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2026 Ronde van Limburg start list - Tim Merlier domination?

The 2026 edition of the Ronde van Limburg is on Wednesday, April 15, with the start list featuring a handful of top sprinters.

by Ethan Lessiter
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In total, there are 18 teams on the provisional start list, each fielding seven riders, resulting in a peloton of 126 riders.

6 UCI WorldTour teams appear on the start list, those being: Lidl-Trek, Jayco AlUla, Lotto-Intermarche, Bahrain Victorious, Soudal Quick-Step, and Alpecin Premier-Tech.

8 UCI ProTour teams are also lining up, with Team Flanders-Baloise, Burgos Burpellet BH, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, Cofidis, Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort, and Unibet Rose Rockets. 

The startlist is further filled by Tarteletto-Isorex and BEAT CC p/b Saxo, Volkerwessles and NSN development team, four UCI Continental teams.

Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) lines up in his third race since returning from a knee injury.

2026 Ronde van Limburg start list

BEAT CC p/b Saxo

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141 David Dekker Netherlands
142 Stijn Appel Netherlands
143 Michiel Coppens Belgium
144 Bram Dissel Netherlands
145 Jochem Kerckhaert Netherlands
146 Max Kroonen Netherlands
147 Marijn Maas Netherlands

NSN Development Team

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151 Floris Van Tricht Belgium
152 Alex Hewes Australia
153 Miko Pirinen Finland
154 Omer Ramon Israel
155 Filip Smørås Norway
156 Jens Verbrugghe Belgium
157 Rotem Tene Israel

Tarteletto-Isorex

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161 Zeno Moonen Belgium
162 Lennert Teugels Belgium
163 Jonah Killy United States
164 Fabrice Lefevre Belgium
165 Joppe Sterck Belgium
166 Axandre Van Petegem Belgium
167 Jelle Vermoote Belgium

VolkerWessels Cycling Team

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171 Joost Brinkman Netherlands
172 Born De Dobbelaere Belgium
174 Delano Swenne Netherlands
175 Bas van Heeswijk Netherlands
176 Thor Verleysen Belgium
177 Jelle Weierink Netherlands

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