The current start list for the Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic 2026 contains 118 riders across 18 teams, with defending champion Paula Blasi returning to Brittany alongside Elisa Longo Borghini, Maëva Squiban, Cédrine Kerbaol, Noemi Rüegg, Ally Wollaston and Célia Gery.
The race takes place on Sunday 6 September, starting at Pointe du Raz and finishing in Plouhinec. After joining the international calendar as a 1.1 race in 2025, the Sunday event has stepped up again to UCI 1.Pro level for 2026, an unusually rapid progression for a race only entering its fourth edition.
That development is covered in more detail in our brief history of the Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic, while the 2026 route guide looks at the expanded use of Breton ribinoù and the difficult Plouhinec finishing circuit.
The published entry list is dated 1 September, with team registrations remaining open until 3 September. The 118 names below should therefore be treated as the current full field rather than an immutable race-day start list, with substitutions and DNS changes still possible before Sunday.
Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic 2026 start list at a glance
| Detail | Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic 2026 |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday 6 September 2026 |
| Start | Pointe du Raz |
| Finish | Plouhinec |
| UCI classification | 1.Pro |
| Competition | Coupe de France Femmes Professionnelles FDJ United |
| Teams currently listed | 18 |
| Riders currently listed | 118 |
| Defending champion | Paula Blasi |
FDJ United-Suez
FDJ United-Suez arrive with several realistic winners. Célia Gery finished fourth here in 2025, while Sofia Bertizzolo and Ally Wollaston give the team considerable finishing speed if the race reaches Plouhinec with a reduced group still together.
Gery has developed substantially since her first Pointe du Raz appearance, becoming the inaugural under-23 road world champion in Kigali and adding major professional victories during 2026.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Célia Gery | France |
| Sofia Bertizzolo | Italy |
| Amber Kraak | Netherlands |
| Marie Le Net | France |
| Eglantine Rayer Girault | France |
| Eva van Agt | Netherlands |
| Ally Wollaston | New Zealand |
Ma Petite Entreprise
Ma Petite Entreprise bring seven riders, with a strongly French line-up supplemented by Switzerland’s Léa Stern.
The team have spent their first professional season building towards races where aggressive riding can create opportunities away from the strongest WorldTour squads. Pointe du Raz provides exactly that sort of terrain.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Noémie Abgrall | France |
| Alison Avoine | France |
| Margot Marasco | France |
| Solène Marnoni | France |
| Laura Poncet | France |
| Ilona Rouat | France |
| Léa Stern | Switzerland |
Team Abadie Magnan
Team Abadie Magnan’s six-rider selection has a strong Canadian influence alongside Paraguay’s Agua Marina Espinola Salinas and France’s Léane Tabu.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Adele Normand | Canada |
| Jazmine Lavergne | Canada |
| Mathilde Huot | Canada |
| Agua Marina Espinola Salinas | Paraguay |
| Laury Milette | Canada |
| Léane Tabu | France |
UAE Team L’IMAD
Defending champion Paula Blasi returns with an even stronger UAE Team L’IMAD line-up than the one she led to victory last year.
Blasi won the 2025 Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic with a late solo attack, bridging to Lauren Dickson before dropping the British rider and continuing alone towards Plouhinec.
Her progression since then has been extraordinary, including victories at Amstel Gold Race, La Vuelta Femenina and several major stage races during 2026.
She is joined this weekend by Elisa Longo Borghini and Maëva Squiban, giving UAE three riders capable of attacking rather than waiting for the finish. Fee Knaven, Giada Silo and Megan Jastrab complete what is arguably the strongest team in the field.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Paula Blasi Cairol | Spain |
| Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy |
| Maëva Squiban | France |
| Fee Knaven | Netherlands |
| Giada Silo | Italy |
| Megan Jastrab | United States |
Mayenne Monbana My Pie
Mayenne Monbana My Pie bring seven riders representing France, Canada, Ireland and the United States.
Fiona Mangan and Natalie Quinn provide international experience alongside Marine Allione and Justine Gégu.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Marine Allione | France |
| Justine Gégu | France |
| Kiara Lylyk | Canada |
| Fiona Mangan | Ireland |
| Allison Mrugal | United States |
| Natalie Quinn | United States |
| Alice Coutinho | France |
WCC Team
The UCI World Cycling Centre team have one of the most internationally varied selections in the race.
Seven riders represent Afghanistan, Chile, New Zealand, Benin, Ecuador and Switzerland.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Yulduz Hashimi | Afghanistan |
| Marlen Rojas Lescot | Chile |
| Kira Marett | New Zealand |
| Florencia Monsalvez | Chile |
| N. Georgette Vignonfodo | Benin |
| Natalie Revelo Bossano | Ecuador |
| Janice Stettler | Switzerland |
Photo Credit: GettyEF Education-Oatly
EF Education-Oatly have assembled a six-rider squad particularly well suited to difficult Breton racing.
Noemi Rüegg combines climbing strength with an increasingly dangerous sprint from reduced groups, while Cédrine Kerbaol returns to race in her home region with the climbing and descending ability to exploit an aggressive finale.
Mirre Knaven, Nina Berton, Stina Kagevi and Alice Towers add further depth.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Noemi Rüegg | Switzerland |
| Mirre Knaven | Netherlands |
| Nina Berton | Luxembourg |
| Cédrine Kerbaol | France |
| Stina Kagevi | Sweden |
| Alice Towers | Great Britain |
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
VolkerWessels return with Anneke Dijkstra, who finished third behind Blasi and Lauren Dickson in 2025.
Dijkstra was part of the decisive five-rider selection alongside Blasi, Dickson, Gery and Sarah Van Dam and again looks well suited to the combination of rough roads and repeated short climbs.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Bodine Vollering | Netherlands |
| Quinty Schoens | Netherlands |
| Lonneke Uneken | Netherlands |
| Anneke Dijkstra | Netherlands |
| Amber van der Hulst | Netherlands |
| Maud Rijnbeek | Netherlands |
Visma | Lease a Bike
Visma bring a young six-rider group led by Sarah Van Dam and Rosita Reijnhout.
Van Dam finished fifth in the 2025 edition, only 40 seconds behind Blasi, after making the small front group created by the race’s most selective phase. Imogen Wolff gives the team British representation alongside Katharina Sadnik, Margaux Vigié and Kylee Hanel.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Sarah Van Dam | Canada |
| Rosita Reijnhout | Netherlands |
| Katharina Sadnik | Austria |
| Margaux Vigié | France |
| Imogen Wolff | Great Britain |
| Kylee Hanel | United States |
Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi
Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi have seven riders and several ways of approaching a selective race.
Arianna Fidanza and Sara Fiorin provide finishing speed, while Irati Aranguren, Idoia Eraso and Cristina Tonetti give the team options if the repeated climbing and ribinoù break the field apart before Plouhinec.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Irati Aranguren Carbayeda | Spain |
| Idoia Eraso Lasa | Spain |
| Arianna Fidanza | Italy |
| Sara Fiorin | Italy |
| Catalina Soto Campos | Chile |
| Cristina Tonetti | Italy |
| Marjolein van ‘t Geloof | Netherlands |
Human Powered Health
Human Powered Health’s six-rider selection contains several riders comfortable in attritional one-day races.
Marta Jaskulska, Giada Borghesi and Katia Ragusa provide road experience, while mountain biker Mona Mitterwallner is an intriguing inclusion on a course where technical ability and repeated accelerations across rough surfaces can be particularly valuable.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Marta Jaskulska | Poland |
| Jente Koops | Netherlands |
| Mona Mitterwallner | Austria |
| Giada Borghesi | Italy |
| Katia Ragusa | Italy |
| Titia Ryo | France |
Handsling Alba Development Road Team
Handsling Alba produced one of the performances of the 2025 race when Lauren Dickson finished second, only seven seconds behind Blasi.
Dickson is not on the current 2026 entry list, leaving an entirely British seven-rider selection to try to put the team back towards the front of the race.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Grace Madeline Cooper | Great Britain |
| Madelaine Leech | Great Britain |
| Elizabeth Grace Lister | Great Britain |
| Anna Flynn | Great Britain |
| Beth Morrow | Great Britain |
| Lily Martin | Great Britain |
| Mari Porton | Great Britain |
Uno-X Mobility
Uno-X Mobility bring a particularly experienced group headed by Jelena Erić, Anouska Koster and Teuntje Beekhuis.
Linda Zanetti gives the team a fast option for a reduced finish, while Marte Berg Edseth adds more strength for a race likely to reward riders capable of repeatedly handling short climbs.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Marte Berg Edseth | Norway |
| Jelena Erić | Serbia |
| Linda Zanetti | Switzerland |
| Teuntje Beekhuis | Netherlands |
| Anouska Koster | Netherlands |
| Emilie Alberte Greve | Denmark |
| Mia Gjertsen | Norway |
Minimax Cycling Team
Minimax Cycling Team bring seven riders representing Australia, Norway, Canada, Sweden, Finland and Belgium.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Lauren Bates | Australia |
| Camilla Rånes Bye | Norway |
| Katja Verkerk | Canada |
| Clara Lundmark | Sweden |
| Vivi Turpeinen | Finland |
| Junne Vermeeren | Belgium |
| Eleanor Wiseman | Belgium |
St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93
St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 have another seven-rider selection with a strong French core.
India Grangier and Solène Muller provide options for an attritional race, while Clara Emond gives the team additional climbing strength if the Plouhinec circuit creates a small selection.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Solène Muller | France |
| India Grangier | France |
| Clémence Chereau | France |
| Alicia Gonzalez Blanco | Spain |
| Clara Emond | Canada |
| Heidi Franz | United States |
| Elyne Roussel | France |
Roussel has a particular connection with the event after winning its inaugural edition in 2023, before Pointe du Raz had reached UCI level.
Meridian Bikebug
Australian squad Meridian Bikebug bring six riders split between Australia and New Zealand.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Alyssa Polites | Australia |
| Alexandra Mia Williams | Australia |
| Ava Maddison | New Zealand |
| Alex Rawlinson | New Zealand |
| Kirsty Watts | New Zealand |
| Inez Cashman | Australia |
Cofidis Women Team
Cofidis have another rider with proven form on this course in Victoire Berteau, who finished seventh in 2025.
The former French champion is joined by Malwina Mul, Ema Comte, Nadia Quagliotto, Victorie Guilman and Nikola Nosková, leaving Cofidis with several riders capable of surviving a selective race rather than relying on one protected leader.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Victoire Berteau | France |
| Malwina Mul | Poland |
| Ema Comte | France |
| Nadia Quagliotto | Italy |
| Victorie Guilman | France |
| Nikola Nosková | Czech Republic |
Vini Fantini-Bepink
Vini Fantini-Bepink complete the current 18-team field with a seven-rider selection dominated by Italian riders.
Nora Jenčušová adds Slovak representation alongside Andrea Casagranda, Elena De Laurentiis, Misia Belotti, Sonia Rossetti, Vittoria Grassi and Emma Gottoli.
| Rider | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Andrea Casagranda | Italy |
| Elena De Laurentiis | Italy |
| Misia Belotti | Italy |
| Sonia Rossetti | Italy |
| Vittoria Grassi | Italy |
| Emma Gottoli | Italy |
| Nora Jenčušová | Slovakia |
The biggest names on the Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic start list
UAE Team L’IMAD immediately stand out.
Blasi is the defending champion and has developed into one of the strongest riders in women’s cycling since her victory here 16 months ago. Longo Borghini gives UAE one of the most accomplished Classics riders of her generation, while Squiban’s climbing strength and attacking style are particularly well suited to a course where positioning before the rough roads can be decisive.
FDJ United-Suez arguably have greater finishing depth through Wollaston, Bertizzolo and Gery. Gery already proved last year that she can stay with the decisive move on the ribinoù, while her performances throughout 2026 have confirmed that she is now capable of winning major elite races herself.
EF Education-Oatly should also be difficult to control. Kerbaol has every reason to attack on home roads, while Rüegg becomes particularly dangerous if a small group reaches the final circuit together.
Dijkstra, Van Dam and Berteau all return after finishing inside the top seven in 2025, giving the field a useful group of riders with direct experience of how quickly Pointe du Raz can fragment.
For anyone unfamiliar with the race, our beginner’s guide to the Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic explains the ribinoù, why the rough roads matter and how the event has developed its distinctive character.
Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic 2026 teams
The 18 teams on the current entry list are:
- FDJ United-Suez
- Ma Petite Entreprise
- Team Abadie Magnan
- UAE Team L’IMAD
- Mayenne Monbana My Pie
- WCC Team
- EF Education-Oatly
- VolkerWessels Cycling Team
- Visma | Lease a Bike
- Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi
- Human Powered Health
- Handsling Alba Development Road Team
- Uno-X Mobility
- Minimax Cycling Team
- St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93
- Meridian Bikebug
- Cofidis Women Team
- Vini Fantini-Bepink
The published list currently contains 118 riders. The final field can still change through substitutions and withdrawals before Sunday, and this start list will be updated as the race approaches.
