Stage 2 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia will be a 13.7-kilometer time-trial in the Albanian capital of Tirana which will dictate the first meaningful differences between the overall classification contender - those who didn't lose time already on the opening day of the race, that is. We take a look at the start times and order for all those who will start the race against the clock.
First off the ramp will be Team Picnic PostNL's Niklas Märkl, last to finish the stage today, as 13:25CET. At 15:51CET the riders who have finished in the peloton today will begin to start their efforts, and race leader Mads Pedersen will be the final rider off the ramp at 16:56CET.
| 1 | 13:25:00 | Märkl Niklas | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 2 | 13:26:00 | Brenner Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 3 | 13:27:00 | Govekar Matevž | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 4 | 13:28:00 | Hayter Ethan | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 5 | 13:29:00 | Janssens Jimmy | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 6 | 13:30:00 | Krieger Alexander | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 7 | 13:31:00 | Zijlaard Maikel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 8 | 13:32:00 | Asgreen Kasper | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 9 | 13:33:00 | Plowright Jensen | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 10 | 13:34:00 | Lamperti Luke | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 11 | 13:35:00 | Tratnik Jan | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 12 | 13:36:00 | Moniquet Sylvain | Cofidis |
| 13 | 13:37:00 | Heiduk Kim | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 14 | 13:38:00 | van der Hoorn Taco | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 15 | 13:39:00 | Moscon Gianni | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 16 | 13:40:00 | Miholjević Fran | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 17 | 13:41:00 | Liepiņš Emīls | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 18 | 13:42:00 | Thijssen Gerben | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 19 | 13:43:00 | Van Hoecke Gijs | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 20 | 13:44:00 | Pasqualon Andrea | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 21 | 13:45:00 | Edmondson Alex | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 22 | 13:46:00 | Kooij Olav | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 23 | 13:47:00 | Welten Bram | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 24 | 13:48:00 | Moschetti Matteo | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 25 | 13:49:00 | Mozzato Luca | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 26 | 13:50:00 | Hepburn Michael | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 27 | 13:51:00 | Epis Giosuè | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 28 | 13:52:00 | Kielich Timo | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 29 | 13:53:00 | Bennett Sam | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
| 30 | 13:54:00 | Lonardi Giovanni | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 31 | 13:55:00 | Maas Jan | Cofidis |
| 32 | 13:56:00 | Debeaumarché Nicolas | Cofidis |
| 33 | 13:57:00 | Torres Albert | Movistar Team |
| 34 | 13:58:00 | van Uden Casper | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 35 | 13:59:00 | Paleni Enzo | Groupama - FDJ |
| 36 | 14:00:00 | Muñoz Francisco | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 37 | 14:01:00 | Lemmen Bart | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 38 | 14:02:00 | Leemreize Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 39 | 14:03:00 | Azparren Xabier Mikel | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 40 | 14:04:00 | Kuzmin Anton | XDS Astana Team |
| 41 | 14:05:00 | Huys Laurens | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 42 | 14:06:00 | Dewulf Stan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
| 43 | 14:07:00 | Affini Edoardo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 44 | 14:08:00 | Pietrobon Andrea | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 45 | 14:09:00 | Davy Clément | Groupama - FDJ |
| 46 | 14:10:00 | Černý Josef | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 47 | 14:11:00 | Clarke Simon | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 48 | 14:12:00 | Fuglsang Jakob | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 49 | 14:13:00 | Steinhauser Georg | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 50 | 14:14:00 | Hamilton Lucas | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 51 | 14:15:00 | Garofoli Gianmarco | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 52 | 14:16:00 | Fretin Milan | Cofidis |
| 53 | 14:17:00 | Kruijswijk Steven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 54 | 14:18:00 | Milesi Lorenzo | Movistar Team |
| 55 | 14:19:00 | Magnier Paul | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 56 | 14:20:00 | Zanoncello Enrico | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 57 | 14:21:00 | Baroncini Filippo | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 58 | 14:22:00 | Tonelli Alessandro | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 59 | 14:23:00 | Denz Nico | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 60 | 14:24:00 | Konrad Patrick | Lidl - Trek |
| 61 | 14:25:00 | van Baarle Dylan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 62 | 14:26:00 | Hoole Daan | Lidl - Trek |
| 63 | 14:27:00 | Mosca Jacopo | Lidl - Trek |
| 64 | 14:28:00 | Maestri Mirco | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 65 | 14:29:00 | Doull Owain | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 66 | 14:30:00 | Planckaert Edward | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 67 | 14:31:00 | Hollmann Juri | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 68 | 14:32:00 | Colleoni Kevin | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 69 | 14:33:00 | Smith Dion | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 70 | 14:34:00 | Rafferty Darren | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 71 | 14:35:00 | Gudmestad Tord | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
| 72 | 14:36:00 | Vendrame Andrea | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
| 73 | 14:37:00 | Schultz Nick | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 74 | 14:38:00 | Houle Hugo | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 75 | 14:39:00 | Eulálio Afonso | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 76 | 14:40:00 | Honoré Mikkel Frølich | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 77 | 14:41:00 | Rivera Brandon Smith | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 78 | 14:42:00 | Castroviejo Jonathan | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 79 | 14:43:00 | Verona Carlos | Lidl - Trek |
| 80 | 14:44:00 | Masnada Fausto | XDS Astana Team |
| 81 | 14:45:00 | Bilbao Pello | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 82 | 14:46:00 | Rochas Rémy | Groupama - FDJ |
| 83 | 14:47:00 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 84 | 14:48:00 | Lastra Jonathan | Cofidis |
| 85 | 14:49:00 | Perez Anthony | Cofidis |
| 86 | 14:50:00 | Warbasse Larry | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 87 | 14:51:00 | Plapp Luke | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 88 | 14:52:00 | Groves Kaden | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 89 | 14:53:00 | Martinelli Alessio | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 90 | 14:54:00 | Zukowsky Nickolas | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 91 | 14:55:00 | Godon Dorian | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
| 92 | 14:56:00 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 93 | 14:57:00 | Van den Bossche Fabio | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 94 | 14:58:00 | Donovan Mark | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 95 | 14:59:00 | De Pretto Davide | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 96 | 15:00:00 | Kanter Max | XDS Astana Team |
| 97 | 15:01:00 | Petilli Simone | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 98 | 15:02:00 | Pluimers Rick | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 99 | 15:03:00 | Svestad-Bårdseng Embret | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 100 | 15:04:00 | De Bondt Dries | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
| 101 | 15:05:00 | Tarozzi Manuele | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 102 | 15:06:00 | Strong Corbin | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 103 | 15:07:00 | Pacher Quentin | Groupama - FDJ |
| 104 | 15:08:00 | Arrieta Igor | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 105 | 15:09:00 | Cattaneo Mattia | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 106 | 15:10:00 | Barrenetxea Jon | Movistar Team |
| 107 | 15:11:00 | Guglielmi Simon | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 108 | 15:12:00 | Turner Ben | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 109 | 15:13:00 | Ries Michel | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 110 | 15:14:00 | Verre Alessandro | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 111 | 15:15:00 | Knox James | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 112 | 15:16:00 | Bouwman Koen | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 113 | 15:17:00 | Frigo Marco | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 114 | 15:18:00 | Marcellusi Martin | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 115 | 15:19:00 | Zana Filippo | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 116 | 15:20:00 | Kragh Andersen Søren | Lidl - Trek |
| 117 | 15:21:00 | Zambanini Edoardo | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 118 | 15:22:00 | Geniets Kevin | Groupama - FDJ |
| 119 | 15:23:00 | Germani Lorenzo | Groupama - FDJ |
| 120 | 15:24:00 | Bystrøm Sven Erik | Groupama - FDJ |
| 121 | 15:25:00 | Magli Filippo | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 122 | 15:26:00 | Covili Luca | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 123 | 15:27:00 | Poels Wout | XDS Astana Team |
| 124 | 15:28:00 | Tarling Joshua | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 125 | 15:29:00 | Arensman Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 126 | 15:30:00 | Cepeda Jefferson Alveiro | Movistar Team |
| 127 | 15:31:00 | Martínez Daniel Felipe | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 128 | 15:32:00 | Pinarello Alessandro | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 129 | 15:33:00 | Prodhomme Nicolas | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team |
| 130 | 15:34:00 | Cepeda Jefferson Alexander | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 131 | 15:35:00 | Hirt Jan | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 132 | 15:36:00 | Shaw James | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 133 | 15:37:00 | Formolo Davide | Movistar Team |
| 134 | 15:38:00 | Meintjes Louis | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 135 | 15:39:00 | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team |
| 136 | 15:40:00 | Gee Derek | Israel - Premier Tech |
| 137 | 15:41:00 | Bais Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 138 | 15:42:00 | Hamilton Chris | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 139 | 15:43:00 | Oldani Stefano | Cofidis |
| 140 | 15:44:00 | Bais Mattia | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 141 | 15:45:00 | Tjøtta Martin | Arkéa - B&B Hotels |
| 142 | 15:46:00 | Samitier Sergio | Cofidis |
| 143 | 15:47:00 | Vader Milan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 144 | 15:48:00 | Fiorelli Filippo | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè |
| 145 | 15:49:00 | Hermans Quinten | Alpecin - Deceuninck |
| 146 | 15:50:00 | Stork Florian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 147 | 15:51:00 | Scaroni Christian | XDS Astana Team |
| 148 | 15:52:00 | Pellizzari Giulio | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 149 | 15:53:00 | Harper Chris | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 150 | 15:54:00 | Majka Rafał | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 151 | 15:55:00 | Kelderman Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 152 | 15:56:00 | Aleotti Giovanni | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 153 | 15:57:00 | Howson Damien | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 154 | 15:58:00 | Ayuso Juan | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 155 | 15:59:00 | Quintana Nairo | Movistar Team |
| 156 | 16:00:00 | McNulty Brandon | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 157 | 16:01:00 | Yates Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 158 | 16:02:00 | Bernal Egan | INEOS Grenadiers |
| 159 | 16:03:00 | Gaudu David | Groupama - FDJ |
| 160 | 16:04:00 | Storer Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 161 | 16:05:00 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek |
| 162 | 16:06:00 | Yates Simon | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 163 | 16:07:00 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
| 164 | 16:08:00 | Caruso Damiano | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 165 | 16:09:00 | Rubio Einer | Movistar Team |
| 166 | 16:10:00 | Hindley Jai | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 167 | 16:11:00 | Bardet Romain | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 168 | 16:14:00 | Roglič Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
| 169 | 16:17:00 | Engelhardt Felix | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 170 | 16:20:00 | Double Paul | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 171 | 16:23:00 | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious |
| 172 | 16:26:00 | Ciccone Giulio | Lidl - Trek |
| 173 | 16:29:00 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta |
| 174 | 16:32:00 | Conci Nicola | XDS Astana Team |
| 175 | 16:35:00 | Poole Max | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 176 | 16:38:00 | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost |
| 177 | 16:41:00 | Ulissi Diego | XDS Astana Team |
| 178 | 16:44:00 | Pidcock Thomas | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 179 | 16:47:00 | Busatto Francesco | Intermarché - Wanty |
| 180 | 16:50:00 | Aular Orluis | Movistar Team |
| 181 | 16:53:00 | van Aert Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 182 | 16:56:00 | Pedersen Mads | Lidl - Trek |
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