Remco Evenepoel has been handed a bit of advice ahead of the 2026 Tour de France, and likely an opinion he would like to hear. Lining out as Red Bull - BORA Hansgrohe leader, the Belgian wants to win or podium La Grand Boucle. But according to the last Belgian winner of the race Lucien Van Impe, Eve...

The 2026 Tour de France begins on Saturday with a team time trial in Barcelona, Spain. The course, 19.6km long, opens on the city's seafront, before heading past the Sagrada Famlia and south to Montjuc, finishing on a double-header of climbs: first, the Cte de Montjuc, 1.1km at 5.1%, before the Cte du Stade Olympique, 800m at 7%, at the top of which the finish line is drawn. Tour debutants and wild-card invitees Caja Rural-Seguros RGA will be the first team down the ramp at 17:05 CET (16:05 BST). The remaining 22 teams will then set off at five-minute intervals, with UAE Team Emirates-XRG, the team of defending champion Tadej Pogaar, the last to begin their effort at 18:55 CET (17:55 BST).The stage is expected to finish around 19:15 ET (18:15 BST). It is the first time since since 1971 that the Tour has started with a team time trial.This year, the race organiser, ASO, has introduced a new timing system at the race: times will be recorded individually, not as a team. ASO has been trialling this system at Paris-Nice since 2023, and did so again at the Tour Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes last month.The winner of the stage is the entire team, rather than the fastest individual. However, individual times will count towards the general classification, and the race's first yellow jersey will go to the fastest rider across the line on the day. Any riders who finish outside an extra 30% of the winner's time will be eliminated from the race.Below are the start times for all 23 competing teams. For information on how to watch the race, visit our streaming guide. Stage 1 team time trial start timesTime (CET)Team17:05Caja Rural-Seguros RGA17:10Picnic PostNL17:15TotalEnergies17:20Tudor Pro Cycling17:25Groupama-FDJ United17:30Pinarello Q36.517:35Cofidis17:40Lotto Intermarch17:45Movistar17:50NSN Cycling17:55Uno-X Mobility18:00Jayco AlUla18:05Alpecin-Premier Tech18:10Soudal Quick-Step18:15Netcompany-Ineos18:20Bahrain Victorious18:25XDS Astana18:30Decathlon CMA CGM18:35EF Education-EasyPost18:40Lidl-Trek18:45Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe18:50Visma-Lease a Bike18:55UAE Team Emirates-XRG

The team time trial returns to open the Tour de France for the first time since 1971, but a revised format means the race against the clock looks very different in 2026

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