2026 Tour de Taiwan Overall Review: Five Days of Intense Racing, Gilmore Successfully Defends Yellow Jersey!
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The King Returns! Brady Gilmore Wins Tour de Taiwan Overall Title for the Second Consecutive Year
If you thought last year’s champion was just lucky, this year’s Brady Gilmore will prove you wrong with his results: “Sorry, I’m serious.”
The Australian, born in 2001, representing Israel-Premier Tech, successfully defended his 2026 Tour de Taiwan overall champion yellow jersey with a total time of 13 hours, 44 minutes, and 43 seconds. From a stagiaire in 2023 to the Tour de Taiwan champion for two consecutive years, Gilmore’s growth trajectory is textbook material.
Stage-by-Stage Overview
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Stage Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 3/15 | Taipei City Circuit Race | 80.6 km | Dusan Rajovic |
| Stage 2 | 3/16 | Taoyuan (Jiaobanshan Devil’s Slope) | 123.31 km | Matthew Fox |
| Stage 3 | 3/17 | Kaohsiung | 146.44 km | Matys Grisel |
| Stage 4 | 3/18 | Pingtung Liudui | 131.2 km | Dusan Rajovic |
| Stage 5 | 3/19 | Taitung → Hualien (Happiness Highway) | 153.71 km | Paul Hennequin |
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Gilmore | Australia | Israel-Premier Tech | 13:44:43 |
| 2 | Moritz Kretschy | Germany | — | s.t. |
| 3 | Jordi Lopez | Spain | Euskaltel-Euskadi | +0:06 |
| 4 | Giacomo Ballabio | Italy | — | +0:06 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Quartucci | Italy | Burgos-BH | +0:06 |
Jersey Winners
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Jersey (General Classification) | Brady Gilmore | Israel-Premier Tech |
| Green Jersey (Sprinters’ Classification) | Paul Hennequin | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains) | Lander Loockx | Unibet Tietema Rockets |
| Blue Jersey (Best Asian Rider) | Yuma Koishi | JCL Team Ukyo |
Team Classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 41:15:02 |
| 2 | KINAN Racing Team | 41:15:12 |
| 3 | Hrinkow Advarics | 41:17:58 |
This year’s Tour de Taiwan has been hailed as the “most star-studded lineup in history,” with 21 teams and 177 elite riders from 34 countries gathering in Taiwan, including one UCI WorldTeam, Lotto-Intermarche. The race also returned to the East Rift Valley (Hualien-Taitung) after a 15-year hiatus, adding even more historical significance to this top-tier Asian road race.
Related Reading
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