When the women’s Copenhagen Sprint is run on Saturday 13 June 2026, it will be with an unusually strong reunion: The entire podium from 2025 is back on the start list. Lorena Wiebes, Elisa Balsamo and Chiara Consonni are all on the preliminary start list and ensure a high level of sportiness in this year’s edition.
Lorena Wiebes has the opportunity to call herself a double winner of the Copenhagen Sprint in exactly 85 days. In any case, the Dutch top sprinter from Team SD Worx – Protime, who won the first edition of the World Tour race after a convincing sprint, has Copenhagen Sprint on his calendar for 2026.
The Dutchwoman is still considered among the fastest in the world, but she will have a fight on the line from last year’s number two and three, who are also on the preliminary start list. With Elisa Balsamo from the team Lidl-Trek and Chiara Consonni from the team Canyon//Sram Zondacrypto back in the field, it sets the stage for a reunion with last year’s duel in the final.
“It is a great pleasure for us as organizers that the three riders from last year’s podium are participating again. For the audience, this means that they can experience some of the world’s fastest women up close in Copenhagen. These are riders you usually only see in the biggest international races, so it’s something very special,” says Race Director Jesper Tikiøb.
More strong cards in play
Among the registered teams is also Fenix-Premier Tech, where the Dutch top sprinter Charlotte Kool rides. Kool finished fourth at last year’s edition and has also made his mark as one of the most explosive sprinters in international women’s cycling. It would be reasonable to expect her to be a central profile in the final again.
With several of the world’s fastest sprinters on the start list, this year’s edition of Copenhagen Sprint promises another intense and worthwhile finish in the heart of Copenhagen. Last year, over 250,000 spectators followed the race along the route, while 815,000 Danes watched DR during the weekend.