Startlist Clasica de Almeria 2026 | Riders: Biniam Girmay, Arnaud de Lie, Dylan Groenewegen, Fernando Gaviria and more
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The 2026 Clasica de Almeria will be taking place on the 15th of February this year, featuring a golden opportunity for the sprinters in the middle of the very busy Spanish early-season calendar. We take a look at its startlist.
The Spanish one-day race was created back in 1988 and quickly it gained an international reputation, featuring foreign winners right from its fifth edition after four years of fully Spanish podiums. It is a race that does not have a fixed profile, and so over the years we've had different types of winners. However since 2008, it's a race that reinvented itself for the sprinters specifically, and there it found its own place in the calendar as one of the most prestigious early-season sprinter challenges.
And the list of winners is not one to shy away from. Over the past 15 years we've had top sprinters such as Theo Bos, Michael Matthews, Sam Bennett, Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan, Pascal Ackermann and Alexander Kristoff take victories. In 2024 Olav Kooij was in the middle of his impressive Visma run; whilst in 2025 it was Cofidis' Milan Fretin who took the bunch sprint victory over Max Kanter.
Download the startlist in A4. The startlists consists of six World Tour teams, as many come in with ambitions for their sprinters who can take a meaningful early-season win. The likes of Milan Fretin, Arnaud de Lie, Orluis Aular, Pascal Ackermann, Fernando Gaviria, Biniam Girmay, Dylan Groenewegen and Phil Bauhaus are all present.
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Startlist Clasica de Almeria 2026
Cofidis
1 Fretin, Milan
2 Allegaert, Piet
3 Biermans, Jenthe
4 Kirsch, Alex
5 Ferron, Valentin
6 Maas, Jan
7 Ourselin, Paul
TotalEnergies
11 Jeannière, Emilien
12 Boulahoite, Rayan
13 Brunel, Alexys
14 Dauphin, Florian
15 Jousseaume, Alan
16 Leroux, Samuel
17 Thierry, Pierre
Lotto - Intermarché
21 Lie, Arnaud De
22 Giddings, Joshua
23 Grignard, Sébastien
24 Menten, Milan
25 Fox, Matthew
26 Dolven, Halvor
27 Toussaint, Wouter
Team Polti VisitMalta
31 Belletta, Dario Igor
32 Bessega, Gabriele
33 Lonardi, Giovanni
34 Maestri, Mirco
35 Peñalver, Manuel
36 Pietrobon, Andrea
37 Raccagni, Gabriele
Movistar Team
41 Arcas, Jorge
42 Aular, Orluis
43 García Cortina, Iván
44 García, Raúl
45 Maciejuk, Filip
46 Guatibonza, Jonathan
47 Igual, Eric
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
51 Haller, Marco
52 Mozzato, Luca
53 Eriksson, Jacob
54 Kelemen, Petr
55 Suter, Joel
56 Mätik, Oliver
57 Kessler, Bruno
Team Jayco AlUla
61 Ackermann, Pascal
62 Bondt, Dries De
63 Pooter, Dries De
64 Engelhardt, Felix
65 Juul-Jensen, Chris
66 Bouwman, Koen
67 Vendrame, Andrea
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
71 Gaviria, Fernando
72 Darder, Sergi
73 Ibañez, Javier
74 Larronde, Ellande
75 Oldani, Stefano
76 Villar, Iker
77 Leitão, Iúri
NSN Cycling Team
81 Girmay, Biniam
82 Boivin, Guillaume
83 Askey, Lewis
84 Gilmore, Brady
85 Louvel, Matîs
86 Hofstetter, Hugo
87 Asbroeck, Tom Van
Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
91 Moschetti, Matteo
92 Bax, Sjoerd
93 Gendt, Aimé De
94 Frison, Frederik
95 Liepiņš, Emīls
96 Moer, Brent Van
97 Wright, Fred
Bahrain Victorious
101 Bauhaus, Phil
102 Borgo, Alessandro
103 Bruttomesso, Alberto
104 Govekar, Matevž
105 Gradek, Kamil
106 Eržen, Zak
107 Capra, Thomas
Equipo Kern Pharma
111 Brustenga, Marc
112 Azanza, Ibai
113 Perez, César
114 Retegi, Mikel
115 Ho, Yen Yi
116 Carrascosa, Pablo
117 Martín, José María
Groupama - FDJ United
121 Decomble, Maxime
122 Sagnier, Karl
123 Braz Afonso, Clément
124 Madouas, Valentin
125 Penhoët, Paul
126 Russo, Clément
127 Tronchon, Bastien
Euskaltel - Euskadi
131 Hennequin, Paul
132 Aguirre, Yago
133 Agirre, Jon
134 Fernández EUS, Samuel
135 Sutton, Louis
136 Tuuk, Axel van der
137 Tuuk, Danny van der
Bardiani CSF 7 Saber
141 Conforti, Lorenzo
142 Magli, Filippo
143 Manenti, Marco
144 Marcellusi, Martin
145 Pinazzi, Mattia
146 Zanoncello, Enrico
Burgos Burpellet BH
151 Alvarez, Rodrigo
152 Kmínek, Vojtěch
153 Okamika, Ander
154 Macías, César
155 Fajardo, Adrián
156 Rey, Martín
157 Bouglas, Georgios
Team Flanders - Baloise
161 Deman, Brem
162 Geeraerts, Ferre
163 Hesters, Jules
164 Huysmans, Nolan
165 Torney, Artuur
166 Hautegem, Leander Van
167 Vandenbranden, Noah
Unibet Rose Rockets
171 Groenewegen, Dylan
172 Reinders, Elmar
173 Bloem, Joren
174 Feldmann, Karsten Larsen
175 Rasenberg, Martijn
176 Townsend, Rory
177 Mouris, Wessel
MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
181 Nespoli, Lorenzo
182 Buratti, Nicolò
183 Budziński, Marcin
184 Dina, Márton
185 Persico, Davide
186 Ambrosini, Matteo
187 Fancellu, Alessandro
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