Tibor Del Grosso will compete in his first Strade Bianche on Saturday, March 7th. The Alpecin rider made his 2026 debut official with his first participation in the Siena race. The Dutchman's schedule will then continue with the Tirreno-Adriatico, where he will likely support Van der Poel.

It will be very interesting to see one of the greatest cyclocross experts at work on dirt roads for the first time in his career.
With Van der Poel absent, Del Grosso could be one of the leaders at Alpecin Deceuninick.

Undoubtedly, the ability on this type of route will make the difference for the 2002-born rider, who could instead feel the difficulty and length of a route of over 200 km, especially considering that it will be his first race in 2026.