The 2017 Criterium du Dauphine stage 4 23.5 km time trial from La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgoin-Jallieu will see the first major shake up the general classification. Aleksejs Saramotins (Bora-Hansgrohe) will be the first of the 169 starters on Wednesday afternoon, rolling out of the start house at 1:01 pm local time.
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Race leader Thomas De Gendt of Lotto Soudal is the last man off at 3:50 pm with one-minute intervals between all riders.
The group of GC favourites headlined by Chris Froome (Team Sky), Richie Porte (BMC), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) and Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) start the stage all timed on time. The test against the clock will see a selection with the possibility of a yellow jersey for the likes of Froome and Porte are expected to also challenge for the stage honours.
Of the GC men, Contador is the first starter at 3:07 pm, with Simon Yates (Orica-Scott) at 3:14 pm and Bardet at 3:17 pm the next to follow. Porte starts his time trial at 3:21 pm with Dan Martin (Quick-Step Floors) at 3:23 pm, Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Drapac) at 3:26 pm closely behind the Australian. Fabio Aru will follow Talansky with Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott) at 3:34 pm, then Froome at 3:39 pm.
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World time trial champion Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) is a favourite for the stage win on a course suited to his characteristics. Martin has taken a road win 2017 but in his three time trials thus far, has twice finished second and was 21st in the Paris-Nice uphill test against the clock. Martin will start his time trial at 2:46 pm.
Of the early starters, Ramunas Navardauskas (Bahrain-Merida) will be a rider to watch at 1:11 pm with Daryl Impey (Orica-Scott) a likely challenger before Martin heads out in the rainbow jersey.
Criterium du Dauphine stage 4 time trial start times
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-Hansgrohe | 13:02:00 |
| 2 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | 13:03:00 |
| 3 | Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb | 13:04:00 |
| 4 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 13:05:00 |
| 5 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ | 13:06:00 |
| 6 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 13:07:00 |
| 7 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 13:08:00 |
| 8 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | 13:09:00 |
| 9 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 13:10:00 |
| 10 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Bahrain-Merida | 13:11:00 |
| 11 | James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal | 13:12:00 |
| 12 | Amund Grondahl Jansen (Nor) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 13:13:00 |
| 13 | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 13:14:00 |
| 14 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Dimension Data | 13:15:00 |
| 15 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) FDJ | 13:16:00 |
| 16 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 13:17:00 |
| 17 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | 13:18:00 |
| 18 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 13:19:00 |
| 19 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Direct Energie | 13:20:00 |
| 20 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 13:21:00 |
| 21 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Sunweb | 13:22:00 |
| 22 | Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ | 13:23:00 |
| 23 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 13:24:00 |
| 24 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJ | 13:25:00 |
| 25 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | 13:26:00 |
| 26 | Julien Morice (Fra) Direct Energie | 13:27:00 |
| 27 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 13:28:00 |
| 28 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 13:29:00 |
| 29 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb | 13:30:00 |
| 30 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 13:31:00 |
| 31 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 13:32:00 |
| 32 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | 13:33:00 |
| 33 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 13:34:00 |
| 34 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 13:35:00 |
| 35 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 13:36:00 |
| 36 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates | 13:37:00 |
| 37 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | 13:38:00 |
| 38 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | 13:39:00 |
| 39 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 13:40:00 |
| 40 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | 13:41:00 |
| 41 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 13:42:00 |
| 42 | Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ | 13:43:00 |
| 43 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | 13:44:00 |
| 44 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 13:45:00 |
| 45 | Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 13:46:00 |
| 46 | Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 13:47:00 |
| 47 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 13:48:00 |
| 48 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie | 13:49:00 |
| 49 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 13:50:00 |
| 50 | Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors | 13:51:00 |
| 51 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | 13:52:00 |
| 52 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 13:53:00 |
| 53 | Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 13:54:00 |
| 54 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | 13:55:00 |
| 55 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Scott | 13:56:00 |
| 56 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 13:57:00 |
| 57 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 13:58:00 |
| 58 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida | 13:59:00 |
| 59 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie | 14:00:00 |
| 60 | Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 14:01:00 |
| 61 | Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 14:02:00 |
| 62 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb | 14:03:00 |
| 63 | Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb | 14:04:00 |
| 64 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 14:05:00 |
| 65 | Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data | 14:06:00 |
| 66 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 14:07:00 |
| 67 | Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 14:08:00 |
| 68 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 14:09:00 |
| 69 | Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team | 14:10:00 |
| 70 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 14:11:00 |
| 71 | Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Dimension Data | 14:12:00 |
| 72 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 14:13:00 |
| 73 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 14:14:00 |
| 74 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 14:15:00 |
| 75 | Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 14:16:00 |
| 76 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 14:17:00 |
| 77 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie | 14:18:00 |
| 78 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 14:19:00 |
| 79 | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team | 14:20:00 |
| 80 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott | 14:21:00 |
| 81 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb | 14:22:00 |
| 82 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 14:23:00 |
| 83 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 14:24:00 |
| 84 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 14:25:00 |
| 85 | Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie | 14:26:00 |
| 86 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 14:27:00 |
| 87 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 14:28:00 |
| 88 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | 14:29:00 |
| 89 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension Data | 14:30:00 |
| 90 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data | 14:31:00 |
| 91 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | 14:32:00 |
| 92 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 14:33:00 |
| 93 | Jeremy Maison (Fra) FDJ | 14:34:00 |
| 94 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott | 14:35:00 |
| 95 | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-Scott | 14:36:00 |
| 96 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | 14:37:00 |
| 97 | Nathan Brown (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | 14:38:00 |
| 98 | Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 14:39:00 |
| 99 | Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 14:40:00 |
| 100 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 14:41:00 |
| 101 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin | 14:42:00 |
| 102 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin | 14:43:00 |
| 103 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie | 14:44:00 |
| 104 | Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Astana Pro Team | 14:45:00 |
| 105 | Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 14:46:00 |
| 106 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | 14:47:00 |
| 107 | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | 14:48:00 |
| 108 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | 14:49:00 |
| 109 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 14:50:00 |
| 110 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 14:51:00 |
| 111 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 14:52:00 |
| 112 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 14:53:00 |
| 113 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 14:54:00 |
| 114 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 14:55:00 |
| 115 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 14:56:00 |
| 116 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | 14:57:00 |
| 117 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 14:58:00 |
| 118 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | 14:59:00 |
| 119 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | 15:00:00 |
| 120 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 15:01:00 |
| 121 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 15:02:00 |
| 122 | Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 15:03:00 |
| 123 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:04:00 |
| 124 | David Gaudu (Fra) FDJ | 15:05:00 |
| 125 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 15:06:00 |
| 126 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 15:07:00 |
| 127 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | 15:08:00 |
| 128 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | 15:09:00 |
| 129 | Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 15:10:00 |
| 130 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 15:11:00 |
| 131 | Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal | 15:12:00 |
| 132 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 15:13:00 |
| 133 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | 15:14:00 |
| 134 | Andre Fernando S Martins Cardoso (Por) Trek-Segafredo | 15:15:00 |
| 135 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Orica-Scott | 15:16:00 |
| 136 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 15:17:00 |
| 137 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 15:18:00 |
| 138 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 15:19:00 |
| 139 | Rubén Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:20:00 |
| 140 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 15:21:00 |
| 141 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | 15:22:00 |
| 142 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors | 15:23:00 |
| 143 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:24:00 |
| 144 | Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 15:25:00 |
| 145 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | 15:26:00 |
| 146 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 15:27:00 |
| 147 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 15:28:00 |
| 148 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates | 15:29:00 |
| 149 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 15:30:00 |
| 150 | Stef Clement (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 15:31:00 |
| 151 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-Scott | 15:32:00 |
| 152 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | 15:33:00 |
| 153 | Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-Scott | 15:34:00 |
| 154 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 15:35:00 |
| 155 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | 15:36:00 |
| 156 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | 15:37:00 |
| 157 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 15:38:00 |
| 158 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 15:39:00 |
| 159 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 15:40:00 |
| 160 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 15:41:00 |
| 161 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal | 15:42:00 |
| 162 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:43:00 |
| 163 | Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates | 15:44:00 |
| 164 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 15:45:00 |
| 165 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 15:46:00 |
| 166 | Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 15:47:00 |
| 167 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 15:48:00 |
| 168 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 15:49:00 |
| 169 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 15:50:00 |