Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze 2026: Preview and Favourites

Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze 2026: top cycling returns to Brianza On Sunday 4 October 2026, the Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze takes place, a procontinental category race held in Italy. The route winds through the roads of Brianza, ideal terrain for climbers-puncheurs and riders suited to explosive finishes. The race is named after Agostoni, a historic Lombard rider, and its route has always been linked to the walls and circuits of Brianza — source: DATI GARA UFFICIALI The protagonists expected at the start The verified startlist includes 148 entrants. Among the teams are top-level formations: Alpecin - Premier Tech (with Busatto, Dockx, Groves, Plowright, Ramsay, Uhlig and Vergallito), Bardiani CSF 7 Saber (Magli, Marcellusi, Martinelli, Montagner, Paletti, Tsvetkov, Turconi), Cofidis (Ferron, Izagirre, Maisonobe, Samitier, Teuns, Thomas, Zamperini), Decathlon CMA CGM Team (Isidore, L'hote, Labrosse, Lapeira, Paret-peintre, Prodhomme, Scotson), Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (Barceló, Bou, Corres, Díaz, Fernández, Oldani, Parra), Biesse - Carrera - Premac, Beltrami TSA Tre Colli and Gragnano Sporting Club with Cozzani. This year's results of the protagonists Among the entrants with documented history, some names stand out. Quinn Simmons finished 4th at the Elite Road World Championships, 4th at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, 5th at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and 10th in a stage of the 2026 Tour de France. Andrea Bagioli took a 1st place in a stage of the Tour of Austria, a 3rd in a stage of the Tour de Suisse and a 6th in a stage of the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg. Alessandro Verre won the Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race - GP Slovakia and was 2nd at the Visegrad 4 Kerekparverseny. Santiago Umba won the Ordu Black Sea Classic and a stage of the Tour of Kahramanmaraş. Carlos Canal took a 3rd place in a stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour and a 4th in a stage of the Ethias-Tour de Wallonie. Alberto Bettiol shone with a 1st place in a stage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia. Manuel Oioli took a 1st place at the Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia (stage 1). Noa Isidore won two stages at the Tour du Limousin-Périgord - Nouvelle Aquitaine. Jack Ward won the Flèche Ardennaise and was 2nd at À travers les Hautes Fagnes. Luca Cretti won the Visegrad 4 Kerekparverseny. Pepijn Reinderink won a stage of the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg. Filippo Agostinacchio won a stage of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali. Matteo Fabbro won a stage of the Tour of Japan. Lorenzo Masciarelli won a stage of the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas. Dominik Röber won a stage of the Oberösterreich Rundfahrt. Tobias Nolde won a stage of the Tour Cycliste International de la Guadeloupe. Kyrylo Tsarenko won the Ordu Coast to Summit and a stage of the Tour of Kahramanmaraş. Benoît Cosnefroy won the Gran Premio città di Peccioli - Coppa Sabatini and was 3rd at the Trofeo Matteotti. Mikel Landa won a stage of the Vuelta a España. Brandon McNulty won the road race at the 2026 World Championships. The favourites for victory In light of the results, the main favourites are: Quinn Simmons — 4th at the Worlds and 4th in Montréal: top-level quality and condition, ideal for a hard finale. Andrea Bagioli — stage winner at the Tour of Austria and 3rd in a stage of the Tour de Suisse: explosive puncheur. Alessandro Verre — victory at the GP Slovakia and 2nd at the Visegrad: convincing recent form on hilly routes. Santiago Umba — victories at the Ordu Black Sea Classic and in a stage of the Tour of Kahramanmaraş: used to closing on selective finishes. Carlos Canal — consistent placings in stage races, suited to short uphill finishes. Possible surprises: Jack Ward, Luca Cretti, Noa Isidore and Pepijn Reinderink, all with victories or notable placings in 2026. Tactical analysis The Brianza route, with circuits and walls, favours attacks in the last 30-40 km. The WorldTour teams present will control the race, while formations like Bardiani CSF 7 Saber and Biesse - Carrera - Premac may try to get into breakaways. Watch out for experienced riders like Alberto Bettiol, Benoît Cosnefroy and Mikel Landa, all with stage victories in high-level races in 2026.