Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2026 Startlist
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad will be held on 28 February 2026
Startlist of the men's race
Uno-X Mobility (WT)
1 WÆRENSKJOLD Søren
2 ABRAHAMSEN Jonas
3 BÉVORT Carl-Frederik
4 BYSTRØM Sven Erik
5 HOELGAARD Markus
6 RESELL Erik Nordsæter
7 TILLER Rasmus
DS BLAUDZUN Michael, VAN OUDENHOVE Gino
Alpecin-Premier Tech (WT)
11 PHILIPSEN Jasper
12 BAYER Tobias
13 BELMANS Lennert
14 GROVES Kaden
15 PLANCKAERT Edward
16 VAN DER POEL Mathieu
17 SÉNÉCHAL Florian
DS ROODHOOFT Christoph, WILLEMS Frederik, MEERSMAN Gianni
Bahrain - Victorious (WT)
21 MOHORIČ Matej
22 GRADEK Kamil
23 MIQUEL Pau
24 SEGAERT Alec
25 STANNARD Robert
26 VALTER Attila
27 VAN MECHELEN Vlad
DS MAES Nikolas, GOŁAŚ Michał
Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT)
31 ANDRESEN Tobias Lund
32 BISSEGGER Stefan
33 BOL Cees
34 DE PESTEL Sander
35 DEWULF Stan
36 NAESEN Oliver
37 PEDERSEN Rasmus Søjberg
DS ROWE Luke, JURDIE Julien
EF Education - EasyPost (WT)
41 ASGREEN Kasper
42 ALBANESE Vincenzo
43 HOBBS Noah
44 HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich
45 LAMPERTI Luke
46 SIMMONS Colby
47 VAN DEN BERG Marijn
DS LANGEVELD Sebastian, VANMARCKE Ken
Groupama - FDJ United (WT)
51 MADOUAS Valentin
52 BARTHE Cyril
53 GRUEL Thibaud
54 HUENS Axel
55 JACOBS Johan
56 RUSSO Clément
57 TRONCHON Bastien
DS GUESDON Frédéric, MADIOT Marc
INEOS Grenadiers (WT)
61 KWIATKOWSKI Michał
62 HEIDUK Kim
63 SHEFFIELD Magnus
64 SHMIDT Artem
65 SWIFT Ben
66 TURNER Ben
67 WATSON Samuel
DS STANNARD Ian, KNEES Christian
Lidl - Trek (WT)
71 KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren
72 SKUJIŅŠ Toms
73 WITHEN PHILIPSEN Albert
74 TEUTENBERG Tim Torn
75 THEUNS Edward
76 VACEK Mathias
77 VERGAERDE Otto
DS RAST Grégory, EISEL Bernhard
Lotto Intermarché (WT)
81 DE LIE Arnaud
82 BRAET Vito
83 BERCKMOES Jenno
84 BEULLENS Cedric
85 GRIGNARD Sébastien
86 VAN BOVEN Luca
87 VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Roel
DS VAN SPEYBROECK Wesley, VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter
Movistar Team (WT)
91 ADRIÀ Roger
92 AULAR Orluis
93 BARRENETXEA Jon
94 CANAL Carlos
95 GARCÍA CORTINA Iván
96 MACIEJUK Filip
97 MORO Manlio
DS ROELANDTS Jürgen
NSN Cycling Team (WT)
101 GIRMAY Biniam
102 ASKEY Lewis
103 BOIVIN Guillaume
104 LOUVEL Matis
105 MULLEN Ryan
106 SHEEHAN Riley
107 VAN ASBROECK Tom
DS CLAEYS Dimitri, ANDRLE René
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT)
111 MEEUS Jordi
112 DRIZNERS Jarrad
113 PITHIE Laurence
114 VAN DIJKE Mick
115 VAN DIJKE Tim
116 MARIT Arne
117 VERMEERSCH Gianni
DS VANTHOURENHOUT Sven, COOKSON Oliver
Soudal Quick-Step (WT)
121 LAMPAERT Yves
122 MAGNIER Paul
123 PEDERSEN Casper
124 REINDERINK Pepijn
125 VERVENNE Jonathan
126 VAN BAARLE Dylan
127 VAN GESTEL Dries
DS KEISSE Iljo, STEELS Tom
Team Jayco AlUla (WT)
131 CAPIOT Amaury
132 DE BONDT Dries
133 DE POOTER Dries
134 DONALDSON Robert
135 FOLDAGER Anders
136 KRIJNSEN Jelte
137 O'BRIEN Kelland
DS HOFFMAN Tristan, WEENING Pieter
Team Picnic PostNL (WT)
141 DEGENKOLB John
142 DE JONG Timo
143 FLYNN Sean
144 RENARD-HAQUIN Henri-François
145 ROOSEN Timo
146 VAN DEN BERG Julius
147 VAN DEN BROEK Frank
DS LIGTHART Pim, CURVERS Roy
Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT)
151 MATTIO Pietro
152 AFFINI Edoardo
153 BRENNAN Matthew
154 HAGENES Per Strand
155 KIELICH Timo
156 LAPORTE Christophe
157 ZINGLE Axel
DS WYNANTS Maarten, NIERMANN Grischa
UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT)
161 WELLENS Tim
162 OLIVEIRA Rui
163 JOHANSEN Julius
164 HERREGODTS Rune
165 MOLANO Juan Sebastián
166 POLITT Nils
167 VERMEERSCH Florian
DS MARCATO Marco, PEDRAZZINI Simone
XDS Astana Team (WT)
171 BALLERINI Davide
172 BETTIOL Alberto
173 GATE Aaron
174 GONOV Lev
175 LIVYNS Arjen
176 ROMELE Alessandro
177 TEUNISSEN Mike
DS LAPAGE Laurenzo
Cofidis (PRT)
181 ALLEGAERT Piet
182 ANIOŁKOWSKI Stanisław
183 BIERMANS Jenthe
184 KIRSCH Alex
185 PAGE Hugo
186 RENARD Alexis
187 TEUNS Dylan
DS HINAULT Sébastien, DEMARBAIX Sébastien
Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT)
191 PIDCOCK Thomas
192 DE GENDT Aimé
193 FRISON Frederik
194 MAŁECKI Kamil
195 MEURISSE Xandro
196 VAN MOER Brent
197 WRIGHT Fred
DS BOGAERTS Kurt, VAN DEN BERG Daan
Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT)
201 ALLENO Clément
202 BOUGLAS Georgios
203 CAVIA Daniel
204 BURNETT Josh
205 MAYER Alexandre
206 KMÍNEK Vojtěch
207 MACÍAS César
DS EZQUERRA Jesús, BOL Jetse
Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT)
211 KÜNG Stefan
212 HALLER Marco
213 KELEMEN Petr
214 MIKUTIS Aivaras
215 MOZZATO Luca
216 PLUIMERS Rick
217 TRENTIN Matteo
DS LAMOISSON Morgan, SCHEIDECKER Ricardo
Team Flanders - Baloise (PRT)
221 DEWEIRDT Siebe
222 LAMBRECHT Michiel
223 LANHOVE Milan
224 VERCOUILLIE Victor
225 VAN HEMELEN Vincent
226 VANDENSTORME Dylan
227 VANHOOF Ward
DS DE CLERCQ Hans, DEMOL Dirk
TotalEnergies (PRT)
231 BRUNEL Alexys
232 DUJARDIN Sandy
233 GACHIGNARD Thomas
234 LEROUX Samuel
235 BONNET Thomas
236 TURGIS Anthony
237 VADIC Baptiste
DS MACÉ Thibaut, ARNOULD Dominique
Unibet Rose Rockets (PRT)
241 BLOEM Joren
242 FELDMANN Karsten Larsen
243 KOPECKÝ Matyáš
244 KOPECKÝ Tomáš
245 KUBIŠ Lukáš
246 LARSEN Niklas
247 RASENBERG Martijn
DS MOULD Jon, HAMMOND Roger
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