Tour of Flanders 2017: Riders

foto: Cor VosIt's the last time Tom Boonen is on the startlist of the Tour of Flanders. The record holder is eager to win again, yet he faces strong competition by the likes of Kristoff, Vanmarcke, Van Avermaet, and - of course - title defender Sagan. Cyclingstage.com brings you the riders in the 2017 Tour of Flanders. (Slideshow route/profile)

World Tour Teams

AG2R La Mondiale
Stijn Vandenbergh, Oliver Naesen, Gediminas Bagdonas, Nico Denz, Julien Duval, Hugo Houle, Alexis Gougeard, Rudy Barbier

Astana Pro Team
Matti Breschel, Laurens De Vreese, Oscar Gatto, Andrei Grivko, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Truls Korsaeth, Alexey Lutsenko, Michael Valgren

Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team
Ander Jon Insausti, Niccolo Bonifazio, Borut Bozic, Ivan Garcia Cortina, Sonny Colbrelli, Kai Chun Feng, Meiyin Wang, Luka Pibernik

BMC Racing Team
Greg Van Avermaet, Silvan Dillier, Jean-Pierre Drucker, Martin Elmiger, Stefan Küng, Manuel Quinziato, Daniel Oss, Francisco Ventoso

Bora – Hansgrohe
Peter Sagan, Christoph Pfingsten, Marcus Burghardt, Lukas Pöstlberger, Juraj Sagan, Maciej Bodnar, Rüdiger Selig, Andreas Schillinger

Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team
Sep Vanmarcke, Tom Van Asbroeck, Sebastian Langeveld, Alberto Bettiol, Taylor Phinney, Thomas Scully, Ryan Mullen, Dylan van Baarle

Dimension Data
Edvald Boasson Hagen, Nick Dougall, Bernhard Eisel, Tyler Farrar, Reinardt J. van Rensburg, Youcef Reguigui, Jay Robert Thomson, Scott Thwaites

FDJ
Arnaud Démare, Mickaël Delage, Jacopo Guarnieri, Johan Le Bon, Ignatas Konovalovas, Matthieu Ladagnous, Olivier Le Gac, Marc Sarreau

Lotto Soudal
Tiesj Benoot, Jens Debusschere, Tony Gallopin, André Greipel, Nikolas Maes, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg, Jasper De Buyst

LottoNL-Jumbo
Lars Boom, Twan Castelijns, Grondahl Amund Jansen, Bram Tankink, Gijs Van Hoecke, Jos van Emden, Steven Lammertink, Maarten Wynants

Movistar Team
Carlos Betancur, Jorge Arcas, Héctor Carretero, Nelson Oliveira, Imanol Erviti, Nuno Bico, Alex Dowsett, Jasha Sütterlin

ORICA-Scott
Mathew Hayman, ~~Jens Keukeleire~~, Luke Durbridge, Mitchell Docker, Sam Bewley, Alexander Edmondson, Luka Mezgec, Magnus Cort

Quick-Step Floors
Tom Boonen, Julien Vermote, Philippe Gilbert, Iljo Keisse, Yves Lampaert, Zdenek Stybar, Niki Terpstra, Matteo Trentin

Team Katusha – Alpecin
Alexander Kristoff, Tony Martin, Reto Hollenstein, Baptiste Planckaert, Rick Zabel, Marco Haller, Michael Mørkøv, Nils Politt

Team Sky
Ian Stannard, Luke Rowe, Gianni Moscon, Salvatore Puccio, Christian Knees, Owain Doull, Jonathan Dibben, Łukasz Wiśniowski

Team Sunweb
Kragh Søren Andersen, Nikias Arndt, Phil Bauhaus, Roy Curvers, Bert De Backer, Ramon Sinkeldam, Mike Teunissen, Zico Waeytens

Trek – Segafredo
Jasper Stuyven, Edward Theuns, John Degenkolb, Fabio Felline, Gregory Rast, Kiel Reijnen, Koen de Kort, Boy van Poppel

UAE Team Emirates
Simone Consonni, Andrea Guardini, Marko Kump, Stake Vegard Laengen, Marco Marcato, Sacha Modolo, Oliviero Troia, Federico Zurlo

Procontinental teams

Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Loïc Chetout, Dimitri Claeys, Hugo Hofstetter, Christophe Laporte, Cyril Lemoine, Florian Sénéchal, Michael Van Staeyen, Kenneth Vanbilsen

Direct Energie
Romain Cardis, Yohann Gene, Sylvain Chavanel, Antoine Duchesne, Bryan Coquard, Julien Morice, Adrien Petit, Alexandre Pichot

Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
Jesper Asselman, Berden de Vries, Pim Ligthart, Andre Looij, Taco van der Hoorn, Elmar Reinders, Brian van Goethem, Coen Vermeltfoort

Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
Preben Van Hecke, Edward Planckaert, Jonas Rickaert, Dries Van Gestel, Thomas Sprengers, Kenneth Van Rooy, Stijn Steels, Bert Van Lerberghe

Vérandas Willems-Crelan
Stijn Devolder, Gaetan Bille, Sander Cordeel, Dries De Bondt, Huub Duyn, Aidis Kruopis, Stef Van Zummeren, Otto Vergaerde

Wanty – Groupe Gobert
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Frederik Backaert, Wesley Kreder, Yoann Offredo, Mark McNally, Andrea Pasqualon, Pieter Vanspeybrouck, Dion Smith

Wilier Triestina
Filippo Pozzato, Liam Bertazzo, Matteo Draperi, Giuseppe Fonzi, Jakub Mareczko, Rafael Andriato, Alex Turrin, Eugert Zhupa