See the startlist for the 2025 Figueira Champions Classic including Joao Almeida, Geraint Thomas, Biniam Girmay, Julian Alaphilippe & Filippo Ganna
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On the 16th of February the international peloton arrives in Portugal. This will be the day of the Figueira Champions Classic, one of the most recent additions to the UCI calendar which has seen a notable winner in Remco Evenepoel back in 2024. Find the startlist for the race down below!
Among the notable names on the preliminary startlist are: Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda, Pelayo Sanchez, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Mathias Vacek, Julian Alaphilippe, Quinten Hermans, Emanuel Buchmann, Benjamin Thomas, Biniam Girmay, Filippo Ganna, Geraint Thomas, Rui Costa, Neilson Powless, Romain Bardet, Frank van den Broek, Casper van Uden, Paul Magnier, Joao Almeida, Jan Christen and Antonio Morgado.
Movistar Team
Cepeda, Jefferson Alveiro
Guerreiro, Ruben
Oliveira, Nelson
Pedrero, Antonio
Pescador, Diego
Sanchez, Pelayo
Tesfatsion, Natnael
Lidl - Trek
Bernard, Julien
Geoghegan Hart, Tao
Leidert, Louis
Oomen, Sam
Söderqvist, Jakob
Vacek, Mathias
Verona, Carlos
Equipo Kern Pharma
Aznar, Hugo
Berrade, Urko
Cobo, Iván
Gimeno, Nil
Iribar, Unai
Miquel, Pau
Uriarte, Diego
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Alaphilippe, Julian
Froideveaux, Robin
Kelemen, Petr
Stork, Florian
Voisard, Yannis
Wallenborn, Arno
Weiss, Fabian
Feirense - Beeceler
Andrade, Pedro
De Paula, Victor Cesar
Munton, Byron
Oliveira, Diogo
Oliveira, Fábio
Pereira, Francisco
Pinheiro, Ivo
Tavfer - Ovos Matinados - Mortágua
Alves, Francisco
Barbas, Rafael
Dejesus, Lois
Lino, Guilherme
Morais, Francisco
Silva, Bruno
Taboada, Andres
GI Group Holding - Simoldes - UDO
André, Andrey
Campos, Noah
Carvalho, Rui
Cunha, Pedro
Guavita, Cesar David
Ribeiro, André
Valls, Miquel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Berasategi, Xabier
Ganzábal, Ander
Juaristi, Txomin
Lopez, Jordi
Martín, Gotzon
Mintegi, Iker
Murguialday, Jokin
AP Hotels - Tavira - SC Farense
Barbosa, Diogo
Bicho, José
Cevini, Peter
Fernández, Delio
Mestre, Guilherme
Pinto, Diogo
Salgueiro, Carlos
Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista
Durães, Rafael
Fonte, César
Gonçalves, Helder
Leal, Tiago
Lopes, Lucas
Martins, João
Rota, Raúl
Aviludo - Louletano - Loulé
Contte, Tomas
Del Pino, Jesus
Domínguez, David
Gálvez, Jorge
Leal, Cláudio
Oyarzún, Carlos Iván
Tivani, Nicolás
Alpecin - Deceuninck
Bayer, Tobias
Glivar, Gal
Hermans, Quinten
Hollmann, Juri
Janssens, Jimmy
Tricht, Stan Van
Vergallito, Luca
Cofidis
Buchmann, Emanuel
Herrada, Jesús
Izagirre, Ion
Maas, Jan
Moniquet, Sylvain
Teuns, Dylan
Thomas, Benjamin
Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car
Domingues, Duarte
Duarte, Emanuel
Medeiros, João
Montez, Alexandre
Narciso, Diogo
Nunes, Hugo
Pinto, Diogo
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
Bou, Joan
Castellon, Jan
González, Abner
Johnston, Calum
Otruba, Jakub
Sorarrain, Gorka
Stites, Tyler
Intermarché - Wanty
Braet, Vito
Dolven, Halvor
Girmay, Biniam
Kamp, Alexander
Müller, Tobias
Rota, Lorenzo
Rutsch, Jonas
INEOS Grenadiers
Foss, Tobias
Ganna, Filippo
Jungels, Bob
Puccio, Salvatore
Thomas, Geraint
Watson, Sam
Anicolor - Tien 21
Dutra, André
Guérin, Alexis
Hollyman, Mason
Nych, Artem
Reis, Rafael
Silva, Pedro
Wood, Harrison
EF Education - EasyPost
Asgreen, Kasper
Costa, Rui
Honoré, Mikkel
Mihkels, Madis
Powless, Neilson
Shaw, James
Valgren, Michael
Team Picnic PostNL
Bardet, Romain
Broek, Frank van den
Combaud, Romain
Degenkolb, John
Uden, Casper van
Welten, Bram
Soudal - Quick-Step
Gelders, Gil
Gestel, Dries Van
Lampaert, Yves
Magnier, Paul
Svrček, Martin
Vangheluwe, Warre
Wilder, Ilan Van
UAE Team Emirates XRG
Almeida, João
Christen, Jan
Fabries, Ugo
Grossschartner, Felix
Johansen, Julius
Morgado, António
Sambinello, Enea
Efapel Cycling
Antunes, Tiago
Carvalho, André
Castro, Pedro
Mesa, Santiago
Pinto, Pedro
Vidal, Oriol
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