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| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel | Netherlands |
| 2 | Tobias Bayer | Austria |
| 3 | Tibor Del Grosso | Netherlands |
| 4 | Silvan Dillier | Switzerland |
| 5 | Michael Gogl | Austria |
| 6 | Edward Planckaert | Belgium |
| 7 | Oscar Riesebeek | Netherlands |
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2026 E3 Saxo Classic start list - Van der Poel and Pedersen headline the 'mini Tour of Flanders'
The 2026 edition of the E3 Saxo Classic will be raced on Friday, March 27, with riders testing themselves on the cobbles in the build up to the Tour of Flanders.
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In total 22 teams will take the start, each bringing seven riders, totalling the peloton up to 154 riders.
All 18 WorldTour teams are present, with also six ProTour teams lining up: Tudor Pro Cycling, Pinarello-Q36.5, Burgos Burpellet BH, Team Flanders-Baloise, TotalEnergies, and Unibet Rose Rockets.
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Pemier Tech) and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) headline the field, but riders like Christophe Laporte (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), Laurence Pithie (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Mattias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) are also worth watching.
E3 Saxo Classic start list
Bahrain Victorious
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Matej Mohoric | Slovenia |
| 12 | Zak Erzen | Slovenia |
| 13 | Kamil Gradek | Poland |
| 14 | Alec Segaert | Belgium |
| 15 | Daniel Skerl | Italy |
| 16 | Oliver Stockwell | United Kingdom |
| 17 | Attila Valter | Hungary |
Decathlon CMA CGM Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Oliver Naesen | Belgium |
| 22 | Sander De Pestel | Belgium |
| 23 | Cees Bol | Netherlands |
| 24 | Pierre Gautherat | France |
| 25 | Tobias Lund Andresen | Denmark |
| 26 | Stan Dewulf | Belgium |
| 27 | Daan Hoole | Netherlands |
EF Education-EasyPost
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Luke Lamperti | United States |
| 32 | Madis Mihkels | Estonia |
| 33 | Mikkel Honore | Denmark |
| 34 | Max Walker | United Kingdom |
| 35 | Matthias Schwarzbacher | Slovakia |
| 36 | Colby Simmons | United States |
| 37 | Michael Valgren | Denmark |
Groupama-FDJ United
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Romain Grégoire | France |
| 42 | Thibaud Gruel | France |
| 43 | Axel Huens | France |
| 44 | Johan Jacobs | Switzerland |
| 45 | Valentin Madouas | France |
| 46 | Clément Russo | France |
| 47 | Bastien Tronchon | France |
Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Kim Heiduk | Germany |
| 52 | Magnus Sheffield | United States |
| 53 | Artem Shmidt | United States |
| 54 | Connor Swift | United Kingdom |
| 55 | Joshua Tarling | United Kingdom |
| 56 | Ben Turner | United Kingdom |
| 57 | Sam Watson | United Kingdom |
Lidl-Trek
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Mads Pedersen | Denmark |
| 62 | Edward Theuns | Belgium |
| 63 | Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard | Denmark |
| 64 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Germany |
| 65 | Max Walscheid | Germany |
| 66 | Mathias Vacek | Czech Republic |
| 67 | Otto Vergaerde | Belgium |
Lotto-Intermarché
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Jenno Berckmoes | Belgium |
| 72 | Vito Braet | Belgium |
| 73 | Sébastien Grignard | Belgium |
| 74 | Matys Grisel | France |
| 75 | Jonas Rutsch | Germany |
| 76 | Luca Van Boven | Belgium |
| 77 | Roel van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
Movistar Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Iván García Cortina | Spain |
| 82 | Jon Barrenetxea | Spain |
| 83 | Filip Maciejuk | Poland |
| 84 | Carlos Canal | Spain |
| 85 | Roger Adrià | Spain |
| 86 | Gonzalo Serrano | Spain |
| 87 | Albert Torres | Spain |
NSN Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Biniam Girmay | Eritrea |
| 92 | Hugo Hofstetter | France |
| 93 | Guillaume Boivin | Canada |
| 94 | Matis Louvel | France |
| 95 | Nadav Raisberg | Israel |
| 96 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Belgium |
| 97 | Floris Van Tricht | Belgium |
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Gianni Vermeersch | Belgium |
| 102 | Jarrad Drizners | Australia |
| 103 | Arne Marit | Belgium |
| 104 | Jan Tratnik | Slovenia |
| 105 | Mick van Dijke | Netherlands |
| 106 | Tim van Dijke | Netherlands |
| 107 | Laurence Pithie | New Zealand |
Soudal Quick-Step
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Jasper Stuyven | Belgium |
| 112 | Casper Pedersen | Denmark |
| 113 | Pepijn Reinderink | Netherlands |
| 114 | Dylan van Baarle | Netherlands |
| 115 | Dries van Gestel | Belgium |
| 116 | Jonathan Vervenne | Belgium |
| 117 | Warre Vangheluwe | Belgium |
Team Jayco-AlUla
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Jelte Krijnsen | Netherlands |
| 122 | Kelland O'Brien | Australia |
| 123 | Dries De Bondt | Belgium |
| 124 | Dries De Pooter | Belgium |
| 125 | Robert Donaldson | United Kingdom |
| 126 | Luke Durbridge | Australia |
| 127 | Jasha Sütterlin | Germany |
Team Picnic PostNL
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Fabio Jakobsen | Netherlands |
| 132 | Frits Biesterbos | Netherlands |
| 133 | Sean Flynn | United Kingdom |
| 134 | Bjoern Koerdt | United Kingdom |
| 135 | Oliver Peace | United Kingdom |
| 136 | Henri-Francois Haquin | France |
| 137 | Frank van den Broek | Netherlands |
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Christophe Laporte | France |
| 142 | Edoardo Affini | Italy |
| 143 | Owain Doull | United Kingdom |
| 144 | Filippo Fiorelli | Italy |
| 145 | Per Strand Hagenes | Norway |
| 146 | Timo Kielich | Belgium |
| 147 | Axel Zingle | France |
UAE Team Emirates-XRG
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Florian Vermeersch | Belgium |
| 152 | Rui Oliveira | Portugal |
| 153 | Mikkel Bjerg | Denmark |
| 154 | Julius Johansen | Denmark |
| 155 | Rune Herregodts | Belgium |
| 156 | Nils Politt | Germany |
| 157 | António Morgado | Portugal |
Uno-X Mobility
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Norway |
| 162 | Sven Erik Bystrøm | Norway |
| 163 | William Blume Levy | Denmark |
| 164 | Markus Hoelgaard | Norway |
| 165 | Storm Ingebrigtsen | Norway |
| 166 | Sakarias Koller Løland | Norway |
| 167 | Rasmus Tiller | Norway |
XDS Astana Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Alberto Bettiol | Italy |
| 172 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | Kazakhstan |
| 173 | Arjen Livyns | Belgium |
| 174 | Alessandro Romele | Italy |
| 175 | Gleb Syritsa | Russian Federation |
| 176 | Mike Teunissen | Netherlands |
| 177 | Davide Toneatti | Italy |
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Aimé De Gendt | Belgium |
| 182 | Frederik Frison | Belgium |
| 183 | Xandro Meurisse | Belgium |
| 184 | Kamil Malecki | Poland |
| 185 | Brent Van Moer | Belgium |
| 186 | Fred Wright | United Kingdom |
| 187 | Nickolas Zukowsky | Canada |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Matteo Trentin | Italy |
| 192 | Robin Froidevaux | Switzerland |
| 193 | Marco Haller | Austria |
| 194 | Arthur Kluckers | Luxembourg |
| 195 | Fabian Lienhard | Switzerland |
| 196 | Aivaras Mikutis | Lithuania |
| 197 | Rick Pluimers | Netherlands |
Burgos Burpellet BH
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Clément Alleno | France |
| 202 | Rodrigo Álvarez | Spain |
| 203 | Hugo de la Calle | Spain |
| 204 | Eric Fagundez | Uruguay |
| 205 | Vojtech Kminek | Czech Republic |
| 206 | Alexandre Mayer | Mauritius |
| 207 | Georgios Boúglas | Greece |
Team Flanders-Baloise
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Siebe Deweirdt | Belgium |
| 212 | Michiel Lambrecht | Belgium |
| 213 | Milan Lanhove | Belgium |
| 214 | Elias Maris | Belgium |
| 215 | Senne Thonnon | Belgium |
| 216 | Vincent Van Hemelen | Belgium |
| 217 | Dylan Vandenstorme | Belgium |
Team TotalEnergies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 221 | Anthony Turgis | France |
| 222 | Sandy Dujardin | France |
| 223 | Rayan Boulahoite | France |
| 224 | Alexys Brunel | France |
| 225 | Nicola Marcerou | France |
| 226 | Thomas Gachignard | France |
| 227 | Baptiste Vadic | France |
Unibet Rose Rockets
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Ronan Augé | France |
| 232 | Hartthijs de Vries | Netherlands |
| 233 | Owen Geleijn | Netherlands |
| 234 | Jelle Johannink | Netherlands |
| 235 | Lander Loockx | Belgium |
| 236 | Sergio Meris | Italy |
| 237 | Adam Toupalik | Czech Republic |
