Start times and order 2026 Vuelta a España stage 1 time trial - What times do Pogacar, Tarling and Roglic race?
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The 2026 Vuelta a España will start on Saturday with a 9.4-kilometre individual time trial through the streets of Monaco. It’s a very different opening from the norm: short, urban, and highly technical, demanding total focus from the first metre. The test will also begin to shape the first gaps in the general classification.
Given the short distance, the gaps among the main favourites should be small, though every second will matter. The Monegasque course will reward riders who can blend power, bike handling, and the nerve to take risks through numerous corners and changes of direction.
The first rider to roll down the ramp will be Diego Uriarte of Equipo Kern Pharma at 16:17h CET. From then on, riders will start one by one at one-minute intervals, with the time trial running for more than three hours.
Among the early headliners is Richard Carapaz, off at 16:46h, while other overall contenders will filter into action. Santiago Buitrago starts at 17:18h, Carlos Rodríguez at 17:19h, and Oscar Onley at 17:42h.
The decisive phase comes late in the evening. Felix Gall starts at 17:44h, Mikel Landa at 17:59h, Cian Uijtdebroeks at 18:09h, Stefan Küng at 18:17h, Joshua Tarling at 18:51h, Enric Mas at 18:55h, and João Almeida at 18:56h. Iván Romeo is one of the last to go, at 19:18h, and is Movistar Team’s top shot for the win. Keep an eye on Wout van Aert, one of the big favourites, starting at 19:17h.
But all eyes will be on the final two riders. The overall favourite, Tadej Pogacar, is the penultimate starter at 19:19h, while Primož Roglič, wearing number 1, will close the day at 19:20h.
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Initial time trial start order Vuelta a España
| Order | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | Diego Uriarte | Equipo Kern Pharma | 16:17 |
| 2 | Chris Hamilton | Team Picnic PostNL | 16:18 |
| 3 | Reuben Thompson | Lotto Intermarché | 16:19 |
| 4 | César Macías | Burgos Burpellet BH | 16:20 |
| 5 | Darren Van Bekkum | XDS Astana Team | 16:21 |
| 6 | Hannes Wilksch | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:22 |
| 7 | Markel Beloki | EF Education - EasyPost | 16:23 |
| 8 | Rudy Porter | Team Jayco AlUla | 16:24 |
| 9 | Sylvain Moniquet | Cofidis | 16:25 |
| 10 | Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Mobility | 16:26 |
| 11 | Mauri Vansevenant | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:27 |
| 12 | Floris Van Tricht | NSN Cycling Team | 16:28 |
| 13 | Kaden Groves | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 16:29 |
| 14 | Olivier Le Gac | Groupama - FDJ United | 16:30 |
| 15 | Mathias Norsgaard | Lidl - Trek | 16:31 |
| 16 | Pau Miquel | Bahrain - Victorious | 16:32 |
| 17 | Lucas Hamilton | Netcompany INEOS | 16:33 |
| 18 | Thomas Gloag | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 16:34 |
| 19 | Jordan Labrosse | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:35 |
| 20 | Bruno Armirail | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 16:36 |
| 21 | Orluis Aular | Movistar Team | 16:37 |
| 22 | Domen Novak | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 16:38 |
| 23 | Frederik Wandahl | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 16:39 |
| 24 | Mats Wenzel | Equipo Kern Pharma | 16:40 |
| 25 | Gijs Leemreize | Team Picnic PostNL | 16:41 |
| 26 | Vito Braet | Lotto Intermarché | 16:42 |
| 27 | Mario Aparicio | Burgos Burpellet BH | 16:43 |
| 28 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team | 16:44 |
| 29 | Roland Thalmann | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:45 |
| 30 | Richard Carapaz | EF Education - EasyPost | 16:46 |
| 31 | Finlay Pickering | Team Jayco AlUla | 16:47 |
| 32 | Bryan Coquard | Cofidis | 16:48 |
| 33 | Andreas Kron | Uno-X Mobility | 16:49 |
| 34 | Alberto Dainese | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:50 |
| 35 | Hugo Hofstetter | NSN Cycling Team | 16:51 |
| 36 | Francesco Busatto | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 16:52 |
| 37 | Guillaume Martin | Groupama - FDJ United | 16:53 |
| 38 | Jacopo Mosca | Lidl - Trek | 16:54 |
| 39 | Pello Bilbao | Bahrain - Victorious | 16:55 |
| 40 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng | Netcompany INEOS | 16:56 |
| 41 | Walter Calzoni | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 16:57 |
| 42 | Matthew Riccitello | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:58 |
| 43 | Sepp Kuss | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 16:59 |
| 44 | Carlos Canal | Movistar Team | 17:00 |
| 45 | Kevin Vermaerke | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 17:01 |
| 46 | Gianni Vermeersch | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 17:02 |
| 47 | Marc Brustenga | Equipo Kern Pharma | 17:03 |
| 48 | Guillermo Juan Martínez | Team Picnic PostNL | 17:04 |
| 49 | Lorenzo Rota | Lotto Intermarché | 17:05 |
| 50 | Sinuhé Fernández | Burgos Burpellet BH | 17:06 |
| 51 | Henok Mulubrhan | XDS Astana Team | 17:07 |
| 52 | Fabian Weiss | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 17:08 |
| 53 | Darren Rafferty | EF Education - EasyPost | 17:09 |
| 54 | Asbjørn Hellemose | Team Jayco AlUla | 17:10 |
| 55 | Paul Ourselin | Cofidis | 17:11 |
| 56 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility | 17:12 |
| 57 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Soudal Quick-Step | 17:13 |
| 58 | Pau Martí | NSN Cycling Team | 17:14 |
| 59 | Sente Sentjens | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 17:15 |
| 60 | Clément Berthet | Groupama - FDJ United | 17:16 |
| 61 | Mattias Skjelmose | Lidl - Trek | 17:17 |
| 62 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain - Victorious | 17:18 |
| 63 | Carlos Rodríguez | Netcompany INEOS | 17:19 |
| 64 | Eddie Dunbar | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 17:20 |
| 65 | Sander De Pestel | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 17:21 |
| 66 | Matthew Brennan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 17:22 |
| 67 | Jorge Arcas | Movistar Team | 17:23 |
| 68 | Pavel Sivakov | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 17:24 |
| 69 | Gianni Moscon | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 17:25 |
| 70 | Iván Ramiro Sosa | Equipo Kern Pharma | 17:26 |
| 71 | Oliver Peace | Team Picnic PostNL | 17:27 |
| 72 | Jarno Widar | Lotto Intermarché | 17:28 |
| 73 | Sergio Geovani Chumil | Burgos Burpellet BH | 17:29 |
| 74 | Cristián Rodríguez | XDS Astana Team | 17:30 |
| 75 | Will Barta | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 17:31 |
| 76 | Juan Felipe Rodríguez | EF Education - EasyPost | 17:32 |
| 77 | Paul Double | Team Jayco AlUla | 17:33 |
| 78 | Louis Rouland | Cofidis | 17:34 |
| 79 | Magnus Cort | Uno-X Mobility | 17:35 |
| 80 | Fabio Van den Bossche | Soudal Quick-Step | 17:36 |
| 81 | Nick Schultz | NSN Cycling Team | 17:37 |
| 82 | Ramses Debruyne | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 17:38 |
| 83 | Rémy Rochas | Groupama - FDJ United | 17:39 |
| 84 | Thibau Nys | Lidl - Trek | 17:40 |
| 85 | Jakob Omrzel | Bahrain - Victorious | 17:41 |
| 86 | Oscar Onley | Netcompany INEOS | 17:42 |
| 87 | Milan Vader | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 17:43 |
| 88 | Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 17:44 |
| 89 | Ben Tulett | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 17:45 |
| 90 | Raúl García Pierna | Movistar Team | 17:46 |
| 91 | Pablo Torres | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 17:47 |
| 92 | Jordi Meeus | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 17:48 |
| 93 | Iván Cobo | Equipo Kern Pharma | 17:49 |
| 94 | Timo Roosen | Team Picnic PostNL | 17:50 |
| 95 | Luca Van Boven | Lotto Intermarché | 17:51 |
| 96 | José Manuel Díaz | Burgos Burpellet BH | 17:52 |
| 97 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | XDS Astana Team | 17:53 |
| 98 | Arthur Kluckers | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 17:54 |
| 99 | Vincenzo Albanese | EF Education - EasyPost | 17:55 |
| 100 | Alessandro Covi | Team Jayco AlUla | 17:56 |
| 101 | Sergio Samitier | Cofidis | 17:57 |
| 102 | Fredrik Dversnes Lavik | Uno-X Mobility | 17:58 |
| 103 | Mikel Landa | Soudal Quick-Step | 17:59 |
| 104 | Moritz Kretschy | NSN Cycling Team | 18:00 |
| 105 | Lindsay De Vylder | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 18:01 |
| 106 | Valentin Madouas | Groupama - FDJ United | 18:02 |
| 107 | Julien Bernard | Lidl - Trek | 18:03 |
| 108 | Matevž Govekar | Bahrain - Victorious | 18:04 |
| 109 | Jack Haig | Netcompany INEOS | 18:05 |
| 110 | David González | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 18:06 |
| 111 | Oscar Chamberlain | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 18:07 |
| 112 | Jørgen Nordhagen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 18:08 |
| 113 | Cian Uijtdebroeks | Movistar Team | 18:09 |
| 114 | Ivo Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 18:10 |
| 115 | Luke Tuckwell | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 18:11 |
| 116 | Iñigo Elosegui | Equipo Kern Pharma | 18:12 |
| 117 | Timo de Jong | Team Picnic PostNL | 18:13 |
| 118 | Lars Craps | Lotto Intermarché | 18:14 |
| 119 | Clément Alleno | Burgos Burpellet BH | 18:15 |
| 120 | Alessandro Romele | XDS Astana Team | 18:16 |
| 121 | Stefan Küng | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 18:17 |
| 122 | Alastair Mackellar | EF Education - EasyPost | 18:18 |
| 123 | Koen Bouwman | Team Jayco AlUla | 18:19 |
| 124 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | 18:20 |
| 125 | Simon Dalby | Uno-X Mobility | 18:21 |
| 126 | Valentin Paret-Peintre | Soudal Quick-Step | 18:22 |
| 127 | Jan Hirt | NSN Cycling Team | 18:23 |
| 128 | Gal Glivar | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 18:24 |
| 129 | Bastien Tronchon | Groupama - FDJ United | 18:25 |
| 130 | Patrick Konrad | Lidl - Trek | 18:26 |
| 131 | Mathijs Paasschens | Bahrain - Victorious | 18:27 |
| 132 | Axel Laurance | Netcompany INEOS | 18:28 |
| 133 | Marcel Camprubí | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 18:29 |
| 134 | Léo Bisiaux | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 18:30 |
| 135 | Steven Kruijswijk | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 18:31 |
| 136 | Pablo Castrillo | Movistar Team | 18:32 |
| 137 | Jay Vine | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 18:33 |
| 138 | Callum Thornley | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 18:34 |
| 139 | Ibon Ruiz | Equipo Kern Pharma | 18:35 |
| 140 | Mattia Gaffuri | Team Picnic PostNL | 18:36 |
| 141 | Roel van Sintmaartensdijk | Lotto Intermarché | 18:37 |
| 142 | José Luis Faura | Burgos Burpellet BH | 18:38 |
| 143 | Victor Langellotti | XDS Astana Team | 18:39 |
| 144 | Marco Brenner | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 18:40 |
| 145 | James Shaw | EF Education - EasyPost | 18:41 |
| 146 | Hamish McKenzie | Team Jayco AlUla | 18:42 |
| 147 | Emanuel Buchmann | Cofidis | 18:43 |
| 148 | Rasmus Tiller | Uno-X Mobility | 18:44 |
| 149 | Filippo Zana | Soudal Quick-Step | 18:45 |
| 150 | George Bennett | NSN Cycling Team | 18:46 |
| 151 | Michael Gogl | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 18:47 |
| 152 | Rudy Molard | Groupama - FDJ United | 18:48 |
| 153 | Lennard Kämna | Lidl - Trek | 18:49 |
| 154 | Attila Valter | Bahrain - Victorious | 18:50 |
| 155 | Joshua Tarling | Netcompany INEOS | 18:51 |
| 156 | Xabier Mikel Azparren | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 18:52 |
| 157 | Gregor Mühlberger | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 18:53 |
| 158 | Christophe Laporte | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 18:54 |
| 159 | Enric Mas | Movistar Team | 18:55 |
| 160 | João Almeida | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 18:56 |
| 161 | Finn Fisher-Black | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 18:57 |
| 162 | Urko Berrade | Equipo Kern Pharma | 18:58 |
| 163 | Henri-François Renard-Haquin | Team Picnic PostNL | 18:59 |
| 164 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Lotto Intermarché | 19:00 |
| 165 | Jesús Herrada | Burgos Burpellet BH | 19:01 |
| 166 | Harold Tejada | XDS Astana Team | 19:02 |
| 167 | Larry Warbasse | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 19:03 |
| 168 | Georg Steinhauser | EF Education - EasyPost | 19:04 |
| 169 | Jasha Sütterlin | Team Jayco AlUla | 19:05 |
| 170 | Alex Kirsch | Cofidis | 19:06 |
| 171 | Martin Tjøtta | Uno-X Mobility | 19:07 |
| 172 | Ethan Hayter | Soudal Quick-Step | 19:08 |
| 173 | Alexey Lutsenko | NSN Cycling Team | 19:09 |
| 174 | Hugo Houle | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 19:10 |
| 175 | Enzo Paleni | Groupama - FDJ United | 19:11 |
| 176 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl - Trek | 19:12 |
| 177 | Roman Ermakov | Bahrain - Victorious | 19:13 |
| 178 | Ben Turner | Netcompany INEOS | 19:14 |
| 179 | David de la Cruz | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 19:15 |
| 180 | Callum Scotson | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 19:16 |
| 181 | Wout van Aert | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 19:17 |
| 182 | Iván Romeo | Movistar Team | 19:18 |
| 183 | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 19:19 |
| 184 | Primož Roglič | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 19:20 |

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