Paris-Roubaix 2021 men’s start list

Paris-Roubaix 2021 is finally very nearly here. 

Usually we would be looking towards the Italian Classics and Paris-Tours as the season comes to a close after the World Championships, but this year the Worlds in Flanders leads into the 'Hell of the North' at Paris-Roubaix after over two years of waiting.

The race had to be postponed three times due to the Covid-19 pandemic with it not taking place at all in 2020. This means that the last race winner was Philippe Gilbert in 2019 when he was still riding for Quick-Step.

In 2021, the race was all set to take place in it's usual slot, but the virus started to spike in the Lille and Roubaix area meaning that it ad to be pushed back again. And here we are, Sunday, October 3 is the day the peloton finally ride through hell.

This year also marks the first ever women’s Paris-Roubaix, a historic moment for cycling, and another thrilling addition to the WorldTour calendar.

Unsurprisingly, much like in the women's event, there is an all-star cast set to race on the brutal cobbles with previous winners such as Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Greg Van Avermaet (Ag2r-Citroën), Niki Terpstra (TotalEnergies) and the Lotto-Soudal duo of Gilbert and John Degenkolb all set to race.

But the new young-guns of Classics racing, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) are all set to race too with Van der Poel making his debut at the race.

Some other stand-out names are Zdeněk Štybar (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers), Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) and many more besides.

Here is the start list for the men’s Paris-Roubaix 2021: 

Paris-Roubaix 2021 start list 

Lotto-Soudal

Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
John Degenkolb (Ger)
Florian Vermeersch (Bel)
Tosh van der Sande (Bel)
Sébastien Grignard (Bel)
Frederik Frison (Bel)
Harry Sweeny (Aus)

Bora-Hansgrohe

Peter Sagan (Slo)
Daniel Oss (Ita)
Maciej Bodnar (Pol)
Max Schachmann (Ger)
Juraj Sagan (Svk)
Jordi Meeus (Bel)
Nils Politt (Ger)

Alpecin-Fenix 

Mathieu van der Poel (Ned)
Tim Merlier (Bel)
Silvan Dillier (Sui)
Jonas Rickaert (Bel) 
Jasper Philipsen (Bel) 
Senne Leysen (Bel)
Oscar Riesebeek (Ned)
Gianni Vermeersch (Bel)

UAE Team Emirates

Matteo Trentin (Ita)
Alexander Kristoff (Nor)
Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor)
Fernando Gaviria (Col)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor)
Mikkel Bjerg (Den)

Trek-Segafredo

Edward Theuns (Bel)
Mads Pedersen (Den)
Jasper Stuyven (Bel)
Quinn Simmons (USA)
Ryan Mullen (Irl)
Alex Kirsch (Lux)
Toms Skujiņš (Lat)
Kiel Reijnen (USA)

EF Education-Nippo

Jonas Rutsch (Ger)
Sebastian Langeveld (Ned)
Jens Keukeleire (Bel) 
Fumiyui Beppu (Jap)
Stefan Bissegger (Sui)
Logan Owen (USA)
Mitchel Docker (USA)

Team BikeExchange

Luke Durbridge (Aus)
Jack Bauer (NZl)
Rob Stannard (Aus)
Alex Konychev (Ita)
Chris Juul-Jensen (Den)
Barnabás Peák (Hun)
Sam Bewley (NZl)

Israel Start-Up Nation

Sep Vanmarcke (Bel)
Hugo Hofstetter (Fra)
Jenthe Biermans (Bel) 
Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den)
Jenthe Biermans (Bel)
Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel)
Rudy Barbier (Fra)

Team Qhubeka-NextHash

Victor Campenaerts (Bel)
Max Walscheid (Ger)
Dimitri Claeys (Bel)
Simon Clarke (Aus)
Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita)
Michael Gogl (Aut)
Reinhardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA)

Groupama-FDJ

Stefan Küng (Sui)
Arnaud Démare (Fra) 
Jake Stewart (GBr)
Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned)
Olivier Le Gac (Fra)
Fabian Lienhard (Sui)
Miles Scotson (Aus)

Bahrain-Victorious

Matej Mohorič (Slo)
Marco Haller (Aut)
Heinrich Haussler (Aus) 
Sonny Colbrelli (Ita)
Marcel Sieberg (Ger)
Jonathan Milan (Ita)
Fred Wright (GBr)

Movistar

Iván García Cortina (Esp)
Imanol Erviti (Esp)
Juri Hollmann (Ger)
Gabs Cullaigh (GBr)
Mathias Norsgaard (Den)
Sebastián Mora (Esp)
Lluís Mas (Esp)

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux

Boy van Poppel (Ned)
Taco van der Hoorn (Ned)
Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel)
Baptiste Planckaert (Bel)
Tom Devriendt (Bel)
Wes Kreder (Ned)
Aimé De Gendt (Bel)
Kévin Van Melsen (Bel)

Cofidis

Christophe Laporte (Fra)
Eddy Finé (Fra) 
Tom Bohli (Sui)
Szymon Sajnok (Pol)
Piet Allegaert (Bel)
Andre Carvalho (Por)
Jampy Drucker (Lux)

Astana-Premier Tech 

Hugo Houle (Can) 
Ben Perry (Can)
Davide Martinelli (Ita)
Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz)
Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz)
Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz)
Gleb Brussenskiy (Kaz)

Ag2r-Citroën Team

Greg Van Avermaet (Bel)
Oliver Naesen (Bel) 
Lawrence Naesen (Bel)
Stan Dewulf (Bel)
Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel)
Damien Touzé (Fra)
Michael Schär (Sui)

Deceuninck - Quick-Step 

Yves Lampaert (Bel)
Zdeněk Štybar (Cze)
Florian Sénéchal (Fra)
Kasper Asgreen (Den)
Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel)
Davide Ballerini (Ita) 
Tim Declercq (Bel)

Ineos Grenadiers 

Dylan van Baarle (Ned)
Gianni Moscon (Ita)
Michał Kwiatkowski (Pol) 
Owain Doull (GBr) 
Luke Rowe (GBr)
Leonardo Basso (Ita)
Michał Gołaś (Pol)

Team DSM

Jasha Sütterlin (Ger)
Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) 
Cees Bol (Ned)
Nils Eekhoff (Ned)
Nikias Arndt (Ger)
Max Kanter (Ger)
Casper Pedersen (Den)

Team Jumbo-Visma

Wout van Aert (Bel)
Mike Teunissen (Ned) 
Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) 
Edoardo Affini (Ita)
Timo Roosen (Ned)
Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel)
Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned)

Team Arkéa-Samsic 

Connor Swift (GBr)
Dan McLay (GBr)
Amaury Capiot (Bel)
Matis Louvel (Fra)
Bram Welten (Ned)
Chrostophe Noppe (Bel)
Clément Russo (Fra)

Team TotalEnergies 

Anthony Turgis (Fra)
Niki Terpstra (Ned)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor)
Dries Van Gestel (Bel) 
Geoffrey Soupe (Fra)
Adrien Petit (Fra)
Florian Maitre (Fra)

B&B Hotels p/b KTM 

Jens Debusschere (Bel) 
Bert De Backer (Bel)
Jonas Van Genechten (Bel)
Cyril Lemoine (Fra)
Luca Mozzato (Ita)
Cyril Barthe (Fra)
Jérémy Lecroq (Fra)

Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces-Wallonie Bruxelles

Timothy Dupont (Bel)
Arjen Livyns (Bel)
Ludovic Robeet (Bel)
Stanisław Aniołkowski (Pol)
Laurenz Rex (Bel)
Tom Wirtgen (Lux)
Tom Paquot (Bel)

Team Delko 

Eduard-Micael Grosu (Rom)
Clément Carisey (Fra)
Dušan Rajović (Srb)
Evaldas Šiškevičius (Ltu)
August Jensen (Nor)
Pierre Barbier (Fra)
Julien Trarieux (Fra)