Start times & order Vuelta a España 2026 Stage 18: GC favourites face crucial Jerez time trial
The 2026 Vuelta a España reaches one of its most important days on Thursday, with a 32.1 kilometre individual time trial from El Puerto de Santa María to Jerez de la Frontera set to reshape the general classification.
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Stage 18 is the second individual time trial of this year’s Vuelta and comes with just three stages remaining. Below, you can find the full start order and times for Thursday’s decisive race against the clock.
The course is almost entirely flat, with only 217 metres of elevation gain across the 32.1 kilometres. After leaving El Puerto de Santa María, the riders head inland towards Jerez de la Frontera on a route that should favour the strongest pure time triallists.
There are intermediate time checks after 11.7 and 22.1 kilometres, offering the first indication of how the battle for the stage victory and the general classification is unfolding. The finish comes on Avenida Andalucía in Jerez de la Frontera.
It will be the second individual time trial of this year’s Vuelta. The first came on the opening day in Monaco, where Tadej Pogačar narrowly edged Ethan Hayter to take the stage win.
Mathias Norsgaard (Lidl-Trek) will be the first rider down the start ramp at 14:07 CEST. Riders will initially leave at one minute intervals, increasing to two minute intervals for the final 20 riders, with the main stage favourites and general classification contenders appearing towards the end of the start order.
Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step) starts at 14:11, followed by Ivan Romeo (Movistar) at 15:10, Bruno Armirail (Visma | Lease a Bike) at 15:35, Stefan Küng (Tudor) at 15:37 and Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) at 15:50.
Among the general classification contenders, Oscar Onley (Netcompany-Ineos) will begin his effort at 16:47, with Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) starting at 16:49 and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) rolling down the ramp at 16:51.
Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) is due to start at 16:53, before race leader Enric Mas (Movistar) becomes the final rider to begin the 32.1 kilometre course at 16:55.
Mas is expected to reach Jerez de la Frontera at approximately 17:30 CEST.
Start times & order Vuelta a España 2026 Stage 18 time trial
| Order | Rider | Start time (CEST) |
|---|---|---|
1 | NORSGAARD Sunekaer Mathias | 14:07:00 |
2 | DOUBLE Paul | 14:08:00 |
3 | ROULAND Louis | 14:09:00 |
4 | NOVAK Domen | 14:10:00 |
5 | HAYTER Ethan Edward | 14:11:00 |
6 | HELLEMOSE Asbjorn | 14:12:00 |
7 | MEEUS Jordi | 14:13:00 |
8 | BRUSTENGA MASAGUE Marc | 14:14:00 |
9 | GOVEKAR Matevz | 14:15:00 |
10 | RENARD Alexis | 14:16:00 |
11 | DE SCHUYTENEER Steffen | 14:17:00 |
12 | MARTINEZ HUERTAS Guillermo Juan | 14:18:00 |
13 | THORNLEY Callum | 14:19:00 |
14 | MACIAS ESTRADA Cesar | 14:20:00 |
15 | BRAET Vito | 14:21:00 |
16 | TILLER Rasmus | 14:22:00 |
17 | CHAMBERLAIN Oscar | 14:23:00 |
18 | MOSCON Gianni | 14:24:00 |
19 | DAINESE Alberto | 14:25:00 |
20 | LE GAC Olivier | 14:26:00 |
21 | COVI Alessandro | 14:27:00 |
22 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | 14:28:00 |
23 | MACKELLAR Alastair | 14:29:00 |
24 | AULAR SANABRIA Orluis Alberto | 14:30:00 |
25 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE Fabio | 14:31:00 |
26 | FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Sinuhe | 14:32:00 |
27 | VAN BEKKUM Darren | 14:33:00 |
28 | DE JONG Timo | 14:34:00 |
29 | ELOSEGUI MOMENE Inigo | 14:35:00 |
30 | OLIVEIRA Ivo | 14:36:00 |
31 | DE LA CRUZ David | 14:37:00 |
32 | GOGL Michael | 14:38:00 |
33 | COBO CAYON Ivan | 14:39:00 |
34 | ERMAKOV Roman | 14:40:00 |
35 | COQUARD Bryan | 14:41:00 |
36 | WENZEL Mats | 14:42:00 |
37 | STEINHAUSER Georg | 14:43:00 |
38 | TJOTTA Martin | 14:44:00 |
39 | MONIQUET Sylvain | 14:45:00 |
40 | NYS Thibau | 14:46:00 |
41 | FEDOROV Yevgeniy | 14:47:00 |
42 | CASTRILLO Pablo | 14:48:00 |
43 | PAASSCHENS Mathijs | 14:49:00 |
44 | SCHULTZ Nicholas | 14:50:00 |
45 | ARCAS Jorge | 14:51:00 |
46 | HAMILTON Christopher | 14:52:00 |
47 | CORT NIELSEN Magnus | 14:53:00 |
48 | GLIVAR Gal | 14:54:00 |
49 | RAFFERTY Darren | 14:55:00 |
50 | AZPARREN IRURZUN Xabier | 14:56:00 |
51 | BRENNAN James Matthew | 14:57:00 |
52 | SOSA Ivan | 14:58:00 |
53 | DVERSNES Fredrik | 14:59:00 |
54 | ROTA Lorenzo | 15:00:00 |
55 | HERRADA Jesus | 15:01:00 |
56 | SAMITIER SAMITIER Sergio | 15:02:00 |
57 | WANDAHL Frederik | 15:03:00 |
58 | ALMEIDA Joao | 15:04:00 |
59 | VERMEERSCH Gianni | 15:05:00 |
60 | HAMILTON Lucas | 15:06:00 |
61 | THALMANN Roland | 15:07:00 |
62 | CRAPS Lars | 15:08:00 |
63 | ROMELE Alessandro | 15:09:00 |
64 | ROMEO ABAD Ivan | 15:10:00 |
65 | CALZONI Walter | 15:11:00 |
66 | MOSCA Jacopo | 15:12:00 |
67 | CANAL BLANCO Carlos | 15:13:00 |
68 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven | 15:14:00 |
69 | DE PESTEL Sander | 15:15:00 |
70 | ROCHAS Remy | 15:16:00 |
71 | DALBY Simon | 15:17:00 |
72 | GLOAG Thomas | 15:18:00 |
73 | PORTER Rudy | 15:19:00 |
74 | FAURA ASENSIO Jose Luis | 15:20:00 |
75 | CAMPRUBI PUJUAN Marcel | 15:21:00 |
76 | ALLENO Clement | 15:22:00 |
77 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | 15:23:00 |
78 | FISHER-BLACK Finn | 15:24:00 |
79 | TRONCHON Bastien | 15:25:00 |
80 | MIQUEL DELGADO Pau | 15:26:00 |
81 | WEISS Fabian | 15:27:00 |
82 | ALBANESE Vincenzo | 15:28:00 |
83 | RUIZ SEDANO Ibon | 15:29:00 |
84 | GAROFOLI Gianmarco | 15:30:00 |
85 | MARTI SORIANO Pau | 15:31:00 |
86 | BARTA William | 15:32:00 |
87 | LAURANCE Axel | 15:33:00 |
88 | KRON Andreas | 15:34:00 |
89 | ARMIRAIL Bruno | 15:35:00 |
90 | KAMNA Lennard | 15:36:00 |
91 | KUNG Stefan | 15:37:00 |
92 | BERNARD Julien | 15:38:00 |
93 | HOFSTETTER Hugo | 15:39:00 |
94 | WILKSCH Hannes | 15:40:00 |
95 | VALTER Attila | 15:41:00 |
96 | OURSELIN Paul | 15:42:00 |
97 | PALENI Enzo | 15:43:00 |
98 | MOLARD Rudy | 15:44:00 |
99 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | 15:45:00 |
100 | SHAW James | 15:46:00 |
101 | FORTUNATO Lorenzo | 15:47:00 |
102 | TUCKWELL Luke | 15:48:00 |
103 | THOMPSON Reuben | 15:49:00 |
104 | VAN AERT Wout | 15:50:00 |
105 | NORDHAGEN Jorgen | 15:51:00 |
106 | VADER Milan | 15:52:00 |
107 | VERMAERKE Kevin | 15:53:00 |
108 | MADOUAS Valentin | 15:54:00 |
109 | WARBASSE Lawrence | 15:55:00 |
110 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | 15:56:00 |
111 | DEBRUYNE Ramses | 15:57:00 |
112 | LANDA Mikel | 15:58:00 |
113 | DUNBAR Edward | 15:59:00 |
114 | MULUEBERHAN Henok | 16:00:00 |
115 | BRENNER Marco | 16:01:00 |
116 | DIAZ GALLEGO Jose Manuel | 16:02:00 |
117 | KONRAD Patrick | 16:03:00 |
118 | PARET PEINTRE Valentin | 16:04:00 |
119 | SCOTSON Callum | 16:05:00 |
120 | BILBAO Pello | 16:06:00 |
121 | JOHANNESSEN Tobias | 16:07:00 |
122 | BUCHMANN Emanuel | 16:08:00 |
123 | BERRADE FERNANDEZ Urko | 16:09:00 |
124 | HAIG Jack | 16:10:00 |
125 | LEEMREIZE Gijs | 16:11:00 |
126 | BOUWMAN Koen | 16:12:00 |
127 | WIDAR Jarno | 16:13:00 |
128 | SVESTAD-BARDSENG Embret | 16:14:00 |
129 | GARCIA Raul | 16:15:00 |
130 | BUITRAGO Santiago | 16:17:00 |
131 | HIRT Jan | 16:19:00 |
132 | ZANA Filippo | 16:21:00 |
133 | PICKERING Xavier Finlay Xavier | 16:23:00 |
134 | APARICIO MUNOZ Mario | 16:25:00 |
135 | RODRIGUEZ CONTRERAS Juan | 16:27:00 |
136 | RICCITELLO Matthew | 16:29:00 |
137 | MARTIN GUYONNET Guillaume | 16:31:00 |
138 | BISIAUX Leo | 16:33:00 |
139 | TEJADA Harold | 16:35:00 |
140 | KUSS Sepp | 16:37:00 |
141 | BERTHET Clement | 16:39:00 |
142 | RODRIGUEZ Cristian | 16:41:00 |
143 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | 16:43:00 |
144 | OMRZEL Jakob | 16:45:00 |
145 | ONLEY Oscar | 16:47:00 |
146 | CARAPAZ Richard | 16:49:00 |
147 | ROGLIC Primoz | 16:51:00 |
148 | GALL Felix | 16:53:00 |
149 | MAS Enric | 16:55:00 |
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