No Jayco rider arrives at the Grand Départ hotter: the Swiss all-rounder banked four wins in the first half of 2026, including the Muscat Classic and the Coppi e Bartali overall, plus second at Flèche Wallonne. Last July he was pipped by centimetres by Jonas Abrahamsen in Toulouse on stage 11; expect him in every dangerous break until he settles that score.
Palmarès
- Giro d'Italia stage winner — Montalcino gravel stage (2021)
- Swiss road race champion (2024, 2025) and time trial champion (2025)
- Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race winner (2025)
- Settimana Coppi e Bartali overall + stage (2026), Muscat Classic winner (2026)
- Tour of Belgium overall winner (2022)
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne (2026), 2nd Tour Down Under (2026)
Cut-out factA former track racer, his first professional victory was the 2021 Giro's white-gravel-road stage into Montalcino — in his very first Grand Tour.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Ben O'Connor, Pascal Ackermann, Luke Durbridge, Felix Engelhardt, Michael Matthews, Kelland O'Brien, Luke Plapp — see the full Jayco AlUla team page.
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