The start of the Vuelta a España will take place this Saturday, with the Team Time Trial stage covering nearly 15 kilometers in the city of Barcelona, the Catalan capital. The route will have a nocturnal touch, as the first team is scheduled to start their race at 6:55 PM (CET). The current winning team, Soudal Quick-Step, led by Remco Evenepoel, will roll down the starting ramp at 8:19 PM (CET). Jumbo-Visma, on the other hand, will begin their participation at 8:07 PM.
There will be a four-minute interval between the starts of the teams. The organizers expect the teams to take around 15 to 16 minutes to complete the team time trial. The first team to take action will be Caja Rural-Seguros RGA. The Spanish team will start at 18:55 (CET).
Please note that the times below correspond to local time. For Portugal, you should subtract 1 hour, and for Brazil, the time should be subtracted by 5 hours.
Start times of teams in the Team Time Trial of the 1st stage of Vuelta a España 2023:
18:55 – Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
18:59 – Team dsm-firmenich
19:03 – Lidl-Trek
19:07 – Cofidis
19:11 – Burgos BH
19:15 – TotalEnergies
19:19 – Arkéa-Samsic
19:23 – Intermarché-Circus -Wanty
19:27 – Lotto Dstny
19:31 – Bahrain Victorious
19:35 – EF Education-EasyPost
19:39 – Alpecin-Deceuninck
19:43 – Jayco AlUla
19:47 – Groupama-FDJ
19:51 – BORA-hansgrohe
19:55 – INEOS Grenadiers
19:59 – AG2R Citroën
20:03 – Astana Qazaqstan Team
20:07 – Jumbo-Visma
20:11 – UAE Team Emirates
20:15 – Movistar Team
20:19 – Soudal Quick-Step