E3 Saxo Classic 2026

Belgium • One-day Classic

Often called the 'Mini-Tour of Flanders,' this is the high-speed crucible where the pretenders are unmasked and the true kings of the cobbles are revealed. It is a relentless tactical chess match fought over bone-jarring stones and legendary bergs, demanding a savage mix of raw power and calculated audacity that leaves the peloton broken and the fans in a frenzy.

209 km

3,000 m

1 stages

168 riders

2,562 UCI pts

Winner

Mathieu

VAN DER POEL

ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH

4:45:15

Race Results

#	Rider	Time	UCI Pts
1	🇳🇱 Mathieu VAN DER POELALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	4:45:15	400
2	🇳🇴 Per Strand HAGENESTEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	+00:03	320
3	🇧🇪 Florian VERMEERSCHUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	260
4	🇧🇪 Stan DEWULFDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	220
5	🇳🇴 Jonas ABRAHAMSENUNO-X MOBILITY	"	180
6	🇩🇰 Tobias LUND ANDRESENDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	+00:24	140
7	🇫🇷 Christophe LAPORTETEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	"	120
8	🇧🇪 Gianni VERMEERSCHRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	100
9	🇩🇰 Mads PEDERSENLIDL-TREK	"	80
10	🇮🇹 Matteo TRENTINTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	68
11	🇩🇰 Michael VALGRENEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"	56
12	🇺🇸 Magnus SHEFFIELDINEOS GRENADIERS	"	48
13	🇧🇪 Jenno BERCKMOESLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	40
14	🇵🇹 António TOMAS MORGADOUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	32
15	🇫🇷 Thibaud GRUELGROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	"	28
16	🇧🇪 Jasper STUYVENSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	24
17	🇳🇱 Tibor DEL GROSSOALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	24
18	🇪🇸 Jon BARRENETXEA GOLZARRIMOVISTAR TEAM	"	24
19	🇧🇪 Vincent VAN HEMELENTEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	"	24
20	🇧🇪 Edward PLANCKAERTALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	24
21	🇫🇷 Anthony TURGISTOTALENERGIES	"	16
22	🇩🇪 Nils POLITTUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	16
23	🇧🇪 Alec SEGAERTBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	16
24	🇳🇱 Tim VAN DIJKERED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	16
25	🇧🇪 Aime DE GENDTPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	16
26	🇫🇷 Valentin MADOUASGROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	"	16
27	🇧🇪 Brent VAN MOERPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	16
28	🇧🇪 Lander LOOCKXUNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	"	16
29	🇫🇷 Romain GREGOIREGROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	"	16
30	🇧🇪 Michiel LAMBRECHTTEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	"	16
31	🇫🇷 Axel HUENSGROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	"	8
32	🇧🇪 Oliver NAESENDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	8
33	🇪🇸 Roger ADRIA OLIVERASMOVISTAR TEAM	"	8
34	🇳🇴 Rasmus TILLERUNO-X MOBILITY	"	8
35	🇦🇹 Marco HALLERTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	8
36	🇳🇱 Dylan VAN BAARLESOUDAL QUICK-STEP	+00:32	8
37	🇳🇱 Mick VAN DIJKERED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	8
38	🇧🇪 Timo KIELICHTEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	"	8
39	🇨🇿 Mathias VACEKLIDL-TREK	"	8
40	🇳🇱 Daan HOOLEDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	+02:25	8
41	🇳🇿 Laurence PITHIERED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	8
42	🇳🇱 Rick PLUIMERSTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	+02:53	8
43	🇫🇷 Sandy DUJARDINTOTALENERGIES	"	8
44	🇧🇪 Vito BRAETLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	8
45	🇧🇪 Dries VAN GESTELSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	8
46	🇳🇴 Sven Erik BYSTRØMUNO-X MOBILITY	"	8
47	🇪🇸 Carlos CANAL BLANCOMOVISTAR TEAM	"	8
48	🇸🇮 Jan TRATNIKRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	8
49	🇧🇪 Xandro MEURISSEPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	8
50	🇧🇪 Arjen LIVYNSXDS ASTANA TEAM	"	8
51	🇬🇧 Alfred Brockwell WRIGHTPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	4
52	🇪🇸 Ivan GARCIA CORTINAMOVISTAR TEAM	"	4
53	🇫🇷 Matys GRISELLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	4
54	🇳🇱 Frits BIESTERBOSTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"	4
55	🇫🇷 Rayan BOULAHOITETOTALENERGIES	"	4
56	🇸🇮 Matej MOHORICBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	2
57	🇪🇷 Biniam GIRMAYNSN CYCLING TEAM	+02:57	2
58	🇩🇰 Mikkel Norsgaard BJERGUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	+03:00	2
59	🇫🇷 Bastien TRONCHONGROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	"	2
60	🇳🇱 Pepijn REINDERINKSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	+05:42	2
61	🇬🇧 Samuel WATSONINEOS GRENADIERS	"
62	🇧🇪 Dries DE POOTERTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"
63	🇦🇺 Luke DURBRIDGETEAM JAYCO ALULA	"
64	🇩🇰 Julius JOHANSENUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"
65	🇫🇷 Matis LOUVELNSN CYCLING TEAM	"
66	🇨🇦 Nickolas ZUKOWSKYPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"
67	🇩🇪 Maximilian Richard WALSCHEIDLIDL-TREK	+06:51
68	🇧🇪 Dries DE BONDTTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"
69	🇧🇪 Edward THEUNSLIDL-TREK	"
70	🇰🇿 Yevgeniy FEDOROVXDS ASTANA TEAM	"
71	🇧🇪 Tom VAN ASBROECKNSN CYCLING TEAM	"
72	🇪🇸 Gonzalo SERRANO RODRIGUEZMOVISTAR TEAM	"
73	🇳🇴 Markus HOELGAARDUNO-X MOBILITY	"
74	🇫🇷 Clement ALLENOBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"
75	🇩🇪 Tim Torn TEUTENBERGLIDL-TREK	"
76	🇨🇭 Johan JACOBSGROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	"
77	🇦🇹 Tobias BAYERALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"
78	🇧🇪 Milan LANHOVETEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	"
79	🇧🇪 Arne MARITRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"
80	🇧🇪 Siebe DEWEIRDTTEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	"
81	🇨🇭 Robin FROIDEVAUXTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"
82	🇧🇪 Frederik FRISONPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"
83	🇳🇴 Storm INGEBRIGTSENUNO-X MOBILITY	"
84	🇳🇱 Jelle JOHANNINKUNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	"
85	🇮🇹 Sergio MERISUNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	"
86	🇧🇪 Elias MARISTEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	"
87	🇮🇹 Alessandro ROMELEXDS ASTANA TEAM	"
88	🇩🇰 Mikkel HONORÉEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"
89	🇺🇸 Colby SIMMONSEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"
90	🇫🇷 Nicola MARCEROUTOTALENERGIES	"
91	🇧🇪 Senne THONNONTEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	"
92	🇩🇪 Jonas RUTSCHLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"
93	🇬🇧 Bjoern KOERDTTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"
94	🇵🇱 Filip MACIEJUKMOVISTAR TEAM	"
95	🇫🇷 Clément RUSSOGROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	"
96	🇦🇺 Kelland O’BRIENTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"
97	🇩🇪 Jasha SÜTTERLINTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"
98	🇬🇧 Max WALKEREF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"
99	🇫🇷 Thomas GACHIGNARDTOTALENERGIES	"
100	🇬🇧 Owain DOULLTEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	"
101	🇮🇹 Filippo FIORELLITEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	"
102	🇳🇱 Mike TEUNISSENXDS ASTANA TEAM	"
103	🇧🇪 Dylan VANDENSTORMETEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	"
104	🇩🇰 Casper PEDERSENSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"
105	🇭🇺 Attila VALTERBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"
106	🇱🇺 Arthur KLUCKERSTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"
107	🇮🇹 Davide TONEATTIXDS ASTANA TEAM	"
108	🇬🇧 Joshua Michael TARLINGINEOS GRENADIERS	"
109	🇧🇪 Otto VERGAERDELIDL-TREK	"
110	🇩🇪 Kim Alexander HEIDUKINEOS GRENADIERS	"
111	🇬🇧 Connor SWIFTINEOS GRENADIERS	+06:59
112	🇫🇷 Pierre GAUTHERATDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	+07:01
113	🇳🇱 Frank VAN DEN BROEKTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"
114	🇦🇹 Michael GOGLALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	+07:03
115	🇳🇱 Hartthijs DE VRIESUNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	+09:49
116	🇧🇪 Sébastien GRIGNARDLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"
117	🇪🇸 Hugo DE LA CALLE ARANGOBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"
118	🇩🇰 Mathias NORSGAARDLIDL-TREK	"
	🇧🇪 Floris VAN TRICHTNSN CYCLING TEAM	DNF
	🇨🇿 Adam ŤOUPALÍKUNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	"
	🇦🇺 Jarrad Eriks DRIZNERSRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"
	🇪🇪 Madis MIHKELSEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"
	🇮🇱 Nadav RAISBERGNSN CYCLING TEAM	"
	🇺🇸 Artem SHMIDTINEOS GRENADIERS	"
	🇬🇧 Ben TURNERINEOS GRENADIERS	"
	🇨🇦 Guillaume BOIVINNSN CYCLING TEAM	"
	🇫🇷 Hugo HOFSTETTERNSN CYCLING TEAM	"
	🇪🇸 Albert TORRES BARCELOMOVISTAR TEAM	"
	🇨🇭 Fabian LIENHARDTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"
	🇱🇹 Aivaras MIKUTISTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"
	🇪🇸 Rodrigo ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"
	🇳🇱 Roel VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJKLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"
	Alexandre MAYERBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"
	🇫🇷 Baptiste VADICTOTALENERGIES	"
	🇳🇱 Owen GELEIJNUNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	"
	🇫🇷 Ronan AUGEUNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	"
	🇫🇷 Henri François RENARD HAQUINTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"
	🇳🇴 Sakarias Koller LØLANDUNO-X MOBILITY	"
	🇨🇿 Vojtěch KMÍNEKBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"
	🇬🇷 Georgios BOUGLASBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"
	🇮🇹 Alberto BETTIOLXDS ASTANA TEAM	"
	🇧🇪 Rune HERREGODTSUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"
	🇵🇹 Rui Filipe ALVES OLIVEIRAUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"
	🇵🇱 Kamil MAŁECKIPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"
	🇺🇾 Antonio Eric FAGUNDEZ LIMABURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"
	🇺🇸 Luke LAMPERTIEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"
	🇨🇭 Silvan DILLIERALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"
	🇮🇹 Edoardo AFFINITEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	"
	Gleb SYRITSAXDS ASTANA TEAM	"
	🇳🇱 Fabio JAKOBSENTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"
	🇸🇰 Matthias SCHWARZBACHEREF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"
	🇬🇧 Robert DONALDSONTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"
	🇳🇱 Cees BOLDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"
	🇩🇰 William LEVYUNO-X MOBILITY	"
	🇧🇪 Warre VANGHELUWESOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"
	🇧🇪 Jonathan VERVENNESOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"
	🇳🇱 Jelte KRIJNSENTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"
	🇧🇪 Sander DE PESTELDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"
	🇫🇷 Alexys BRUNELTOTALENERGIES	"
	🇬🇧 Oliver STOCKWELLBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"
	🇬🇧 Oliver PEACETEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"
	🇮🇹 Daniel SKERLBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"
	🇵🇱 Kamil GRADEKBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"
	🇸🇮 Žak ERŽENBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"
	🇬🇧 Sean FLYNNTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"
	🇳🇱 Oscar RIESEBEEKALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"
	🇫🇷 Axel ZINGLETEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	DSQ
	🇧🇪 Luca VAN BOVENLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	DNS

Teams

#	Team	UCI Pts	Wins	Top 3	Top 10	Riders
1	ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	448	1	1	1	7
2	TEAM VISMA \| LEASE A BIKE	448	0	1	2	7
3	DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	376	0	0	2	7
4	UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	310	0	1	1	7
5	UNO-X MOBILITY	196	0	0	1	7
6	RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	140	0	0	1	7
7	LIDL-TREK	88	0	0	1	7
8	TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	84	0	0	1	7
9	GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED	70	0	0	0	7
10	EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	56	0	0	0	7
11	LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	52	0	0	0	7
12	INEOS GRENADIERS	48	0	0	0	7
13	MOVISTAR TEAM	44	0	0	0	7
14	PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	44	0	0	0	7
15	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	42	0	0	0	7
16	TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	40	0	0	0	7
17	TOTALENERGIES	28	0	0	0	7
18	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	18	0	0	0	7
19	UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS	16	0	0	0	7
20	XDS ASTANA TEAM	8	0	0	0	7
21	TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	4	0	0	0	7
22	NSN CYCLING TEAM	2	0	0	0	7
23	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	0	0	0	0	7
24	BURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	0	0	0	0	7

Time distribution

Nationality distribution

BEL

820 pts33%

NOR

516 pts21%

NED

478 pts19%

DEN

278 pts11%

FRA

222 pts9%

Age distribution