Jumbo-Visma on their way to team time trial victory on stage 2 of the 2019 Tour de France
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Nairo Quintana leads Movistar in the team time trial at the Tour de France
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The 2019 Vuelta a Espana kicks off with a 13.4km team time trial in Torrevieja and Cyclingnews will have complete live text coverage of the event. Team Dimension Data will begin proceedings at 18:56 CET with teams rolling out at four-minute intervals. Movistar, with Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde will be the final team to head down the start ramp at 20:20 CET.
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Start times
| # | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Dimension Data | 18:56:00 |
| 2 | AG2R La Mondiale | 19:00:00 |
| 3 | Euskadi Basque Country - Marias | 19:04:00 |
| 4 | CCC Team | 19:08:00 |
| 5 | Burgos - BH | 19:12:00 |
| 6 | EF Education First | 19:16:00 |
| 7 | Groupama - FDJ | 19:20:00 |
| 8 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 19:24:00 |
| 9 | Team Katusha Alpecin | 19:28:00 |
| 10 | Team Ineos | 19:32:00 |
| 11 | Cofidis, Solutions Credit | 19:36:00 |
| 12 | Mitchelton-Scott | 19:40:00 |
| 13 | Bahrain Merida | 19:44:00 |
| 14 | Team Sunweb | 19:48:00 |
| 15 | Trek-Segafredo | 19:52:00 |
| 16 | Astana Pro Team | 19:56:00 |
| 17 | Lotto Soudal | 20:00:00 |
| 18 | UAE Team Emirates | 20:04:00 |
| 19 | Bora hansgrohe | 20:08:00 |
| 20 | Team Jumbo Visma | 20:12:00 |
| 21 | Deceuninck QuickStep | 20:16:00 |
| 22 | Movistar | 20:20:00 |