Could it be a fourth Tirreno-Adriatico opening time trial win for Filippo Ganna today? - Stage 1 individual TT start times

VILLAMOURA, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 20: Filippo Ganna of Italy and Team INEOS Grenadiers competes during the 52nd Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2026, Stage 3 a 19.5km individual time trial stage from Vilamoura to Vilamoura on February 20, 2026 in Vilamoura, Portugal. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
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Tirreno-Adriatico gets underway with the stage 1 individual time trial on Monday, where a flat 11.5-kilometre course on Tuscany's coast is set to decide the first stage winner and blue leader's jersey.

Alpecin-Premier-Tech's Emiel Verstrynge will be the first rider of 168 to roll down the starting ramp at 12:40 CET.

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James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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