Nicolas Dalla Valle is the first rider to roll down the starting ramp at 11:30 local time (CEST), while race leader Geraint Thomas is the last rider to set off at 17:14.
The riders start in three waves with a 90 minutes gap between each one. The first wave starts 11:30 and 12:14 uur; the second between 13:50 and 14:29; the third between 16:05 and 17:14.
Most important start times (CEST):
1st wave
11:30 – Nicolas Dalla Valle
12:05 – Edoardo Affini
12:14 – Davide bais
2nd wave
13:50 – José Joaquin Rojas
13:53 – Michael Hepburn
13:54 – Thomas Gloag
14:07 – Michael Matthews
14:14 – Ben Healy
14:21 – Alberto Bettiol
14:22 – Bauke Mollema
14:29 – Edoardo Zambanini
3nd wave
16:05 – Bob Jungels
16:09 – Jay Vine
16:14 – Brandon McNulty
16:38 – Ilan Van Wilder
16:23 – Derek Gee
16:47 – Laurens De Plus
16:50 – Andreas Leknessund
16:53 – Lennard Kämna
16:56 – Thymen Arensman
16:59 – Thibaut Pinot
17:02 – Eddie Dunbar
17:05 – Damiano Caruso
17:08 – João Almeida
17:11 – Primoz Roglic
17:14 – Geraint Thomas
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