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2026 Bredene Koksijde Classic start list - A sprint showdown on the Belgian seafront
The 2026 Bredene Koksijde Classic takes place on Friday, March 20, with the race setting off from Bredene before a finish in Koksijde after 203 kilometres.
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22 teams will take to the start line of the 2026 Bredene Koksijde Classic, each fielding seven riders, resulting in a total field of 154 riders.
11 WorldTour teams feature on the start list, including Groupama-FDJ United, Picnic PostNL, Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Premier Tech, NSN, Jayco AlUla, Soudal Quick-Step, UAE Team Emirates-XRG, XDS-Astana, Lotto-Intermarche and Uno-X Mobility.
There are seven ProTour teams in action: Pinarello Q36.5, Unibet Rose Rockets, Tudor Pro Cycling, Flanders Baloise, Modern Adventure, Cofidis, Flanders-Baloise, Caja-Rural and TotalEnergies.
3 UCI continental teams will also line up: Volkerwessels, Beat CC p/b Saxo and Tarteletto - Isorex.
The finish Koksijde could lend itself to a sprint, and Alberto Dainese (Soudal Quick-Step), Steffen De Schuyteneer (Lotto-Intermarché), Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek), Tom Crabbe (Flanders-Baloise), Pascal Ackermann (Jayco AlUla), Milan Fretin (Cofidis), Hugo Hofstetter (NSN Cycling Team) and Erlend Blikra (Uno-X Mobility) are among the notable fast men taking the start.
Bredene Koksijde Classic 2026 start list
Soudal Quick-Step
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alberto Dainese | Italy |
| 12 | Cériel Desal | Belgium |
| 13 | Gil Gelders | Belgium |
| 14 | Yves Lampaert | Belgium |
| 15 | Stan Van Tricht | Belgium |
| 16 | Warre Vangheluwe | Belgium |
| 17 | Jonathan Vervenne | Belgium |
Alpecin-Premier Tech
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Gerben Thijssen | Belgium |
| 22 | Sente Sentjens | Belgium |
| 23 | Tobias Bayer | Austria |
| 24 | Simon Goossens | Belgium |
| 25 | Jensen Plowright | Australia |
| 26 | Lennert Belmans | Belgium |
| 27 | Henri Uhlig | Germany |
Groupama-FDJ United
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Blake Agnoletto | Australia |
| 32 | Cyril Barthe | France |
| 33 | Lewis Bower | New Zealand |
| 34 | Titouan Fontaine | France |
| 35 | Axel Huens | France |
| 36 | Matteo Milan | Italy |
| 37 | Paul Penhoët | France |
Lotto-Intermarché
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Belgium |
| 42 | Vito Braet | Belgium |
| 43 | Cédric Beullens | Belgium |
| 44 | Lionel Taminiaux | Belgium |
| 45 | Joshua Giddings | United Kingdom |
| 46 | Felix Ørn-Kristoff | Norway |
| 47 | Roel van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
NSN Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hugo Hofstetter | France |
| 52 | Itamar Einhorn | Israel |
| 53 | Oded Kogut | Israel |
| 54 | Nadav Raisberg | Israel |
| 55 | Rotem Tene | Israel |
| 56 | Floris Van Tricht | Belgium |
| 57 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Belgium |
UAE Team Emirates-XRG
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Rui Oliveira | Portugal |
| 62 | Luca Giaimi | Italy |
| 63 | Vegard Stake Laengen | Norway |
| 64 | Julius Johansen | Denmark |
| 65 | Sebastian Molano | Colombia |
| 66 | Nils Politt | Germany |
Team Jayco-AlUla
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Dries De Pooter | Belgium |
| 72 | Pascal Ackermann | Germany |
| 73 | Jelte Krijnsen | Netherlands |
| 74 | Luka Mezgec | Slovenia |
| 75 | Robert Donaldson | United Kingdom |
| 76 | Dries De Bondt | Belgium |
| 77 | Hamish McKenzie | Australia |
Team Picnic PostNL
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Fabio Jakobsen | Netherlands |
| 82 | Frits Biesterbos | Netherlands |
| 83 | Pavel Bittner | Czech Republic |
| 84 | Timo Roosen | Netherlands |
| 85 | Thom van der Werff | Netherlands |
| 86 | Henri-Francois Haquin | France |
| 87 | Christiaan van Rees | Netherlands |
Uno-X Mobility
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Henrik Pedersen | Denmark |
| 92 | Erlend Blikra | Norway |
| 93 | Jonas Hem Hvideberg | Norway |
| 94 | Storm Ingebrigtsen | Norway |
| 95 | Carl-Frederik Bevort | Denmark |
| 96 | Tobias Svarre | Denmark |
| 97 | Martin Urianstad Bugge | Norway |
XDS Astana Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Alessio Delle Vedove | Italy |
| 103 | Max Kanter | Germany |
| 104 | Alessandro Romele | Italy |
| 105 | Haoyu Su | China |
| 106 | Arjen Livyns | Belgium |
| 107 | Gustav Wang | Denmark |
Cofidis
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Hugo Page | France |
| 112 | Camille Charret | France |
| 113 | Nicolas Debeaumarché | France |
| 114 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski | Poland |
| 115 | Jan Maas | Netherlands |
| 117 | Alexis Renard | France |
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Sam Bennett | Ireland |
| 122 | Aimé De Gendt | Belgium |
| 123 | Frederik Frison | Belgium |
| 124 | Emils Liepins | Latvia |
| 125 | Matteo Moschetti | Italy |
| 126 | Nicolò Parisini | Italy |
| 127 | Joseph Pidcock | United Kingdom |
Team TotalEnergies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Rayan Boulahoite | France |
| 132 | Samuel Leroux | France |
| 133 | Lorrenzo Manzin | France |
| 134 | Emilien Jeannière | France |
| 135 | Thomas Gachignard | France |
| 136 | Jason Tesson | France |
| 137 | Baptiste Vadic | France |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Luca Mozzato | Italy |
| 144 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi | Denmark |
| 145 | Aivaras Mikutis | Lithuania |
| 146 | Mathias Guillemette | Canada |
| 147 | Fabian Lienhard | Switzerland |
Unibet Rose Rockets
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Dylan Groenewegen | Netherlands |
| 152 | Karsten Feldmann | Norway |
| 153 | Wessel Mouris | Netherlands |
| 154 | Tobias Müller | Germany |
| 155 | Martijn Rasenberg | Netherlands |
| 156 | Elmar Reinders | Netherlands |
| 157 | Abram Stockman | Belgium |
Team Flanders-Baloise
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Tom Crabbe | Belgium |
| 162 | Ferre Geeraerts | Belgium |
| 163 | Siebe Deweirdt | Belgium |
| 164 | Artuur Torney | Belgium |
| 165 | Milan Van den Haute | Belgium |
| 166 | Noah Vandenbranden | Belgium |
| 167 | Victor Vercouillie | Belgium |
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Sergi Darder | Spain |
| 172 | Jakub Otruba | Czech Republic |
| 173 | Javier Ibanez | Spain |
| 174 | Ellande Larronde | France |
| 175 | Iúri Leitão | Portugal |
| 176 | Gorka Sorarrain | Spain |
| 177 | Iker Villar | Spain |
Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Ben Oliver | New Zealand |
| 182 | Ezra Caudell | United States |
| 183 | Brody McDonald | United States |
| 184 | Scott McGill | United States |
| 185 | Paul Wright | New Zealand |
| 186 | Hugo Scala Jr | United States |
| 187 | Samuel Boardman | United States |
Tarteletto-Isorex
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Timothy Dupont | Belgium |
| 192 | Jonah Killy | United States |
| 193 | Zeno Moonen | Belgium |
| 194 | Yorben Lauryssen | Belgium |
| 195 | Arne Santy | Belgium |
| 196 | Gianni Marchand | Belgium |
| 197 | Jelle Vermoote | Belgium |
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Bert Bolle | Belgium |
| 202 | Robbe Claeys | Belgium |
| 203 | Joost Brinkman | Netherlands |
| 204 | Sam Gademan | Netherlands |
| 205 | Senne Hulsmans | Belgium |
| 206 | Finn Crockett | Ireland |
| 207 | Thijmen Paardekooper | Netherlands |
BEAT CC p/b Saxo
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Michiel Coppens | Belgium |
| 212 | David Dekker | Netherlands |
| 213 | Tijmen Eising | Netherlands |
| 214 | Bram Dissel | Netherlands |
| 215 | Max Kroonen | Netherlands |
| 216 | Jochem Kerckhaert | Netherlands |
| 217 | Daan van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
