Start Times & Order UAE Tour Stage 2 - Remco Evenepoel opts for surprisingly early start with Isaac del Toro forced to finish the day
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Stage 2 of the UAE Tour brings the race’s first decisive GC test, with a 12.2-kilometre individual time trial around Hudayriyat Island expected to establish the early hierarchy among the overall contenders.
With the official start order now confirmed, the time trial is clearly split into two phases: early specialists setting reference times, and late starters riding with full knowledge of what is required.
Also worth noting that whilst the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Joshua Tarling have free rein to pick and choose their place in the order, GC leader Isaac del Toro was forced to go last by virtue of his place atop the general classification.
The first rider down the ramp will be Remi Cavagna at 12:50 CET, tasked with laying down the opening benchmark.
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Key GC and stage contenders start times
- Remco Evenepoel starts at 12:54 local time, placing the pre-race favourite early on the road and in position to set a reference rather than chase one.
- Joshua Tarling follows at 13:15 local time, with conditions expected to remain stable across his ride.
- Ethan Hayter begins at 13:22 local time, riding in the same early to mid window as several other strong time trial specialists.
- Isaac Del Toro, the race leader after Stage 1, is the final rider to start at 15:14 local time, giving him a clear target as he attempts to defend the leader’s jersey.
With bonus seconds already reshaping the standings, Stage 2 is expected to deliver the first meaningful GC gaps of the race. See the full start times and order down below!
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| Local Start Time (-3hr for CET) | Rider | Nation |
| 12:50 | Remi Cavagna | FRA |
| 12:51 | Emmanuel Houcou | FRA |
| 12:52 | Mattia Gaffuri | ITA |
| 12:53 | Lucas Plapp | AUS |
| 12:54 | Remco Evenepoel | BEL |
| 12:55 | Artem Shmidt | USA |
| 12:56 | Michael Storer | AUS |
| 12:57 | Sean Quinn | USA |
| 12:58 | Luca Vergallito | ITA |
| 12:59 | Jan Hirt | CZE |
| 13:00 | Stefan De Bod | RSA |
| 13:01 | Ilan Van Wilder | BEL |
| 13:02 | Harold Tejada | COL |
| 13:03 | Baptiste Veistroffer | FRA |
| 13:04 | Ben Tulett | GBR |
| 13:05 | Derek Gee | CAN |
| 13:06 | Damiano Caruso | ITA |
| 13:07 | Stefan Bissegger | SUI |
| 13:08 | Adam Richard Yates | GBR |
| 13:09 | David Gaudu | FRA |
| 13:10 | Nicolo Parisini | ITA |
| 13:11 | Matthew Dinham | AUS |
| 13:12 | Pablo Castrillo | ESP |
| 13:13 | Ben O'Connor | AUS |
| 13:14 | Finn Fisher-Black | NZL |
| 13:15 | Joshua Tarling | GBR |
| 13:16 | Arthur Kluckers | LUX |
| 13:17 | Georg Steinhauser | GER |
| 13:18 | Gerben Thijssen | BEL |
| 13:19 | Anders Johannessen | NOR |
| 13:20 | Pier-Andre Cote | CAN |
| 13:21 | Byron Munton | RSA |
| 13:22 | Ethan Hayter | GBR |
| 13:23 | Sergi Higuita Garcia | COL |
| 13:24 | Lennert Van Eetvelt | BEL |
| 13:25 | Jorgen Nordhagen | NOR |
| 13:26 | Maximilian Walscheid | GER |
| 13:27 | Antonio Tiberi | ITA |
| 13:28 | Felix Gall | AUT |
| 13:29 | Florian Vermeersch | BEL |
| 13:30 | Lewis Bower | NZL |
| 13:31 | Nikolas Zukowsky | CAN |
| 13:32 | Fabio Jakobsen | NED |
| 13:33 | Lorenzo Milesi | ITA |
| 13:34 | Luke Durbridge | AUS |
| 13:35 | Callum Thornley | GBR |
| 13:36 | Enzo Svestad-Bardseng | NOR |
| 13:37 | Aivaras Mikutis | LTU |
| 13:38 | Markel Beloki | ESP |
| 13:39 | Florian Senechal | FRA |
| 13:40 | Anthon Charmig | DEN |
| 13:41 | George Bennett | NZL |
| 13:42 | Cole Kessler | USA |
| 13:43 | Junior Lecerf | BEL |
| 13:44 | Lev Gonov | KAZ |
| 13:45 | Steffy De Schuyteneer | BEL |
| 13:46 | Wilco Kelderman | NED |
| 13:47 | Jonathan Milan | ITA |
| 13:48 | Afonso Eulalio | POR |
| 13:49 | Daan Hoole | NED |
| 13:50 | Nils Politt | GER |
| 13:51 | Johan Jacobs | SUI |
| 13:52 | Harm Vanhoucke | BEL |
| 13:53 | James Knox | GBR |
| 13:54 | Nairo Quintana | COL |
| 13:55 | Finlay Pickering | GBR |
| 13:56 | Mattia Cattaneo | ITA |
| 13:57 | Peter Oxenberg | DEN |
| 13:58 | Mathys Rondel | FRA |
| 13:59 | Jardi Christ Van Der Lee | NED |
| 14:00 | Jonas Rickaert | BEL |
| 14:01 | Tobias Johannessen | NOR |
| 14:02 | Ethan Vernon | GBR |
| 14:03 | Ezra Caudell | USA |
| 14:04 | Bert Van Lerberghe | BEL |
| 14:05 | Alessandro Romele | ITA |
| 14:06 | Jelle Van Sintmaartensdijk | NED |
| 14:07 | Tijmen Graat | NED |
| 14:08 | Patrick Konrad | AUT |
| 14:09 | Mathijs Paasschens | NED |
| 14:10 | Gregor Muhlberger | AUT |
| 14:11 | Rune Herregodts | BEL |
| 14:12 | Enzo Paleni | FRA |
| 14:13 | Damien Howson | AUS |
| 14:14 | Tim Naberman | NED |
| 14:15 | Manlio Moro | ITA |
| 14:16 | Patrick Gamper | AUT |
| 14:17 | Gianni Moscon | ITA |
| 14:18 | Samuel Welsford | AUS |
| 14:19 | Hannes Wilksch | GER |
| 14:20 | Alastair Mackellar | AUS |
| 14:21 | Jonas Geens | BEL |
| 14:22 | Anders Skaarseth | NOR |
| 14:23 | Ryan Mullen | IRL |
| 14:24 | Riley Pickrell | CAN |
| 14:25 | Alberto Dainese | ITA |
| 14:26 | Gleb Syritsa | RUS |
| 14:27 | Simone Gualdi | ITA |
| 14:28 | Steven Kruijswijk | NED |
| 14:29 | Amaury Ghebregzabhier | ERI |
| 14:30 | Rainer Kepplinger | AUT |
| 14:31 | Cees Bol | NED |
| 14:32 | Kevin Vermaerke | USA |
| 14:33 | Matteo Milan | ITA |
| 14:34 | Christopher Harper | AUS |
| 14:35 | Niklas Markl | GER |
| 14:36 | Pavel Novak | CZE |
| 14:37 | Luka Mezgec | SLO |
| 14:38 | Jarrad Drizners | AUS |
| 14:39 | Connor Swift | GBR |
| 14:40 | Robin Froidevaux | SUI |
| 14:41 | Matty Schwaerzbachner | SUI |
| 14:42 | Silvan Dillier | SUI |
| 14:43 | Erlend Blikra | NOR |
| 14:44 | Nadav Raisberg | ISR |
| 14:45 | Sean Christian | USA |
| 14:46 | Ayco Bastiaens | BEL |
| 14:47 | Harold Martin Lopez | ECU |
| 14:48 | Felix Grossschartner | AUT |
| 14:49 | Owain Doull | GBR |
| 14:50 | Edward Theuns | BEL |
| 14:51 | Nikias Arndt | GER |
| 14:52 | Robbe Ghys | BEL |
| 14:53 | Juan Sebastian Molano | COL |
| 14:54 | Axel Huens | FRA |
| 14:55 | Edward Dunbar | IRL |
| 14:56 | Casper Van Uden | NED |
| 14:57 | Albert Torres | ESP |
| 14:58 | Rudy Porter | AUS |
| 14:59 | Emil Herzog | GER |
| 15:00 | Ben Swift | GBR |
| 15:01 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi | DEN |
| 15:02 | Madis Mihkels | EST |
| 15:03 | Simon Dehairs | BEL |
| 15:04 | Carl-Frederik Bevort | DEN |
| 15:05 | Dion Smith | NZL |
| 15:06 | Mark Stewart | GBR |
| 15:07 | Warre Vangheluwe | BEL |
| 15:08 | Matteo Malucelli | ITA |
| 15:09 | Jasper De Buyst | BEL |
| 15:10 | Pietro Mattio | ITA |
| 15:11 | Simone Consonni | ITA |
| 15:12 | Daniel Skerl | ITA |
| 15:13 | Gianluca Pollefliet | BEL |
| 15:14 | Isaac Del Toro | MEX |
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