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Spring classics 2026 - Rider's schedules

Wednesday 25 February 2026 • Blog

Daniël Herbers

Which spring-classics will the big riders of 2026 race? What is the program of Mathieu van der Poel? Which races will Wout van Aert do? And where do we see  Tadej Pogacar at the start? We collected all programmes and take a loot at the biggest clashes.

Curious to know where these top riders compete in legendary races such as the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège? Discover here where the programs intersect and enjoy the anticipation of epic cycling battles. Handy for anyone who participates in a fantasy-game or simply does not want to miss anything from the spring classics!

The programs of the 20 best one-day specialists show that some great clashes can be expected in the 2026 spring classics.

Classics (15): Omloop Nieuwsblad (ON), Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (KBK), Strade Bianche (SB), Milano-SanRemo (MSR), Ronde van Brugge (RVB), E3-Classic (E3), In Flanders Fields (IFF), Dwars door Vlaanderen (DDV), Ronde van Vlaanderen (RVV), Scheldeprijs (SP), Paris-Roubaix (PR), Brabantse Pijl (BP), Amstel Gold Race (AGR), La Flèche Wallonne (LFW) en Liège-Bastogne-Liège (LBL).

Stage races (2): Parijs-Nice (PN) en Tirreno-Adriatico (TA).

Clashes in 2026 Classics: One-day specialists

RiderSkill ODRON KBKSB PN TA MSRBDPE3 IFFDDVRVVSP PR BP AGRLFWLBL#
Pogačar99  ✓  ✓    ✓ ✓   ✓5
van der Poel97✓   ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓    7
del Toro97  ✓ ✓✓           3
Pedersen96     ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓    6
Evenepoel96              ✓✓✓3
Hirschi96              ✓✓✓3
De Lie96✓✓  ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓    8
Philipsen95✓✓   ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓    8
Matthews94     ✓ ✓✓ ✓   ✓ ✓6
van Aert94✓ ✓ ✓✓    ✓ ✓    6
Benoot94                 0
RiderSkill ODRON KBKSB PN TA MSRBDPE3 IFFDDVRVVSP PR BP AGRLFWLBL#
Magnier94✓✓  ✓✓   ✓✓      6
Powless94  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓9
Skjelmose94   ✓          ✓✓✓4
Pidcock94✓ ✓  ✓       ✓✓✓✓7
Skujins93✓✓ ✓   ✓✓✓✓   ✓  8
Jeannière93 ✓      ✓        2
Girmay93✓✓ ✓    ✓✓       5
Healy93  ✓           ✓✓✓4
Ganna92    ✓✓      ✓    3
Van Gils92              ✓✓✓3
RiderSkill ODRON KBKSB PN TA MSRBDPE3 IFFDDVRVVSP PR BP AGRLFWLBL#
Kooij92                 0
Madouas92✓ ✓ ✓  ✓✓✓✓      7
Aranburu92     ✓        ✓✓✓4
Scaroni92    ✓         ✓✓✓4
Meeus92✓✓      ✓  ✓✓    5
Grégoire92  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓✓  ✓✓✓✓9
Stuyven92✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓    8
Teunissen92✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓    9
Ciccone92              ✓✓✓3
McNulty92                 0
Velasco87                 0
RiderSkill ODRON KBKSB PN TA MSRBDPE3 IFFDDVRVVSP PR BP AGRLFWLBL#
Brennan87✓✓   ✓  ✓✓✓ ✓    7
Merlier91      ✓ ✓  ✓✓    4
van Baarle77✓✓     ✓ ✓✓ ✓    6
Sénéchal67✓✓    ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓    6
Laporte90✓✓   ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓    8
Wellens91✓✓✓  ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓  11
Abrahamsen91✓✓  ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓    9
Küng91✓✓  ✓  ✓ ✓✓ ✓    7
Trentin91✓✓ ✓    ✓        4
Morgado91         ✓✓      2
Vacek88✓  ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓    8
RiderSkill ODRON KBKSB PN TA MSRBDPE3 IFFDDVRVVSP PR BP AGRLFWLBL#
van Poppel88✓✓  ✓✓  ✓     ✓  6
Van Eetvelt84  ✓ ✓✓         ✓✓5
Adria90✓✓✓     ✓     ✓✓✓7
Simmons90  ✓           ✓  2
Jorgenson91  ✓ ✓✓        ✓✓✓6
Christen J.91  ✓ ✓        ✓✓✓ 5
Berckmoes89✓✓  ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓  ✓✓  10
Mohoric90✓✓✓  ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓    9
Mozzato90✓✓  ✓   ✓        4
Bettiol90✓    ✓    ✓      3
Asgreen71✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓    ✓    6
Waerenskjold91✓    ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓    7
RiderSkill ODRON KBKSB PN TA MSRBDPE3 IFFDDVRVVSP PR BP AGRLFWLBL#
Alaphilippe91  ✓ ✓✓        ✓✓✓6
Wright91✓✓      ✓        3
Strong91                 0
Milan91 ✓  ✓✓  ✓✓  ✓    6
Sivakov91   ✓          ✓✓✓4
Bagioli91                 0
Nys90              ✓✓✓3
Vermeersch G.91✓ ✓    ✓✓✓✓ ✓    7
Vermeersch F.91✓✓✓  ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓    10
RiderSkill ODRON KBKSB PN TA MSRBDPE3 IFFDDVRVVSP PR BP AGRLFWLBL#
Turner ✓                1
Politt ✓✓               2
Narváez                  0
Cosnefroy              ✓✓✓✓4
Kielich ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓    9
Groves ✓    ✓   ✓✓ ✓    5
Pithie                  0
Thijssen ✓✓   ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓    8
Andresen     ✓    ✓       2
Moschetti                  0
Zingle ✓✓ ✓   ✓ ✓✓   ✓  7
Del Grosso                  0
van Dijke T. ✓✓  ✓✓    ✓ ✓    6
Vernon                  0
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