This Wednesday will see an unique event in the cycling calendar take place, something which only happens on very specific occasions and usually during the World Championships: the Mixed Relay team time-trial. This is a race where a few national teams select three female and male riders to do a TTT, each performing their own lap and combining their times at the finish. We take a look at the teams, riders and start times of everyone who will be present at the race.
The race will start off at 13:45CET with the team from Benim taking to the road. For a while, most of the teams starting will be representing the African continent, having here an unique chance to showcase themselves into the international scene. In gaps of 4 minutes the following teams will be departing right after: Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, China, UCI World Cycling Center, Mauritius and Ukraine.
At 14:56CET Spain will start and begin the stream of teams capable of fighting for a strong result, with Iván Romeo and Raul García Pierna leading the men's team. Belgium will follow with Victor Campenaerts and Florian Vermeersch; Switzerland will have women's world champion Marlen Reusser and Stefan Küng as the big figures; France has a strong women's team and in the men's side with no weak points; Italy has Mattia Cattaneo, Marco Frigo and Matteo Sobrero as a very strong men's group; Germany has Liane Lippert and Antonia Niedermaier; and lastly at 15:50CET will start Australia who have Jay Vine, Luke Plapp and Michael Matthews in what may be the strongest men's block.
Order and starting times Mixed Relay TTT
| Start Time | Nation | Race Number | Name | Gender | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:45 | Benin (BEN) | 141 | Saizonou Glorad | Male | 30 Jul 2004 |
| 142 | Sodjede Ricardo | Male | 26 May 2001 | ||
| 143 | Tossavi Jeroff Ted Yao | Male | 23 Dec 2004 | ||
| 144 | Ahouissou Hermionne | Female | 25 Jan 1998 | ||
| 145 | Kpoviouhede Yetonde | Female | 8 Feb 2001 | ||
| 146 | Metoevi Charlotte | Female | 15 Nov 2004 | ||
| 13:49 | Uganda (UGA) | 131 | Arafat Kimuli | Male | 10 Sep 2005 |
| 132 | Lorot Lawrence | Male | 15 May 2005 | ||
| 133 | Mugalu Shafik | Male | 17 Feb 2005 | ||
| 134 | Aleper Mary | Female | 1 Jun 2004 | ||
| 135 | Miria Nantume | Female | 8 Jun 2006 | ||
| 136 | Nakagwa Florence | Female | 9 Sep 2004 | ||
| 13:53 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 121 | Alemayo Tekle | Male | 19 Nov 2006 |
| 122 | Hailemaryam Geremedhin | Male | 10 May 2005 | ||
| 123 | Redae Bizay | Male | 5 Dec 2002 | ||
| 124 | Abrha Brhan | Female | 20 Feb 1996 | ||
| 125 | Reda Haftu | Female | 4 Jun 1999 | ||
| 126 | Watango Serkalem | Female | 16 Jan 2002 | ||
| 13:57 | Rwanda (RWA) | 111 | Byukusenge Patrick | Male | 1 Jun 1991 |
| 112 | Nkundabera Eric | Male | 1 Jan 1997 | ||
| 113 | Uwiduhayhe Mike | Male | 15 Aug 1997 | ||
| 114 | Ingabire Diane | Female | 17 Jul 2001 | ||
| 115 | Nirere Xaveline | Female | 15 Apr 2002 | ||
| 116 | Nyirarukundo Claudette | Female | 1 Jan 2003 | ||
| 14:01 | China (CHN) | 101 | Li You | Male | 9 Oct 2004 |
| 102 | Liu Jiankun | Male | 21 Jun 1995 | ||
| 103 | Su Haoyu | Male | 26 Oct 2000 | ||
| 104 | Zeng Luyao | Female | 30 Mar 1998 | ||
| 105 | Zhang Hao | Female | 10 Jun 2000 | ||
| 106 | Zhao Qing | Female | 1 May 2004 | ||
| 14:44 | Mauritius (MRI) | 81 | de Comarmond Aurelien | Male | 3 Oct 2002 |
| 82 | Mayer Alexandre | Male | 29 Apr 1998 | ||
| 83 | Piat William | Male | 18 Jul 2003 | ||
| 84 | de Marigny Lagesse Lucie | Female | 10 Jul 2000 | ||
| 85 | Halbwachs Aurelie | Female | 24 Aug 1986 | ||
| 86 | le Court de Billot Mary Patricia K. | Female | 23 Mar 1996 | ||
| 14:52 | Ukraine (UKR) | 71 | Chyzhykov Heorhii | Male | 14 Feb 2006 |
| 72 | Kozoriz Danylo | Male | 19 Nov 2006 | ||
| 73 | Simon Semen | Male | 21 May 2004 | ||
| 74 | Biriukova Yuliia | Female | 24 Jan 1998 | ||
| 75 | Holod Yelyzaveta | Female | 30 Nov 2003 | ||
| 76 | Kulynych Olha | Female | 1 Feb 2000 | ||
| 14:56 | Spain (ESP) | 61 | Alvarez Martinez Hector | Male | 12 Dec 2006 |
| 62 | Garcia Pierna Raul | Male | 23 Feb 2001 | ||
| 63 | Romeo Abad Ivan | Male | 16 Aug 2003 | ||
| 64 | Benito Pellicer Mireia | Female | 30 Dec 1996 | ||
| 65 | Blasi Cairol Paula | Female | 19 Feb 2003 | ||
| 66 | Ostolaza Zabala Usoa | Female | 25 Feb 1998 | ||
| 15:00 | Belgium (BEL) | 51 | Campenaerts Victor | Male | 28 Oct 1991 |
| 52 | Vermeersch Florian | Male | 12 Mar 1999 | ||
| 53 | Vervenne Jonathan | Male | 27 May 2003 | ||
| 54 | Meert Marieke | Female | 7 Oct 1999 | ||
| 55 | Moerman Tess | Female | 15 Dec 2005 | ||
| 56 | van de Velde Julie | Female | 2 Jun 1993 | ||
| 15:38 | Switzerland (SUI) | 41 | Christen Jan | Male | 26 Jun 2004 |
| 42 | Kung Stefan | Male | 16 Nov 1993 | ||
| 43 | Schmid Mauro | Male | 4 Dec 1999 | ||
| 44 | Liechti Jasmin | Female | 9 Oct 2002 | ||
| 45 | Reusser Marlen | Female | 20 Sep 1991 | ||
| 46 | Ruegg Noemi | Female | 19 Apr 2001 | ||
| 15:41 | France (FRA) | 31 | Armirail Bruno | Male | 11 Apr 1994 |
| 32 | Seixas Paul | Male | 24 Sep 2006 | ||
| 33 | Sivakov Pavel | Male | 11 Jul 1997 | ||
| 34 | Kerbaol Cedrine | Female | 15 May 2001 | ||
| 35 | Labous Juliette | Female | 4 Nov 1998 | ||
| 36 | Squiban Maeva | Female | 19 Mar 2002 | ||
| 15:44 | Italy (ITA) | 21 | Cattaneo Mattia | Male | 25 Oct 1990 |
| 22 | Frigo Marco | Male | 2 Mar 2000 | ||
| 23 | Sobrero Matteo | Male | 14 May 1997 | ||
| 24 | Paladin Soraya | Female | 4 May 1993 | ||
| 25 | Trinca Colonel Monica | Female | 21 May 1999 | ||
| 26 | Venturelli Federica | Female | 12 Jan 2005 | ||
| 15:47 | Germany (GER) | 11 | Heidemann Miguel | Male | 27 Jan 1998 |
| 12 | Leidert Louis | Male | 16 May 2005 | ||
| 13 | Rutsch Jonas | Male | 24 Jan 1998 | ||
| 14 | Koch Franziska | Female | 13 Jul 2000 | ||
| 15 | Lippert Liane | Female | 13 Jan 1998 | ||
| 16 | Niedermaier Antonia | Female | 20 Feb 2003 | ||
| 15:50 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | Matthews Michael | Male | 26 Sep 1990 |
| 2 | Plapp Lucas | Male | 25 Dec 2000 | ||
| 3 | Vine Jay | Male | 16 Nov 1995 | ||
| 4 | Chapman Brodie | Female | 9 Apr 1991 | ||
| 5 | Spratt Amanda | Female | 17 Sep 1987 | ||
| 6 | Wilson-Haffenden Felicity | Female | 16 Jul 2005 |
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