Final Startlist Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026 | Riders: Tom Pidcock, Ben Tulett, Tim Wellens, Tobias Lund Andresen...

The 2026 edition of the Eschborn-Frankfurt classic will take place on the 1st of May. This one-day race is perhaps Germany's most popular cycling event of the year and, inbetween the season of the spring classic and the Grand Tours, provides a last-ditch attempt for the classics specialists and sprinters to save their spring or take a big win. We take a look at its startlist.

The race has over the decades had different profiles and also different categories, leading to a very diverse palmarès. Its first edition dates back to 1962 and notoriously, it is a race in which Eddy Merckx sealed his name back in 1971 - although he attempted, without success, to win it several other times.

With many of Germany's biggest names over modern history being sprinters, it is a race that has also seen several of them target it with success - Erik Zabel, Fabian Wegmann, John Degenkolb and Pascal Ackermann have all won it. From 2014 to 2018 (there was no race in 2015) Alexander Kristoff won all editions, marking a period where the sprinters ruled over the race. After Covid, Jasper Philipsen and Sam Bennett continued the trend of the fast men.

However in 2023 the race was made more difficult, and over the past three editions it's been more difficult for the fast men to succeed. Soren Kragh Andersen and Maxim van Gils won from two small groups in 2023 and 2024; whilst from the survivors of the peloton, it was Michael Matthews who sprinted to victory in 2025.

Download the startlist in A4. It is a race that will feature a good field consisting of classics riders and sprinters, who will mix it up in Germany to fight for a World Tour win. A last-minute addition, Tom Pidcock has joined the race's list, leading Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team in pursuit of another victory this spring.

Decathlon CMA CGM Team will be backing up Tobias Lund Andresen whilst having several riders also for the mountainous terrain that will be faced; INEOS Grenadiers has Ben Turner, Axel Laurance and Samuel Watson all present as riders who can both climb and sprint; Whilst different teams such as Bahrain - Victorious will focus on its climbers, in this case Pello Bilbao and Afonso Eulálio.

Team Jayco AlUla has former winner Pascal Ackermann present as its leader, as is the case with Lidl-Trek's Soren Kragh Andersen. Uno-X Mobility have Magnus Cort Nielsen; NSN Cycling Team have Corbin Strong; Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe have both Danny van Poppel and Laurence Pithie as victory contenders; Team Visma | Lease a Bike are led by Briton Ben Tulett who finished on the podium of La Fléche Wallonne; Whilst the likes of Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost), Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) are also strong contenders for a top result.