Start Times & Order Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Stage 3 TTT | EF Education - EasyPost last off as Decathlon, Visma and INEOS chase yellow
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The start order has been confirmed for the stage 3 team time trial at the 2026 Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with EF Education-EasyPost set to roll down the ramp last as Alex Baudin continues his defence of the yellow jersey.
Tuesday’s test begins at 15:05, with Team Picnic PostNL the first squad to start. Teams will then depart at four-minute intervals, before EF Education - EasyPost close the running order at 16:29.
The stage is an important early test for the general classification, coming after two consecutive breakaway victories opened the race. Baudin retained yellow after stage 2, while a number of GC teams will now get their first direct chance to make gains in a controlled team time trial setting.
UAE Team Emirates - XRG are scheduled to start at 15:49, followed later by Lidl - Trek at 16:01, Decathlon CMA CGM Team at 16:05, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at 16:13, Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team at 16:17 and Team Visma | Lease a Bike at 16:21.
The full stage 3 team time trial start order can be found below.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Stage 3 team time trial start times
| Start order | Start time | Team code | Team | Nation | Rider numbers |
| 1 | 15:05:00 | TPP | Team Picnic PostNL | NED | 211 / 212 / 213 / 214 / 215 / 217 |
| 2 | 15:09:00 | LOI | Lotto Intermarche | BEL | 131 / 132 / 133 / 134 / 135 / 137 |
| 3 | 15:13:00 | NSN | NSN Cycling Team | SUI | 161 / 162 / 164 / 165 / 166 |
| 4 | 15:17:00 | JAY | Team Jayco AlUla | AUS | 171 / 172 / 173 / 174 / 175 / 176 / 177 |
| 5 | 15:21:00 | TEN | TotalEnergies | FRA | 141 / 142 / 143 / 144 / 145 / 146 / 147 |
| 6 | 15:25:00 | TBV | Bahrain Victorious | BRN | 121 / 122 / 123 / 124 / 125 / 126 / 127 |
| 7 | 15:29:00 | COF | Cofidis | FRA | 181 / 182 / 183 / 184 / 185 / 186 / 187 |
| 8 | 15:33:00 | TUD | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | SUI | 111 / 112 / 113 / 114 / 115 / 116 / 117 |
| 9 | 15:37:00 | CJR | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | ESP | 151 / 152 / 153 / 154 / 155 / 156 |
| 10 | 15:41:00 | APT | Alpecin - Premier Tech | BEL | 201 / 202 / 203 / 204 / 205 / 206 / 207 |
| 11 | 15:45:00 | SOQ | Soudal Quick-Step | BEL | 81 / 82 / 83 / 84 / 85 / 86 / 87 |
| 12 | 15:49:00 | UEX | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | UAE | 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 |
| 13 | 15:53:00 | MOV | Movistar Team | ESP | 101 / 102 / 103 / 104 / 105 / 106 / 107 |
| 14 | 15:57:00 | XAT | XDS Astana Team | KAZ | 91 / 92 / 93 / 95 / 96 / 97 |
| 15 | 16:01:00 | LTK | Lidl - Trek | GER | 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 |
| 16 | 16:05:00 | DCT | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | FRA | 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 |
| 17 | 16:09:00 | UXM | Uno-X Mobility | NOR | 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 |
| 18 | 16:13:00 | RBH | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | GER | 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 |
| 19 | 16:17:00 | NCI | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | GBR | 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 |
| 20 | 16:21:00 | TVL | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | NED | 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 |
| 21 | 16:25:00 | GFC | Groupama - FDJ United | FRA | 191 / 192 / 193 / 194 / 195 / 196 / 197 |
| 22 | 16:29:00 | EFE | EF Education - EasyPost | USA | 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 |
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