The first rider down the ramp will be Urska Pintar (Slovenia) at 2:30 p.m. local time, with outside hopeful, triathlete Taylor Knibb (USA) the eighth rider to start.
There is a 90-second gap between each starter, with 35 women competing and 34 men.
The final woman down the ramp will be UCI World Champion Chloé Dygert (USA), who starts at 3:21 p.m. (9:21 EDT).
Syrian Amir Ansari (Olympic Refugee Team) begins the men's competition at 4:32 p.m. leading an elite field that culminates with World Champion Remco Evenepoel's start at 5:21 p.m.
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