E3 Saxo Classic 2023 - Startlist

Harelbeke > Harelbeke, 202.1km

24.03

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

Jumbo-Visma

#RiderCountry
1 Wout van Aert Belgium
2 Christophe Laporte France
3 Tiesj Benoot Belgium
4 Dylan van Baarle Netherlands
5 Edoardo Affini Italy
6 Tosh Van der Sande Belgium
7 Nathan Van Hooydonck Belgium

Soudal Quick-Step

#RiderCountry
11 Julian Alaphilippe France
12 Kasper Asgreen Denmark
13 Tim Declercq Belgium
14 Yves Lampaert Belgium
15 Florian Sénéchal France
16 Jannik Steimle Germany
17 Davide Ballerini Italy

Alpecin-Deceuninck

#RiderCountry
21 Mathieu van der Poel Netherlands
22 Quinten Hermans Belgium
23 Dries De Bondt Belgium
24 Søren Kragh Andersen Denmark
25 Silvan Dillier Switzerland
26 Robert Stannard Australia
27 Tobias Bayer Austria

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty

#RiderCountry
31 Biniam Girmay Eritrea
32 Madis Mihkels Estonia
33 Dries De Pooter Belgium
34 Laurenz Rex Belgium
35 Hugo Page France
36 Mike Teunissen Netherlands
37 Loic Vliegen Belgium

AG2R Citroën Team

#RiderCountry
41 Greg Van Avermaet Belgium
42 Oliver Naesen Belgium
43 Lawrence Naesen Belgium
44 Benoît Cosnefroy France
45 Valentin Retailleau France
46 Damien Touzé France
47 Stan Dewulf Belgium

Bahrain Victorious

#RiderCountry
51 Nikias Arndt Germany
52 Matevz Govekar Slovenia
53 Kamil Gradek Poland
54 Dusan Rajovic Serbia
55 Cameron Scott Australia
56 Matej Mohoric Slovenia
57 Fred Wright United Kingdom

BORA-hansgrohe

#RiderCountry
61 Jordi Meeus Belgium
62 Ryan Mullen Ireland
63 Marco Haller Austria
64 Jonas Koch Germany
65 Shane Archbold New Zealand
66 Nils Politt Germany
67 Max Schachmann Germany

Cofidis

#RiderCountry
71 Axel Zingle France
72 Simone Consonni Italy
73 Wesley Kreder Netherlands
74 Christophe Noppe Belgium
75 Pierre-Luc Périchon France
76 Alexis Renard France
77 Jelle Wallays Belgium

EF Education-EasyPost

#RiderCountry
81 Alberto Bettiol Italy
82 Stefan Bissegger Switzerland
83 Owain Doull United Kingdom
84 Jens Keukeleire Belgium
85 Jonas Rutsch Germany
86 Thomas Scully New Zealand
87 Lukasz Wisniowski Poland

Groupama-FDJ

#RiderCountry
91 Stefan Küng Switzerland
92 Kevin Geniets Luxembourg
93 Lewis Askey United Kingdom
94 Olivier Le Gac France
95 Valentin Madouas France
96 Jake Stewart United Kingdom
97 Sam Watson United Kingdom

Movistar Team

#RiderCountry
101 Iván García Cortina Spain
102 Johan Jacobs Switzerland
103 Matteo Jorgenson United States
104 Mathias Norsgaard Denmark
105 Ivan Romeo Spain
106 Lluis Mas Spain
107 Fernando Gaviria Colombia

Team Arkéa-Samsic

#RiderCountry
111 Alan Riou France
112 Mathis Le Berre France
113 Kevin Ledanois France
114 Matis Louvel France
115 Luca Mozzato Italy
116 Daniel McLay United Kingdom
117 Clément Russo France

Team dsm-firmenich

#RiderCountry
121 John Degenkolb Germany
122 Nils Eekhoff Netherlands
123 Leon Heinschke Germany
124 Alex Edmondson Australia
125 Patrick Bevin New Zealand
126 Tim Naberman Netherlands
127 Kevin Vermaerke United States

Team Jayco-AlUla

#RiderCountry
131 Zdenek Stybar Czech Republic
132 Luke Durbridge Australia
133 Luka Mezgec Slovenia
134 Kelland O'Brien Australia
135 Dylan Groenewegen Netherlands
136 Campbell Stewart New Zealand
137 Elmar Reinders Netherlands

Lidl-Trek

#RiderCountry
141 Jasper Stuyven Belgium
142 Mads Pedersen Denmark
143 Alex Kirsch Luxembourg
144 Markus Hoelgaard Norway
145 Toms Skujins Latvia
146 Emils Liepins Latvia
147 Otto Vergaerde Belgium

Astana Qazaqstan Team

#RiderCountry
151 Mark Cavendish United Kingdom
152 Leonardo Basso Italy
153 Yevgeniy Fedorov Kazakhstan
154 Dmitriy Gruzdev Kazakhstan
155 Cees Bol Netherlands
156 Yevgeniy Gidich Kazakhstan
157 Davide Martinelli Italy

INEOS Grenadiers

#RiderCountry
161 Filippo Ganna Italy
162 Michal Kwiatkowski Poland
163 Kim Heiduk Germany
164 Jhonnatan Narvaez Ecuador
165 Joshua Tarling United Kingdom
166 Connor Swift United Kingdom
167 Ben Turner United Kingdom

UAE Team Emirates

#RiderCountry
171 Tim Wellens Belgium
172 Mikkel Bjerg Denmark
173 Ryan Gibbons South Africa
174 Matteo Trentin Italy
175 Tadej Pogacar Slovenia
176 Rui Oliveira Portugal
177 Sjoerd Bax Netherlands

Lotto Dstny

#RiderCountry
181 Pascal Eenkhoorn Netherlands
182 Jarrad Drizners Australia
183 Arjen Livyns Belgium
184 Brent Van Moer Belgium
185 Sébastien Grignard Belgium
186 Michael Schwarzmann Germany
187 Florian Vermeersch Belgium

Team Flanders-Baloise

#RiderCountry
191 Jenno Berckmoes Belgium
192 Kamiel Bonneu Belgium
193 Alex Colman Belgium
194 Lindsay De Vylder Belgium
195 Gilles De Wilde Belgium
196 Ward Vanhoof Belgium
197 Elias Maris Belgium

Bingoal WB

#RiderCountry
201 Louis Blouwe Belgium
202 Cériel Desal Belgium
203 Julian Mertens Belgium
204 Ludovic Robeet Belgium
205 Luca Van Boven Belgium
206 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Belgium
207 Dorian De Maeght Belgium

TotalEnergies

#RiderCountry
211 Peter Sagan Slovakia
212 Thomas Bonnet France
213 Sandy Dujardin France
214 Daniel Oss Italy
215 Geoffrey Soupe France
216 Anthony Turgis France
217 Dries van Gestel Belgium

Israel-Premier Tech

#RiderCountry
221 Sep Vanmarcke Belgium
222 Derek Gee Canada
223 Hugo Houle Canada
224 Jens Reynders Belgium
225 Guy Sagiv Israel
226 Tom Van Asbroeck Belgium
227 Krists Neilands Latvia

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

#RiderCountry
231 Jack Bauer New Zealand
232 Tom Devriendt Belgium
233 Fabio Christen Switzerland
234 Kamil Malecki Poland
235 Filippo Colombo Switzerland
236 Nicolò Parisini Italy
237 Nickolas Zukowsky Canada

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

#RiderCountry
241 Alexander Kristoff Norway
242 Louis Bendixen Denmark
243 Martin Urianstad Bugge Norway
244 William Blume Levy Denmark
245 Erik Resell Norway
246 Anders Skaarseth Norway
247 Rasmus Tiller Norway

Race profile

Race
E3 Saxo Classic
Date
24.03.2023
Total distance
202.1 km
Gen
Men
Cat
1.UWT
Country
Belgium
Discipline
Road
First edition
1958

we are grateful to our partners.
Are you?

We believe cycling journalism should be accessible to everyone. That's why Domestique remains free to read, with the support of our partners. We work with brands that respect our audience and help us keep producing independent cycling journalism. If you come across them, we hope you'll consider supporting the brands that support Domestique.

Domestique
Co-created with our Founding Domestiques Thank you for your ideas, feedback and support ❤️