The final start list for the elite men’s road race at the 2026 European Championships contains 115 riders from 30 delegations, with the title decided in Slovenia on Sunday 4 October.
Remco Evenepoel leads Belgium’s eight-rider team, while Slovenia include Primož Roglič, Matej Mohorič and Jan Tratnik but not defending champion Tadej Pogačar. Denmark bring Mads Pedersen and Kasper Asgreen, Italy have Giulio Ciccone and Christian Scaroni, and Juan Ayuso heads the Spanish selection.
Marc Hirschi, Maximilian Schachmann, Wout Poels, Romain Grégoire and Kévin Vauquelin are among the other major names on the list. Our men’s European Championships road race preview looks at the principal contenders and race scenarios, while the route guide covers the Slovenian course in detail.
2026 European Championships men’s road race start list
| Number | Rider | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenno Berckmoes | Belgium |
| 2 | Sander De Pestel | Belgium |
| 3 | Ramses Debruyne | Belgium |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel | Belgium |
| 5 | Quinten Hermans | Belgium |
| 6 | Maxim Van Gils | Belgium |
| 7 | Ilan Van Wilder | Belgium |
| 8 | Louis Vervaeke | Belgium |
| 9 | Alex Baudin | France |
| 10 | Julien Bernard | France |
| 11 | Léo Bisiaux | France |
| 12 | Clément Braz Afonso | France |
| 13 | Romain Grégoire | France |
| 14 | Mathys Rondel | France |
| 15 | Pavel Sivakov | France |
| 16 | Kévin Vauquelin | France |
| 17 | Gal Glivar | Slovenia |
| 18 | Matevž Govekar | Slovenia |
| 19 | Luka Mezgec | Slovenia |
| 20 | Matej Mohorič | Slovenia |
| 21 | Domen Novak | Slovenia |
| 22 | Jakob Omrzel | Slovenia |
| 23 | Primož Roglič | Slovenia |
| 24 | Jan Tratnik | Slovenia |
| 25 | Kasper Asgreen | Denmark |
| 26 | Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg | Denmark |
| 27 | Anthon Charmig | Denmark |
| 28 | Peter Hansen | Denmark |
| 29 | Mikkel Honoré | Denmark |
| 30 | Andreas Kron | Denmark |
| 31 | Mads Pedersen | Denmark |
| 32 | Frederik Wandahl | Denmark |
| 33 | Giulio Ciccone | Italy |
| 34 | Ludovico Crescioli | Italy |
| 35 | Alessandro Fancellu | Italy |
| 36 | Marco Frigo | Italy |
| 37 | Giulio Pellizzari | Italy |
| 38 | Alessandro Pinarello | Italy |
| 39 | Christian Scaroni | Italy |
| 40 | Diego Ulissi | Italy |
| 41 | Juan Ayuso Pesquera | Spain |
| 42 | Urko Berrade Fernandez | Spain |
| 43 | Pau Miquel Delgado | Spain |
| 44 | Joel Nicolau Beltran | Spain |
| 45 | Cristian Rodriguez Martin | Spain |
| 46 | Iván Romeo Abad | Spain |
| 47 | Sjoerd Bax | Netherlands |
| 48 | Tijmen Graat | Netherlands |
| 49 | Jochem Kerckhaert | Netherlands |
| 50 | Gijs Leemreize | Netherlands |
| 51 | Alex Molenaar | Netherlands |
| 52 | Wout Poels | Netherlands |
| 53 | Senna Remijn | Netherlands |
| 54 | Jardi Christiaan Van der Lee | Netherlands |
| 55 | Fabio Christen | Switzerland |
| 56 | Jan Christen | Switzerland |
| 57 | Valentin Darbellay | Switzerland |
| 58 | Marc Hirschi | Switzerland |
| 59 | Fabian Weiss | Switzerland |
| 60 | Johannes Adamietz | Germany |
| 61 | Marco Brenner | Germany |
| 62 | John Degenkolb | Germany |
| 63 | Emil Herzog | Germany |
| 64 | Lennard Kämna | Germany |
| 65 | Maximilian Schachmann | Germany |
| 66 | Tobias Bayer | Austria |
| 67 | Michael Gogl | Austria |
| 68 | Alexander Hajek | Austria |
| 69 | Philipp Hofbauer | Austria |
| 70 | Marco Schrettl | Austria |
| 71 | Emanuel Zangerle | Austria |
| 72 | Tiago Antunes | Portugal |
| 73 | Nelson Oliveira | Portugal |
| 74 | Afonso Silva | Portugal |
| 75 | Pedro Silva | Portugal |
| 76 | Josef Černý | Czechia |
| 77 | Dominik Neuman | Czechia |
| 78 | Mathias Vacek | Czechia |
| 79 | Mateusz Gajdulewicz | Poland |
| 80 | Jakub Kaczmarek | Poland |
| 81 | Filip Maciejuk | Poland |
| 82 | Piotr Pękala | Poland |
| 83 | Aleksandr Vlasov | AIN |
| 84 | Kristiāns Belohvoščiks | Latvia |
| 85 | Māris Bogdanovičs | Latvia |
| 86 | Toms Skujiņš | Latvia |
| 87 | Jovan Đinić | Serbia |
| 88 | Marko Stanković | Serbia |
| 89 | Heorhii Antonenko | Ukraine |
| 90 | Jakob Söderqvist | Sweden |
| 91 | Zsombor Palumby | Hungary |
| 92 | János Zsombor Pelikán | Hungary |
| 93 | Márk Valent | Hungary |
| 94 | Cătălin Buta | Romania |
| 95 | Gerhard-Cristin Moldansky | Romania |
| 96 | Matteo-Denis Piciu | Romania |
| 97 | Miltiadis Giannoutsos | Greece |
| 98 | Emiliano Vila | Greece |
| 99 | Kévin Geniets | Luxembourg |
| 100 | Alex Kirsch | Luxembourg |
| 101 | Mathieu Kockelmann | Luxembourg |
| 102 | Mats Wenzel | Luxembourg |
| 103 | Burak Bay | Türkiye |
| 104 | Ahmet Akpınar | Türkiye |
| 105 | Samet Bulut | Türkiye |
| 106 | Serdar Anıl Depe | Türkiye |
| 107 | Mustafa Tekin | Türkiye |
| 108 | Andreas Miltiadis | Cyprus |
| 109 | Axel Källberg | Finland |
| 110 | Borislav Palashev | Bulgaria |
| 111 | Shahin Eyvazov | Azerbaijan |
| 112 | Nofal Nuriyev | Azerbaijan |
| 113 | Kristinn Jonsson | Ireland |
| 114 | Ghenadii Morgun | Moldova |
| 115 | Victor Langellotti | Monaco |
UK viewers can find broadcast times and streaming details in our guide to watching the 2026 European Road Championships.
