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| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerben Thijssen | Belgium |
| 2 | Jonas Rickaert | Belgium |
| 3 | Silvan Dillier | Switzerland |
| 4 | Johan Price-Pejtersen | Denmark |
| 5 | Florian Sénéchal | France |
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2026 Le Samyn start list - All eyes on Visma | Lease a Bike
Le Samyn takes place on Tuesday, March 3, beginning in Quaregnon and finishing in Dour.
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In total, 25 teams, each fielding 7 riders, will take to the start list, resulting in a total peloton of 175 riders.
9 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams will line up at the start, joined by 5 ProTeams and 11 Continental teams.
Defending champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) will not be on the start line, but his long time rival Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) will. He is backed by his strong teammate Per Strand Hagenes.
Other riders to watch include Jordi Meeus, Gianni Vermeersch and Arne Marit of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, Matevž Govekar (Bahrain Victorious), Tomáš Kopecký (Unibet Tietema Rockets) and Milan Menten (Lotto).
2026 Le Samyn start list
Soudal Quick-Step
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Laurenz Rex | Belgium |
| 12 | Ayco Bastiaens | Belgium |
| 13 | Martin Svrcek | Slovakia |
| 14 | Warre Vangheluwe | Belgium |
| 15 | Cériel Desal | Belgium |
| 16 | Stan Van Tricht | Belgium |
| 17 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Belgium |
Team TotalEnergies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Florian Dauphin | France |
| 22 | Rayan Boulahoite | France |
| 23 | Thomas Gachignard | France |
| 24 | Pierre Thierry | France |
| 25 | Nicola Marcerou | France |
| 26 | Jason Tesson | France |
| 27 | Baptiste Vadic | France |
NSN Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Hugo Hofstetter | France |
| 32 | Oded Kogut | Israel |
| 33 | Kiaan Watts | New Zealand |
| 34 | Miko Pirinen | Finland |
| 35 | Floris Van Tricht | Belgium |
| 36 | Jens Verbrugghe | Belgium |
| 37 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Belgium |
Groupama-FDJ United
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Cyril Barthe | France |
| 42 | Titouan Fontaine | France |
| 43 | Thibaud Gruel | France |
| 44 | Axel Huens | France |
| 45 | Matteo Milan | Italy |
| 46 | Paul Penhoët | France |
| 47 | Blake Agnoletto | Australia |
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Wout van Aert | Belgium |
| 52 | Matisse Van Kerckhove | Belgium |
| 53 | Loe van Belle | Netherlands |
| 54 | Per Strand Hagenes | Norway |
| 55 | Christophe Laporte | France |
| 56 | Pietro Mattio | Italy |
| 57 | Aldo Taillieu | Belgium |
Team Picnic PostNL
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Frits Biesterbos | Netherlands |
| 62 | Julius van den Berg | Netherlands |
| 63 | Xander Scheldeman | Belgium |
| 64 | Sean Flynn | United Kingdom |
| 65 | Fabio Jakobsen | Netherlands |
| 66 | Henri-Francois Haquin | France |
| 67 | Timo Roosen | Netherlands |
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Jordi Meeus | Belgium |
| 72 | Arne Marit | Belgium |
| 73 | Jarrad Drizners | Australia |
| 74 | Danny van Poppel | Netherlands |
| 75 | Alessio Magagnotti | Italy |
| 76 | Michiel Mouris | Netherlands |
| 77 | Gianni Vermeersch | Belgium |
Lotto-Intermarché
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Matys Grisel | France |
| 82 | Cédric Beullens | Belgium |
| 83 | Vito Braet | Belgium |
| 84 | Felix Ørn-Kristoff | Norway |
| 85 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Belgium |
| 86 | Sébastien Grignard | Belgium |
| 87 | Roel van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
Unibet Rose Rockets
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Elmar Reinders | Netherlands |
| 92 | Hartthijs de Vries | Netherlands |
| 93 | Joren Bloem | Netherlands |
| 94 | Karsten Feldmann | Norway |
| 95 | Dylan Groenewegen | Netherlands |
| 96 | Tomas Kopecky | Czech Republic |
| 97 | Lukas Kubis | Slovakia |
Team Flanders-Baloise
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Nolan Huysmans | Belgium |
| 102 | Michiel Lambrecht | Belgium |
| 103 | Senne Thonnon | Belgium |
| 104 | Artuur Torney | Belgium |
| 105 | Milan Van den Haute | Belgium |
| 106 | Noah Vandenbranden | Belgium |
| 107 | Ward Vanhoof | Belgium |
Cofidis
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski | Poland |
| 112 | Jenthe Biermans | Belgium |
| 113 | Hugo Page | France |
| 114 | Alexis Renard | France |
| 116 | Dylan Teuns | Belgium |
| 117 | Jan Maas | Netherlands |
Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Samuel Boardman | United States |
| 122 | Sean Christian | United States |
| 123 | Ezra Caudell | United States |
| 124 | Brody McDonald | United States |
| 125 | Ben Oliver | New Zealand |
| 126 | Riley Pickrell | Canada |
| 127 | Mark Stewart | United Kingdom |
EEW-VDK Cyclingteam
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Rik van der Wal | Netherlands |
| 132 | Jelle Bouma | Netherlands |
| 133 | Ed Uptegrove | Netherlands |
| 134 | Chiel Schulten | Netherlands |
| 135 | Mike Bronswijk | Netherlands |
| 136 | Guillaume Visser | Netherlands |
| 137 | Jasper Huitema | Netherlands |
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Elmar Abma | Netherlands |
| 142 | Bert Bolle | Belgium |
| 143 | Robbe Claeys | Belgium |
| 144 | Finn Crockett | Ireland |
| 145 | Born De Dobbelaere | Belgium |
| 146 | Thijmen Paardekooper | Netherlands |
| 147 | Mattanja Woets | Netherlands |
BEAT CC p/b Saxo
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | David Dekker | Netherlands |
| 152 | Stijn Appel | Netherlands |
| 153 | Marijn Maas | Netherlands |
| 154 | Jochem Kerckhaert | Netherlands |
| 155 | Max Kroonen | Netherlands |
| 156 | Michiel Coppens | Belgium |
| 157 | Daan van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
Tarteletto-Isorex
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Timothy Dupont | Belgium |
| 162 | Yorben Lauryssen | Belgium |
| 163 | Zeno Moonen | Belgium |
| 164 | Arne Santy | Belgium |
| 165 | Jelle Harteel | Belgium |
| 166 | Axandre Van Petegem | Belgium |
| 167 | Jelle Vermoote | Belgium |
Elite Fondations Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Alfie George | United Kingdom |
| 172 | Loris Rouiller | Switzerland |
| 173 | Elia Blum | Switzerland |
| 174 | Jan Sommer | Switzerland |
| 175 | Victor Jean | France |
| 176 | Valentin Darbellay | Switzerland |
| 177 | Noah Bögli | Switzerland |
Team Lotto-Kern Haus Outlet Montabaur
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Joshua Huppertz | Germany |
| 183 | Jonathan Malte Rottmann | Germany |
| 184 | Ole Jablonski | Germany |
| 185 | Eike Behrens | Germany |
| 186 | Louis Grupp | Germany |
Van Rysel-Roubaix
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Daniel Årnes | Norway |
| 192 | Kévin Avoine | France |
| 193 | Joppe Heremans | Belgium |
| 194 | Joes Oosterlinck | Belgium |
| 195 | Antoine Raugel | France |
| 196 | Arnaud Tendon | Switzerland |
| 197 | Killian Théot | France |
St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Lucas Bénéteau | France |
| 202 | Axel Bouquet | France |
| 203 | Antoine Berger | France |
| 205 | Théo Delacroix | France |
| 206 | Jérémy Lecroq | France |
| 207 | Morne Van Niekerk | South Africa |
Bahrain Victorious
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Alec Segaert | Belgium |
| 212 | Alessandro Borgo | Italy |
| 213 | Alberto Bruttomesso | Italy |
| 214 | Zak Erzen | Slovenia |
| 215 | Matevz Govekar | Slovenia |
| 216 | Robert Stannard | Australia |
| 217 | Seth Dunwoody | Ireland |
Atom 6 Bikes-Cycleur de Luxe-Auto Stroo Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 221 | Enrico Dhaeye | Belgium |
| 222 | Kristoffer Gullhav | Norway |
| 223 | Matthew King | United Kingdom |
| 224 | James McKay | United Kingdom |
| 225 | Magnus Lorents Nielsen | Denmark |
| 226 | George Radcliffe | United Kingdom |
| 227 | Brian Rigole | Belgium |
Aarco
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Jocelyn Baguelin | France |
| 232 | Gilles Dockx | Belgium |
| 233 | Victor Hannes | Belgium |
| 234 | Arthur Lowagie | Belgium |
| 235 | Gibbe Staes | Belgium |
| 236 | Axel Van Den Broek | Belgium |
| 237 | Bogdan Zabelinskiy | Cyprus |
Color Code-Alu Center
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 241 | Julien Desmarets | Belgium |
| 242 | Matteo Melotte | Belgium |
| 243 | Arnaud Noirhomme | Luxembourg |
| 244 | Hugo Wertz | Belgium |
| 245 | Louis Marx | Belgium |
| 246 | Nathan Cardinal | Belgium |
| 247 | Lucas Jacques | Belgium |
