Discover the startlist of the 2025 Le Samyn - Mathieu van der Poel, Arnaud De Lie, Paul Magnier and more
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On the 4th of March we've got another Belgian classic, one of the most popular outside of the World Tour competitions actually. Le Samyn has gathered a lot of reputation over the years, with good reason, as the sprinters and classics specialists battle out in an explosive circuit. We take a look at it's startlist.
The final startlist includes: Taco van der Hoorn, Luca Mozzato, Mathieu van der Poel, Simon Dehairs, Max Kanter, Pavel Bittner, Casper van uden, Paul Magnier, Arnaud De Lie, Alec Segaert, Erlend Blikra, Hugo Hofstetter and Lukas Kubis.
Intermarché - Wanty
1 Rex, Laurenz
2 Artz, Huub
3 Petit, Adrien
4 Marit, Arne
5 Boven, Luca Van
6 Hoorn, Taco van der
7 Hoecke, Gijs Van
Arkéa - BnB Hotels
11 Sénéchal, Florian
12 Biermans, Jenthe
13 Capiot, Amaury
14 Gillet, Baptiste
15 Gloux, Swann
16 Mozzato, Luca
17 Houcou, Emmanuel
Alpecin - Deceuninck
21 Poel, Mathieu van der
22 Dehairs, Simon
23 Gaze, Samuel
24 Kielich, Timo
25 Sentjens, Sente
26 Tricht, Stan Van
27 Belmans, Lennert
XDS Astana Team
31 Fedorov, Yevgeniy
32 Gate, Aaron
33 Gazzoli, Michele
34 Kanter, Max
35 Romele, Alessandro
36 Syritsa, Gleb
37 Gonov, Lev
Team Picnic PostNL
41 Rees, Christiaan van
42 Bittner, Pavel
43 Eddy, Patrick
44 Edmondson, Alex
45 Gal, Ryan
46 Naberman, Tim
47 Uden, Casper van
Groupama - FDJ
51 Barthe, Cyril
52 Askey, Lewis
53 Le Gac, Olivier
54 Le Huitouze, Eddy
55 Davy, Clément
56 Bower, Lewis
57 Bystrøm, Sven Erik
Bahrain Victorious
61 Bruttomesso, Alberto
62 Buratti, Nicolò
63 Ermakov, Roman
64 Eržen, Zak
65 Skerl, Daniel
66 Mechelen, Vlad Van
67 Miholjević, Fran
Lidl - Trek
71 Teutenberg, Tim Torn
72 Declercq, Tim
73 Pedersen, Martin
74 Egholm, Kristian
75 Söderqvist, Jakob
76 Grindley, Sebastian
Soudal - Quick-Step
81 Magnier, Paul
82 Gelders, Gil
83 Bastiaens, Ayco
84 Heede, Lars Vanden
85 Svrček, Martin
86 Vangheluwe, Warre
87 Warlop, Jordi
Lotto
91 Lie, Arnaud De
92 Buyst, Jasper De
93 Schuyteneer, Steffen De
94 Segaert, Alec
95 Beullens, Cedric
96 Moer, Brent Van
97 Kockelmann, Mathieu
TotalEnergies
101 Brunel, Alexys
102 Dujardin, Sandy
103 Gachignard, Thomas
104 Jeanniere, Emilien
105 Leroux, Samuel
106 Turgis, Anthony
107 Dauphin, Florian
Uno-X Mobility
111 Resell, Erik
112 Blume Levy, William
113 Wallin, Rasmus Bøgh
114 Fredheim, Stian
115 Hvideberg, Jonas
116 Pedersen, Henrik
117 Blikra, Erlend
Team Novo Nordisk
121 Beadle, Hamish
122 Graeve, Quinten De
123 Irvine, Declan
124 Kopecký, Matyáš
125 Perracchione, Alessandro
126 Poli, Umberto
127 Ridolfo, Filippo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
131 Isasa, Xabier
132 Lopez de Abetxuko, Andoni
134 Hennequin, Paul
135 Bonillo, Iker
136 Berasategi, Xabier
137 Martín, Gotzon
Unibet Tietema Rockets
141 Huens, Axel
142 Bomboi, Davide
143 Johannink, Jelle
144 Bloem, Joren
145 Budding, Martijn
146 Kubiš, Lukáš
147 Kopecký, Tomáš
Wagner - Bazin WB
151 Barbier, Pierre
152 Vermoote, Jelle
153 Desal, Cériel
154 Bezza, Quentin
155 Vliegen, Loïc
156 Haquin, Henri-François
157 Rooy, Kenneth Van
Team Flanders - Baloise
161 Hesters, Jules
162 Crabbe, Tom
163 Deman, Brem
164 Vanhoof, Ward
165 Vandenstorme, Dylan
166 Vandenbranden, Noah
167 Vercouillie, Victor
Israel - Premier Tech
171 Hofstetter, Hugo
172 Asbroeck, Tom Van
173 Tricht, Floris Van
174 Verbrugghe, Jens
175 Watts, Kiaan
176 Woodliffe, Euan
177 Bibic, Dylan
Van Rysel - Roubaix
181 Arm, Rait
182 Arnes, Daniel
183 Avoine, Kévin
184 Morin, Emmanuel
185 Planckaert, Baptiste
186 Tabellion, Valentin
187 Théot, Killian
Tarteletto - Isorex
191 Dupont, Timothy
192 Verwilt, Mauro
193 Vandenbulcke, Alex
194 Teugels, Lennert
195 Decottignies, Jordy
196 Santy, Arne
197 Claeys, Robbe
Team Lotto Kern-Haus PSD Bank
201 Huppertz, Joshua
202 Cosgrove, Joseph
203 Grupp, Louis
205 Kess, Alexandre
206 Koech, Silas
207 Morang, Mil
BEAT Cycling
211 Tusveld, Martijn
212 Coppens, Michiel
213 Appel, Stijn
214 Mellaerts, Robbe
215 Pluto, Martin
216 Dissel, Bram
217 Veenendaal, Hidde van
Illes Balears Arabay
221 Marín, José
222 Gamundi, Joan
223 González, Asier
224 Curto, Edgar
225 Llaneras, Pau
226 Riera, Joan Albert
227 Trueba, Sergio
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
231 Willems, Thimo
232 Vermeltfoort, Coen
233 Daemen, Stijn
234 Jong, Timo de
235 Haest, Jasper
236 Kroonen, Max
237 Marsman, Tim
Diftar Continental Cyclingteam
241 Ottema, Rick
242 Schulting, Peter
243 Visser, Guillaume
244 Veling, Quinten
245 Peters, Marvin
246 Wal, Rik van der
247 Veen, Cas van der
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