Men's World Championship ITT: Start times and order
The men’s World Championship time trial in Kigali takes place on Sunday, September 21, on a 40.6-kilometre course through the Rwandan capital. The route packs in 681 metres of climbing and three intermediate checks at 10.6, 24.0 and 31.6 kilometres. Here’s the start order, from the opening rider to those expected to battle for the rainbow jersey.
The race opens at 13:45 (CET) with Rwanda’s Shemu Nsengiyumva, the first of 55 riders to take on the course through Kigali. The early starters include continental champions and developing talents, before the spotlight shifts towards the big names in the second half of the schedule.
Lucas Plapp rolls down the ramp at 15:12, Spain’s Ivan Romeo follows at 15:37, while Plapp's fellow Aussie Jay Vine goes at 15:50. Stefan Küng departs at 15:55, before the tension peaks with Tadej Pogačar at 15:57 and Remco Evenepoel, the final starter, at 16:00. Their head-to-head is expected to decide who claims the rainbow jersey in Kigali.
Start times Men's World Championship time trial
| Order | Nationality | Rider | Start time (CET) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | RWA | Shemu Nsengiyumva | 13:45:00 |
2 | TAN | Boniphase Ngwata | 13:47:30 |
3 | SSD | Jalal Edward | 13:50:00 |
4 | SLE | Ibrahim Jalloh | 13:52:30 |
5 | MLI | Siriki Diarra | 13:55:00 |
6 | SEN | Chiekhouna Cisse | 13:57:30 |
7 | REF | Ahmad Badreddin Wais | 14:00:00 |
8 | MAD | Mohamed Houlder Fitahiantsoa | 14:02:30 |
9 | GBS | Apolinario Ca | 14:05:00 |
10 | COM | Abderemane Dahalani | 14:07:30 |
11 | BEN | Ricardo Sodjede | 14:10:00 |
12 | CHN | Jiankun Liu | 14:12:30 |
13 | TAN | Hassan Sharif | 14:15:00 |
14 | CAN | Laurent Gervais | 14:17:30 |
15 | SSD | Dictor Mut | 14:20:00 |
16 | SLE | Mustapha Koroma | 14:22:30 |
17 | GHA | Victor Akpabli | 14:25:00 |
18 | BEL | Florian Vermeersch | 14:27:30 |
19 | MLI | Djandouba Diallo | 14:30:00 |
20 | KEN | Edwin Ndungu | 14:32:30 |
21 | ETH | Bizay Redae | 14:35:00 |
22 | GUY | Briton John | 14:37:30 |
23 | AIN | Artem Nych | 14:40:00 |
24 | JOR | Majid Abu Harrah | 14:42:30 |
25 | TUR | Ahmet Orken | 14:45:00 |
26 | GRN | Red Walters | 14:47:30 |
27 | MRI | Aurelien de Comarmond | 14:50:00 |
28 | CHN | Haoyu Su | 14:52:30 |
29 | RSA | Byron Munton | 14:55:00 |
30 | CAN | Michael Shea Leonard | 14:57:30 |
31 | EST | Rein Taaramae | 15:00:00 |
32 | IRL | Darren Rafferty | 15:02:30 |
33 | BEL | Ilan van Wilder | 15:05:00 |
34 | ESP | Raul Garcia Pierna | 15:07:30 |
35 | ITA | Matteo Sobrero | 15:10:00 |
36 | AUS | Lucas Plapp | 15:12:30 |
37 | FRA | Paul Seixas | 15:15:00 |
38 | SUI | Mauro Schmid | 15:17:30 |
39 | RWA | Moise Mugisha | 15:20:00 |
40 | NOR | Andreas Leknessund | 15:22:30 |
41 | RSA | Brandon Downes | 15:25:00 |
42 | MRI | Alexandre Mayer | 15:27:30 |
43 | USA | William Barta | 15:30:00 |
44 | GER | Miguel Heidemann | 15:32:30 |
45 | NED | Thymen Arensman | 15:35:00 |
46 | MEX | Isaac del Toro | 15:37:30 |
47 | IRL | Ryan Mullen | 15:40:00 |
48 | ESP | Ivan Romeo | 15:42:30 |
49 | ITA | Mattia Cattaneo | 15:45:00 |
50 | COL | Walter Alejandro Vargas Alzate | 15:47:30 |
51 | AUS | Jay Vine | 15:50:00 |
52 | FRA | Bruno Armirail | 15:52:30 |
53 | SUI | Stefan Kung | 15:55:00 |
54 | SLO | Tadej Pogačar | 15:57:30 |
55 | BEL | Remco Evenepoel | 16:00:00 |
The World Championships in Rwanda run from 21-28 September.
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