On Friday, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) begins his quest for a third consecutive Tour de France title on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark in the opening 13. 2km individual time trial. Before a champion is crowned in the 109th Tour de France on July 24 in Paris, 176 riders will roll down the start ramp for the race against the clock in the centre of the Denmark’s capital, where huge, enthusiastic crowds that were present for the teams presentation are anticipated for the first of three days in Scandinavian nation.
Time trial World Champion Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) is the favourite to win on Friday and so pull on the first yellow jersey. His start time, 64th overall, is at 17:03 local time, and is among the first half of the field. Top challenger Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) the 65th rider taking his turn just one minute later and Pogačar next off.
Wind and rain are forecast to hit the area in the afternoon, so many of the favourites are scheduled to take the course in the early waves. Other challengers who will take the course early, and giving them a better chance to take risks in the corners, include Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Danish riders like Jakob Fuglsang (Israel-Premier Tech), Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) will want to impress the home crowd.
The overall contenders will also be fighting for every second, with Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) hoping to gain a psychological advantage on Pogačar. The opening kilometres offer long straights that favour the pure time triallists, with the intermediate time is taken at Sankt Jakob’s church after 6. 6 kilometres.
Riders set off next to Ørstedsparken, one of a number of parks that evolved from the old city fortifications. The course then becomes more technical, and includes a total of 18 corners. The course includes 18 corners and passes The Little Mermaid, the world-famous statue from a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale.
Near the end they will pass the royal palace of Amalienborg and The Black Diamond which houses the Royal Library, Denmark’s main public library. On the final kilometre, three 90-degree turns bring riders onto H. C.
Andersens Boulevard where the finish line is located at Rådhuspladsen next to the Copenhagen City Hall. Tour de France stage 1 start times Pos. Rider Name (Country) TeamTime1Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 16:00:002Jack Bauer (NZl) BikeExchange-Jayco 16:01:003Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel-Premier Tech 16:02:004Edvald Boasson-Hagen (Nor) TotalEnergies 16:03:005Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 16:04:006Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 16:05:007Connor Swift (GBr) Arkea-Samsic 16:06:008Stefan Bissegger (Swi) EF Education-EasyPost 16:07:009Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team 16:08:0010Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 16:09:0011Christopher Hamilton (Aus) Team DSM 16:10:0012Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck 16:11:0013David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 16:12:0014Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious 16:13:0015Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Cofidis 16:14:0016Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team 16:15:0017Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 16:16:0018Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 16:17:0019Bob Jungels (Lux) AG2R Citroen Team 16:18:0020Daniel Martinez Poveda (Col) Ineos Grenadiers 16:19:0021Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 16:20:0022Mikkel Bjerg (Den) UAE Team Emirates 16:21:0023Alexis Gougeard (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 16:22:0024Luke Durbridge (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 16:23:0025Guy Niv (Isr) Israel-Premier Tech 16:24:0026Maciej Bodnar (Pol) TotalEnergies 16:25:0027Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 16:26:0028Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal 16:27:0029Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkea-Samsic 16:28:0030Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost 16:29:0031Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team 16:30:0032Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 16:31:0033Romain Bardet (Fra) Team DSM 16:32:0034Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck 16:33:0035Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ 16:34:0036Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious 16:35:0037Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis 16:36:0038Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar Team 16:37:0039Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 16:38:0040Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe 16:39:0041Ben O’Connor (Aus) AG2R Citroen Team 16:40:0042Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 16:41:0043Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma 16:42:0044Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 16:43:0045Pierre Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 16:44:0046Michael Matthews (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 16:45:0047Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel-Premier Tech 16:46:0048Pierre Latour (Fra) TotalEnergies 16:47:0049Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 16:48:0050Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal 16:49:0051Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 16:50:0052Ruben Guerreiro (Por) EF Education-EasyPost 16:51:0053Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) Astana Qazaqstan Team 16:52:0054Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 16:53:0055Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Team DSM 16:54:0056Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck 16:55:0057Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 16:56:0058Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 16:57:0059Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Cofidis 16:58:0060Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 16:59:0061Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 17:00:0062Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 17:01:0063Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 17:02:0064Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers 17:03:0065Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 17:04:0066Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 17:05:0067Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 17:06:0068Nicholas Schultz (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco 17:07:0069Simon Clarke (Aus) Israel-Premier Tech 17:08:0070Peter Sagan (Svk) TotalEnergies 17:09:0071Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo 17:10:0072Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 17:11:0073Matis Louvel (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 17:12:0074Magnus Cort (Den) EF Education-EasyPost 17:13:0075Simone Velasco (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team 17:14:0076Adrien Petit (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 17:15:0077Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team DSM 17:16:0078Alexander Krieger (Ger) Alpecin-Deceuninck 17:17:0079Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ 17:18:0080Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious 17:19:0081Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Cofidis 17:20:0082Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Movistar Team 17:21:0083Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 17:22:0084Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 17:23:0085Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 17:24:0086Adam Yates (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 17:25:0087Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma 17:26:0088Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates 17:27:0089Luca Mozzato (Ita) B&B Hotels-KTM 17:28:0090Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco 17:29:0091Michael Woods (Can) Israel-Premier Tech 17:30:0092Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) TotalEnergies 17:31:0093Quinn Simmons (USA) Trek-Segafredo 17:32:0094Florian Vermeersch (Bel) Lotto Soudal 17:33:0095Maxime Bouet (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 17:34:0096Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-EasyPost 17:35:0097Joe Dombrowski (USA) Astana Qazaqstan Team 17:36:0098Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 17:37:0099Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Team DSM 17:38:00100Edward Planckaert (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck 17:39:00101Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ 17:40:00102Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain Victorious 17:41:00103Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis 17:42:00104Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team 17:43:00105Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 17:44:00106Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 17:45:00107Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 17:46:00108Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers 17:47:00109Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 17:48:00110Rafal Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates 17:49:00111Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 17:50:00112Luka Mezgec (Slo) BikeExchange-Jayco 17:51:00113Hugo Houle (Can) Israel-Premier Tech 17:52:00114Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) TotalEnergies 17:53:00115Tony Gallopin (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 17:54:00116Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Lotto Soudal 17:55:00117Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-Samsic 17:56:00118Jonas Rutsch (Ger) EF Education-EasyPost 17:57:00119Gianni Moscon (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team 17:58:00120Taco van der Hoorn (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 17:59:00121Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM 18:00:00122Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Deceuninck 18:01:00123Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 18:02:00124Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Bahrain Victorious 18:03:00125Simon Geschke (Ger) Cofidis 18:04:00126Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Movistar Team 18:05:00127Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 18:06:00128Marco Haller (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 18:07:00129Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 18:08:00130Luke Rowe (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 18:09:00131Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma 18:10:00132George Bennett (NZl) UAE Team Emirates 18:11:00133Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) B&B Hotels-KTM 18:12:00134Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den) BikeExchange-Jayco 18:13:00135Chris Froome (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech 18:14:00136Daniel Oss (Ita) TotalEnergies 18:15:00137Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 18:16:00138Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal 18:17:00139Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 18:18:00140Owain Doull (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost 18:19:00141Fabio Felline (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team 18:20:00142Kobe Goossens (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 18:21:00143John Degenkolb (Ger) Team DSM 18:22:00144Michael Gogl (Aut) Alpecin-Deceuninck 18:23:00145Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 18:24:00146Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain Victorious 18:25:00147Victor Lafay (Fra) Cofidis 18:26:00148Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 18:27:00149Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 18:28:00150Danny van Poppel (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe 18:29:00151Stan Dewulf (Bel) AG2R Citroen Team 18:30:00152Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers 18:31:00153Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 18:32:00154Marc Hirschi (Swi) UAE Team Emirates 18:33:00155Franck Bonnamour (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 18:34:00156Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) BikeExchange-Jayco 18:35:00157Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Israel-Premier Tech 18:36:00158Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies 18:37:00159Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 18:38:00160Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal 18:39:00161Lukasz Owsian (Pol) Arkea-Samsic 18:40:00162Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education-EasyPost 18:41:00163Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team 18:42:00164Georg Zimmermann (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 18:43:00165Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team DSM 18:44:00166Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Alpecin-Deceuninck 18:45:00167Michael Storer (Aus) Groupama-FDJ 18:46:00168Kamil Gradek (Pol) Bahrain Victorious 18:47:00169Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fra) Cofidis 18:48:00170Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team 18:49:00171Mikkel Honoré (Den) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 18:50:00172Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 18:51:00173Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroen Team 18:52:00174Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 18:53:00175Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 18:54:00176Marc Soler (Spa) UAE Team Emirates 18:55:00.
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