Startlist European championships men's elite road race 2026 - Riders: Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, Mads Pedersen, Juan Ayuso and more
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The elite men’s road race at the European Championships 2026 will bring together many of Europe’s biggest cycling stars on Sunday the 4th of October. The startlist is headed by Remco Evenepoel, who will lead Belgium, and also features names such as Juan Ayuso, Primoz Roglic, Mads Pedersen, Giulio Ciccone, Wout Poels, Jan Christen, Mathias Vacek, and Maximilian Schachmann.
Belgium lines up with one of the strongest squads in the race. Remco Evenepoel is the marquee leader, supported by Jenno Berckmoes, Sander De Pestel, Ramses Debruyne, Quinten Hermans, Maxim Van Gils, Ilan Van Wilder, and Louis Vervaeke.
France also fields eight riders, with Kévin Vauquelin and Pavel Sivakov as two of the standout names. Alex Baudin, Julien Bernard, Léo Bisiaux, Clément Braz Afonso, Romain Grégoire, and Mathys Rondel complete the French selection.
Slovenia brings another of the race’s headline acts: Primoz Roglic. The Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe rider will be joined by Gal Glivar, Matevž Govekar, Luka Mezgec, Matej Mohoric, Domen Novak, Jakob Omrzel, and Jan Tratnik.
Mads Pedersen leads Denmark
Denmark will look to Mads Pedersen as its focal point. The national champion is flanked by Kasper Asgreen, Mikkel Bjerg, Anthon Charmig, Peter Øxenberg, Mikkel Honoré, Andreas Kron, and Frederik Wandahl.
Italy is led by Giulio Ciccone, accompanied by Ludovico Crescioli, Alessandro Fancellu, Marco Frigo, Giulio Pellizzari, Alessandro Pinarello, Christian Scaroni, and Diego Ulissi. The Italian squad will be one of the deepest among the leading nations, with eight starters.
Spain heads to the race with six riders and Juan Ayuso as its reference. The Spanish talent will be supported by Urko Berrade, Pau Miquel, Joel Nicolau, Cristian Rodríguez, and Iván Romeo.
The Netherlands also relies on the seasoned Wout Poels, within a selection that includes Sjoerd Bax, Tijmen Graat, Jochem Kerckhaert, Gijs Leemreize, Alex Molenaar, Senna Remijn, and Jardi van der Lee.
Switzerland will field five riders, with Jan Christen as one of its leading names. Fabio Christen, Valentin Darbellay, Marc Hirschi, and Fabian Weiss complete the Swiss lineup.
Germany names Maximilian Schachmann as one of its key leaders. Johannes Adamietz, Marco Brenner, John Degenkolb, Emil Herzog, and Lennard Kämna complete the German team, which will have six riders.
Among the other teams, the Czech Republic stands out, with Mathias Vacek lining up alongside Josef Cerný and Dominik Neuman. Austria brings six riders, while Portugal has four. Poland also fields four participants, and Russia will be represented solely by Aleksandr Vlasov.
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Startlist European championships men's elite road race 2026
| Belgium | |
| 1 | Berckmoes, Jenno |
| 2 | Pestel, Sander De |
| 3 | Debruyne, Ramses |
| 4 | Evenepoel, Remco |
| 5 | Hermans, Quinten |
| 6 | Gils, Maxim Van |
| 7 | Wilder, Ilan Van |
| 8 | Vervaeke, Louis |
| France | |
| 9 | Baudin, Alex |
| 10 | Bernard, Julien |
| 11 | Bisiaux, Léo |
| 12 | Braz Afonso, Clément |
| 13 | Grégoire, Romain |
| 14 | Rondel, Mathys |
| 15 | Sivakov, Pavel |
| 16 | Vauquelin, Kévin |
| Slovenia | |
| 17 | Glivar, Gal |
| 18 | Govekar, Matevž |
| 19 | Mezgec, Luka |
| 20 | Mohorič, Matej |
| 21 | Novak, Domen |
| 22 | Omrzel, Jakob |
| 23 | Roglič, Primož |
| 24 | Tratnik, Jan |
| Denmark | |
| 25 | Asgreen, Kasper |
| 26 | Bjerg, Mikkel |
| 27 | Charmig, Anthon |
| 28 | Øxenberg, Peter |
| 29 | Honoré, Mikkel |
| 30 | Kron, Andreas |
| 31 | Pedersen, Mads |
| 32 | Wandahl, Frederik |
| Italy | |
| 33 | Ciccone, Giulio |
| 34 | Crescioli, Ludovico |
| 35 | Fancellu, Alessandro |
| 36 | Frigo, Marco |
| 37 | Pellizzari, Giulio |
| 38 | Pinarello, Alessandro |
| 39 | Scaroni, Christian |
| 40 | Ulissi, Diego |
| Spain | |
| 41 | Ayuso, Juan |
| 42 | Berrade, Urko |
| 43 | Miquel, Pau |
| 44 | Nicolau, Joel |
| 45 | Rodríguez, Cristian |
| 46 | Romeo, Iván |
| Netherlands | |
| 47 | Bax, Sjoerd |
| 48 | Graat, Tijmen |
| 49 | Kerckhaert, Jochem |
| 50 | Leemreize, Gijs |
| 51 | Molenaar, Alex |
| 52 | Poels, Wout |
| 53 | Remijn, Senna |
| 54 | Lee, Jardi van der |
| Swiss | |
| 55 | Christen, Fabio |
| 56 | Christen, Jan |
| 57 | Darbellay, Valentin |
| 58 | Hirschi, Marc |
| 59 | Weiss, Fabian |
| Germany | |
| 60 | Adamietz, Johannes |
| 61 | Brenner, Marco |
| 62 | Degenkolb, John |
| 63 | Herzog, Emil |
| 64 | Kämna, Lennard |
| 65 | Schachmann, Maximilian |
| Austria | |
| 66 | Bayer, Tobias |
| 67 | Gogl, Michael |
| 68 | Hajek, Alexander |
| 69 | Hofbauer, Philipp |
| 70 | Schrettl, Marco |
| 71 | Zangerle, Emanuel |
| Portugal | |
| 72 | Antunes, Tiago |
| 73 | Oliveira, Nelson |
| 74 | Silva, Afonso |
| 75 | Silva, Pedro |
| Czech Republic | |
| 76 | Cerný, Josef |
| 77 | Neuman, Dominik |
| 78 | Vacek, Mathias |
| Poland | |
| 79 | Gajdulewicz, Mateusz |
| 80 | Kaczmarek, Jakub |
| 81 | Maciejuk, Filip |
| 82 | Pekala, Piotr |
| Russia | |
| 83 | Vlasov, Aleksandr |
| Latvia | |
| 84 | Belohvoščiks, Kristiāns |
| 85 | Bogdanovičs, Māris |
| 86 | Skujiņš, Toms |
| Serbia | |
| 87 | Divnić, Jovan |
| 88 | Stanković, Marko |
| Ukraine | |
| 89 | Antonenko, Heorhii |
| Sweden | |
| 90 | Söderqvist, Jakob |
| Hungary | |
| 91 | Palumby, Zsombor |
| 92 | Pelikán, János |
| 93 | Valent, Márk |
| Romania | |
| 94 | Buta, Catalin |
| 95 | Moldansky, Gerhard-Cristin |
| 96 | Piciu, Mattew-Denis |
| Greece | |
| 97 | Giannoutsos, Miltiadis |
| 98 | Vila, Emiliano |
| Luxembourg | |
| 99 | Geniets, Kévin |
| 100 | Kirsch, Alex |
| 101 | Kockelmann, Mathieu |
| 102 | Wenzel, Mats |
| Turkey | |
| 103 | Abay, Burak |
| 104 | Akpinar, Ahmet |
| 105 | Bulut, Samet |
| 106 | Depe, Serdar Anıl |
| 107 | Tekin, Mustafa |
| Cyprus | |
| 108 | Miltiadis, Andreas |
| Finland | |
| 109 | Källberg, Axel |
| Bulgaria | |
| 110 | Palashev, Borislav |
| Azerbaijan | |
| 111 | Eyvazov, Shahin |
| 112 | Nuriyev, Nofal |
| Iceland | |
| 113 | Jonsson, Kristinn |
| Moldova | |
| 114 | Morgun, Ghennadii |
| Monaco | |
| 115 | Langellotti, Victor |
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