Startlist Deutschland Tour 2026 - Riders: Isaac del Toro, Giulio Ciccone, Paul Magnier, Wilco Kelderman and more
CyclingTuesday, 18 August 2026 at 14:46
The 2026 Deutschland Tour is upon us as a 2.6 kilometer Prologue gets underway on Wednesday, August 19th before four stages through to Sunday, August 23rd. Germany's premier stage race, several German riders have been named on the startlist for their home roads.
Nils Politt, Max Schachmann, John Degenkolb and Michel Hessman are among the German riders at the race in a startlist that includes a Tour de France podium finisher, one of the world's in-form sprinters, and a host of stage hunters in what is sure to be an exciting five days of action. Download the A4 startlist here.
Del Toro leads UAE alongside Politt
Isaac del Toro leads the UAE Team Emirates- XRG line-up alongside Politt after his return to racing last weekend at the ADAC Cyclassics Hamburg. The one-day race's winner Paul Magnier will also feature as he fronts the Soudal QuickStep squad.
Lidl-Trek bring an exciting team to the race, including Giulio Ciccone and Mathias Vacek wile Visma | Lease a Bike have the likes of Louis Barre, Wilco Kelderman and Bart Lemmen.
Several teams, including Red Bull - BORA Hansgrohe, Movistar, Alpecin - Premier Tech and Tudor, are yet to announce their teams. Other riders to watch this week include Rory Townsend, Jonas Rutsch, Phil Bauhaus and Dylan Teuns.
Paul Magnier
Preliminary Startlist Deutschland Tour 2026
| TotalEnergies | |
| Jeannière, Emilien | |
| Lidl - Trek | |
| Ciccone, Giulio | |
| Sobrero, Matteo | |
| Teutenberg, Tim Torn | |
| Vacek, Mathias | |
| Verona, Carlos | |
| Walscheid, Max | |
| Unibet Rose Rockets | |
| Bloem, Joren | |
| Loockx, Lander | |
| Müller, Tobias | |
| Rasenberg, Martijn | |
| Townsend, Rory | |
| Venturini, Clément | |
| Tudor Pro Cycling Team | |
| Donzé, Robin | |
| Haller, Marco | |
| Hirschi, Marc | |
| Stiansen, Jesper | |
| Stork, Florian | |
| Wirtgen, Luc | |
| German National Team | |
| Rutsch, Jonas | |
| Voss, Paul | |
| Zimmermann, Georg | |
| Bahrain Victorious | |
| Arndt, Nikias | |
| Bauhaus, Phil | |
| Bruttomesso, Alberto | |
| Kepplinger, Rainer | |
| Miholjević, Fran | |
| Zambanini, Edoardo | |
| REMBE - rad-net | |
| Adamietz, Johannes | |
| Arenz, Leon | |
| Boos, Benjamin | |
| Borresch, Julian | |
| Heidemann, Miguel | |
| Theiler, Ole | |
| Team Lotto Kern-Haus Outlet Montabaur | |
| Huppertz, Joshua | |
| Alpecin - Premier Tech | |
| Del Grosso, Tibor | |
| Uhlig, Henri | |
| Movistar Team | |
| Adrià, Roger | |
| Hessmann, Michel | |
| Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
| Bou, Joan | |
| Corres, Gorka | |
| Larronde, Ellande | |
| Leitão, Iúri | |
| Oldani, Stefano | |
| Sorarrain, Gorka | |
| Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | |
| Boichis, Adrien | |
| Pellizzari, Giulio | |
| Poppel, Danny van | |
| Team Picnic PostNL | |
| Broek, Frank van den | |
| Degenkolb, John | |
| Hoogendoorn, Roy | |
| Märkl, Niklas | |
| Molenaar, Ko | |
| Vlot, Mees | |
| Team Visma - Lease a Bike | |
| Barré, Louis | |
| Graat, Tijmen | |
| Kelderman, Wilco | |
| Kings, Ian | |
| Lemmen, Bart | |
| Smith, William | |
| Soudal - Quick-Step | |
| Eenkhoorn, Pascal | |
| Gestel, Dries Van | |
| Magnier, Paul | |
| Raccagni, Andrea | |
| Rex, Laurenz | |
| Schachmann, Maximilian | |
| UAE Team Emirates XRG | |
| Del Toro, Isaac | |
| Laengen, Vegard Stake | |
| Mauss, Moritz | |
| Morgado, António | |
| Politt, Nils | |
| Wijngaert, Matteo Vanden | |
| Cofidis | |
| Biermans, Jenthe | |
| De Longhi, Lorenzo | |
| Joalland, Yaël | |
| Maas, Jan | |
| Teuns, Dylan | |
| Thomas, Benjamin | |
| Team Storck - MRW Bau | |
| Cadena, Edgar | |
| Neumann, Jakob | |
| Sagrado, Alvaro | |
| Ury, Noé | |
| Voege, Lennart | |
| Walls, Matthew |
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Gavin Quinn is a cycling journalist and ultra-distance cyclist with a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University. Formerly the Press & Communications Officer for Cycling Ireland, Gavin has worked inside the national team at the World Championships and has reported for the Irish Mirror, Mirror UK, and The42.
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