Start Times & Order Vuelta a Espana 2026 Stage 18 Time Trial - Enric Mas has 2:10 to defend as Primoz Roglic’s record fifth-title bid reaches decisive test
CyclingWednesday, 09 September 2026 at 19:12
Enric Mas will be the final rider to start the Stage 18 individual time trial at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, four minutes after Primoz Roglic begins his attempt to transform the battle for the red jersey.
The Movistar Team leader carries an advantage of two minutes and 10 seconds over Roglic into the 32.1km test from El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera. Felix Gall separates them in the general classification, sitting second at 2:06, but the Austrian faces a major challenge to retain that position on one of the flattest courses of the race.
Roglic starts at 16:51 CET, followed by Gall at 16:53 and Mas at 16:55. For UK readers, those times are 15:51, 15:53 and 15:55 BST respectively.
Mas is seeking the first Grand Tour victory of his career after finishing runner-up at the Vuelta three times. Roglic, meanwhile, is pursuing a fifth overall victory which would move him beyond Roberto Heras as the most successful rider in the history of the race.
Red and white jerseys face decisive examinations
The final starters will roll out in reverse general-classification order, placing the leading contenders on the course during a concentrated closing period.
Richard Carapaz, fourth overall at 4:24, starts two minutes before Roglic. Behind him in the standings, Oscar Onley and Jakob Omrzel face their own direct contest for the white jersey.
Onley leads the youth classification by only 30 seconds and starts immediately after Omrzel. Their efforts begin at 16:47 and 16:45 CET respectively, giving Onley the benefit of receiving the Slovenian’s intermediate times throughout the course.
Mattias Skjelmose, Cristian Rodriguez and Clement Berthet are the preceding starters, while Sepp Kuss completes the current general-classification top 10.
Several riders outside the overall battle could establish the stage-winning benchmark much earlier. Stefan Kung begins at 15:37 CET, Bruno Armirail at 15:35 and Wout van Aert at 15:50. Roglic will nevertheless start among the leading contenders for both the stage and the red jersey.
Mathias Norsgaard is the first of the remaining 149 riders to begin at 14:07 CET. The complete start order and official times are listed in the table below.
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Start Times & Order Vuelta a Espana 2026 Stage 18 Time Trial
| Order | Start Time (CET) | BIB | Name | Team |
| 1 | 14:07:00 | 86 | Mathias Sunekaer Norsgaard | Lidl - Trek |
| 2 | 14:08:00 | 153 | Paul Double | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 3 | 14:09:00 | 147 | Louis Rouland | Cofidis |
| 4 | 14:10:00 | 13 | Domen Novak | UAE Team Emirates – XRG |
| 5 | 14:11:00 | 124 | Ethan Hayter | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 6 | 14:12:00 | 154 | Asbjorn Hellemose | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 7 | 14:13:00 | 3 | Jordi Meeus | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 8 | 14:14:00 | 222 | Marc Brustenga | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 9 | 14:15:00 | 74 | Matevz Govekar | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 10 | 14:16:00 | 146 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis |
| 11 | 14:17:00 | 204 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Lotto Intermarche |
| 12 | 14:18:00 | 215 | Juan Guillermo Martinez | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 13 | 14:19:00 | 5 | Callum Thornley | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 14 | 14:20:00 | 198 | Cesar Macias | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 15 | 14:21:00 | 202 | Vito Braet | Lotto Intermarche |
| 16 | 14:22:00 | 137 | Rasmus Tiller | Uno-X Mobility |
| 17 | 14:23:00 | 43 | Oscar Chamberlain | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 18 | 14:24:00 | 4 | Gianni Moscon | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 19 | 14:25:00 | 122 | Alberto Dainese | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 20 | 14:26:00 | 92 | Olivier Le Gac | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 21 | 14:27:00 | 151 | Alessandro Covi | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 22 | 14:28:00 | 158 | Jasha Sutterlin | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 23 | 14:29:00 | 164 | Alastair MacKellar | EF Education – EasyPost |
| 24 | 14:30:00 | 23 | Orluis Aular | Movistar Team |
| 25 | 14:31:00 | 126 | Fabio Van den Bossche | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 26 | 14:32:00 | 197 | Sinuhe Fernandez | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 27 | 14:33:00 | 188 | Darren van Bekkum | XDS Astana Team |
| 28 | 14:34:00 | 212 | Timo de Jong | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 29 | 14:35:00 | 224 | Inigo Elosegui | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 30 | 14:36:00 | 14 | Ivo Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates – XRG |
| 31 | 14:37:00 | 51 | David de la Cruz | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 32 | 14:38:00 | 106 | Michael Gogl | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 33 | 14:39:00 | 223 | Ivan Cobo | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 34 | 14:40:00 | 73 | Roman Ermakov | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 35 | 14:41:00 | 142 | Bryan Coquard | Cofidis |
| 36 | 14:42:00 | 228 | Mats Wenzel | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 37 | 14:43:00 | 168 | Georg Steinhauser | EF Education – EasyPost |
| 38 | 14:44:00 | 138 | Martin Tjotta | Uno-X Mobility |
| 39 | 14:45:00 | 144 | Sylvain Moniquet | Cofidis |
| 40 | 14:46:00 | 87 | Thibau Nys | Lidl - Trek |
| 41 | 14:47:00 | 182 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | XDS Astana Team |
| 42 | 14:48:00 | 25 | Pablo Castrillo | Movistar Team |
| 43 | 14:49:00 | 77 | Mathijs Paasschens | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 44 | 14:50:00 | 117 | Nick Schultz | NSN Cycling |
| 45 | 14:51:00 | 22 | Jorge Arcas | Movistar Team |
| 46 | 14:52:00 | 211 | Chris Hamilton | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 47 | 14:53:00 | 131 | Magnus Cort | Uno-X Mobility |
| 48 | 14:54:00 | 105 | Gal Glivar | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 49 | 14:55:00 | 165 | Darren Rafferty | EF Education – EasyPost |
| 50 | 14:56:00 | 52 | Xabier Mikel Azparren | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 51 | 14:57:00 | 33 | Matthew Brennan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 52 | 14:58:00 | 226 | Ivan Sosa | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 53 | 14:59:00 | 133 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility |
| 54 | 15:00:00 | 205 | Lorenzo Rota | Lotto Intermarche |
| 55 | 15:01:00 | 191 | Jesus Herrada | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 56 | 15:02:00 | 148 | Sergio Samitier | Cofidis |
| 57 | 15:03:00 | 8 | Frederik Wandahl | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 58 | 15:04:00 | 12 | Joao Almeida | UAE Team Emirates – XRG |
| 59 | 15:05:00 | 7 | Gianni Vermeersch | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 60 | 15:06:00 | 63 | Lucas Hamilton | Netcompany INEOS |
| 61 | 15:07:00 | 175 | Roland Thalmann | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 62 | 15:08:00 | 203 | Lars Craps | Lotto Intermarche |
| 63 | 15:09:00 | 187 | Alessandro Romele | XDS Astana Team |
| 64 | 15:10:00 | 27 | Ivan Romeo | Movistar Team |
| 65 | 15:11:00 | 53 | Walter Calzoni | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 66 | 15:12:00 | 85 | Jacopo Mosca | Lidl - Trek |
| 67 | 15:13:00 | 24 | Carlos Canal | Movistar Team |
| 68 | 15:14:00 | 34 | Steven Kruijswijk | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 69 | 15:15:00 | 44 | Sander De Pestel | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 70 | 15:16:00 | 97 | Remy Rochas | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 71 | 15:17:00 | 132 | Simon Dalby | Uno-X Mobility |
| 72 | 15:18:00 | 56 | Thomas Gloag | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 73 | 15:19:00 | 157 | Rudy Porter | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 74 | 15:20:00 | 196 | Jose Luis Faura | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 75 | 15:21:00 | 54 | Marcel Camprubi | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 76 | 15:22:00 | 192 | Clement Alleno | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 77 | 15:23:00 | 136 | Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Mobility |
| 78 | 15:24:00 | 2 | Finn Fisher-Black | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 79 | 15:25:00 | 98 | Bastien Tronchon | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 80 | 15:26:00 | 75 | Pau Miquel | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 81 | 15:27:00 | 177 | Fabian Weiss | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 82 | 15:28:00 | 162 | Vincenzo Albanese | EF Education – EasyPost |
| 83 | 15:29:00 | 225 | Ibon Ruiz | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 84 | 15:30:00 | 123 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 85 | 15:31:00 | 116 | Pau Marti | NSN Cycling |
| 86 | 15:32:00 | 172 | Will Barta | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 87 | 15:33:00 | 64 | Axel Laurance | Netcompany INEOS |
| 88 | 15:34:00 | 135 | Andreas Kron | Uno-X Mobility |
| 89 | 15:35:00 | 32 | Bruno Armirail | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 90 | 15:36:00 | 83 | Lennard Kamna | Lidl - Trek |
| 91 | 15:37:00 | 174 | Stefan Kung | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 92 | 15:38:00 | 82 | Julien Bernard | Lidl - Trek |
| 93 | 15:39:00 | 114 | Hugo Hofstetter | NSN Cycling |
| 94 | 15:40:00 | 178 | Hannes Wilksch | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 95 | 15:41:00 | 78 | Attila Valter | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 96 | 15:42:00 | 145 | Paul Ourselin | Cofidis |
| 97 | 15:43:00 | 96 | Enzo Paleni | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 98 | 15:44:00 | 95 | Rudy Molard | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 99 | 15:45:00 | 127 | Mauri Vansevenant | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 100 | 15:46:00 | 167 | James Shaw | EF Education – EasyPost |
| 101 | 15:47:00 | 183 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team |
| 102 | 15:48:00 | 6 | Luke Tuckwell | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 103 | 15:49:00 | 206 | Reuben Thompson | Lotto Intermarche |
| 104 | 15:50:00 | 31 | Wout van Aert | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 105 | 15:51:00 | 37 | Jorgen Nordhagen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 106 | 15:52:00 | 58 | Milan Vader | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 107 | 15:53:00 | 17 | Kevin Vermaerke | UAE Team Emirates – XRG |
| 108 | 15:54:00 | 93 | Valentin Madouas | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 109 | 15:55:00 | 176 | Larry Warbasse | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 110 | 15:56:00 | 65 | Carlos Rodriguez | Netcompany INEOS |
| 111 | 15:57:00 | 103 | Ramses Debruyne | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 112 | 15:58:00 | 121 | Mikel Landa | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 113 | 15:59:00 | 55 | Eddie Dunbar | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 114 | 16:00:00 | 185 | Henok Mulubrhan | XDS Astana Team |
| 115 | 16:01:00 | 171 | Marco Brenner | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 116 | 16:02:00 | 195 | Jose Manuel Diaz | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 117 | 16:03:00 | 84 | Patrick Konrad | Lidl - Trek |
| 118 | 16:04:00 | 125 | Valentin Paret-Peintre | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 119 | 16:05:00 | 48 | Callum Scotson | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 120 | 16:06:00 | 71 | Pello Bilbao | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 121 | 16:07:00 | 134 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility |
| 122 | 16:08:00 | 141 | Emanuel Buchmann | Cofidis |
| 123 | 16:09:00 | 221 | Urko Berrade | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 124 | 16:10:00 | 62 | Jack Haig | Netcompany INEOS |
| 125 | 16:11:00 | 214 | Gijs Leemreize | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 126 | 16:12:00 | 152 | Koen Bouwman | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 127 | 16:13:00 | 201 | Jarno Widar | Lotto Intermarche |
| 128 | 16:14:00 | 66 | Embret Svestad-Bardseng | Netcompany INEOS |
| 129 | 16:15:00 | 26 | Raul Garcia Pierna | Movistar Team |
| 130 | 16:17:00 | 72 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 131 | 16:19:00 | 113 | Jan Hirt | NSN Cycling |
| 132 | 16:21:00 | 128 | Filippo Zana | Soudal – Quick-Step |
| 133 | 16:23:00 | 156 | Finlay Pickering | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 134 | 16:25:00 | 193 | Mario Aparicio | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 135 | 16:27:00 | 166 | Juan Felipe Rodriguez | EF Education – EasyPost |
| 136 | 16:29:00 | 47 | Matthew Riccitello | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 137 | 16:31:00 | 94 | Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 138 | 16:33:00 | 42 | Leo Bisiaux | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 139 | 16:35:00 | 181 | Harold Tejada | XDS Astana Team |
| 140 | 16:37:00 | 35 | Sepp Kuss | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 141 | 16:39:00 | 91 | Clement Berthet | Groupama – FDJ United |
| 142 | 16:41:00 | 186 | Cristian Rodriguez | XDS Astana Team |
| 143 | 16:43:00 | 81 | Mattias Skjelmose | Lidl - Trek |
| 144 | 16:45:00 | 76 | Jakob Omrzel | Bahrain – Victorious |
| 145 | 16:47:00 | 61 | Oscar Onley | Netcompany INEOS |
| 146 | 16:49:00 | 161 | Richard Carapaz | EF Education – EasyPost |
| 147 | 16:51:00 | 1 | Primoz Roglic | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe |
| 148 | 16:53:00 | 41 | Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 149 | 16:55:00 | 21 | Enric Mas | Movistar Team |
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- Seems like the next days Moutantop finish could help Mas gain back some of his anticipated loss tomorrow?Crashjames09-09-2026
- Looking at form for Mas and Roglic, I don't think he will put more than 1min45sec into Mas and I'll be surprised if it is more than 1min30sec. If this holds true then Mas should have his first ever Vuelta win after working at it for almost a decade. I hope he is able to do it but I'll be happy whoever wins as long as they are the strongest.awp09-09-2026
- Probably not but he’s certainly in better shape now than on day 1, not far from keeping up all the time. Had one bad day. If Mas has one, it could go down to the line.Jumpyjohn09-09-2026
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- Try being an escape artist then, free yourself from the chains that bind you hereJumpyjohn09-09-2026
- Peak Roglic maybe. Roglic today very doubtful.mobk09-09-2026
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