E3 Saxo Classic 2015 - Startlist

27.03

E3 Saxo Classic, first held in 1958 and long known as E3 Harelbeke, is one of the defining races of the Flemish spring and is often seen as a dress rehearsal for the Tour of Flanders. With its relentless sequence of short climbs and cobbled sectors, including icons such as the Taaienberg, Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, the race consistently rewards explosive classics specialists. While the route has evolved over time, its core identity has remained unchanged, favouring aggressive racing and early selection rather than waiting for a sprint.

Startlist

Tinkoff - Saxo

#RiderCountry
1 Peter Sagan Slovakia
2 Pavel Brutt Russian Federation
3 Maciej Bodnar Poland
4 Matti Breschel Denmark
5 Michael Kolar Slovakia
6 Michael Mørkøv Denmark
7 Matteo Tosatto Italy
8 Nikolai Trusov Russian Federation

Etixx - Quick Step

#RiderCountry
11 Iljo Keisse Belgium
12 Zdenek Stybar Czech Republic
13 Julien Vermote Belgium
14 Niki Terpstra Netherlands
15 Matteo Trentin Italy
16 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Belgium
17 Stijn Vandenbergh Belgium
18 Yves Lampaert Belgium

Lotto - Soudal

#RiderCountry
21 Jürgen Roelandts Belgium
22 Vegard Breen Norway
23 Kris Boeckmans Belgium
24 Sean De Bie Belgium
25 Tiesj Benoot Belgium
26 Gert Dockx Belgium
27 Marcel Sieberg Germany
28 Dennis Vanendert Belgium

Trek Factory Racing

#RiderCountry
31 Fabian Cancellara Switzerland
32 Stijn Devolder Belgium
33 Markel Irizar Spain
34 Yaroslav Popovych Ukraine
35 Gregory Rast Switzerland
36 Hayden Roulston New Zealand
37 Gert Steegmans Belgium
38 Jesse Sergent New Zealand

Astana Pro Team

#RiderCountry
41 Lars Boom Netherlands
42 Borut Bozic Slovenia
43 Laurens De Vreese Belgium
44 Arman Kamyshev Kazakhstan
45 Andriy Grivko Ukraine
46 Dmitriy Gruzdev Kazakhstan
47 Alexey Lutsenko Kazakhstan
48 Ruslan Tleubayev Kazakhstan

BMC Racing Team

#RiderCountry
51 Greg Van Avermaet Belgium
52 Marcus Burghardt Germany
53 Silvan Dillier Switzerland
54 Jempy Drucker Luxembourg
55 Daniel Oss Italy
56 Manuel Quinziato Italy
57 Michael Schär Switzerland
58 Rick Zabel Germany

FDJ

#RiderCountry
61 William Bonnet France
62 David Boucher Belgium
63 Murilo Fischer Brazil
64 Matthieu Ladagnous France
65 Johan Le Bon France
66 Mickaël Delage France
67 Yoann Offredo France
68 Marc Sarreau France

IAM Cycling

#RiderCountry
71 Dries Devenyns Belgium
72 Matthias Brändle Austria
73 Sylvain Chavanel France
74 Heinrich Haussler Australia
75 Reto Hollenstein Switzerland
76 Roger Kluge Germany
77 Vicente Reynès Spain
78 Aleksejs Saramotins Latvia

Lampre-Merida

#RiderCountry
81 Filippo Pozzato Italy
82 Niccolo Bonifazio Italy
83 Davide Cimolai Italy
84 Sacha Modolo Italy
85 Manuele Mori Italy
86 Luka Pibernik Slovenia
87 Maximiliano Richeze Argentina
88 Nelson Oliveira Portugal

Movistar Team

#RiderCountry
91 Andrey Amador Costa Rica
92 Jonathan Castroviejo Spain
93 Imanol Erviti Spain
94 John Gadret France
95 Gorka Izagirre Spain
96 Adriano Malori Italy
97 Nairo Quintana Colombia
98 Francisco Ventoso Spain

Orica - GreenEDGE

#RiderCountry
101 Jens Keukeleire Belgium
102 Mitchell Docker Australia
103 Luke Durbridge Australia
104 Mathew Hayman Australia
105 Michael Hepburn Australia
106 Leigh Howard Australia
107 Jens Mouris Netherlands
108 Adam Blythe United Kingdom

Team Cannondale - Garmin

#RiderCountry
111 Jack Bauer New Zealand
112 Lasse Norman Leth Denmark
113 Edward King United States
114 Kristjan Koren Slovenia
115 Sebastian Langeveld Netherlands
116 Alan Marangoni Italy
117 Kristoffer Skjerping Norway
118 Dylan van Baarle Netherlands

Team Giant - Alpecin

#RiderCountry
121 John Degenkolb Germany
122 Nikias Arndt Germany
123 Roy Curvers Netherlands
124 Bert De Backer Belgium
125 Koen De Kort Netherlands
126 Ramon Sinkeldam Netherlands
127 Albert Timmer Netherlands
128 Zico Waeytens Belgium

Team Katusha

#RiderCountry
131 Alexander Kristoff Norway
132 Sven Erik Bystrøm Norway
133 Jacopo Guarnieri Italy
134 Alexey Tsatevitch Russian Federation
135 Alexandr Kolobnev Russian Federation
136 Vyacheslav Kuznetsov Russian Federation
137 Luca Paolini Italy
138 Gatis Smukulis Latvia

Team Lotto NL - Jumbo

#RiderCountry
141 Sep Vanmarcke Belgium
142 Tom Leezer Netherlands
143 Bram Tankink Netherlands
144 Maarten Tjallingii Netherlands
145 Tom Van Asbroeck Belgium
146 Rick Flens Netherlands
147 Robert Wagner Germany
148 Maarten Wynants Belgium

Team Sky

#RiderCountry
151 Andrew Fenn United Kingdom
152 Ian Stannard United Kingdom
153 Bernhard Eisel Austria
154 Elia Viviani Italy
155 Christian Knees Germany
156 Salvatore Puccio Italy
157 Luke Rowe United Kingdom
158 Geraint Thomas United Kingdom

AG2R La Mondiale

#RiderCountry
161 Johan Vansummeren Belgium
162 Gediminas Bagdonas Lithuania
163 Maxime Daniel France
164 Damien Gaudin France
165 Alexis Gougeard France
166 Hugo Houle Canada
167 Quentin Jauregui France
168 Sébastien Turgot France

Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise

#RiderCountry
171 Amaury Capiot Belgium
172 Sander Helven Belgium
173 Pieter Jacobs Belgium
174 Jonas Rickaert Belgium
175 Stijn Steels Belgium
176 Bert Van Lerberghe Belgium
177 Gijs Van Hoecke Belgium
178 Jelle Wallays Belgium

Wanty - Groupe Gobert

#RiderCountry
181 Simone Antonini Italy
182 Frederik Backaert Belgium
183 Tom Devriendt Belgium
184 Björn Leukemans Belgium
185 Marco Marcato Italy
186 Mirko Selvaggi Italy
187 James Vanlandschoot Belgium
188 Fredrik Veuchelen Belgium

Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec

#RiderCountry
191 Marco Bandiera Italy
192 Marco Benfatto Italy
193 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Italy
194 Alessio Taliani Italy
195 Oscar Gatto Italy
196 Alberto Nardin Italy
197 Fabio Taborre Italy
198 Andrea Zordan Italy

MTN-Qhubeka

#RiderCountry
201 Edvald Boasson-Hagen Norway
202 Tyler Farrar United States
203 Matthew Brammeier Ireland
204 Gerald Ciolek Germany
205 Nicholas Dougall South Africa
206 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg South Africa
207 Youcef Reguigui Algeria
208 Kristian Sbaragli Italy

Southeast - Yellow Fluo

#RiderCountry
211 Rafael Andriato Brazil
212 Andrea Dal Col Italy
214 Mauro Finetto Italy
215 Giuseppe Fonzi Italy
216 Jakub Mareczko Italy
217 Mirko Tedeschi Italy
218 Eugert Zhupa Albania

Team Europcar

#RiderCountry
221 Thomas Voeckler France
222 Giovanni Bernaudeau France
223 Antoine Duchesne Canada
224 Tony Hurel France
225 Vincent Jérôme France
226 Yannick Martinez France
227 Alexandre Pichot France
228 Angelo Tulik France

Roompot - Oranje Peloton

#RiderCountry
231 Johnny Hoogerland Netherlands
232 Berden De Vries Netherlands
233 Wesley Kreder Netherlands
234 Tim Kerkhof Netherlands
235 Raymond Kreder Netherlands
236 Ivar Slik Netherlands
237 Sjoerd Van Ginneken Netherlands
238 Brian Van Goethem Netherlands

Race profile

Race
E3 Saxo Classic
Date
27.03.2015
Total distance
215.3 km
Gen
Men
Cat
1.UWT
Country
Belgium
Discipline
Road
First edition
1958

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