2026 GP Denain start list - A first taste of northern French cobbles
The 2026 GP Denain takes place on Thursday, March 19, with the 200km race starting and finishing in Denain, often referred to as a “mini Paris Roubaix” and offering one of the first real tests on the northern French cobbles.
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In total, 21 teams will take to the start line of the 2026 GP Denain, each fielding seven riders, resulting in a total field of 147 riders.
10 WorldTour teams will take to the start list, including UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Bahrain Victorious, Alpecin-Premier Tech, Lidl-Trek, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Lotto-Intermarche, Decathlon CMA CGM, Groupama-FDJ United and XDS-Astana
The other teams at the start are: Pinarello-Q36.5, Unibet Rose Rockets, Modern Adventure, Cofidis, Flanders-Baloise, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, Team TotalEnergies, CIC Pro Cycling Academy, Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur, St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 and Van Rysel-Roubaix.
Who are the main contenders for victory? Lidl–Trek stand out with Albert Withen Philipsen, Jakob Söderqvist and Max Walscheid. Visma | Lease a Bike line up with Per Strand Hagenes and Axel Zingle.
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe also bring a strong duo in Jordi Meeus and Gianni Vermeersch, while UAE Team Emirates–XRG can rely on Antonio Morgado and Nils Politt.
