Vuelta a España stage 1 time trial start times – When Jay Vine, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar and others take turns on twisting 9.6km route in Monaco
First rider down start ramp at 16:17 with Primož Roglič final rider to start at 19:20 local time
This year's Vuelta a España will be shaped across Monaco, France and Andorra in the opening days and position the GC for the final two weeks of climbing and hot weather in southern Spain. There is instant intrigue for the first leader's red jersey, which will be decided in an individual time trial across 9.4km of twisting turns, tunnels and legendary landmarks in Monaco.
This is the first of two ITTs in the three-week race, the second a 32km test on stage 18. This opener is expected to take around 10 minutes to complete, filled with an abundance of corners, and most of the elevation gain of 83 metres coming in the second half.
Action starts on Saturday afternoon in front of the Monte Carlo Casino and culminates on Boulevard Albert 1er, and passes alongside Port Hercules and the Louis II Stadium to replicate much of the famous Formula 1 circuit held each year for the Monaco Grand Prix.
The opening 2km head for a loop to the north on a pair of out-and-back sections, The intermediate time check comes at kilometre 5.6 in front of the grandstands and large yachts in Port Hercules. Then the second half of the route heads south to pass through the Rocher-Antoinie tunnel, a loop of Chapiteau de l'Espace Fontevielle, a pass through the Rocher-Palais tunnel and then the finish line.
Absent will be 2025 overall champion Jonas Vingegaard, who is out from injury, so bib number one will be worn by the most recent Vuelta champion on the start line, Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). Last year the Vuelta a España had just one individual time trial, which was not until the third week, won by world champion Filippo Ganna, but the Italian is also absent from this year's Grand Tour.
The first rider of 184 will be Diego Uriarte (Kern Pharma), going down the start ramp at 19:20 local time. There is no adjustment for spacing between riders as all will take the course one-minute apart, concluding with Roglič, who takes off at 19:20.
The ITT runner-up to Ganna last year, Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is back and will take the course in the top 45. Another 23 riders later, his teammate Joao Almeida begins his ride, one where he looks to improve from third place last year.
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Among the favourites for the ITT this year are the three riders just ahead of Roglič, Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) starting at 19:17, Ivan Romeo (Movistar) starting at 19:18 and then Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).
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Vuelta a España 2026 stage 1 ITT start times
Order |
Rider (Team) |
Time (CET) |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Diego Uriarte Belzunegi (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
16:17:00 |
2 |
Christopher Hamilton (Team Picnic PostNL) |
16:18:00 |
3 |
Reuben Thompson (Lotto Intermarché) |
16:19:00 |
4 |
Cesar Macias Estrada (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
16:20:00 |
5 |
Darren Van Bekkum (XDS Astana Team) |
16:21:00 |
6 |
Hannes Wilksch (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
16:22:00 |
7 |
Markel Beloki (EF Education - EasyPost) |
16:23:00 |
8 |
Rudy Porter (Team Jayco AlUla) |
16:24:00 |
9 |
Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis) |
16:25:00 |
10 |
Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility) |
16:26:00 |
11 |
Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step) |
16:27:00 |
12 |
Floris Van Tricht (NSN Cycling Team) |
16:28:00 |
13 |
Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
16:29:00 |
14 |
Olivier Le Gac (Groupama-FDJ United) |
16:30:00 |
15 |
Mathias Norsgaard Sunekær (Lidl-Trek) |
16:31:00 |
16 |
Pau Miquel Delgado (Bahrain Victorious) |
16:32:00 |
17 |
Lucas Hamilton (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
16:33:00 |
18 |
Thomas Gloag (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
16:34:00 |
19 |
Jordan Labrosse (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
16:35:00 |
20 |
Bruno Armirail (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
16:36:00 |
21 |
Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria (Movistar Team) |
16:37:00 |
22 |
Domen Novak (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
16:38:00 |
23 |
Frederik Wandahl (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
16:39:00 |
24 |
Mats Wenzel (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
16:40:00 |
25 |
Gijs Leemreize (Team Picnic PostNL) |
16:41:00 |
26 |
Vito Braet (Lotto Intermarché) |
16:42:00 |
27 |
Mario Aparicio Muñoz (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
16:43:00 |
28 |
Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana Team) |
16:44:00 |
29 |
Roland Thalmann (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
16:45:00 |
30 |
Richard Carapaz (EF Education - EasyPost) |
16:46:00 |
31 |
Xavier Finlay Xavier Pickering (Team Jayco AlUla) |
16:47:00 |
32 |
Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) |
16:48:00 |
33 |
Andreas Kron (Uno-X Mobility) |
16:49:00 |
34 |
Alberto Dainese (Soudal Quick-Step) |
16:50:00 |
35 |
Hugo Hofstetter (NSN Cycling Team) |
16:51:00 |
36 |
Francesco Busatto (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
16:52:00 |
37 |
Guillaume Martin Guyonnet (Groupama-FDJ United) |
16:53:00 |
38 |
Jacopo Mosca (Lidl-Trek) |
16:54:00 |
39 |
Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) |
16:55:00 |
40 |
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
16:56:00 |
41 |
Walter Calzoni (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
16:57:00 |
42 |
Matthew Riccitello (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
16:58:00 |
43 |
Sepp Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
16:59:00 |
44 |
Carlos Canal Blanco (Movistar Team) |
17:00:00 |
45 |
Kevin Vermaerke (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
17:01:00 |
46 |
Gianni Vermeersch (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
17:02:00 |
47 |
Marc Brustenga Masague (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
17:03:00 |
48 |
Guillermo Juan Martinez Huertas (Team Picnic PostNL) |
17:04:00 |
49 |
Lorenzo Rota (Lotto Intermarché) |
17:05:00 |
50 |
Sinuhe Fernandez Rodriguez (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
17:06:00 |
51 |
Henok Mulueberhan (XDS Astana Team) |
17:07:00 |
52 |
Fabian Weiss (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
17:08:00 |
53 |
Darren Rafferty (EF Education - EasyPost) |
17:09:00 |
54 |
Asbjørn Hellemose (Team Jayco AlUla) |
17:10:00 |
55 |
Paul Ourselin (Cofidis) |
17:11:00 |
56 |
Tobias Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) |
17:12:00 |
57 |
Gianmarco Garofoli (Soudal Quick-Step) |
17:13:00 |
58 |
Pau Marti Soriano (NSN Cycling Team) |
17:14:00 |
59 |
Sente Sentjens (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
17:15:00 |
60 |
Clément Berthet (Groupama-FDJ United) |
17:16:00 |
61 |
Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) |
17:17:00 |
62 |
Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) |
17:18:00 |
63 |
Carlos Rodriguez (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
17:19:00 |
64 |
Edward Dunbar (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
17:20:00 |
65 |
Sander De Pestel (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
17:21:00 |
66 |
James Matthew Brennan (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
17:22:00 |
67 |
Jorge Arcas (Movistar Team) |
17:23:00 |
68 |
Pavel Sivakov (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
17:24:00 |
69 |
Gianni Moscon (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
17:25:00 |
70 |
Ivan Sosa (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
17:26:00 |
71 |
Oliver Peace (Team Picnic PostNL) |
17:27:00 |
72 |
Jarno Widar (Lotto Intermarché) |
17:28:00 |
73 |
Sergio Geovani Chumil Gonzalez (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
17:29:00 |
74 |
Cristian Rodriguez (XDS Astana Team) |
17:30:00 |
75 |
William Barta (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
17:31:00 |
76 |
Juan Felipe Rodriguez Contreras (EF Education - EasyPost) |
17:32:00 |
77 |
Paul Double (Team Jayco AlUla) |
17:33:00 |
78 |
Louis Rouland (Cofidis) |
17:34:00 |
79 |
Magnus Cort Nielsen (Uno-X Mobility) |
17:35:00 |
80 |
Fabio Van Den Bossche (Soudal Quick-Step) |
17:36:00 |
81 |
Nicholas Schultz (NSN Cycling Team) |
17:37:00 |
82 |
Lindsay De Vylder (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
17:38:00 |
83 |
Rémy Rochas (Groupama-FDJ United) |
17:39:00 |
84 |
Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) |
17:40:00 |
85 |
Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious) |
17:41:00 |
86 |
Oscar Onley (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
17:42:00 |
87 |
Milan Vader (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
17:43:00 |
88 |
Félix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
17:44:00 |
89 |
Ben Tulett (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
17:45:00 |
90 |
Raul Garcia (Movistar Team) |
17:46:00 |
91 |
Pablo Torres Arias (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
17:47:00 |
92 |
Jordi Meeus (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
17:48:00 |
93 |
Ivan Cobo Cayon (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
17:49:00 |
94 |
Timo Roosen (Team Picnic PostNL) |
17:50:00 |
95 |
Luca Van Boven (Lotto Intermarché) |
17:51:00 |
96 |
Jose Manuel Diaz Gallego (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
17:52:00 |
97 |
Yevgeniy Fedorov (XDS Astana Team) |
17:53:00 |
98 |
Arthur Kluckers (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
17:54:00 |
99 |
Vincenzo Albanese (EF Education - EasyPost) |
17:55:00 |
100 |
Alessandro Covi (Team Jayco AlUla) |
17:56:00 |
101 |
Sergio Samitier Samitier (Cofidis) |
17:57:00 |
102 |
Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) |
17:58:00 |
103 |
Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step) |
17:59:00 |
104 |
Moritz Kretschy (NSN Cycling Team) |
18:00:00 |
105 |
Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
18:01:00 |
106 |
Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ United) |
18:02:00 |
107 |
Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek) |
18:03:00 |
108 |
Matevž Govekar (Bahrain Victorious) |
18:04:00 |
109 |
Jack Haig (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
18:05:00 |
110 |
David Gonzalez Lopez (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
18:06:00 |
111 |
Andrew Oscar Chamberlain (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
18:07:00 |
112 |
Jørgen Nordhagen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
18:08:00 |
113 |
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Movistar Team) |
18:09:00 |
114 |
Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
18:10:00 |
115 |
Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
18:11:00 |
116 |
Iñigo Elosegui Momeñe (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
18:12:00 |
117 |
Timo De Jong (Team Picnic PostNL) |
18:13:00 |
118 |
Lars Craps (Lotto Intermarché) |
18:14:00 |
119 |
Clement Alleno (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
18:15:00 |
120 |
Alessandro Romele (XDS Astana Team) |
18:16:00 |
121 |
Stefan Küng (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
18:17:00 |
122 |
Alastair Mackellar (EF Education - EasyPost) |
18:18:00 |
123 |
Koen Bouwman (Team Jayco AlUla) |
18:19:00 |
124 |
Alexis Renard (Cofidis) |
18:20:00 |
125 |
Simon Dalby (Uno-X Mobility) |
18:21:00 |
126 |
Valentin Paret Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step) |
18:22:00 |
127 |
Jan Hirt (NSN Cycling Team) |
18:23:00 |
128 |
Gal Glivar (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
18:24:00 |
129 |
Bastien Tronchon (Groupama-FDJ United) |
18:25:00 |
130 |
Patrick Konrad (Lidl-Trek) |
18:26:00 |
131 |
Mathijs Paasschens (Bahrain Victorious) |
18:27:00 |
132 |
Axel Laurance (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
18:28:00 |
133 |
Marcel Camprubi Pijuan (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
18:29:00 |
134 |
Léo Bisiaux (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
18:30:00 |
135 |
Steven Kruijswijk (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
18:31:00 |
136 |
Pablo Castrillo (Movistar Team) |
18:32:00 |
137 |
Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
18:33:00 |
138 |
Callum Thornley (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
18:34:00 |
139 |
Ibon Ruiz Sedano (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
18:35:00 |
140 |
Mattia Gaffuri (Team Picnic PostNL) |
18:36:00 |
141 |
Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk (Lotto Intermarché) |
18:37:00 |
142 |
Jose Luis Faura Asensio (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
18:38:00 |
143 |
Victor Langellotti (XDS Astana Team) |
18:39:00 |
144 |
Marco Brenner (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
18:40:00 |
145 |
James Shaw (EF Education - EasyPost) |
18:41:00 |
146 |
Hamish McKenzie (Team Jayco AlUla) |
18:42:00 |
147 |
Emanuel Buchmann (Cofidis) |
18:43:00 |
148 |
Rasmus Tiller (Uno-X Mobility) |
18:44:00 |
149 |
Filippo Zana (Soudal Quick-Step) |
18:45:00 |
150 |
George Bennett (NSN Cycling Team) |
18:46:00 |
151 |
Michael Gogl (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
18:47:00 |
152 |
Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ United) |
18:48:00 |
153 |
Lennard Kämna (Lidl-Trek) |
18:49:00 |
154 |
Attila Valter (Bahrain Victorious) |
18:50:00 |
155 |
Joshua Tarling (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
18:51:00 |
156 |
Xabier Azparren Irurzun (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
18:52:00 |
157 |
Gregor Mühlberger (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
18:53:00 |
158 |
Christophe Laporte (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
18:54:00 |
159 |
Enric Mas (Movistar Team) |
18:55:00 |
160 |
Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
18:56:00 |
161 |
Finn Fisher - Black (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
18:57:00 |
162 |
Urko Berrade Fernandez (Equipo Kern Pharma) |
18:58:00 |
163 |
Henri François Renard Haquin (Team Picnic PostNL) |
18:59:00 |
164 |
Steffen De Schuyteneerd (Lotto Intermarché) |
19:00:00 |
165 |
Jesus Herrada (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) |
19:01:00 |
166 |
Harold Tejada (XDS Astana Team) |
19:02:00 |
167 |
Lawrence Warbasse (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) |
19:03:00 |
168 |
Georg Steinhauser (EF Education - EasyPost) |
19:04:00 |
169 |
Jasha Sütterlin (Team Jayco AlUla) |
19:05:00 |
170 |
Alex Kirsch (Cofidis) |
19:06:00 |
171 |
Martin Tjøtta (Uno-X Mobility) |
19:07:00 |
172 |
Ethan Edward Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step) |
19:08:00 |
173 |
Alexey Lutsenko (NSN Cycling Team) |
19:09:00 |
174 |
Hugo Houle (Alpecin-Premier Tech) |
19:10:00 |
175 |
Enzo Paleni (Groupama-FDJ United) |
19:11:00 |
176 |
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) |
19:12:00 |
177 |
Roman Ermakov (Bahrain Victorious) |
19:13:00 |
178 |
Ben Turner (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team) |
19:14:00 |
179 |
David De La Cruz (Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) |
19:15:00 |
180 |
Callum Scotson (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) |
19:16:00 |
181 |
Wout Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
19:17:00 |
182 |
Ivan Romeo Abad (Movistar Team) |
19:18:00 |
183 |
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) |
19:19:00 |
184 |
Primoz Roglic (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) |
19:20:00 |
Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. On the bike, she has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.
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