Vuelta stage one team time trial start times

A full schedule of start times for Saturday evening's opening team time trial stage of the 2010 Vuelta a Espana has been published by the race's organiser.

Twenty two teams comprising nine rider apiece - 198 in total - will take to the streets of Seville, Spain, and will cover 13 kilometres to decide who will wear the first leader's jersey of the 2010 Vuelta.

The riders will appreciate the evening start times - daytime temperatures have soared to the mid-40s centigrade this week in Seville.

Footon-Servetto are the first team off at 10.04pm local time, 9.04pm British time. Squads then set off at four-minute intervals. Last team off are Spanish outfit Andalucia-Cajasur at 11.28pm local time, 10.28pm British time.

British sprinter Mark Cavendish's HTC-Columbia squad are sixth team off at 10.24pm local time (9.24pm British time). Cavendish is in the hunt for stage wins at this years race, which would make him only the second Briton in history to win in all three grand tours after Scot Robert Millar. If Columbia wins the TTT and Cavendish then wins one of the first few road stages, he could move into the race lead.

Vuelta a Espana 2010: Stage one TTT start schedule

All times quoted are British time

1. Footon-Servetto 9.04pm

2. Ag2r La Mondiale 9.08pm

3. Milram 9.12pm

4. Katusha 9.16pm

5. Bbox Bouygues Telecom 9.20pm

6. HTC-Columbia 9.24pm

7. Quick Step 9.28pm

8. Omega Pharma-Lotto 9.32pm

9. Francaise des Jeux 9.36pm

10. Euskaltel-Euskadi 9.40pm

11. Lampre-Farnese Vini 9.44pm

12. Team Sky 9.48pm

13. Cofidis 9.52pm

14. Liquigas-Doimo 9.56pm

15. Xacobeo-Galicia 10pm

16. Garmin-Transitions 10.04pm

17. Astana 10.08pm

18. Caisse d'Epargne 10.12pm

19. Saxo Bank 10.16pm

20. Rabobank 10.20pm

21. Cervelo Test Team 10.24pm

22. Andalucia-Cajasur 10.28pm

Related links

Vuelta a Espana 2010: Cycling Weekly's coverage index

Vuelta 2010 start list

Cavendish poised to equal Millar's Brit record at Vuelta