The 2026 ADAC Cyclassics takes place on Sunday 16 August, with the UCI WorldTour peloton racing 206km from Buxtehude to Hamburg.
All 18 UCI WorldTeams are joined by four invited ProTeams for one of Germany’s biggest one-day races. Individual selections can continue to change through illness, injury and late team decisions, so the live FirstCycling start list below should be treated as the most up-to-date version of the field.
For more on the course, ProCyclingUK’s ADAC Cyclassics 2026 route guide covers the five passages of the Waseberg and the run into central Hamburg, while the Beginner’s guide to ADAC Cyclassics 2026 explains how the race works and why it can suit both sprinters and stronger Classics riders. Both pages are live.
ADAC Cyclassics 2026 start list at a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Race | ADAC Cyclassics 2026 |
| Date | Sunday 16 August 2026 |
| Classification | UCI WorldTour, 1.UWT |
| Distance | 206km |
| Start | Buxtehude |
| Finish | Mönckebergstraße, Hamburg |
| Teams | 22 |
| UCI WorldTeams | 18 |
| Invited ProTeams | 4 |
| Riders per team | Up to 7 |
| Maximum field | 154 riders |
| Key climb | Waseberg |
The 2026 route again uses the Waseberg as the principal selective feature before the finish in Hamburg, with five passages giving teams opportunities to reduce the peloton before the expected fast finale.
ADAC Cyclassics 2026 full start list
The live start list below contains the latest published riders for every team competing in the 2026 ADAC Cyclassics.
Late substitutions can still take place before the start on Sunday, so the embedded list is preferable to reproducing more than 150 rider names manually and leaving the page vulnerable to becoming outdated.
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Which teams are racing the ADAC Cyclassics 2026?
The field contains all 18 UCI WorldTeams alongside four ProTeams.
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin-Premier Tech
- Bahrain Victorious
- Decathlon CMA CGM Team
- EF Education-EasyPost
- Groupama-FDJ United
- Lidl-Trek
- Lotto Intermarché
- Movistar Team
- Netcompany Ineos Cycling Team
- NSN Cycling Team
- Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe
- Soudal Quick-Step
- Team Jayco AlUla
- Team Picnic PostNL
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- UAE Team Emirates-XRG
- Uno-X Mobility
- XDS Astana Team
Invited ProTeams
- Cofidis
- Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- Unibet Rose Rockets
The full rider selections should always be checked in the embedded start list above, particularly during the final days before the race when replacements are most likely.
How many riders will start the ADAC Cyclassics 2026?
With 22 teams able to select up to seven riders each, the theoretical maximum field is 154 riders.
The actual number on the start line can be lower if a team begins with fewer than seven or suffers a late withdrawal that cannot be replaced. FirstCycling will provide the clearest live indication of the final peloton once the race reaches sign-on.
What sort of riders does the Hamburg race suit?
The ADAC Cyclassics has traditionally been one of the more sprint-friendly Classics on the WorldTour calendar, but it is not simply a flat procession towards Hamburg.
The Waseberg is short but steep, and repeated passages late in the race can weaken pure sprinters and remove parts of their lead-out trains. That creates opportunities for powerful fast finishers, Classics specialists and late attackers as well as conventional bunch sprinters.
The details of those decisive kilometres are covered in the ADAC Cyclassics 2026 route guide.
For the wider background to the race, including its development from the HEW Cyclassics through the Vattenfall and BEMER eras to the current event, see ProCyclingUK’s brief history of ADAC Cyclassics. That page is also live.
When is the ADAC Cyclassics 2026?
The race takes place on Sunday 16 August 2026, beginning in Buxtehude before heading towards Hamburg and the decisive finishing circuits.
The professional race covers 206km before finishing on Mönckebergstraße, with the Waseberg providing the main obstacle during the closing part of the course.
UK viewers can find the latest broadcast times and streaming options in ProCyclingUK’s guide to watching the ADAC Cyclassics 2026 in the UK. The page is live and covers TNT Sports and HBO Max coverage.
The FirstCycling start list above should be checked again on race morning for any final withdrawals or replacements.
