It's an important day at Paris-Nice, with stage 3 marking a team time trial that will shape the overall race as well as provide key learnings ahead of this summer's Tour de France.
The team time trial has not been a common discipline in recent years but takes on new importance this year with the opening stage of the Tour de France kicking off with a TTT in Barcelona this summer.
The Paris-Nice TTT today measures 23.5km, just 3.5km shorter than the Barcelona TTT at the Tour, albeit less punchy in its climbing. There's a long drag from kilometre 13 to kilometre 19, before more of a downhill run to the line.
The first team is off at 15:10 local time, whilst the last team, EF Education-EasyPost and yellow jersey Luke Lamperti, will start at 16:34 CET.
Four-time Tour champ Tadej Pogačar is not at Paris-Nice but two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard is, with a strong Visma-Lease a Bike line-up. Likewise, Ineos Grenadiers are here with their leadership trio for the Tour: Oscar Onley, Carlos Rodríguez, and Kévin Vauquelin.
As well as dialling in cohesion for the Tour, it's a big moment for Paris-Nice as a whole and this week's GC battle. Big differences can be expected in team time trials, which will shape the race ahead of the mountains to come.
Paris-Nice stage 3 TTT start times
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Team
Start Time
Picnic-PostNL
15:10 CET / 14:10 GMT / 10:10 ET
Jayco-AlUla
15:14 CET / 14:14 GMT / 10:14 ET
Pinarello-Q36.5
15:18 CET / 14:18 GMT / 10:18 ET
Groupama-FDJ United
15:22 CET / 14:22 GMT / 10:22 ET
UAE Team Emirates-XRG
15:26 CET / 14:26 GMT / 10:26 ET
TotalEnergies
15:30 CET / 14:30 GMT / 10:30 ET
Visma-Lease a Bike
15:34 CET / 14:34 GMT / 10:34 ET
Bahrain Victorious
15:38 CET / 14:38 GMT / 10:38 ET
Movistar
15:42 CET / 14:42 GMT / 10:42 ET
Soudal-QuickStep
15:46 CET / 14:46 GMT / 10:46 ET
Cofidis
15:50 CET / 14:50 GMT / 10:50 ET
Decathlon CMA CGM
15:54 CET / 14:54 GMT / 10:54 ET
Lotto-Intermarché
15:58 CET / 14:58 GMT / 10:58 ET
Alpecin-Premier Tech
16:02 CET / 15:02 GMT / 11:02 ET
Uno-X Mobility
16:06 CET / 15:06 GMT / 11:06 ET
Tudor Pro Cycling
16:10 CET / 15:10 GMT / 11:10 ET
Lidl-Trek
16:14 CET / 15:14 GMT / 11:14 ET
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
16:18 CET / 15:18 GMT / 11:18 ET
XDS-Astana
16:22 CET / 15:22 GMT / 11:22 ET
Ineos Grenadiers
16:26 CET / 15:26 GMT / 11:26 ET
NSN Cycling Team
16:30 CET / 15:30 GMT / 11:30 ET
EF Education-EasyPost
16:34 CET / 15:34 GMT / 11:34 ET
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Patrick is an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish) and a decade’s experience in digital sports media, largely within the world of cycling. He re-joined Cyclingnews as Deputy Editor in February 2026, having previously spent eight years on staff between 2015 and 2023. In between, he was Deputy Editor at GCN and spent 18 months working across the sports portfolio at Future before returning to the cycling press pack. Patrick works across Cyclingnews’ wide-ranging output, assisting the Editor in global content strategy, with a particular focus on shaping CN's news operation.
You must confirm your public display name before commenting
Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
