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Startlist Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026 | Riders: Tom Pidcock, Ben Tulett, Tim Wellens, Tobias Lund Andresen…

Startlist Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026 | Riders: Tom Pidcock, Ben Tulett, Tim Wellens, Tobias Lund Andresen…

The 2026 edition of the Eschborn-Frankfurt classic will take place on the 1st of May. This one-day race is perhaps Germany’s most popular cycling event of the year and, inbetween the season of the spring classic and the Grand Tours, provides a last-ditch attempt for the classics specialists and sprinters to save their spring or take a big win. We take a look at its startlist.

The race has over the decades had different profiles and also different categories, leading to a very diverse palmarès. Its first edition dates back to 1962 and notoriously, it is a race in which Eddy Merckx sealed his name back in 1971 – although he attempted, without success, to win it several other times.

With many of Germany’s biggest names over modern history being sprinters, it is a race that has also seen several of them target it with success – Erik Zabel, Fabian Wegmann, John Degenkolb and Pascal Ackermann have all won it. From 2014 to 2018 (there was no race in 2015) Alexander Kristoff won all editions, marking a period where the sprinters ruled over the race. After Covid, Jasper Philipsen and Sam Bennett continued the trend of the fast men.

However in 2023 the race was made more difficult, and over the past three editions it’s been more difficult for the fast men to succeed. Soren Kragh Andersen and Maxim van Gils won from two small groups in 2023 and 2024; whilst from the survivors of the peloton, it was Michael Matthews who sprinted to victory in 2025.
Download the startlist in A4. It is a race that will feature a good field consisting of classics riders and sprinters, who will mix it up in Germany to fight for a World Tour win. A last-minute addition, Tom Pidcock has joined the race’s list, leading Pinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team in pursuit of another victory this spring.

Decathlon CMA CGM Team will be backing up Tobias Lund Andresen whilst having several riders also for the mountainous terrain that will be faced; INEOS Grenadiers has Ben Turner, Axel Laurance and Samuel Watson all present as riders who can both climb and sprint; Whilst different teams such as Bahrain – Victorious will focus on its climbers, in this case Pello Bilbao and Afonso Eulálio.

Team Jayco AlUla has former winner Pascal Ackermann present as its leader, as is the case with Lidl-Trek’s Soren Kragh Andersen. Uno-X Mobility have Magnus Cort Nielsen; NSN Cycling Team have Corbin Strong; Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe have both Danny van Poppel and Laurence Pithie as vicgtory contenders; Team Visma | Lease a Bike are led by Briton Ben Tulett who finished on the podium of La Fléche Wallonne; Whilst the likes of Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost), Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) and Alex Aranburu (Cofidis) are also strong contenders for a top result.

Startlist Eschborn-Frankfurt 2026 

Decathlon CMA CGM Team
Andresen, Tobias Lund
Chamberlain, Oscar
Ghys, Robbe
Labrosse, Jordan
Lapeira, Paul
Mühlberger, Gregor
Paret-Peintre, Aurélien
Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team
Foss, Tobias
Hamilton, Lucas
Heiduk, Kim
Laurance, Axel
Rodríguez, Oscar
Turner, Ben
Watson, Sam
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Kluckers, Arthur
Kolze Changizi, Sebastian
Mikutis, Aivaras
Stork, Florian
Weiss, Fabian
Wilksch, Hannes
Zijlaard, Maikel
Bahrain Victorious
Bilbao, Pello
Eulálio, Afonso
Kepplinger, Rainer
Miquel, Pau
Omrzel, Jakob
Paasschens, Mathijs
Uno-X Mobility
Bugge, Martin Urianstad
Cort, Magnus
Dalby, Simon
Dversnes, Fredrik
Kamp, Alexander
Løland, Sakarias Koller
Svarre, Tobias
NSN Cycling Team
Côté, Pier-André
Martí, Pau
Neilands, Krists
Schultz, Nick
Smith, Dion
Stewart, Jake
Strong, Corbin
Pinarello – Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Azparren, Xabier Mikel
Bax, Sjoerd
Calzoni, Walter
Christen, Fabio
Hermans, Quinten
Meurisse, Xandro
Pidcock, Tom
Lidl – Trek
Andersen, Søren Kragh
Bagioli, Andrea
Kämna, Lennard
Norsgaard, Mathias
Skujiņš, Toms
Vergaerde, Otto
Walscheid, Max
Alpecin – Premier Tech
Debruyne, Ramses
Del Grosso, Tibor
Glivar, Gal
Houle, Hugo
Plowright, Jensen
Riesebeek, Oscar
Verstrynge, Emiel
Team Jayco AlUla
Ackermann, Pascal
Covi, Alessandro
Engelhardt, Felix
Foldager, Anders
Pickering, Finlay
Porter, Rudy
Sütterlin, Jasha
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
Etxeberria, Haimar
Hajek, Alexander
Herzog, Emil
Pithie, Laurence
Poppel, Danny van
Thornley, Callum
Wandahl, Frederik
TotalEnergies
Bonnet, Thomas
Burgaudeau, Mathieu
Gachignard, Thomas
Guernalec, Thibault
Jeannière, Emilien
Marcerou, Nicola
Thierry, Pierre
EF Education – EasyPost
Agostinacchio, Mattia
Albanese, Vincenzo
Baudin, Alex
Hobbs, Noah
Schwarzbacher, Matthias
Simmons, Colby
Valgren, Michael
Team Picnic PostNL
Biesterbos, Frits
Broek, Frank van den
Degenkolb, John
Dinham, Matthew
Jakobsen, Fabio
Koerdt, Bjoern
Märkl, Niklas
Lotto – Intermarché
Boven, Luca Van
Eetvelt, Lennert Van
Gualdi, Simone
Orins, Robin
Rota, Lorenzo
Rutsch, Jonas
Zimmermann, Georg
Team Visma – Lease a Bike
Belle, Loe van
Doull, Owain
Fiorelli, Filippo
Hagenes, Per Strand
Kelderman, Wilco
Tulett, Ben
Soudal – Quick-Step
Bastiaens, Ayco
Dainese, Alberto
Eenkhoorn, Pascal
Lampaert, Yves
Raccagni, Andrea
Reinderink, Pepijn
Vansevenant, Mauri
UAE Team Emirates XRG
Baroncini, Filippo
Giaimi, Luca
Herregodts, Rune
Oliveira, Rui
Pericas, Adrià
Politt, Nils
Wellens, Tim
Cofidis
Aranburu, Alex
Ferron, Valentin
Izagirre, Ion
Joalland, Yaël
Maas, Jan
Meehan, Jamie
Ourselin, Paul
Movistar Team
Barrenetxea, Jon
Hessmann, Michel
Moro, Manlio
Pescador, Diego
Sanchez, Pelayo
Serrano, Gonzalo
Tesfatsion, Natnael
Unibet Rose Rockets
Augé, Ronan
Johannink, Jelle
Kopecký, Matyáš
Loockx, Lander
Meris, Sergio
Müller, Tobias
Venturini, Clément

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