Final Startlist Tour of Denmark 2026 - With Wout van Aert, Tibor Del Grosso, Riley Sheehan, Christophe Laporte and more
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The 2026 Tour of Denmark kicks off on Wednesday, July 29th. Featuring several WorldTour teams and taking in five stages and concluding on Sunday, August 2nd, the 2.Pro race is the perfect opportunity for fans coming down from the highs of the Tour de France.
And one of cycling's biggest names makes his return to racing as Wout van Aert leads Team Visma | Lease a Bike following his absence from the Tour due to an elbow infection caused by a crash. Download the preliminary startlist in A4.
The Paris-Roubaix winner isn't the only returning rider in yellow, Niklas Behrens makes his season debut after a successful heart ablation procedure in March to treat heart rhythm disturbances. Christophe Laporte also rides for the first time in over three months in an experimental Visma line-up.
With little by way of climbing, the race has attracted an array of versatile fast men and rouleurs. Lidl-Trek's line-up features Jakob Söderqvist and Søren Kragh Andersen while NSN Cycling team bring Riley Sheehan.
Elsewhere, Fabio Jakobsen will start for PicNic PostNL, Tibor Del Grosso headlines for Alpecin - Premier Tech and Unibet Rose Rockets duo Lukas Kubis and Rory Townsend could well be in contention for stages.
Final Startlist Tour of Denmark 2026
| Lidl - Trek | |
| 1 | Andersen, Søren Kragh |
| 2 | Egholm, Kristian |
| 3 | Frydkjær, Patrick Boje |
| 4 | Norsgaard, Mathias |
| 5 | Walscheid, Max |
| 6 | Söderqvist, Jakob |
| 7 | Teutenberg, Tim Torn |
| Alpecin - Premier Tech | |
| 11 | Del Grosso, Tibor |
| 12 | Vylder, Lindsay De |
| 13 | Geens, Jonas |
| 14 | Plowright, Jensen |
| 15 | Price-Pejtersen, Johan |
| 16 | Uhlig, Henri |
| 17 | Wyseure, Joran |
| Lotto - Intermarché | |
| 21 | Aerts, Toon |
| 22 | Grignard, Sébastien |
| 23 | Grisel, Matys |
| 24 | Kockelmann, Mathieu |
| 25 | Menten, Milan |
| 26 | Ørn-Kristoff, Felix |
| 27 | Taminiaux, Lionel |
| NSN Cycling Team | |
| 31 | Côté, Pier-André |
| 32 | Schultz, Nick |
| 33 | Sheehan, Riley |
| 34 | Smith, Dion |
| 35 | Einhorn, Itamar |
| 36 | Tricht, Floris Van |
| 37 | Verbrugghe, Jens |
| Team Picnic PostNL | |
| 41 | Corkery, Dillon |
| 42 | Eekhoff, Nils |
| 44 | Werff, Thom van der |
| 45 | Uden, Casper van |
| 46 | Versloot, Rick |
| Team Visma - Lease a Bike | |
| 51 | Aert, Wout van |
| 52 | Behrens, Niklas |
| 53 | Huising, Menno |
| 54 | Laporte, Christophe |
| 55 | Mattio, Pietro |
| 56 | Barry, Ashlin |
| 57 | Høydahl, Jonas |
| Uno-X Mobility | |
| 61 | Bévort, Carl-Frederik |
| 62 | Blikra, Erlend |
| 63 | Ingebrigtsen, Storm |
| 64 | Kamp, Alexander |
| 65 | Blume Levy, William |
| 66 | Pedersen, Henrik |
| 67 | Tiller, Rasmus |
| Bardiani CSF 7 Saber | |
| 71 | Manenti, Marco |
| 72 | Marcellusi, Martin |
| 73 | Martinelli, Alessio |
| 74 | Ferraro, Santiago |
| 75 | Paletti, Luca |
| 76 | Turconi, Filippo |
| 77 | Zanoncello, Enrico |
| MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | |
| 81 | Bagatin, Christian |
| 82 | Budziński, Marcin |
| 83 | Cretti, Luca |
| 84 | Dina, Márton |
| 85 | Masciarelli, Lorenzo |
| 86 | Valent, Márk |
| 87 | Zoccarato, Samuele |
| Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | |
| 91 | Carpenter, Robin |
| 92 | Caudell, Ezra |
| 93 | McGill, Scott |
| 94 | Oliver, Ben |
| 95 | Scala Jr, Hugo |
| 96 | Stites, Tyler |
| 97 | Wright, Paul |
| Team Flanders - Baloise | |
| 101 | Crabbe, Tom |
| 102 | Deman, Brem |
| 103 | Geeraerts, Ferre |
| 104 | Lambrecht, Michiel |
| 105 | Haute, Milan Van den |
| 106 | Vandenabeele, Henri |
| 107 | Vandenbranden, Noah |
| Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 111 | Brand, Sam |
| 112 | Irvine, Declan |
| 113 | Lopez, Juan José |
| 114 | McDonald, Bailey |
| 115 | Polga, Antonio |
| 116 | Poli, Umberto |
| 117 | Ridolfo, Filippo |
| Team Polti VisitMalta | |
| 121 | Belletta, Dario Igor |
| 122 | Bessega, Tommaso |
| 123 | Buttigieg, Aidan |
| 124 | Lonardi, Giovanni |
| 125 | Maestri, Mirco |
| 126 | Muñoz, Fran |
| 127 | Raccagni, Gabriele |
| Unibet Rose Rockets | |
| 131 | Kopecký, Matyáš |
| 132 | Kopecký, Tomáš |
| 133 | Kubiš, Lukáš |
| 134 | Larsen, Niklas |
| 135 | Mouris, Wessel |
| 136 | Rasenberg, Martijn |
| 137 | Townsend, Rory |
| AIRTOX - Carl Ras | |
| 141 | Mengel, Nikolaj |
| 142 | Kongstad, Alfred |
| 143 | Mikkelsen, Pelle Køster |
| 144 | Vangsø Nielsen, Thor |
| 145 | Rosenlund, Stian |
| 146 | Vittinghus Stokbro, Sylvester |
| 147 | Toftemark, Lucas |
| BHS - PL Beton Bornholm | |
| 151 | Aidel Brixen, Andreas |
| 152 | Sander Hansen, Marcus |
| 153 | Schandorff Iwersen, Emil |
| 154 | Lysgaard, Boas |
| 155 | Merlöv, Ville |
| 156 | Sørensen, Asger Røjbek |
| 157 | Stampe, Daniel |
| Lucky Sport Cycling Team | |
| 161 | De Luca, Teodor |
| 162 | Källberg, Axel |
| 163 | Klyver, Hjalmar |
| 164 | Kurits, Joonas |
| 165 | Mellby, Joel |
| 166 | Ragilo, Frank Aron |
| 167 | Thompson, Gustav |
| Swatt Club | |
| 171 | Andersen, Kasper |
| 172 | Andersen, Mads |
| 173 | Carollo, Francesco |
| 174 | Knudsen, Oliver |
| 175 | Malmberg, Matias |
| 176 | Oioli, Manuel |
| 177 | Pettiti, Nicolò |
| Team ColoQuick | |
| 181 | Gudnitz, Joshua |
| 182 | Haugsted, Conrad |
| 183 | Jølving, Otto Schultz |
| 184 | Landbo, Mads |
| 185 | Nielsen, Sebastian |
| 186 | Nørtoft, Morten |
| 187 | Sørensen, Anders Vos |
| Team Give Steel | |
| 191 | Bak, Simon |
| 192 | Bennetzen, Lucca |
| 193 | Dahl, Gustav Frederik |
| 194 | Hobolth, Marius |
| 195 | Øhlenschlæger, Kasper Jul |
| 196 | Skot-Hansen, Aksel |
| 197 | Søndergaard, Oliver |
| PostNord Landsholdet | |
| 201 | Møller Andersen, Noah Lindholm |
| 202 | Clemmensen, Theodor |
| 203 | Foldager, Anders |
| 204 | Juul-Jensen, Chris |
| 205 | Pedersen, Casper |
| 206 | Pedersen, Rasmus Søjberg |
| 207 | Wang, Gustav |
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