Mathieu van der Poel will be the last man down the ramp on stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday, a flat 33km time trial from Caen to Caen in Normandy.
The race begins at 1:05pm French time, with Yevgeniy Fedorov of XDS Astana the first man to set off, although he might not be the first rider to finish. Almost four hours later, yellow jersey Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) will start his TT at 5pm CET. He will be preceded by Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) at 4:44pm, João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at 4:46pm, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) at 4:56pm, and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at 4:58pm.
Riders set off in reverse general classification order. The first 86 riders, until Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) at 2:31pm, start at intervals of a minute. The next 76 start at minute and a half intervals, until Guillaume Martin (Groupama-FDJ) at 4:30pm. After that, the final 14 riders set off at two minute intervals.
Pogačar and Van der Poel are currently tied on time overall, but the latter will still be in the yellow jersey today due to the count-back rule. The Dutchman is unlikely to still be in the race lead at the end of the day, due to the GC riders being so close to him on time and the fact he has never won a pro time trial.
Instead, eyes will be on world and Olympic champion Evenepoel, who is undoubtedly the favourite; he has won two WorldTour individual time trials this year, and also was victorious in the Belgian nationals a week and a half ago.
Two riders who would have had their eyes on victory have already left the race, with both Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) and Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) abandoning after crashes on stage one.
Pogačar is clearly the best placed to take over the race lead from Van der Poel, but Vingegaard is just eight seconds behind, and outperformed his Slovenian rival at the recent Critérium du Dauphiné time trial.
Others to watch out for include Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike), former world champion Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers), Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).
Start times for the favourites
(All times CET)
1:49pm - Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike)
3:06pm - Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers)
3:58pm - Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike)
4:36pm - Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)
4:44pm - Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step)
4:54pm - Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)
4:56pm - Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)
4:58pm - Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
All start times
Order |
Name |
Start time (CET) |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz) XDS Astana |
13:05:00 |
2 |
Mattéo Vercher (Fra) TotalEnergies |
13:06:00 |
3 |
Cees Bol (Ned) XDS Astana |
13:07:00 |
4 |
Will Barta (USA) Movistar |
13:08:00 |
5 |
Silvan Dillier (Sui) Alpecin-Deceuninck |
13:09:00 |
6 |
Pablo Castrillo (Esp) Movistar |
13:10:00 |
7 |
Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar |
13:11:00 |
8 |
Iván Romeo (Spa) Movistar |
13:12:00 |
9 |
Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty |
13:13:00 |
10 |
Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor Pro Cycling |
13:14:00 |
11 |
Luke Plapp (Aus) Jayco AlUla |
13:15:00 |
12 |
Kamil Gradek (Pol) Bahrain Victorious |
13:16:00 |
13 |
Emiel Verstrynge (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck |
13:17:00 |
14 |
Laurenz Rex (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty |
13:18:00 |
15 |
Sébastien Grignard (Bel) Lotto |
13:19:00 |
16 |
Edward Theuns (Bel) Lidl-Trek |
13:20:00 |
17 |
Jordi Meeus (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
13:21:00 |
18 |
Davide Ballerini (Ita) XDS Astana |
13:22:00 |
19 |
Bert van Lerberghe (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
13:23:00 |
20 |
Luke Durbridge (Aus) Jayco AlUla |
13:24:00 |
21 |
Simone Consonni (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
13:25:00 |
22 |
Magnus Cort (Den) Uno-X Mobility |
13:26:00 |
23 |
Jarrad Drizners (Aus) Lotto |
13:27:00 |
24 |
Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel-Premier Tech |
13:28:00 |
25 |
Danny van Poppel (Ned) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
13:29:00 |
26 |
Alberto Dainese (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling |
13:30:00 |
27 |
Arnaud Démare (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
13:31:00 |
28 |
Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Tudor Pro Cycling |
13:32:00 |
29 |
Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain Victorious |
13:33:00 |
30 |
Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step |
13:34:00 |
31 |
Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
13:35:00 |
32 |
Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious |
13:36:00 |
33 |
Eduardo Sepúlveda (Arg) Lotto |
13:37:00 |
34 |
Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Israel-Premier Tech |
13:38:00 |
35 |
Søren Wærenskjold (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
13:39:00 |
36 |
Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto |
13:40:00 |
37 |
Tim Naberman (Ned) Picnic-PostNL |
13:41:00 |
38 |
Emilien Jeanniere (Fra) TotalEnergies |
13:42:00 |
39 |
Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jayco AlUla |
13:43:00 |
40 |
Mick van Dijke (Ned) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
13:44:00 |
41 |
Mathis Le Berre (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
13:45:00 |
42 |
Sean Flynn (GBr) Picnic-PostNL |
13:46:00 |
43 |
Vito Braet (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty |
13:47:00 |
44 |
Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain Victorious |
13:48:00 |
45 |
Edoardo Affini (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike |
13:49:00 |
46 |
Raul Garcia Pierna (Esp) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
13:50:00 |
47 |
Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto |
13:51:00 |
48 |
Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis |
13:52:00 |
49 |
Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto |
13:53:00 |
50 |
Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
13:54:00 |
51 |
Ivan García Cortina (Esp) Movistar |
13:55:00 |
52 |
Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck |
13:56:00 |
53 |
Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step |
13:57:00 |
54 |
Niklas Märkl (Ger) Picnic-PostNL |
13:58:00 |
55 |
Elmar Reinders (Ned) Jayco AlUla |
13:59:00 |
56 |
Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) EF Education-Easypost |
14:00:00 |
57 |
Laurence Pithie (NZl) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
14:01:00 |
58 |
Nils Politt (Ger) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
14:02:00 |
59 |
Luka Mezgec (Slo) Jayco AlUla |
14:03:00 |
60 |
Marius Mayrhofer (Ger) Tudor Pro Cycling |
14:04:00 |
61 |
Lewis Askey (GBr) Groupama-FDJ |
14:05:00 |
62 |
Biniam Girmay (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty |
14:06:00 |
63 |
Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto |
14:07:00 |
64 |
Harold Tejada (Col) XDS Astana |
14:08:00 |
65 |
Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
14:09:00 |
66 |
Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Soudal Quick-Step |
14:10:00 |
67 |
Hugo Page (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty |
14:11:00 |
68 |
Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
14:12:00 |
69 |
Michael Woods (Can) Israel-Premier Tech |
14:13:00 |
70 |
Marijn van den Berg (Ned) EF Education-Easypost |
14:14:00 |
71 |
Cyril Barthe (Fra) Groupama-FDJ |
14:15:00 |
72 |
Clément Russo (Fra) Groupama-FDJ |
14:16:00 |
73 |
Stian Fredheim (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
14:17:00 |
74 |
Pavel Bittner (Cze) Picnic-PostNL |
14:18:00 |
75 |
Jake Stewart (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech |
14:19:00 |
76 |
Bruno Armirail (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale |
14:20:00 |
77 |
Pavel Sivakov (Fra) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
14:21:00 |
78 |
Marco Haller (Aut) Tudor Pro Cycling |
14:22:00 |
79 |
Jonas Rutsch (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty |
14:23:00 |
80 |
Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Cofidis |
14:24:00 |
81 |
Thomas Gachignard (Fra) TotalEnergies |
14:25:00 |
82 |
Robert Stannard (Aus) Bahrain Victorious |
14:26:00 |
83 |
Frank van den Broek (Ned) Picnic-PostNL |
14:27:00 |
84 |
Paul Penhoët (Fra) Groupama-FDJ |
14:28:00 |
85 |
Mike Teunissen (Ned) XDS Astana |
14:29:00 |
86 |
Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
14:30:00 |
87 |
Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies |
14:31:30 |
88 |
Michael Valgren (Den) EF Education-EasyPost |
14:33:00 |
89 |
Georg Zimmermann (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty |
14:34:30 |
90 |
Gianni Moscon (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
14:36:00 |
91 |
Quinn Simmons (USA) Lidl-Trek |
14:37:30 |
92 |
Thibau Nys (Bel) Lidl-Trek |
14:39:00 |
93 |
Clément Champoussin (Fra) XDS Astana |
14:40:30 |
94 |
Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers |
14:42:00 |
95 |
Adam Yates (GBr) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
14:43:30 |
96 |
Sergio Higuita (Col) XDS Astana |
14:45:00 |
97 |
Marc Soler (Esp) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
14:46:30 |
98 |
Connor Swift (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers |
14:48:00 |
99 |
Kasper Asgreen (Den) EF Education-EasyPost |
14:49:30 |
100 |
Anders Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
14:51:00 |
101 |
Samu Watson (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers |
14:52:30 |
102 |
Oliver Naesen (Bel) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale |
14:54:00 |
103 |
Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Movistar |
14:55:30 |
104 |
Matis Louvel (Fra) Israel-Premier Tech |
14:57:00 |
105 |
Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck |
14:58:30 |
106 |
Louis Barre (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty |
15:00:00 |
107 |
Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Tudor Pro Cycling |
15:01:30 |
108 |
Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar |
15:03:00 |
109 |
Toms Skujiņš (Lat) Lidl-Trek |
15:04:30 |
110 |
Tobias Foss (Nor) Ineos Grenadiers |
15:06:00 |
111 |
Ewen Costiou (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
15:07:30 |
112 |
Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike |
15:09:00 |
113 |
Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
15:10:30 |
114 |
Damien Touzé (Fra) Cofidis |
15:12:00 |
115 |
Simon Yates (GBr) Visma-Lease a Bike |
15:13:30 |
116 |
Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Lidl-Trek |
15:15:00 |
117 |
Ilan vVn Wilder (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
15:16:30 |
118 |
Callum Scotson (Aus) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale |
15:18:00 |
119 |
Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis |
15:19:30 |
120 |
Clément Berthet (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale |
15:21:00 |
121 |
Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious |
15:22:30 |
122 |
Ion Izagirre (Esp) Cofidis |
15:24:00 |
123 |
Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) TotalEnergies |
15:25:30 |
124 |
Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Soudal Quick-Step |
15:27:00 |
125 |
Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
15:28:30 |
126 |
Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ |
15:30:00 |
127 |
Edward Dunbar (Irl) Jayco AlUla |
15:31:30 |
128 |
Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck |
15:33:00 |
129 |
Axel Laurance (Fra) Ineos Grenadiers |
15:34:30 |
130 |
Mauro Schmid (Sui) Jayco AlUla |
15:36:00 |
131 |
Tim Wellens (Bel) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
15:37:30 |
132 |
Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers |
15:39:00 |
133 |
Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel-Premier Tech |
15:40:30 |
134 |
Simone Velasco (Ita) XDS Astana |
15:42:00 |
135 |
Matteo Trentin (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling |
15:43:30 |
136 |
Alex Baudin (Fra) EF Education-EasyPost |
15:45:00 |
137 |
Cristian Rodríguez (Esp) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
15:46:30 |
138 |
Harry Sweeny (Aus) EF Education-EasyPost |
15:48:00 |
139 |
Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Israel-Premier Tech |
15:49:30 |
140 |
Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Picnic-PostNL |
15:51:00 |
141 |
Warren Barguil (Fra) Picnic-PostNL |
15:52:30 |
142 |
Romain Grégoire (Fra) Groupama-FDJ |
15:54:00 |
143 |
Clément Venturini (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
15:55:30 |
144 |
Bastien Tronchon (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale |
15:57:00 |
145 |
Wout van Aert (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike |
15:58:30 |
146 |
Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck |
16:00:00 |
147 |
Ben Healy (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost |
16:01:30 |
148 |
Alex Aranburu (Esp) Cofidis |
16:03:00 |
149 |
Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike |
16:04:30 |
150 |
Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost |
16:06:00 |
151 |
Alexandre Delettre (Fra) TotalEnergies |
16:07:30 |
152 |
Jhonatan Narvaéz (Ecu) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
16:09:00 |
153 |
Ben O'Connor (Aus) Jayco AlUla |
16:10:30 |
154 |
Steff Cras (Bel) TotalEnergies |
16:12:00 |
155 |
Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ |
16:13:30 |
156 |
Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike |
16:15:00 |
157 |
Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Cofidis |
16:16:30 |
158 |
Dylan Teuns (Bel) Cofidis |
16:18:00 |
159 |
Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious |
16:19:30 |
160 |
Carlos Rodríguez (Esp) Ineos Grenadiers |
16:21:00 |
161 |
Jordan Jegat (Fra) TotalEnergies |
16:22:30 |
162 |
Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
16:24:00 |
163 |
Felix Gall (Aut) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale |
16:25:30 |
164 |
Jenno Berckmoes (Bel) Lotto |
16:27:00 |
165 |
Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain Victorious |
16:28:30 |
166 |
Guillaume Martin (Fra) Groupama-FDJ |
16:30:00 |
167 |
Joseph Blackmore (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech |
16:32:00 |
168 |
Marc Hirschi (Sui) Tudor Pro Cycling |
16:34:00 |
169 |
Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
16:36:00 |
170 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale |
16:38:00 |
171 |
Tobias Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility |
16:40:00 |
172 |
Mattias Skjelmose (Den) Lidl-Trek |
16:42:00 |
173 |
Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step |
16:44:00 |
174 |
João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
16:46:00 |
175 |
Oscar Onley (GBr) Picnic-PostNL |
16:48:00 |
176 |
Enric Mas (Esp) Movistar |
16:50:00 |
177 |
Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels |
16:52:00 |
178 |
Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike |
16:54:00 |
179 |
Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma-Lease a Bike |
16:56:00 |
180 |
Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
16:58:00 |
181 |
Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck |
17:00:00 |
