The Vuelta a España will start with a group time trial on the streets of Barcelona starting at 18:55 native time. Caja Rural-Seguros RGA would be the first group to embark on the 14.8km race towards the clock.
The stage is not purely flat, that includes minimal elevation because the 22 groups race alongside the town streets, beginning on the beachfront and taking over a succession of largely right-angle bends on a technical course earlier than ending in entrance of the well-known fountain at Montjuïc Park.
It’s the second yr in a row and the third time in 5 years that the Vuelta a España has begun with a group time trial, following Torrevieja in 2019 and Utrecht in 2022.
The groups with favourites within the general classification begin later within the day, with Bahrain-Victorious starting at 19:31, and Mikel Landa will probably be trying to enhance on his fifteenth general final yr.
Jayco-AlUla are set to begin at 19:43 with contender Eddie Dunbar as their most important rider in competition for the general throughout the three weeks of racing. Bora-Hansgrohe, beginning at 19:51, will probably be trying to begin nicely with Aleksandr Vlasov, instantly adopted by Ineos Grenadiers and former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas to begin at 19:55.
Jumbo-Visma would be the group to beat and host two contenders with three-time general winner Primož Roglič and two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard. They start their time trial at 20:07.
They are going to be adopted by UAE Staff Emirates at 20:11, which even have two contenders in Juan Ayuso, third general final yr, and João Almeida. Then it is Movistar with Enric Mas at 20:15.
The defending champion, Remco Evenepoel, and his Soudal-QuickStep squad would be the final group of the day at 20:19.
The group time trial will mark the primary alternative to create early separations within the GC standings, however provided that the group time trial is shorter than in earlier years, groups may solely be separated by mere seconds as the primary pink jersey of the race is awarded.
| Order | Staff | Begin time CEST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 18:55:00 |
| 2 | Staff dsm-firmenich | 0:04:00 |
| 3 | Lidl-Trek | 0:08:00 |
| 4 | Cofidis | 0:12:00 |
| 5 | Burgos-BH | 0:16:00 |
| 6 | TotalEnergies | 0:20:00 |
| 7 | Staff Arkea-Samsic | 0:24:00 |
| 8 | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 0:28:00 |
| 9 | Lotto Dstny | 0:32:00 |
| 10 | Bahrain Victorious | 0:36:00 |
| 11 | Ef Training-Easypost | 0:40:00 |
| 12 | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:44:00 |
| 13 | Staff Jayco AlUla | 0:48:00 |
| 14 | Groupama-FDJ | 0:52:00 |
| 15 | Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:56:00 |
| 16 | Ineos Grenadiers | 1:00:00 |
| 17 | Ag2r Citroen Staff | 1:04:00 |
| 18 | Astana Qazaqstan Staff | 1:08:00 |
| 19 | Jumbo-Visma | 1:12:00 |
| 20 | Uae Staff Emirates | 1:16:00 |
| 21 | Movistar Staff | 1:20:00 |
| 22 | Soudal-QuickStep | 1:24:00 |
