Giro d'Italia 2025 - Stage 2 time trial start times
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Laura Weislo
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Niklas Märkl heads off first for the 13.7-kilometre individual time trial in Tirana, Albania
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After the first stage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) wears the maglia rosa of race leader from his victory over Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike). But the tables could turn in the stage 2 individual time trial in Tirana, Albania.
Pedersen has a four-second lead on Van Aert in the Giro d'Italia general classification, but the Belgian is a favourite to take the maglia rosa in the 13.7-kilometre test.
The action starts at 13:25 CET when Niklas Märkel (Picnic-PostNL) heads down the ramp. The German gave up 26 minutes on the opening stage and is last in the GC.
Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike) could take the hot seat in the first wave of riders, heading off at 14:07. Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates XRG), who crashed on the final descent on stage 1, is 4:09 behind on GC and will start his time trial at 14:56.
Most of the other stage favourites start in the final wave, with Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) the first of the top time trial specialists at 15:28.
Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) begins his title run at 16:14, while Van Aert goes for the maglia rosa at 16:53.
Race leader Pedersen will be the last man down the start ramp in Tirana at 16:56.
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The stage winner should be done in approximately 17-18 minutes, with the expected stage finish at 17:14.
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| 1 | Niklas Märkl (Ger) Picnic-PostNL | 13:25:00 |
| 2 | Marco Brenner (Ger) Tudor | 13:26:00 |
| 3 | Matevž Govekar (Slo) Bahrain Victorious | 13:27:00 |
| 4 | Ethan Hayter (GBr) Soudal-Quickstep | 13:28:00 |
| 5 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 13:29:00 |
| 6 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Tudor | 13:30:00 |
| 7 | Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) Tudor | 13:31:00 |
| 8 | Kasper Asgreen (Den) EF Education-EasyPost | 13:32:00 |
| 9 | Jensen Plowright (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 13:33:00 |
| 10 | Luke Lamperti (USA) Soudal-Quickstep | 13:34:00 |
| 11 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 13:35:00 |
| 12 | Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Cofidis | 13:36:00 |
| 13 | Kim Heiduk (Ger) Ineos Grenadiers | 13:37:00 |
| 14 | Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty | 13:38:00 |
| 15 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 13:39:00 |
| 16 | Fran Miholjević (Cro) Bahrain Victorious | 13:40:00 |
| 17 | Emils Liepins (Lat) Q36.5 | 13:41:00 |
| 18 | Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty | 13:42:00 |
| 19 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty | 13:43:00 |
| 20 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 13:44:00 |
| 21 | Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Picnic-PostNL | 13:45:00 |
| 22 | Olav Kooij (Ned) Visma-Lease a BIke | 13:46:00 |
| 23 | Bram Welten (Ned) Picnic-PostNL | 13:47:00 |
| 24 | Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Q36.5 | 13:48:00 |
| 25 | Luca Mozzato (Ita) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 13:49:00 |
| 26 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Jayco-AlUla | 13:50:00 |
| 27 | Giosue' Epis (Ita) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 13:51:00 |
| 28 | Timo Kielich (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 13:52:00 |
| 29 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 13:53:00 |
| 30 | Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta | 13:54:00 |
| 31 | Jan Maas (Ned) Cofidis | 13:55:00 |
| 32 | Nicolas Debeaumarche (Fra) Cofidis | 13:56:00 |
| 33 | Albert Torres (Spa) Movistar Team | 13:57:00 |
| 34 | Casper Van Uden (Ned) Picnic-PostNL | 13:58:00 |
| 35 | Enzo Paleni (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 13:59:00 |
| 36 | Francisco Munoz (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta | 14:00:00 |
| 37 | Bart Lemmen (Ned) Visma-Lease a BIke | 14:01:00 |
| 38 | Gijs Leemreize (Ned) Picnic-PostNL | 14:02:00 |
| 39 | Mikel Azparren Xabier (Spa) Q36.5 | 14:03:00 |
| 40 | Anton Kuzmin (Kaz) XDS Astana | 14:04:00 |
| 41 | Laurens Huys (Bel) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 14:05:00 |
| 42 | Stan Dewulf (Bel) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 14:06:00 |
| 43 | Edoardo Affini (Ita) Visma-Lease a BIke | 14:07:00 |
| 44 | Andrea Pietrobon (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta | 14:08:00 |
| 45 | Clément Davy (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 14:09:00 |
| 46 | Josef Černý (Cze) Soudal-Quickstep | 14:10:00 |
| 47 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Israel-Premier Tech | 14:11:00 |
| 48 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Israel-Premier Tech | 14:12:00 |
| 49 | Georg Steinhauser (Ger) EF Education-EasyPost | 14:13:00 |
| 50 | Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Ineos Grenadiers | 14:14:00 |
| 51 | Gianmarco Garofoli (Ita) Soudal-Quickstep | 14:15:00 |
| 52 | Milan Fretin (Bel) Cofidis | 14:16:00 |
| 53 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Visma-Lease a BIke | 14:17:00 |
| 54 | Lorenzo Milesi (Ita) Movistar Team | 14:18:00 |
| 55 | Paul Magnier (Fra) Soudal-Quickstep | 14:19:00 |
| 56 | Enrico Zanoncello (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 14:20:00 |
| 57 | Filippo Baroncini (Ita) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 14:21:00 |
| 58 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta | 14:22:00 |
| 59 | Nico Denz (Ger) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 14:23:00 |
| 60 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Lidl-Trek | 14:24:00 |
| 61 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Visma-Lease a BIke | 14:25:00 |
| 62 | Daan Hoole (Ned) Lidl-Trek | 14:26:00 |
| 63 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Lidl-Trek | 14:27:00 |
| 64 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta | 14:28:00 |
| 65 | Owain Doull (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost | 14:29:00 |
| 66 | Edward Planckaert (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 14:30:00 |
| 67 | Juri Hollmann (Ger) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 14:31:00 |
| 68 | Kevin Colleoni (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty | 14:32:00 |
| 69 | Dion Smith (NZl) Intermarché-Wanty | 14:33:00 |
| 70 | Darren Rafferty (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost | 14:34:00 |
| 71 | Tord Gudmestad (Nor) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 14:35:00 |
| 72 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 14:36:00 |
| 73 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Israel-Premier Tech | 14:37:00 |
| 74 | Hugo Houle (Can) Israel-Premier Tech | 14:38:00 |
| 75 | Afonso Eulálio (Por) Bahrain Victorious | 14:39:00 |
| 76 | Mikkel Honoré (Den) EF Education-EasyPost | 14:40:00 |
| 77 | Brandon Rivera (Col) Ineos Grenadiers | 14:41:00 |
| 78 | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers | 14:42:00 |
| 79 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Lidl-Trek | 14:43:00 |
| 80 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) XDS Astana | 14:44:00 |
| 81 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain Victorious | 14:45:00 |
| 82 | Rémy Rochas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 14:46:00 |
| 83 | Yannis Voisard (Swi) Tudor | 14:47:00 |
| 84 | Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Cofidis | 14:48:00 |
| 85 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis | 14:49:00 |
| 86 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Tudor | 14:50:00 |
| 87 | Lucas Plapp (Aus) Jayco-AlUla | 14:51:00 |
| 88 | Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 14:52:00 |
| 89 | Alessio Martinelli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 14:53:00 |
| 90 | Nickolas Zukowsky (Can) Q36.5 | 14:54:00 |
| 91 | Dorian Godon (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 14:55:00 |
| 92 | Jay Vine (Aus) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 14:56:00 |
| 93 | Fabio Van Den Bossche (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 14:57:00 |
| 94 | Mark Donovan (GBr) Q36.5 | 14:58:00 |
| 95 | Davide De Pretto (Ita) Jayco-AlUla | 14:59:00 |
| 96 | Max Kanter (Ger) XDS Astana | 15:00:00 |
| 97 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty | 15:01:00 |
| 98 | Rick Pluimers (Ned) Tudor | 15:02:00 |
| 99 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Nor) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 15:03:00 |
| 100 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 15:04:00 |
| 101 | Manuele Tarozzi (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 15:05:00 |
| 102 | Corbin Strong (NZl) Israel-Premier Tech | 15:06:00 |
| 103 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 15:07:00 |
| 104 | Igor Arrieta (Spa) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 15:08:00 |
| 105 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Soudal-Quickstep | 15:09:00 |
| 106 | Jon Barrenetxea (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:10:00 |
| 107 | Simon Guglielmi (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 15:11:00 |
| 108 | Ben Turner (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 15:12:00 |
| 109 | Michel Ries (Lux) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 15:13:00 |
| 110 | Alessandro Verre (Ita) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 15:14:00 |
| 111 | James Knox (GBr) Soudal-Quickstep | 15:15:00 |
| 112 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Jayco-AlUla | 15:16:00 |
| 113 | Marco Frigo (Ita) Israel-Premier Tech | 15:17:00 |
| 114 | Martin Marcellusi (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 15:18:00 |
| 115 | Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco-AlUla | 15:19:00 |
| 116 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Lidl-Trek | 15:20:00 |
| 117 | Edoardo Zambanini (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 15:21:00 |
| 118 | Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ | 15:22:00 |
| 119 | Lorenzo Germani (Ita) Groupama-FDJ | 15:23:00 |
| 120 | Erik Bystrøm Sven (Nor) Groupama-FDJ | 15:24:00 |
| 121 | Filippo Magli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 15:25:00 |
| 122 | Luca Covili (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 15:26:00 |
| 123 | Wouter Poels (Ned) XDS Astana | 15:27:00 |
| 124 | Joshua Tarling (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 15:28:00 |
| 125 | Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers | 15:29:00 |
| 126 | Jefferson Cepeda (Ecu) Movistar Team | 15:30:00 |
| 127 | Felipe Martinez Daniel (Col) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 15:31:00 |
| 128 | Alessandro Pinarello (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 15:32:00 |
| 129 | Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 15:33:00 |
| 130 | Alexander Cepeda (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost | 15:34:00 |
| 131 | Jan Hirt (Cze) Israel-Premier Tech | 15:35:00 |
| 132 | James Shaw (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost | 15:36:00 |
| 133 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Movistar Team | 15:37:00 |
| 134 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché-Wanty | 15:38:00 |
| 135 | Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) XDS Astana | 15:39:00 |
| 136 | Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech | 15:40:00 |
| 137 | Davide Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta | 15:41:00 |
| 138 | Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Picnic-PostNL | 15:42:00 |
| 139 | Stefano Oldani (Ita) Cofidis | 15:43:00 |
| 140 | Mattia Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta | 15:44:00 |
| 141 | Martin Tjøtta (Nor) Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 15:45:00 |
| 142 | Sergio Samitier (Spa) Cofidis | 15:46:00 |
| 143 | Milan Vader (Ned) Q36.5 | 15:47:00 |
| 144 | Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané | 15:48:00 |
| 145 | Quinten Hermans (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 15:49:00 |
| 146 | Florian Stork (Ger) Tudor | 15:50:00 |
| 147 | Christian Scaroni (Ita) XDS Astana | 15:51:00 |
| 148 | Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 15:52:00 |
| 149 | Christopher Harper (Aus) Jayco-AlUla | 15:53:00 |
| 150 | Rafal Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 15:54:00 |
| 151 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Visma-Lease a BIke | 15:55:00 |
| 152 | Giovanni Aleotti (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 15:56:00 |
| 153 | Damien Howson (Aus) Q36.5 | 15:57:00 |
| 154 | Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 15:58:00 |
| 155 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 15:59:00 |
| 156 | Brandon Mcnulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 16:00:00 |
| 157 | Adam Yates (GBr) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 16:01:00 |
| 158 | Egan Bernal (Col) Ineos Grenadiers | 16:02:00 |
| 159 | David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 16:03:00 |
| 160 | Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor | 16:04:00 |
| 161 | Mathias Vacek (Cze) Lidl-Trek | 16:05:00 |
| 162 | Simon Yates (GBr) Visma-Lease a BIke | 16:06:00 |
| 163 | Isaac Del Toro (Mex) UAE Team Emirates XRG | 16:07:00 |
| 164 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 16:08:00 |
| 165 | Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar Team | 16:09:00 |
| 166 | Jai Hindley (Aus) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 16:10:00 |
| 167 | Romain Bardet (Fra) Picnic-PostNL | 16:11:00 |
| 168 | Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 16:14:00 |
| 169 | Felix Engelhardt (Ger) Jayco-AlUla | 16:17:00 |
| 170 | Paul Double (GBr) Jayco-AlUla | 16:20:00 |
| 171 | Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 16:23:00 |
| 172 | Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek | 16:26:00 |
| 173 | Davide Piganzoli (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta | 16:29:00 |
| 174 | Nicola Conci (Ita) XDS Astana | 16:32:00 |
| 175 | Max Poole (GBr) Picnic-PostNL | 16:35:00 |
| 176 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost | 16:38:00 |
| 177 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) XDS Astana | 16:41:00 |
| 178 | Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Q36.5 | 16:44:00 |
| 179 | Francesco Busatto (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty | 16:47:00 |
| 180 | Orluis Aular (Ven) Movistar Team | 16:50:00 |
| 181 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Visma-Lease a BIke | 16:53:00 |
| 182 | Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek | 16:56:00 |
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