Startlist. On the 16th of March the riders will set off for the Grand Prix de Denain, one of the few pure cobbled classics of the season, a race that will give the riders a little taste of Paris-Roubaix, whilst allowing more riders and team to succeed.
The final startlist includes riders such as: Max Walscheid, Clément Venturini, Taco van der Hoorn, Olav Kooij, Hugo Hofstetter, Juan Sebastián Molano, Pascal Ackermann and Stanislaw Aniolkowski.
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Start Time: 11:05CET
Finish Time: 15:45CET
Cofidis
1 Walscheid, Max
2 Allegaert, Piet
3 Carvalho, André
4 Finé, Eddy
5 Kreder, Wesley
6 Noppe, Christophe
7 Wallays, Jelle
AG2R Citroën Team
11 Dewulf, Stan
12 Gautherat, Pierre
13 Lapeira, Paul
14 Retailleau, Valentin
15 Tronchon, Bastien
16 Touzé, Damien
17 Venturini, Clément
Alpecin - Deceuninck
21 Laurance, Axel
22 Sinkeldam, Ramon
23 Bondt, Dries De
24 Bayer, Tobias
25 Ballerstedt, Maurice
26 Kielich, Timo
27 Taminiaux, Lionel
Groupama - FDJ
31 Askey, Lewis
32 Davy, Clément
33 Paleni, Enzo
34 Penhoët, Paul
35 Pithie, Laurence
36 Watson, Samuel
37 Welten, Bram
Intermarché - Circus - Wanty
41 Marit, Arne
42 Page, Hugo
43 Paquot, Tom
44 Huens, Axel
45 Rex, Laurenz
46 Hoorn, Taco van der
47 Sintmaartensdijk, Roel van
Jumbo - Visma
52 Dijke, Tim van
53 Belle, Loe van
54 Kooij, Olav
55 Roosen, Timo
56 Sande, Tosh Van der
57 Boven, Lars
Team Arkéa - Samsic
61 McLay, Daniel
62 Barré, Louis
63 Hofstetter, Hugo
64 Delaplace, Anthony
65 Dekker, David
66 Owsian, Lukasz
67 Ponomar, Andrii
Trek - Segafredo
71 Brustenga, Marc
72 Theuns, Edward
73 Liepins, Emīls
74 Nys, Thibau
75 Vacek, Mathias
UAE Team Emirates
81 Bax, Sjoerd
82 Bjerg, Mikkel
83 Gross, Felix
84 Molano, Sebastián
85 Ackermann, Pascal
86 Gibbons, Ryan
87 Vink, Michael
Bingoal WB
91 Maeght, Dorian De
92 Meester, Luca De
93 Desal, Cériel
94 Lauk, Karl Patrick
95 Robeet, Ludovic
96 Keirsbulck, Guillaume Van
97 Vandepitte, Nathan
Human Powered Health
101 Aniołkowski, Stanisław
102 Banaszek, Alan
103 Chrétien, Charles-Étienne
104 Haga, Chad
105 Joyce, Colin
106 Peák, Barnabás
107 Perry, Ben
Lotto Dstny
111 Grignard, Sébastien
112 Huys, Branko
113 Wynkele, Lorenz Van de
114 Menten, Milan
115 Schwarzmann, Michael
116 Selig, Rüdiger
117 Slock, Liam
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
121 Christen, Fabio
122 Colombo, Filippo
123 Devriendt, Tom
124 Małecki, Kamil
125 Parisini, Nicolò
126 Sajnok, Szymon
127 Zukowsky, Nickolas
Team Corratec
131 Barać, Antonio
132 Dalla Valle, Nicolas
133 Masotto, Giulio
134 Quarterman, Charlie
135 Quartucci, Lorenzo
136 Empel, Etienne van
137 Zambelli, Samuele
Team Flanders - Baloise
141 Hesters, Jules
142 Pestel, Sander De
143 Wilde, Gilles De
144 Fretin, Milan
145 Dens, Tuur
146 Vanhoof, Ward
147 Verwilst, Aaron
TotalEnergies
151 Boasson Hagen, Edvald
152 Bonnet, Thomas
154 Jeanniere, Emilien
155 Manzin, Lorrenzo
156 Gestel, Dries Van
157 Vercher, Mattéo
CIC U Nantes Atlantique
161 Barbier, Pierre
162 Boulet, Enzo
163 Danès, Léo
164 Guégan, Maël
165 Pedersen, Rasmus
166 Mahoudo, Nolann
167 Morin, Emmanuel
Go Sport - Roubaix Lille Métropole
171 Leroux, Samuel
172 Arm, Rait
173 Guillon, Célestin
174 Jarnet, Maxime
175 Mainguenaud, Tom
176 Leveau, Jérémy
177 Vahtra, Norman
St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
181 Barbier, Rudy
182 Cardis, Romain
183 Debeaumarché, Nicolas
184 Delacroix, Théo
185 Gachignard, Thomas
186 Delbove, Joris
187 Rapiteau, Florian
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