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Soudal Quick-Step
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Merlier | Belgium |
| 2 | Cériel Desal | Belgium |
| 3 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Netherlands |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert | Belgium |
| 5 | Casper Pedersen | Denmark |
| 6 | Fabio Van den Bossche | Belgium |
| 7 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Belgium |
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2026 Scheldeprijs start list - The return of Tim Merlier at the 'sprinters worlds'
The 2026 edition of Scheldeprijs is on April 8, with a strong sprinting lineup in what is dubbed the 'sprinters world championships.'
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In total, there are 20 teams on the provisional start list, each fielding 7 riders, resulting in a total peloton of 140 riders.
9 WorldTour teams appear, Lotto-Intermarche, Picnic PostNL, Jayco AlUla, NSN, Lidl-Trek, Bahrain Victorious, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Soudal Quick-Step and Alpecin-Premier Tech.
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Dylan Groenewegen (Unibet Rose Rockets) are just some of the top sprinters starting here.
Scheldeprijs 2026 start list
Alpecin-Premier Tech
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jasper Philipsen | Belgium |
| 12 | Simon Dehairs | Belgium |
| 13 | Jonas Geens | Belgium |
| 14 | Simon Goossens | Belgium |
| 15 | Tim Marsman | Netherlands |
| 16 | Jonas Rickaert | Belgium |
| 17 | Sente Sentjens | Belgium |
Lotto-Intermarché
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Belgium |
| 22 | Milan Menten | Belgium |
| 23 | Joshua Giddings | United Kingdom |
| 24 | Sébastien Grignard | Belgium |
| 25 | Shunsuke Imamura | Japan |
| 26 | Lionel Taminiaux | Belgium |
| 27 | Roel van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
Bahrain Victorious
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Phil Bauhaus | Germany |
| 32 | Leonardo Consolidani | Italy |
| 33 | Zak Erzen | Slovenia |
| 34 | Matevz Govekar | Slovenia |
| 35 | Daniel Skerl | Italy |
| 36 | Vlad Van Mechelen | Belgium |
Lidl-Trek
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Edward Theuns | Belgium |
| 42 | Héctor Álvarez | Spain |
| 43 | Simone Consonni | Italy |
| 44 | Thor Michielsen | Belgium |
| 45 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Germany |
| 46 | Otto Vergaerde | Belgium |
| 47 | Max Walscheid | Germany |
NSN Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hugo Hofstetter | France |
| 52 | Itamar Einhorn | Israel |
| 53 | Oded Kogut | Israel |
| 54 | Rotem Tene | Israel |
| 55 | Floris Van Tricht | Belgium |
| 56 | Jens Verbrugghe | Belgium |
| 57 | Kiaan Watts | New Zealand |
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Jordi Meeus | Belgium |
| 62 | Alessio Magagnotti | Italy |
| 63 | Mick van Dijke | Netherlands |
| 64 | Laurence Pithie | New Zealand |
| 65 | Sebastian Putz | Austria |
| 66 | Callum Thornley | United Kingdom |
| 67 | Danny van Poppel | Netherlands |
Team Jayco-AlUla
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Pascal Ackermann | Germany |
| 72 | Dries De Pooter | Belgium |
| 73 | Robert Donaldson | United Kingdom |
| 74 | Hamish McKenzie | Australia |
| 75 | Luka Mezgec | Slovenia |
| 76 | Kelland O'Brien | Australia |
| 77 | Jed Smithson | United Kingdom |
Team Picnic PostNL
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Robbe Dhondt | Belgium |
| 82 | Pavel Bittner | Czech Republic |
| 83 | Dillon Corkery | Ireland |
| 84 | Niklas Märkl | Germany |
| 85 | Julius van den Berg | Netherlands |
| 86 | Thom van der Werff | Netherlands |
| 87 | Christiaan van Rees | Netherlands |
Burgos Burpellet BH
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Rodrigo Álvarez | Spain |
| 92 | Georgios Boúglas | Greece |
| 93 | Daniel Cavia | Spain |
| 94 | Vojtech Kminek | Czech Republic |
| 95 | Tomoya Koyama | Japan |
| 96 | Cesar Macias | Mexico |
| 97 | Jambaljamts Sainbayar | Mongolia |
Cofidis
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Milan Fretin | Belgium |
| 103 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski | Poland |
| 104 | Camille Charret | France |
| 105 | Clement Izquierdo | France |
| 107 | Edoardo Zamperini | Italy |
Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Robin Carpenter | United States |
| 112 | Sean Christian | United States |
| 113 | Brody McDonald | United States |
| 114 | Scott McGill | United States |
| 115 | Ben Oliver | New Zealand |
| 116 | Riley Pickrell | Canada |
| 117 | Hugo Scala Jr | United States |
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Matteo Moschetti | Italy |
| 122 | Frederik Frison | Belgium |
| 123 | Emils Liepins | Latvia |
| 124 | Kamil Malecki | Poland |
| 125 | Brent Van Moer | Belgium |
| 126 | Fred Wright | United Kingdom |
| 127 | Nickolas Zukowsky | Canada |
Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Attilio Viviani | Italy |
| 132 | Yukiya Arashiro | Japan |
| 133 | Djordje Djuric | Serbia |
| 134 | Tilen Finkst | Slovenia |
| 135 | Michele Gazzoli | Italy |
| 136 | Tommaso Nencini | Italy |
| 137 | Dusan Rajovic | Serbia |
Team Flanders-Baloise
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Tom Crabbe | Belgium |
| 142 | Brem Deman | Belgium |
| 143 | Ferre Geeraerts | Belgium |
| 144 | Jules Hesters | Belgium |
| 145 | Artuur Torney | Belgium |
| 146 | Leander Van Hautegem | Belgium |
| 147 | Noah Vandenbranden | Belgium |
Team TotalEnergies
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Emilien Jeannière | France |
| 152 | Rayan Boulahoite | France |
| 153 | Florian Dauphin | France |
| 154 | Samuel Leroux | France |
| 155 | Nicola Marcerou | France |
| 156 | Pierre Thierry | France |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Petr Kelemen | Czech Republic |
| 162 | Robin Froidevaux | Switzerland |
| 163 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi | Denmark |
| 164 | Fabian Lienhard | Switzerland |
| 165 | Marius Mayrhofer | Germany |
| 166 | Aivaras Mikutis | Lithuania |
| 167 | Seppe Van Den Boer | Belgium |
Unibet Rose Rockets
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Dylan Groenewegen | Netherlands |
| 172 | Karsten Feldmann | Norway |
| 173 | Niklas Larsen | Denmark |
| 174 | Wessel Mouris | Netherlands |
| 175 | Martijn Rasenberg | Netherlands |
| 176 | Elmar Reinders | Netherlands |
| 177 | Abram Stockman | Belgium |
BEAT CC p/b Saxo
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Michiel Coppens | Belgium |
| 182 | David Dekker | Netherlands |
| 183 | Bram Dissel | Netherlands |
| 184 | Tijmen Eising | Netherlands |
| 185 | Max Kroonen | Netherlands |
| 186 | Joost Nat | Netherlands |
| 187 | Daan van Sintmaartensdijk | Netherlands |
Tarteletto-Isorex
| # | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Timothy Dupont | Belgium |
| 192 | Jelle Harteel | Belgium |
| 193 | Zeno Moonen | Belgium |
| 194 | Jonah Killy | United States |
| 195 | Iben Rommelaere | Belgium |
| 196 | Arne Santy | Belgium |
| 197 | Jelle Vermoote | Belgium |
