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2026 Gent-Wevelgem start list - Sprint stars take on the Classics elite
The 2026 edition of Gent-Wevelgem will be raced on Sunday, March 29. The start list features top sprinters such as Milan, Philipsen, Brennan, Magnier, Meeus and Lund Andresen, alongside leading classics riders like Van der Poel, Van Aert, and Ganna. Will the cobble specialists take control of the race, or can the sprinters fight it out for victory?
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In total 25 teams will take the start, each bringing seven riders, totalling the peloton up to 175 riders.
All 18 WorldTour teams are present, with also seven ProTour teams lining up: Cofidis, Pinarello-Q36.5, Tudor Pro Cycling Team, Burgos Burpellet BH, Team Flanders-Baloise, TotalEnergies, and Unibet Rose Rockets.
With both top sprinters and leading cobble specialists on the start list, it will be intriguing to see which type of rider comes out on top in this years edition.
Gent-Wevelgem start list
Soudal Quick-Step
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Paul Magnier | France |
| 12 | Yves Lampaert | Belgium |
| 13 | Jasper Stuyven | Belgium |
| 14 | Laurenz Rex | Belgium |
| 15 | Fabio Van den Bossche | Belgium |
| 16 | Jonathan Vervenne | Belgium |
| 17 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Belgium |
Alpecin-Premier Tech
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mathieu van der Poel | Netherlands |
| 22 | Jasper Philipsen | Belgium |
| 23 | Silvan Dillier | Switzerland |
| 24 | Jonas Geens | Belgium |
| 25 | Tim Marsman | Netherlands |
| 26 | Jonas Rickaert | Belgium |
| 27 | Florian Sénéchal | France |
Bahrain Victorious
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Matej Mohoric | Slovenia |
| 32 | Daniel Skerl | Italy |
| 33 | Alessandro Borgo | Italy |
| 34 | Kamil Gradek | Poland |
| 35 | Pau Miquel Delgado | Spain |
| 36 | Alec Segaert | Belgium |
| 37 | Oliver Stockwell | United Kingdom |
Decathlon CMA CGM Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Tobias Lund Andresen | Denmark |
| 42 | Stefan Bissegger | Switzerland |
| 43 | Cees Bol | Netherlands |
| 44 | Daan Hoole | Netherlands |
| 45 | Sander De Pestel | Belgium |
| 46 | Oliver Naesen | Belgium |
| 47 | Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen | Denmark |
EF Education-EasyPost
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Kasper Asgreen | Denmark |
| 52 | Michael Valgren | Denmark |
| 53 | Luke Lamperti | United States |
| 54 | Max Walker | United Kingdom |
| 55 | Madis Mihkels | Estonia |
| 56 | Mikkel Honore | Denmark |
| 57 | Colby Simmons | United States |
Groupama-FDJ United
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Cyril Barthe | France |
| 62 | Thibaud Gruel | France |
| 63 | Axel Huens | France |
| 64 | Johan Jacobs | Switzerland |
| 65 | Paul Penhoët | France |
| 66 | Clément Russo | France |
| 67 | Bastien Tronchon | France |
INEOS Grenadiers
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Filippo Ganna | Italy |
| 72 | Kim Heiduk | Germany |
| 73 | Joshua Tarling | United Kingdom |
| 74 | Sam Welsford | Australia |
| 75 | Connor Swift | United Kingdom |
| 76 | Ben Turner | United Kingdom |
| 77 | Sam Watson | United Kingdom |
Lotto-Intermarché
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Arnaud De Lie | Belgium |
| 82 | Huub Artz | Netherlands |
| 83 | Jenno Berckmoes | Belgium |
| 84 | Cédric Beullens | Belgium |
| 85 | Sébastien Grignard | Belgium |
| 86 | Jonas Rutsch | Germany |
| 87 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Belgium |
Movistar Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Roger Adrià | Spain |
| 92 | Orluis Aular | Venezuela |
| 93 | Jon Barrenetxea | Spain |
| 94 | Carlos Canal | Spain |
| 95 | Iván García Cortina | Spain |
| 96 | Lorenzo Milesi | Italy |
| 97 | Albert Torres | Spain |
NSN Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Biniam Girmay | Eritrea |
| 102 | Lewis Askey | United Kingdom |
| 103 | Guillaume Boivin | Canada |
| 104 | Hugo Hofstetter | France |
| 105 | Matis Louvel | France |
| 106 | Nadav Raisberg | Israel |
| 107 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Belgium |
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Jordi Meeus | Belgium |
| 112 | Jarrad Drizners | Australia |
| 113 | Gianni Vermeersch | Belgium |
| 114 | Laurence Pithie | New Zealand |
| 115 | Jan Tratnik | Slovenia |
| 116 | Mick van Dijke | Netherlands |
| 117 | Tim van Dijke | Netherlands |
Team Jayco-AlUla
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Pascal Ackermann | Germany |
| 122 | Luka Mezgec | Slovenia |
| 123 | Dries De Bondt | Belgium |
| 124 | Kelland O'Brien | Australia |
| 125 | Robert Donaldson | United Kingdom |
| 126 | Jasha Sütterlin | Germany |
| 127 | Anders Foldager | Denmark |
Team Picnic PostNL
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | John Degenkolb | Germany |
| 132 | Frits Biesterbos | Netherlands |
| 133 | Pavel Bittner | Czech Republic |
| 134 | Sean Flynn | United Kingdom |
| 135 | Niklas Märkl | Germany |
| 136 | Tim Naberman | Netherlands |
| 137 | Julius van den Berg | Netherlands |
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Wout van Aert | Belgium |
| 142 | Edoardo Affini | Italy |
| 143 | Matthew Brennan | United Kingdom |
| 144 | Owain Doull | United Kingdom |
| 145 | Timo Kielich | Belgium |
| 146 | Christophe Laporte | France |
| 147 | Tim Rex | Belgium |
UAE Team Emirates-XRG
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Florian Vermeersch | Belgium |
| 152 | Rui Oliveira | Portugal |
| 153 | Luca Giaimi | Italy |
| 154 | Julius Johansen | Denmark |
| 155 | Sebastian Molano | Colombia |
| 156 | Nils Politt | Germany |
| 157 | Mikkel Bjerg | Denmark |
Uno-X Mobility
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Norway |
| 162 | Sven Erik Bystrøm | Norway |
| 163 | William Blume Levy | Denmark |
| 164 | Markus Hoelgaard | Norway |
| 165 | Erik Resell | Norway |
| 166 | Rasmus Tiller | Norway |
| 167 | Søren Wærenskjold | Norway |
XDS Astana Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Davide Ballerini | Italy |
| 172 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | Kazakhstan |
| 173 | Aaron Gate | New Zealand |
| 174 | Max Kanter | Germany |
| 175 | Arjen Livyns | Belgium |
| 176 | Gleb Syritsa | Russian Federation |
| 177 | Mike Teunissen | Netherlands |
Cofidis
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Piet Allegaert | Belgium |
| 182 | Camille Charret | France |
| 183 | Milan Fretin | Belgium |
| 184 | Edoardo Zamperini | Italy |
| 185 | Hugo Page | France |
| 186 | Alexis Renard | France |
| 187 | Dylan Teuns | Belgium |
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Aimé De Gendt | Belgium |
| 193 | Emils Liepins | Latvia |
| 194 | Nicolò Parisini | Italy |
| 195 | Brent Van Moer | Belgium |
| 196 | Fred Wright | United Kingdom |
| 197 | Nickolas Zukowsky | Canada |
| 198 | Frederik Frison | Belgium |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Matteo Trentin | Italy |
| 202 | Marco Haller | Austria |
| 203 | Petr Kelemen | Czech Republic |
| 204 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi | Denmark |
| 205 | Arthur Kluckers | Luxembourg |
| 206 | Fabian Lienhard | Switzerland |
| 207 | Luca Mozzato | Italy |
Burgos Burpellet BH
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Clément Alleno | France |
| 212 | Daniel Cavia | Spain |
| 213 | Hugo de la Calle | Spain |
| 214 | Eric Fagundez | Uruguay |
| 215 | Georgios Boúglas | Greece |
| 216 | Cesar Macias | Mexico |
| 217 | Jambaljamts Sainbayar | Mongolia |
Team Flanders-Baloise
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 221 | Tom Crabbe | Belgium |
| 222 | Brem Deman | Belgium |
| 223 | Jules Hesters | Belgium |
| 224 | Michiel Lambrecht | Belgium |
| 225 | Ferre Geeraerts | Belgium |
| 226 | Ward Vanhoof | Belgium |
| 227 | Victor Vercouillie | Belgium |
Team TotalEnergies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Anthony Turgis | France |
| 232 | Alexys Brunel | France |
| 233 | Florian Dauphin | France |
| 234 | Sandy Dujardin | France |
| 235 | Thomas Gachignard | France |
| 236 | Samuel Leroux | France |
| 237 | Emilien Jeannière | France |
Unibet Rose Rockets
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 241 | Lukas Kubis | Slovakia |
| 242 | Joren Bloem | Netherlands |
| 243 | Hartthijs de Vries | Netherlands |
| 244 | Matyas Kopecky | Czech Republic |
| 245 | Tomas Kopecky | Czech Republic |
| 246 | Wessel Mouris | Netherlands |
| 247 | Ronan Augé | France |
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