Start times for the stage 16 Tour de France time trial
The first – and only – individual time trial of the 2026 Tour de France is on Tuesday, July 21. The course isn't long at just 26.1 km, but it starts with a long, draggy climb, which will making pacing tricky.
Dane Cash
Riders start in reverse order of general classification and go off at 90-second intervals until the top 15 riders on GC, who are given two-minute intervals. Here are the start times of notable stage contenders and the top of the overall classification:
Stage start: 13:00 CET / 07:00 EST / 21:00 AEST
Stage contender start times (note - :30 spacing is rounded to earlier whole minute):
- Josh Tarling (Netcompany-Ineos) – 13:25 CET / 07:25 EST / 21:25 AEST
- Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 13:37 CET / 07:37 EST / 21:37 AEST
- Daan Hoole (Decathlon-CMA CGM) – 13:43 CET / 07:43 EST / 21:43 AEST
- Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos) – 13:58 CET / 07:58 EST / 21:58 AEST
- Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) – 15:01 CET / 09:01 EST / 23:01 AEST
- Bruno Armirail (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 15:06 CET / 09:06 EST / 23:06 AEST
- Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 15:19 CET / 09:19 EST / 23:19 AEST
- Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) – 15:54 CET / 09:54 EST / 23:54 AEST
- Tobias Foss (Netcompany-Ineos) – 16:06 CET / 10:06 EST / 00:06 AEST
- Thymen Arensman (Netcompany-Ineos) – 16:25 CET / 10:25 EST / 00:25 AEST
- Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) – 16:40 CET / 10:40 EST / 00:40 AEST
Top 15 riders start at two-minute intervals. Davide Piganzoli (Visma-Lease a Bike) starts at 16:47 CET / 10:47 EST / 00:47 AEST, and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is last to go at 17:15 CET / 11:15 EST / 01:15 AEST.
