Startlist Tour of Flanders 2026 | Riders: Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout Van Aert, Mads Pedersen and more
CyclingSunday, 22 March 2026 at 17:30
The second monument of the season will take place on the 5th of April. That is the Tour of Flanders, the queen of the Flandrien classics and the one in which the riders go through the most big cobbled 'bergs' in the region. We take a look at the race's startlist.
The 'Ronde van Vlaanderen' was created in 1913 and won won by Paul Deman in its first edition. It is the greatest race in a region where cycling is king, marked by the cobbled climbs and traditional landscapes. Seven riders share a three-victory record, including top figures of multiple generations such as Johan Museeuw, Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara and Mathieu van der Poel. But so many other top riders have won here...
Rik van Steenbergen, Rik van Looy, Tom Simpson, Eddy Merckx, Roger de Vlaeminck, Jan Raas, Adrie van der Poel, Eddy Planckaerts, Michele Bartoli, Peter van Petegem, just to name a few... In the more modern cycling we've had Tom Boonen (2005, 2006 and 2012); Fabian Cancellara (2010, 2013 and 2014) and Mathieu van der Poel (2020, 2022 and 2024) win on three occasions... Between them legendary figures such as Stijn Devolder, Alexander Kristoff, Peter Sagan, Philippe Gilbert, Niki Terpstra, Alberto Bettiol, Kasper Asgreen... And the newest addition to the palmarès: Tadej Pogacar. In 2023 the Slovenian won with a solo attack over Mathieu van der Poel and in 2025 he did it once again in a race that featured a spectacular finale.
Download the startlist in A4. The race features the very best cobbled classics specialists in the peloton. This includes Mathieu van der Poel, a three-time winner who has the chance to take a record-breaking victory in Oudenaarde; Tadej Pogacar who has won on both occasions he has taken to the startline...
Wout Van Aert, Mads Pedersen, Dylan ban Baarle, Romain Grégoire and many more world-class figures who will look for a top result in the queen of all Flandrien classics.
Startlist Tour of Flanders 2026
| Decathlon CMA CGM Team | ||
| Bissegger, Stefan | ||
| Bol, Cees | ||
| Chamberlain, Oscar | ||
| Dewulf, Stan | ||
| Hoole, Daan | ||
| Naesen, Oliver | ||
| Pestel, Sander De | ||
| Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | ||
| Dijke, Mick van | ||
| Dijke, Tim van | ||
| Drizners, Jarrad | ||
| Pithie, Laurence | ||
| Thornley, Callum | ||
| Tratnik, Jan | ||
| Vermeersch, Gianni | ||
| Tudor Pro Cycling Team | ||
| Haller, Marco | ||
| Kluckers, Arthur | ||
| Mozzato, Luca | ||
| Pluimers, Rick | ||
| Trentin, Matteo | ||
| Bahrain Victorious | ||
| Gradek, Kamil | ||
| Miquel, Pau | ||
| Mohorič, Matej | ||
| Segaert, Alec | ||
| Valter, Attila | ||
| Uno-X Mobility | ||
| Abrahamsen, Jonas | ||
| Blume Levy, William | ||
| Bystrøm, Sven Erik | ||
| Hoelgaard, Markus | ||
| Resell, Erik | ||
| Tiller, Rasmus | ||
| Wærenskjold, Søren | ||
| NSN Cycling Team | ||
| Asbroeck, Tom Van | ||
| Askey, Lewis | ||
| Boivin, Guillaume | ||
| Girmay, Biniam | ||
| Louvel, Matîs | ||
| Mullen, Ryan | ||
| Sheehan, Riley | ||
| Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | ||
| Christen, Fabio | ||
| Frison, Frederik | ||
| Gendt, Aimé De | ||
| Liepiņš, Emīls | ||
| Moer, Brent Van | ||
| Wright, Fred | ||
| Zukowsky, Nick | ||
| Lidl - Trek | ||
| Andersen, Søren Kragh | ||
| Norsgaard, Mathias | ||
| Pedersen, Mads | ||
| Skujiņš, Toms | ||
| Söderqvist, Jakob | ||
| Theuns, Edward | ||
| Vacek, Mathias | ||
| Alpecin - Premier Tech | ||
| Dillier, Silvan | ||
| Groves, Kaden | ||
| Planckaert, Edward | ||
| Poel, Mathieu van der | ||
| Rickaert, Jonas | ||
| Riesebeek, Oscar | ||
| Sénéchal, Florian | ||
| Team Jayco AlUla | ||
| Bondt, Dries De | ||
| Capiot, Amaury | ||
| Donaldson, Robert | ||
| Durbridge, Luke | ||
| Krijnsen, Jelte | ||
| Pooter, Dries De | ||
| Schmid, Mauro | ||
| Burgos Burpellet BH | ||
| Alleno, Clément | ||
| Burnett, Josh | ||
| Cavia, Daniel | ||
| De La Calle, Hugo | ||
| Fagúndez, Eric | ||
| Kudus, Merhawi | ||
| Quartucci, Lorenzo | ||
| INEOS Grenadiers | ||
| Heiduk, Kim | ||
| Sheffield, Magnus | ||
| Swift, Connor | ||
| Tarling, Josh | ||
| Turner, Ben | ||
| Watson, Sam | ||
| Welsford, Sam | ||
| Team Flanders - Baloise | ||
| Deman, Brem | ||
| Hautegem, Leander Van | ||
| Hemelen, Vincent Van | ||
| Lanhove, Milan | ||
| Vandenstorme, Dylan | ||
| Vanhoof, Ward | ||
| Vercouillie, Victor | ||
| XDS Astana Team | ||
| Ballerini, Davide | ||
| Bettiol, Alberto | ||
| Fedorov, Yevgeniy | ||
| Gate, Aaron | ||
| Livyns, Arjen | ||
| Romele, Alessandro | ||
| Teunissen, Mike | ||
| EF Education - EasyPost | ||
| Albanese, Vincenzo | ||
| Asgreen, Kasper | ||
| Berg, Marijn van den | ||
| Honoré, Mikkel | ||
| Lamperti, Luke | ||
| Simmons, Colby | ||
| Valgren, Michael | ||
| Team Picnic PostNL | ||
| Berg, Julius van den | ||
| Broek, Frank van den | ||
| Corkery, Dillon | ||
| Flynn, Sean | ||
| Haquin, Henri-François | ||
| Jong, Timo de | ||
| Roosen, Timo | ||
| Lotto - Intermarché | ||
| Aerts, Toon | ||
| Artz, Huub | ||
| Berckmoes, Jenno | ||
| Beullens, Cedric | ||
| Braet, Vito | ||
| Lie, Arnaud De | ||
| Rutsch, Jonas | ||
| Team Visma - Lease a Bike | ||
| Aert, Wout van | ||
| Affini, Edoardo | ||
| Brennan, Matthew | ||
| Hagenes, Per Strand | ||
| Kielich, Timo | ||
| Laporte, Christophe | ||
| Zingle, Axel | ||
| Soudal - Quick-Step | ||
| Baarle, Dylan van | ||
| Gestel, Dries Van | ||
| Lampaert, Yves | ||
| Pedersen, Casper | ||
| Reinderink, Pepijn | ||
| Rex, Laurenz | ||
| Stuyven, Jasper | ||
| UAE Team Emirates XRG | ||
| Herregodts, Rune | ||
| Johansen, Julius | ||
| Morgado, António | ||
| Oliveira, Rui | ||
| Pogačar, Tadej | ||
| Politt, Nils | ||
| Vermeersch, Florian | ||
| Groupama - FDJ United | ||
| Grégoire, Romain | ||
| Gruel, Thibaud | ||
| Huens, Axel | ||
| Jacobs, Johan | ||
| Madouas, Valentin | ||
| Russo, Clément | ||
| Tronchon, Bastien | ||
| Cofidis | ||
| Allegaert, Piet | ||
| Aniołkowski, Stanisław | ||
| Biermans, Jenthe | ||
| Charret, Camile | ||
| Kirsch, Alex | ||
| Page, Hugo | ||
| Teuns, Dylan | ||
| Movistar Team | ||
| Barrenetxea, Jon | ||
| Canal, Carlos | ||
| García Cortina, Iván | ||
| Milesi, Lorenzo | ||
| Moro, Manlio | ||
| Serrano, Gonzalo | ||
| Torres, Albert | ||
| TotalEnergies | ||
| Bonnet, Thomas | ||
| Brunel, Alexys | ||
| Dauphin, Florian | ||
| Dujardin, Sandy | ||
| Gachignard, Thomas | ||
| Leroux, Samuel | ||
| Turgis, Anthony | ||
| Unibet Rose Rockets | ||
| Bloem, Joren | ||
| Kopecký, Matyáš | ||
| Kopecký, Tomáš | ||
| Kubiš, Lukáš | ||
| Larsen, Niklas | ||
| Mouris, Wessel | ||
| Vries, Hartthijs de |
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- 3 fingers vs a bloddied left side of Tadeg's body ....not even a fair comparison!frieders322-03-2026
- Thats a fair point. Matthieu didn't look good after the crash&chase and it surely drained him. But you shouldn't discredit the influence the crash had on Tadej too. Basically we could say the chances had even out if they both fell and cheased. Maybe Matthieu would have stayed with them. Maybe it would look the same. Or maybe Tadej's attack would be even more devastating. We cannot know it. Everything will remain just a pure speculation.BenAflec22-03-2026
- MVDP had 3 bloody/cut fingers due it the crash-- no question that affected his performance (as he said)-- i think he would have stayed with Pog & won the sprint otherwise....Xrider5122-03-2026
- Quintana had a great period from 2103 to 2016, but eventually faded into the background. Still, 51 wins is impressive! The article leaves out the doping and painkiller allegations that derailed his career a few years ago, for which he lost much respect. It’s good to see him leave on his own terms, and maybe one of his accelerations will stick again, this year - but he’s a rider from another decade, and I doubt they will. Still fun to watch, though!RidesHills22-03-2026
- Pogacar seems motivated by losses (each loss makes him more focused on the win), and by crashes. This crash led to a chase, an attack at just the right moment, and so on. The 2025 Strade Bianchi crash led to a chase, a truce with Pidcock, and an attack at just the right moment. The 2021 Strade Bianchi win came after he was part of that truly crazy wind-blown insanity (with Alaphilippe crashing and wisely leaping out of the way of those who crashed after him). In all three cases, he was up and on his bike as quickly as possible, faster than nearly anyone else, pure focus, pure determination. It’s like he sprints away from the crash, rushing to get back. Perhaps the crashes focus his mind even more than before and produce what seems like an angry response, “not like this, how dare you take away my chance!”RidesHills22-03-2026
- You forget him leading our Jasper the disaster after he begged in MSR a couple of years back - vdp totally could have won that year as wellCrashjames22-03-2026
- Looking at the strade numbers it seems Pog was 40w faster in 26 than 25 - more than 10% - at this stage in his career to get 10% faster in a year? Sadly it makes me wonder how that’s possible without “hep”Crashjames22-03-2026
- The only negative thing about this edition was that the sprinters had absolutely no chance. It reduces the spectacle when there aren't any sprinters who can contend. A route change can be done to fix this. Instead of starting in and winding about on the south side of the Po plain, the race should start in Novara. That'd mean that in the first 50 km they'd lose 80 m of altitude (in the current route they gain that amount instead). Novara is well on the north side of the Po, while Pavia is right next to it, so that'd be more faithful to the Milano to Sanremo idea. The second change is that Passo di Cadibona should be used instead of Passo del Turchino. This rises to an altitude of 459 m as opposed to the 591 that Passo del Turchino rises to. That's a very big difference which makes it better for the sprinters. Colle di Cadibona is also significant as it the official boundary between the Alps and the Appenines. If the tunnel is used then the highest point is 435 m. That route follows the river valley of the Bormida (as opposed to the current route which follows its tributary the Orba), and so the pass is lower. After that the riders would descend to Savona. The final 105 km would remain unchanged. Colle di Cadibona would be summitted 125 km from the finish, and though that is later than the 150 km that separate Passo del Turchino from the finish, that has no impact because it is an easier climb, so gentle it's not possible to call it one. With these route changes the race would be 298 km with 2010 m of climbing. For context in 2026 the race was 298 km with 2545 m of climbing. That reduction by 535 m is very significant for the sprinters. Crucially, these changes are all to the parts of the race which are not decisive at all, so the rest of the race is the same.
Rafionain-Glas22-03-2026 - As Orla Chennoui said "It's easy to say you let him go when you couldn't follow him" Unlike in 2025 the pace in the chasing group was very high, as they never gave up hope of catching Pogačar and Co. Lidl--Trek pulled very hard and the gap was very small. That meant that everyone was dead by the end. Wout, on the other hand, had to chase back alot, and due to the increase to pace on the Cipressa he only made it back before the Poggio. Wout could ride his own pace and didn't do any big efforts so he attacked. No-one lets anyone go with 2 km to go in Milano-Sanremo. Wout was just strongerRafionain-Glas22-03-2026
- I MVDP is a team player when he needs to be, but perhaps not as much as we would like him to be. But to be fair…Look at all those lead outs he’s done for Jasper. Alpecin had Jasper get him back after Cipressa but he had to fight for his own position. They didn’t help and guide him the way that POG had McNulty. I used to dislike MVDP because I started watching cycling through cyclocross. No my opinion is he just needs to win. So sometimes he looks selfish, but he was more than willing to sacrifice himself at the Tour de France and other races for Jasper.Cbastnagel22-03-2026
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