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Andrew Hood
Updated August 21, 2026 10:22AM
The Vuelta a España 2026 begins Saturday with a short, technical stage 1 individual time trial through the streets of Monaco.
All eyes are on Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, and any rider who can pull off an opening-day upset.
Diego Uriarte is the first rider down the start ramp at 16:17 CET, kicking off the 9.4km Monaco time trial on a technical urban course through the tight downtown streets.
A total of 184 riders will start at one-minute intervals, with four-time Vuelta a España winner Roglič the final rider to race at 19:20 CET.
Pogačar is the penultimate starter at 19:19 CET, while Van Aert, another big favorite, starts at 19:17 CET.
Seven North Americans are spread across the Vuelta Stage 1 start list, with 2023 Vuelta winner Sepp Kuss among the earlier starters at 16:59 CET.
Billed as the hardest grand tour of 2026, the route features seven summit finishes, an estimated 58,000 meters of vertical gain, and ends September 13 in Granada.
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Pogačar is the five-star favorite for overall victory, but who will wear the first red jersey after Saturday’s TT?
Along with Pogačar, Van Aert, Josh Tarling, Ethan Hayter, and Mads Pedersen are among the riders to watch on the short, explosive Monaco course.
Start times and rider order: Stage 1 Vuelta a España 2026
| Time | Rider | Team | |
| 1 | 16:17:00 | Diego Uriarte Belzunegi | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 2 | 16:18:00 | Christopher Hamilton | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 3 | 16:19:00 | Reuben Thompson | Lotto Intermarché |
| 4 | 16:20:00 | César Macías Estrada | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 5 | 16:21:00 | Darren Van Bekkum | XDS Astana Team |
| 6 | 16:22:00 | Hannes Wilksch | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 7 | 16:23:00 | Markel Beloki | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 8 | 16:24:00 | Rudy Porter | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 9 | 16:25:00 | Sylvain Moniquet | Cofidis |
| 10 | 16:26:00 | Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Mobility |
| 11 | 16:27:00 | Mauri Vansevenant | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 12 | 16:28:00 | Floris Van Tricht | NSN Cycling Team |
| 13 | 16:29:00 | Kaden Groves | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 14 | 16:30:00 | Olivier Le Gac | Groupama-FDJ |
| 15 | 16:31:00 | Sunekaer Mathias Norsgaard | Lidl-Trek |
| 16 | 16:32:00 | Pau Miquel Delgado | Bahrain Victorious |
| 17 | 16:33:00 | Lucas Hamilton | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 18 | 16:34:00 | Thomas Gloag | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 19 | 16:35:00 | Jordan Labrosse | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 20 | 16:36:00 | Bruno Armirail | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 21 | 16:37:00 | Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria | Movistar Team |
| 22 | 16:38:00 | Domen Novak | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 23 | 16:39:00 | Frederik Wandahl | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 24 | 16:40:00 | Mats Wenzel | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 25 | 16:41:00 | Gijs Leemreize | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 26 | 16:42:00 | Vito Braet | Lotto Intermarché |
| 27 | 16:43:00 | Mario Aparicio Munoz | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 28 | 16:44:00 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team |
| 29 | 16:45:00 | Roland Thalmann | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 30 | 16:46:00 | Richard Carapaz | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 31 | 16:47:00 | Xavier Finlay Xavier Pickering | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 32 | 16:48:00 | Bryan Coquard | Cofidis |
| 33 | 16:49:00 | Andreas Kron | Uno-X Mobility |
| 34 | 16:50:00 | Alberto Dainese | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 35 | 16:51:00 | Hugo Hofstetter | NSN Cycling Team |
| 36 | 16:52:00 | Francesco Busatto | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 37 | 16:53:00 | Guillaume Martin Guyonnet | Groupama-FDJ |
| 38 | 16:54:00 | Jacopo Mosca | Lidl-Trek |
| 39 | 16:55:00 | Pello Bilbao | Bahrain Victorious |
| 40 | 16:56:00 | Embret Svestad-Bardseng | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 41 | 16:57:00 | Walter Calzoni | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 42 | 16:58:00 | Matthew Riccitello | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 43 | 16:59:00 | Sepp Kuss | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 44 | 17:00:00 | Carlos Canal Blanco | Movistar Team |
| 45 | 17:01:00 | Kevin Vermaerke | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 46 | 17:02:00 | Gianni Vermeersch | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 47 | 17:03:00 | Marc Brustenga Masague | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 48 | 17:04:00 | Guillermo Juan Martinez Huertas | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 49 | 17:05:00 | Lorenzo Rota | Lotto Intermarché |
| 50 | 17:06:00 | Sinuhé Fernández Rodríguez | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 51 | 17:07:00 | Henok Mulueberhan | XDS Astana Team |
| 52 | 17:08:00 | Fabian Weiss | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 53 | 17:09:00 | Darren Rafferty | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 54 | 17:10:00 | Asbjorn Hellemose | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 55 | 17:11:00 | Paul Ourselin | Cofidis |
| 56 | 17:12:00 | Tobias Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility |
| 57 | 17:13:00 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 58 | 17:14:00 | Pau Martí Soriano | NSN Cycling Team |
| 59 | 17:15:00 | Sente Sentjens | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 60 | 17:16:00 | Clément Berthet | Groupama-FDJ |
| 61 | 17:17:00 | Mattias Skjelmose | Lidl-Trek |
| 62 | 17:18:00 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain Victorious |
| 63 | 17:19:00 | Carlos Rodriguez | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 64 | 17:20:00 | Edward Dunbar | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 65 | 17:21:00 | Sander De Pestel | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 66 | 17:22:00 | James Matthew Brennan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 67 | 17:23:00 | Jorge Arcas | Movistar Team |
| 68 | 17:24:00 | Pavel Sivakov | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 69 | 17:25:00 | Gianni Moscon | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 70 | 17:26:00 | Ivan Sosa | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 71 | 17:27:00 | Oliver Peace | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 72 | 17:28:00 | Jarno Widar | Lotto Intermarché |
| 73 | 17:29:00 | Sergio Geovani Chumil Gonzalez | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 74 | 17:30:00 | Cristian Rodriguez | XDS Astana Team |
| 75 | 17:31:00 | William Barta | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 76 | 17:32:00 | Juan Rodriguez Contreras | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 77 | 17:33:00 | Paul Double | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 78 | 17:34:00 | Louis Rouland | Cofidis |
| 79 | 17:35:00 | Magnus Cort Nielsen | Uno-X Mobility |
| 80 | 17:36:00 | Fabio Van Den Bossche | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 81 | 17:37:00 | Nicholas Schultz | NSN Cycling Team |
| 82 | 17:38:00 | Ramses Debruyne | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 83 | 17:39:00 | Rémy Rochas | Groupama-FDJ |
| 84 | 17:40:00 | Thibau Nys | Lidl-Trek |
| 85 | 17:41:00 | Jakob Omrzel | Bahrain Victorious |
| 86 | 17:42:00 | Oscar Onley | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 87 | 17:43:00 | Milan Vader | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 88 | 17:44:00 | Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 89 | 17:45:00 | Ben Tulett | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 90 | 17:46:00 | Raúl García | Movistar Team |
| 91 | 17:47:00 | Pablo Torres Arias | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 92 | 17:48:00 | Jordi Meeus | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 93 | 17:49:00 | Iván Cobo Cayon | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 94 | 17:50:00 | Timo Roosen | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 95 | 17:51:00 | Luca Van Boven | Lotto Intermarché |
| 96 | 17:52:00 | Jose Manuel Diaz Gallego | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 97 | 17:53:00 | Yevgeniy Fedorov | XDS Astana Team |
| 98 | 17:54:00 | Arthur Kluckers | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 99 | 17:55:00 | Vincenzo Albanese | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 100 | 17:56:00 | Alessandro Covi | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 101 | 17:57:00 | Sergio Samitier Samitier | Cofidis |
| 102 | 17:58:00 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility |
| 103 | 17:59:00 | Mikel Landa | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 104 | 18:00:00 | Moritz Kretschy | NSN Cycling Team |
| 105 | 18:01:00 | Lindsay De Vylder | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 106 | 18:02:00 | Valentin Madouas | Groupama-FDJ |
| 107 | 18:03:00 | Julien Bernard | Lidl-Trek |
| 108 | 18:04:00 | Matevž Govekar | Bahrain Victorious |
| 109 | 18:05:00 | Jack Haig | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 110 | 18:06:00 | David Gonzalez Lopez | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 111 | 18:07:00 | Andrew Oscar Chamberlain | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 112 | 18:08:00 | Jørgen Nordhagen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 113 | 18:09:00 | Cian Uijtdebroeks | Movistar Team |
| 114 | 18:10:00 | Ivo Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 115 | 18:11:00 | Luke Tuckwell | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 116 | 18:12:00 | Iñigo Elosegui Momene | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 117 | 18:13:00 | Timo De Jong | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 118 | 18:14:00 | Lars Craps | Lotto Intermarché |
| 119 | 18:15:00 | Clément Alleno | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 120 | 18:16:00 | Alessandro Romele | XDS Astana Team |
| 121 | 18:17:00 | Stefan Küng | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 122 | 18:18:00 | Alastair Mackellar | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 123 | 18:19:00 | Koen Bouwman | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 124 | 18:20:00 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis |
| 125 | 18:21:00 | Simon Dalby | Uno-X Mobility |
| 126 | 18:22:00 | Valentin Paret Peintre | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 127 | 18:23:00 | Jan Hirt | NSN Cycling Team |
| 128 | 18:24:00 | Gal Glivar | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 129 | 18:25:00 | Bastien Tronchon | Groupama-FDJ |
| 130 | 18:26:00 | Patrick Konrad | Lidl-Trek |
| 131 | 18:27:00 | Mathijs Paasschens | Bahrain Victorious |
| 132 | 18:28:00 | Axel Laurance | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 133 | 18:29:00 | Marcel Camprubi Pijuan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 134 | 18:30:00 | Leo Bisiaux | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 135 | 18:31:00 | Steven Kruijswijk | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 136 | 18:32:00 | Pablo Castrillo | Movistar Team |
| 137 | 18:33:00 | Jay Vine | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 138 | 18:34:00 | Callum Thornley | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 139 | 18:35:00 | Ibón Ruiz Sedano | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 140 | 18:36:00 | Mattia Gaffuri | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 141 | 18:37:00 | Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk | Lotto Intermarché |
| 142 | 18:38:00 | José Luis Faura Asensio | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 143 | 18:39:00 | Victor Langellotti | XDS Astana Team |
| 144 | 18:40:00 | Marco Brenner | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 145 | 18:41:00 | James Shaw | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 146 | 18:42:00 | Hamish Mckenzie | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 147 | 18:43:00 | Emanuel Buchmann | Cofidis |
| 148 | 18:44:00 | Rasmus Tiller | Uno-X Mobility |
| 149 | 18:45:00 | Filippo Zana | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 150 | 18:46:00 | George Bennett | NSN Cycling Team |
| 151 | 18:47:00 | Michael Gogl | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 152 | 18:48:00 | Rudy Molard | Groupama-FDJ |
| 153 | 18:49:00 | Lennard Kamna | Lidl-Trek |
| 154 | 18:50:00 | Attila Valter | Bahrain Victorious |
| 155 | 18:51:00 | Joshua Tarling | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 156 | 18:52:00 | Xabier Azparren Irurzun | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 157 | 18:53:00 | Gregor Muhlberger | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 158 | 18:54:00 | Christophe Laporte | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 159 | 18:55:00 | Enric Mas | Movistar Team |
| 160 | 18:56:00 | João Almeida | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 161 | 18:57:00 | Finn Fisherblack | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 162 | 18:58:00 | Urko Berrade Fernandez | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 163 | 18:59:00 | Henri Francois Renard Haquin | Team Picnic PostNL |
| 164 | 19:00:00 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Lotto Intermarché |
| 165 | 19:01:00 | Jesús Herrada | Burgos Burpellet BH |
| 166 | 19:02:00 | Harold Tejada | XDS Astana Team |
| 167 | 19:03:00 | Lawrence Warbasse | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
| 168 | 19:04:00 | Georg Steinhauser | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 169 | 19:05:00 | Jasha Sutterlin | Team Jayco AlUla |
| 170 | 19:06:00 | Alex Kirsch | Cofidis |
| 171 | 19:07:00 | Martin Tjotta | Uno-X Mobility |
| 172 | 19:08:00 | Ethan Edward Hayter | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 173 | 19:09:00 | Alexey Lutsenko | NSN Cycling Team |
| 174 | 19:10:00 | Hugo Houle | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 175 | 19:11:00 | Enzo Paleni | Groupama-FDJ |
| 176 | 19:12:00 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek |
| 177 | 19:13:00 | Roman Ermakov | Bahrain Victorious |
| 178 | 19:14:00 | Ben Turner | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 179 | 19:15:00 | David De La Cruz | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| 180 | 19:16:00 | Callum Scotson | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
| 181 | 19:17:00 | Wout Van Aert | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 182 | 19:18:00 | Iván Romeo Abad | Movistar Team |
| 183 | 19:19:00 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 184 | 19:20:00 | Primož Roglič | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
Andrew Hood
Updated August 21, 2026 10:22AM
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