.