This page covers Michael Storer's 2026 season race-by-race, including results, roles, key moments, and incidents for each race. Each entry is a spoiler for the corresponding race. Read no further if you intend to watch any of them unspoiled.
Michael Storer carried his climbing pedigree into 2026 as Tudor Pro Cycling's Grand Tour leader, building steadily through the early-season stage races toward a tilt at the Giro d'Italia general classification. The Australian, a proven mountain stage winner and overall winner at races like the Tour of the Alps, made the Giro the clear centrepiece of his calendar. Riding consistently through the demanding Italian mountains, he held himself firmly inside the top ten overall, sitting around seventh at roughly +7:14 after Stage 18. For a ProTeam squad, his GC ride is a standout result, validating Tudor's investment in a genuine three-week contender. With the race running to its 31 May Rome finish behind race leader Vingegaard, Storer's challenge is to defend his top-ten placing through the final mountain tests. A strong Giro sets him up as a Grand Tour GC option for the remainder of the season.
Storer rounded out a consistent three weeks, finishing ninth on the last mountain stage and holding seventh overall at +10:13 — a high-quality Grand Tour GC ride for the Tudor ProTeam.
Storer made the day's big breakaway as one of the best-placed riders on GC, riding aggressively over the Dolomite passes before the front group thinned on the Giau. He came home 10th on the stage and sits 7th overall at +7:50 — a strong, consistent Grand Tour for the Tudor ProTeam.
Storer sat seventh overall at 7:14 after stage 17, holding his place in the GC group on a day controlled by the breakaway. He did not feature in the day's escape and finished in the peloton with the other classification riders. His top-ten GC position was unaffected.
Storer rode a solid mountain stage to finish eighth at +2:18 and consolidate his position in the GC top ten, sitting seventh overall at +7:14 after the day.
Storer came in seventh at +1:35, keeping himself inside the GC top ten. He holds seventh overall at +4:46 in the new classification after the Pila shake-up.
A quietly excellent ride that may have flown under the radar. Storer's 15th place at +3:05 was strong for a rider not known as a tester, and it lifted him into 7th overall at +3:28, ahead of teammate Mathys Rondel. A solid platform for Tudor heading into the high mountains.
Storer stayed with the GC group on the climb, finishing tenth on the stage at +0:50. He sits tenth overall at +5:20.
The defending champion was a key animator on the final climb, raising the pace behind Pellizzari in a move that helped drop Arensman. He took third on the stage and finished fourth overall at +1:09 — Tudor's leading GC card in a race where the team also won the mountains classification through Lennart Jasch.
The defending champion couldn't retain his title but had a strong, aggressive week. On the final climb his pacing behind Pellizzari helped split Arensman from Bernal, and he took third on the stage and fourth overall — Tudor's leading GC card in a race where the team also took the Stage 4 win and the mountains jersey through Lennart Jasch.
Storer survived the Superga selection to finish just inside the top ten at forty-one seconds, the best of the Tudor riders on a climber's day.