Final Startlist Copenhagen Sprint 2026 - Riders: Tim Merlier, Jasper Philipsen, Dylan Groenewegen and more
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On the 14th of June the World Tour peloton will take on the newest of the top-category races. This is the Copenhagen Sprint, a race created at a period where riders are making their final adjustments towards the Tour de France, and one where the sprinters will have a big opportunity. We take a look at the startlist.
Download the startlist in A4. The race features top sprinters from almost all, if not all teams. It is a flat World Tour one-day race, which attributes many points and is as good of an opportunity as it gets at this time of years. Decathlon CMA CGM Team bring in Tobias Lund Andresen; Netcompany INEOS have Ben Turner; Tudor have Arvid de Kleijn; Uno-X Mobility have Soren Waerenskjold; NSN Cycling Team have Ethan Vernon; Pinarello Q36.5 bring both Matteo Moschetti and Sam Bennett...
Tim Merlier of Soudal - Quick-Step and Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-premier Tech lead the way. But more are present such as Team Jayco AlUla's Pascal Ackermann; Danny van Poppel and Jordi Meeus of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe; Matteo Malucelli of XDS Astana Team; EF Education trio of Noah Hobbs, Madis Mihkels and Marijn van den Berg; Pavel Bittner for Team Picnic PostNL; Arnaud de Lie for Lotto-Intermarché; Juan Sebastián Molano for UAE Team Emirates - XRG; Milan Fretin for Cofidis; Orluis Aular for Movistar and also Dylan Groenewegen who leads in Unibet Rose Rockets.
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Startlist Copenhagen Sprint 2026
| Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | |
| 1 | Meeus, Jordi |
| 2 | Cattaneo, Mattia |
| 3 | Drizners, Jarrad |
| 4 | Marit, Arne |
| 5 | Moscon, Gianni |
| 6 | Dijke, Mick van |
| 7 | Poppel, Danny van |
| Alpecin - Premier Tech | |
| 11 | Philipsen, Jasper |
| 12 | Bayer, Tobias |
| 13 | Marsman, Tim |
| 14 | Price-Pejtersen, Johan |
| 15 | Rickaert, Jonas |
| 16 | Sénéchal, Florian |
| 17 | Sentjens, Sente |
| Bahrain Victorious | |
| 21 | Bruttomesso, Alberto |
| 22 | Eržen, Zak |
| 23 | Miquel, Pau |
| 24 | Paasschens, Mathijs |
| 25 | Skerl, Daniel |
| 26 | Stannard, Robert |
| 27 | Stockwell, Oliver |
| Decathlon CMA CGM Team | |
| 31 | Andresen, Tobias Lund |
| 32 | Chamberlain, Oscar |
| 33 | Dewulf, Stan |
| 34 | Gudmestad, Tord |
| 35 | Naesen, Oliver |
| 36 | Pedersen, Rasmus Søjberg |
| 37 | Pollefliet, Gianluca |
| EF Education - EasyPost | |
| 41 | Valgren, Michael |
| 42 | Cepeda, Alexander |
| 43 | Hobbs, Noah |
| 44 | Mihkels, Madis |
| 45 | Schwarzbacher, Matthias |
| 46 | Simmons, Colby |
| 47 | Berg, Marijn van den |
| Groupama - FDJ United | |
| 51 | Penhoët, Paul |
| 52 | Barthe, Cyril |
| 53 | Fontaine, Titouan |
| 54 | Huens, Axel |
| 55 | Jacobs, Johan |
| 56 | Milan, Matteo |
| 57 | Russo, Clément |
| Netcompany INEOS | |
| 61 | Welsford, Sam |
| 62 | Foss, Tobias |
| 63 | Hamilton, Lucas |
| 64 | Øxenberg, Peter |
| 65 | Swift, Ben |
| 66 | Swift, Connor |
| 67 | Turner, Ben |
| Lidl - Trek | |
| 71 | Teutenberg, Tim Torn |
| 72 | Consonni, Simone |
| 73 | Andersen, Søren Kragh |
| 74 | Norsgaard, Mathias |
| 75 | Theuns, Edward |
| 76 | Vergaerde, Otto |
| 77 | Walscheid, Max |
| Lotto - Intermarché | |
| 81 | Lie, Arnaud De |
| 82 | Beullens, Cedric |
| 83 | Giddings, Joshua |
| 84 | Grignard, Sébastien |
| 85 | Grisel, Matys |
| 86 | Ørn-Kristoff, Felix |
| 87 | Hoorn, Taco van der |
| Movistar Team | |
| 91 | García Cortina, Iván |
| 92 | Aular, Orluis |
| 93 | Formolo, Davide |
| 94 | Maciejuk, Filip |
| 95 | Moro, Manlio |
| 96 | Novák, Pavel |
| 97 | Torres, Albert |
| NSN Cycling Team | |
| 101 | Côté, Pier-André |
| 102 | Einhorn, Itamar |
| 103 | Kogut, Oded |
| 104 | Kretschy, Moritz |
| 105 | Mullen, Ryan |
| 106 | Smith, Dion |
| 107 | Asbroeck, Tom Van |
| Soudal - Quick-Step | |
| 111 | Merlier, Tim |
| 112 | Bastiaens, Ayco |
| 113 | Lampaert, Yves |
| 114 | Pedersen, Casper |
| 115 | Bossche, Fabio Van den |
| 116 | Lerberghe, Bert Van |
| 117 | Gestel, Dries Van |
| Team Jayco AlUla | |
| 121 | Ackermann, Pascal |
| 122 | Bondt, Dries De |
| 123 | Pooter, Dries De |
| 124 | Donaldson, Robert |
| 125 | Foldager, Anders |
| 126 | Juul-Jensen, Chris |
| 127 | Mezgec, Luka |
| Team Picnic PostNL | |
| 131 | Jakobsen, Fabio |
| 132 | Biesterbos, Frits |
| 133 | Degenkolb, John |
| 134 | Märkl, Niklas |
| 135 | Naberman, Tim |
| 136 | Roosen, Timo |
| 137 | Berg, Julius van den |
| Team Visma - Lease a Bike | |
| 141 | Doull, Owain |
| 142 | Fiorelli, Filippo |
| 143 | Huising, Menno |
| 144 | Mattio, Pietro |
| 145 | Schiffer, Anton |
| 146 | Belle, Loe van |
| 147 | Zingle, Axel |
| UAE Team Emirates XRG | |
| 151 | Molano, Sebastián |
| 153 | Bjerg, Mikkel |
| 154 | Giaimi, Luca |
| 155 | Herregodts, Rune |
| 156 | Johansen, Julius |
| 157 | Laengen, Vegard Stake |
| Uno-X Mobility | |
| 161 | Wærenskjold, Søren |
| 162 | Bévort, Carl-Frederik |
| 163 | Ingebrigtsen, Storm |
| 164 | Fredheim, Stian |
| 165 | Blume Levy, William |
| 166 | Pedersen, Henrik |
| 167 | Svarre, Tobias |
| XDS Astana Team | |
| 171 | Fedorov, Yevgeniy |
| 172 | Gate, Aaron |
| 173 | Kajamini, Florian |
| 174 | Malucelli, Matteo |
| 175 | Romele, Alessandro |
| 176 | Su, Haoyu |
| 177 | Syritsa, Gleb |
| Cofidis | |
| 181 | Renard, Alexis |
| 182 | Allegaert, Piet |
| 183 | Biermans, Jenthe |
| 184 | Fretin, Milan |
| 185 | Kirsch, Alex |
| 186 | Maas, Jan |
| 187 | Page, Hugo |
| Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
| 191 | Bennett, Sam |
| 192 | Frison, Frederik |
| 193 | González, David |
| 194 | Liepiņš, Emīls |
| 195 | Gendt, Aimé De |
| 196 | Moschetti, Matteo |
| 197 | Pidcock, Joey |
| Tudor Pro Cycling Team | |
| 201 | Kleijn, Arvid de |
| 202 | Froideveaux, Robin |
| 203 | Kolze Changizi, Sebastian |
| 204 | Lienhard, Fabian |
| 205 | Mikutis, Aivaras |
| 206 | Mozzato, Luca |
| 207 | Zijlaard, Maikel |
| Team Polti VisitMalta | |
| 211 | Lonardi, Giovanni |
| 212 | Peñalver, Manuel |
| 213 | Belletta, Dario Igor |
| 214 | Bessega, Tommaso |
| 215 | Maestri, Mirco |
| 216 | Pietrobon, Andrea |
| 217 | Raccagni, Gabriele |
| TotalEnergies | |
| 221 | Jeannière, Emilien |
| 222 | Bonnet, Thomas |
| 223 | Dauphin, Florian |
| 224 | Leroux, Samuel |
| 225 | Manzin, Lorrenzo |
| 226 | Marcerou, Nicola |
| 227 | Tesson, Jason |
| Unibet Rose Rockets | |
| 231 | Groenewegen, Dylan |
| 232 | Feldmann, Karsten Larsen |
| 233 | Larsen, Niklas |
| 234 | Kopecký, Tomáš |
| 235 | Reinders, Elmar |
| 236 | Stockman, Abram |
| 237 | Rasenberg, Martijn |
| Denmark | |
| 241 | Andersen, Mads |
| 242 | Aagaard, Tobias |
| 243 | Haugsted, Conrad |
| 244 | Rodenberg, Frederik |
| 245 | Nielsen, Sebastian |
| 246 | Salby, Alexander |
| 247 | Wallin, Rasmus Bøgh |
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