The Volta ao Algarve 2026 general classification heads into stage 3 wide open. We take a look at the start times and order for the race's decisive time trial, in which Paul Seixas, Juan Ayuso, and João Almeida will fight for the yellow jersey.
Juan Ayuso starts the time trial in yellow, level on time with Paul Seixas, who already beat him in the uphill sprint on stage 2. The first rider, Portugal’s Francisco Pereira, rolls down the ramp at 14:11 CET.
The 18-kilometre test is pan-flat, starting and finishing in Vilamoura. It suits out-and-out specialists, but it can also split the GC contenders. Juan Ayuso leads the race, tied with Paul Seixas and a handful of seconds ahead of his key rival Joao Almeida. The home favourite starts at 17:01 (CET), Seixas at 17:03 (CET), and Ayuso closes the day at 17:05 (CET).
In this scenario, Filippo Ganna is the standout favourite for the stage. The Italian goes at 15:26 (CET), in a mid-order block that also includes several specialists and GC heavyweights. Within the provisional top 10, key start times are:
Florian Lipowitz at 16:45 (CET), Maximilian Schachmann at 16:44 (CET), Brandon McNulty at 16:43 (CET), Thymen Arensman at 16:42 (CET), and Oscar Onley at 16:59 (CET), alongside the already mentioned Almeida (17:01), Seixas (17:03), and Ayuso (17:05). A compressed final wave set to settle the GC inside twenty minutes.
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Volta ao Algarve time trial start order
| Order | Rider | Team | Time (CET) |
| 1 | PEREIRA Francisco | FEIRENSE BEECELER | 14:11:00 |
| 2 | DIAS Daniel | TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA (POR) | 14:12:00 |
| 3 | MONTEZ Alexandre | FEIRENSE BEECELER | 14:13:00 |
| 4 | CAMPOS Noah | TEAM TAVIRA (POR) | 14:14:00 |
| 5 | MESQUITA Guilherme | FEIRENSE BEECELER | 14:15:00 |
| 6 | NARCISO Diogo | CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR (POR) | 14:16:00 |
| 7 | ANDRADE Pedro | FEIRENSE BEECELER | 14:17:00 |
| 8 | OLIVEIRA João | CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR (POR) | 14:18:00 |
| 9 | MARTINGIL César | TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA (POR) | 14:19:00 |
| 10 | DE PAULA Victor | FEIRENSE BEECELER | 14:20:00 |
| 11 | MENESES Leangel | TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA (POR) | 14:21:00 |
| 12 | CONTTE Tomas | AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ | 14:22:00 |
| 13 | PINTO Diogo | CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR (POR) | 14:23:00 |
| 14 | SILVA João | FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA (POR) | 14:24:00 |
| 15 | MOREIRA José | GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO (POR) | 14:25:00 |
| 16 | KOGUT Oded | NSN CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 14:26:00 |
| 17 | SILVA Bruno | TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA (POR) | 14:27:00 |
| 18 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 14:28:00 |
| 19 | GROVES Kaden | ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH (BEL) | 14:29:00 |
| 20 | TIVANI German | AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ | 14:30:00 |
| 21 | MESA Santiago | ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN (POR) | 14:31:00 |
| 22 | PRICE PEJTERSEN Johan | ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH (BEL) | 14:32:00 |
| 23 | DE CEUSTER Milan | TEAM PICNIC POSTNL (NED) | 14:33:00 |
| 24 | STUYVEN Jasper | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BEL) | 14:34:00 |
| 25 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS GRENADIERS (GBR) | 14:35:00 |
| 26 | PEÑA Jesus | EFAPEL CYCLING (POR) | 14:36:00 |
| 27 | DENZ Nico | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE (GER) | 14:37:00 |
| 28 | BEULLENS Cedric | LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ (BEL) | 14:38:00 |
| 29 | REIS Rafael | ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN (POR) | 14:39:00 |
| 30 | HEIDUK Kim | INEOS GRENADIERS (GBR) | 14:40:00 |
| 31 | MARIT Arne | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE (GER) | 14:41:00 |
| 32 | MARTINS João | CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR (POR) | 14:42:00 |
| 33 | DEGENKOLB John | TEAM PICNIC POSTNL (NED) | 14:43:00 |
| 34 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH (BEL) | 14:44:00 |
| 35 | BONILLO Iker | FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA (POR) | 14:45:00 |
| 36 | BITTNER Pavel | TEAM PICNIC POSTNL (NED) | 14:46:00 |
| 37 | MEEUS Jordi | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE (GER) | 14:47:00 |
| 38 | VERVENNE Jonathan | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BEL) | 14:48:00 |
| 39 | ALVES Rodrigo | TEAM TAVIRA (POR) | 14:49:00 |
| 40 | HALLER Marco | TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 14:50:00 |
| 41 | CAMPOS Francisco | TEAM TAVIRA (POR) | 14:51:00 |
| 42 | GIAIMI Luca | UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG (UAE) | 14:52:00 |
| 43 | GIDDINGS Joshua | LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ (BEL) | 14:53:00 |
| 44 | ANTUNES Tiago | EFAPEL CYCLING (POR) | 14:54:00 |
| 45 | COSTA Fábio | FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA (POR) | 14:55:00 |
| 46 | MOZZATO Luca | TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 14:56:00 |
| 47 | LEIJNSE Enzo | ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN (POR) | 14:57:00 |
| 48 | WIRTGEN Luc | TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 14:58:00 |
| 49 | PINTO Pedro | GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO (POR) | 14:59:00 |
| 50 | SWIRBUL Keegam | EFAPEL CYCLING (POR) | 15:00:00 |
| 51 | DE BONDT Dries | TEAM JAYCO ALULA (AUS) | 15:01:00 |
| 52 | VIEGAS Daniel | AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ | 15:02:00 |
| 53 | MORAIS Francisco | TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA (POR) | 15:03:00 |
| 54 | OYARZUN Carlos | AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ | 15:04:00 |
| 55 | FRISON Frederik | PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:05:00 |
| 56 | RODRIGUES Rúben | FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA (POR) | 15:06:00 |
| 57 | BALDERSTONE Abel | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (ESP) | 15:07:00 |
| 58 | LEAL Claudio | AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ | 15:08:00 |
| 59 | MESTRE Guilherme | TEAM TAVIRA (POR) | 15:09:00 |
| 60 | VAN GESTEL Dries | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BEL) | 15:10:00 |
| 61 | LASA Ailetz | TEAM TAVIRA (POR) | 15:11:00 |
| 62 | ACKERMANN Pascal | TEAM JAYCO ALULA (AUS) | 15:12:00 |
| 63 | TEUTENBERG Tim Torn | LIDL-TREK (GER) | 15:13:00 |
| 64 | HOBBS Noah | EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST (USA) | 15:14:00 |
| 65 | LEITÃO Iúri | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (ESP) | 15:15:00 |
| 66 | RIBEIRO André | GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO (POR) | 15:16:00 |
| 67 | SÖDERQVIST Jakob | LIDL-TREK (GER) | 15:17:00 |
| 68 | ANDRÉ Andrey | GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO (POR) | 15:18:00 |
| 69 | TENE Rotem | NSN CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:19:00 |
| 70 | ARTZ Huub | LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ (BEL) | 15:20:00 |
| 71 | FLYNN Sean | TEAM PICNIC POSTNL (NED) | 15:21:00 |
| 72 | OLIVEIRA Rui | UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG (UAE) | 15:22:00 |
| 73 | DE LIE Arnaud | LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ (BEL) | 15:23:00 |
| 74 | VERMEERSCH Gianni | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE (GER) | 15:24:00 |
| 75 | DE PESTEL Sander | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (FRA) | 15:25:00 |
| 76 | GANNA Filippo | INEOS GRENADIERS (GBR) | 15:26:00 |
| 77 | BARBAS Rafael | TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA (POR) | 15:27:00 |
| 78 | JUNGELS Bob | INEOS GRENADIERS (GBR) | 15:28:00 |
| 79 | LIEPINS Emils | PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:29:00 |
| 80 | NUNES Hugo | CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR (POR) | 15:30:00 |
| 81 | VERBRUGGHE Jens | NSN CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:31:00 |
| 82 | OLIVEIRA Ivo | UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG (UAE) | 15:32:00 |
| 83 | VAN TRICHT Floris | NSN CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:33:00 |
| 84 | LAMPAERT Yves | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BEL) | 15:34:00 |
| 85 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | NSN CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:35:00 |
| 86 | ASGREEN Kasper | EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST (USA) | 15:36:00 |
| 87 | DEWULF Stan | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (FRA) | 15:37:00 |
| 88 | LOSPITAO Pablo | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (ESP) | 15:38:00 |
| 89 | NAESEN Oliver | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (FRA) | 15:39:00 |
| 90 | VAN DEN BERG Marijn | EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST (USA) | 15:40:00 |
| 91 | LABROSSE Jordan | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (FRA) | 15:41:00 |
| 92 | SKUJINS Toms | LIDL-TREK (GER) | 15:42:00 |
| 93 | MAGNIER Paul | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BEL) | 15:43:00 |
| 94 | SILVA Pedro | FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA (POR) | 15:44:00 |
| 95 | KÜNG Stefan | TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:45:00 |
| 96 | VERONA Carlos | LIDL-TREK (GER) | 15:46:00 |
| 97 | FERNANDEZ Ruben | ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN (POR) | 15:47:00 |
| 98 | BARBOSA Diogo | TEAM TAVIRA (POR) | 15:48:00 |
| 99 | CARVALHO André | AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ | 15:49:00 |
| 100 | VAN BOVEN Luca | LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ (BEL) | 15:50:00 |
| 101 | FRANCISCO Filipe | AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ | 15:51:00 |
| 102 | JENSEN Christopher | TEAM JAYCO ALULA (AUS) | 15:52:00 |
| 103 | THALMANN Roland | TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 15:53:00 |
| 104 | BAYER Tobias | ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH (BEL) | 15:54:00 |
| 105 | FERNANDES José | GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO (POR) | 15:55:00 |
| 106 | SORARRAIN Gorka | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (ESP) | 15:56:00 |
| 107 | TAVARES Gonçalo | EFAPEL CYCLING (POR) | 15:57:00 |
| 108 | CARVALHO Gonçalo | TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA (POR) | 15:58:00 |
| 109 | BELMANS Lennert | ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH (BEL) | 15:59:00 |
| 110 | POOLE Max | TEAM PICNIC POSTNL (NED) | 16:00:00 |
| 111 | GUARDEÑO Jaume | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (ESP) | 16:01:00 |
| 112 | VENDRAME Andrea | TEAM JAYCO ALULA (AUS) | 16:02:00 |
| 113 | ROTA Oscar | FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA (POR) | 16:03:00 |
| 114 | WOOD Harrison | FEIRENSE BEECELER | 16:04:00 |
| 115 | STAUNE-MITTET Johannes | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (FRA) | 16:05:00 |
| 116 | SIMMONS Colby | EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST (USA) | 16:06:00 |
| 117 | IVANOV Viacheslav | FEIRENSE BEECELER | 16:07:00 |
| 118 | GUERIN Alexis | ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN (POR) | 16:08:00 |
| 119 | LOPES Lucas | EFAPEL CYCLING (POR) | 16:09:00 |
| 120 | CARVALHO Rui | GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO (POR) | 16:10:00 |
| 121 | SILVA Joaquim | EFAPEL CYCLING (POR) | 16:11:00 |
| 122 | BUSTAMANTE Adrian | GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO (POR) | 16:12:00 |
| 123 | DOMINGUES Duarte | CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR (POR) | 16:13:00 |
| 124 | KÄMNA Lennard | LIDL-TREK (GER) | 16:14:00 |
| 125 | FRIGO Marco | NSN CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:15:00 |
| 126 | DOMINGUEZ David | FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA (POR) | 16:16:00 |
| 127 | OTRUBA Jakub | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (ESP) | 16:17:00 |
| 128 | SLOCK Liam | LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ (BEL) | 16:18:00 |
| 129 | PLANCKAERT Edward | ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH (BEL) | 16:19:00 |
| 130 | MOLENAAR Alex | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (ESP) | 16:20:00 |
| 131 | TRATNIK Jan | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE (GER) | 16:21:00 |
| 132 | BOUWMAN Koen | TEAM JAYCO ALULA (AUS) | 16:22:00 |
| 133 | MILES Carson | ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN (POR) | 16:23:00 |
| 134 | AZPARREN Xabier | PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:24:00 |
| 135 | BATTISTELLA Samuele | EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST (USA) | 16:25:00 |
| 136 | DE LA CRUZ David | PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:26:00 |
| 137 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BEL) | 16:27:00 |
| 138 | RAFFERTY Darren | EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST (USA) | 16:28:00 |
| 139 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix | UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG (UAE) | 16:29:00 |
| 140 | DUARTE Emanuel | CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR (POR) | 16:30:00 |
| 141 | SILVA Afonso | TEAM TAVIRA (POR) | 16:31:00 |
| 142 | ALVAREZ Hector | LIDL-TREK (GER) | 16:32:00 |
| 143 | NYCH Artem | ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN (POR) | 16:33:00 |
| 144 | GONÇALVES Diogo | EFAPEL CYCLING (POR) | 16:34:00 |
| 145 | MORGADO António | UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG (UAE) | 16:35:00 |
| 146 | CHRISTEN Fabio | PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:36:00 |
| 147 | WIDAR Jarno | LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ (BEL) | 16:37:00 |
| 148 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:38:00 |
| 149 | MARTINEZ Juan | TEAM PICNIC POSTNL (NED) | 16:39:00 |
| 150 | ENGELHARDT Felix | TEAM JAYCO ALULA (AUS) | 16:40:00 |
| 151 | RODRIGUEZ Juan | EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST (USA) | 16:41:00 |
| 152 | ARENSMAN Thymen | INEOS GRENADIERS (GBR) | 16:42:00 |
| 153 | MCNULTY Brandon | UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG (UAE) | 16:43:00 |
| 154 | SCHACHMANN Maximilian | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BEL) | 16:44:00 |
| 155 | LIPOWITZ Florian | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE (GER) | 16:45:00 |
| 156 | GLOAG Thomas | PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:47:00 |
| 157 | VOISARD Yannis | TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:49:00 |
| 158 | PINARELLO Alessandro | NSN CYCLING TEAM (SUI) | 16:51:00 |
| 159 | VAUQUELIN Kévin | INEOS GRENADIERS (GBR) | 16:53:00 |
| 160 | MARTINEZ Daniel | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE (GER) | 16:55:00 |
| 161 | RICCITELLO Matthew | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (FRA) | 16:57:00 |
| 162 | ONLEY Oscar | INEOS GRENADIERS (GBR) | 16:59:00 |
| 163 | ALMEIDA Joao | UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG (UAE) | 17:01:00 |
| 164 | SEIXAS Paul | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (FRA) | 17:03:00 |
| 165 | AYUSO Juan | LIDL-TREK (GER) | 17:05:00 |
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