The wait is over the Tour de France is here, with the opening stage taking place in Barcelona, Spain, today. The 113th edition of cycling's greatest race kicks off with a team time trial the first at the Tour since 2019. All 23 teams, starting with eight riders each, will contest the 19.6km route on the streets of the Spanish city, finishing at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium. The team time trial is a tantalising prospect, not least because of a rule change introduced for the 2026 edition. This year, the teams time for the stage is taken from the first rider in the team to cross the line. The remaining riders each receive their own finishing time for the general classification. That gives teams a tactical conundrum as to how they should pace the stage, particularly with two short climbs in the closing kilometres. Tadej Pogaar starts the Tour de France as overwhelming favourite, with the Slovenian sensation targeting a record-equalling fifth overall victory. As the defending champion, Pogaar and his UAE Team Emirates-XRG support squad will be the last of the Tour de France teams down the start ramp. UAE Team Emirates-XRG will be last off the start ramp. Caja Rural-Seguros RGA will be the first team to start, at 17:05 local time (CET). Five-minute intervals separate each team, with Pogaar and co setting off at 18:55. In between, keep an eye out for Tom Pidcock's Pinarello Q36.5 squad at 17:30, the first pedal strokes of Paul Seixas' Tour de France debut at 18:30, world and Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel's Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe squad at 18:45 and two-time Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard at 18:50. More on the 2026 Tour de France Every team and rider at the 2026 race How to watch the Tour de France: TV and streaming guide Who's riding what? Every bike at the Tour de France Meanwhile, Netcompany-Ineos may not have GC ambitions for the 2026 Tour but will have a keen eye on stage one. They go at 18:15. Here are the key teams and riders to look out for, followed by the full list of stage one start times. All times are CET. Key teams and riders to watch 17:30 Pinarello Q36.5 (Tom Pidcock) 18:05 Alpecin-Premier Tech (Mathieu van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen) 18:15 Netcompany-Ineos (Josh Tarling, Thymen Arensman) 18:30 Decathlon CMA CGM (Paul Seixas) 18:40 Lidl-Trek (Juan Ayuso, Mads Pedersen) 18:45 Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe (Remco Evenepoel) 18:50 Visma-Lease a Bike (Jonas Vingegaard) 18:55 UAE Team Emirates-XRG (Tadej Pogaar) Tour de France 2026 stage one start times all teams Start time (CET) Team 17:05 Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 17:10 Picnic PostNL 17:15 TotalEnergies 17:20 Tudor Pro Cycling 17:25 Groupama-FDJ United 17:30 Pinarello Q36.5 17:35 Cofidis 17:40 Lotto Intermarch 17:45 Movistar 17:50 NSN Cycling 17:55 Uno-X Mobility 18:00 Jayco AlUla 18:05 Alpecin-Premier Tech 18:10 Soudal Quick-Step 18:15 Netcompany-Ineos 18:20 Bahrain Victorious 18:25 XDS Astana 18:30 Decathlon CMA CGM 18:35 EF Education-EasyPost 18:40 Lidl-Trek 18:45 Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe 18:50 Visma-Lease a Bike 18:55 UAE Team Emirates-XRG