Na UAE Touru je danes čas za edino vožnjo na čas. Kolesarji se bodo s sekundami borili na 9-kilometrski trasi, ki večjih razlik ne obljublja, a bo vseeno vnesla nekaj ravnovesja med favorite za končno zmago.
Skladno s tradicijo tudi letos pretirano dolge vožnje na čas ne bomo videli. Kolesarje čaka le devet kilometrov trase, kar je najmanj v zgodovini UAE Toura.
Profil preizkušnje je podoben uvodnima dvema etapama – povsem raven. Zaradi tega bodo v ospredju zagotovo specialisti za kronometer, medtem ko kolesarjev tipa Tadej Pogačar, ki jim odgovarjajo hriboviti kronometri, povsem na vrhu ne pričakujemo.
S štartne klančine se bodo tekmovalci podali proti prvemu in edinemu vmesnemu času. Tam jih nato čaka obrat za 180 stopinj in povratek po isti cesti nazaj proti izhodišču, kjer bo postavljena tudi ciljna črta.
Mezgec med prvimi, Pogačar med zadnjimi
Dogajanje se bo začelo ob 11.15 po našem času, ko bo po štartni klančini zapeljal Artyom Zakharov (Astana Qazaqstan). Že kmalu nato sledi nekaj specialistov za vožnjo na čas, še posebej veliko pričakujemo od Mikkela Bjerga (UAE Emirates) in Stefana Bisseggerja (EF Education-EasyPost).
Zgodaj, kot 17., se bo ob 11.31 na pot podal tudi Luka Mezgec (BikeExchange-Jayco). Po dveh dneh, v katerih je moral biti aktiven v šprinterskih zaključkih, ga danes čaka lažji dan, saj bo njegov glavni cilj zgolj prihod v cilj znotraj časovne omejitve.
Veliko bolj odgovorna naloga pa čaka Tadeja Pogačarja (UAE Emirates). Zanj je mirnih dni konec, saj se danes resno začne branjenje lanske zmage. Tokrat gre zgolj za uverturo, v naslednjih dneh pa pričakujemo, da bo imel še precej več dela.
Pogačar se bo na pot podal kot 101., njegov štartni čas je 12.55.
Prvi favorit je zopet Filippo Ganna
Če je na dirki prisoten Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), potem dvoma o prvem favoritu za zmago na vožnji na čas ni. Italijan je že zadnji dve sezoni brez prave konkurence, ko je govora o kronometru, zato bi bilo vse drugo kot današnja njegova zmaga veliko presenečenje.
Svetovni prvak v vožnji na čas bo na progo zapeljal ob 12.34, kot 80. tekmovalec dneva.
Štartni časi so zapisani v našem času.
Štartna številka | Ime in priimek | Ekipa | Štartni čas |
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1 | Artyom Zakharov | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 11:15:00 |
2 | Niklas Märkl | Team DSM | 11:16:00 |
3 | Filip Maciejuk | Bahrain Victorious | 11:17:00 |
4 | Ruben Guerreiro | EF Education-EasyPost | 11:18:00 |
5 | Mathias Norsgaard | Movistar Team | 11:19:00 |
6 | Dylan Groenewegen | BikeExchange-Jayco | 11:20:00 |
7 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Groupama-FDJ | 11:21:00 |
8 | Mikkel Bjerg | UAE Team Emirates | 11:22:00 |
9 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora-Hansgrohe | 11:23:00 |
10 | Yevgeniy Gidich | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 11:24:00 |
11 | Joris Nieuwenhuis | Team DSM | 11:25:00 |
12 | Gino Mäder | Bahrain Victorious | 11:26:00 |
13 | Clement Venturini | AG2R Citroen Team | 11:27:00 |
14 | Stefan Bissegger | EF Education-EasyPost | 11:28:00 |
15 | Carlos Verona | Movistar Team | 11:29:00 |
16 | Rudy Barbier | Israel-Premier Tech | 11:30:00 |
17 | Luka Mezgec | BikeExchange-Jayco | 11:31:00 |
18 | Koen Bouwman | Jumbo-Visma | 11:32:00 |
19 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Groupama-FDJ | 11:33:00 |
20 | Luca Rastelli | Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 11:34:00 |
21 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Ineos Grenadiers | 11:35:00 |
22 | Maximiliano Richeze | UAE Team Emirates | 11:36:00 |
23 | Jai Hindley | Bora-Hansgrohe | 11:37:00 |
24 | Stijn Steels | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 11:38:00 |
25 | Pavel Kochetkov | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 11:39:00 |
26 | Scott Thwaites | Alpecin-Fenix | 11:40:00 |
27 | Yuriy Natarov | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 11:41:00 |
28 | Thymen Arensman | Team DSM | 11:42:00 |
29 | Pello Bilbao | Bahrain Victorious | 11:43:00 |
30 | Clément Berthet | AG2R Citroen Team | 11:44:00 |
31 | Neilson Powless | EF Education-EasyPost | 11:45:00 |
32 | William Barta | Movistar Team | 11:46:00 |
33 | Rick Zabel | Israel-Premier Tech | 11:47:00 |
34 | Kaden Groves | BikeExchange-Jayco | 11:48:00 |
35 | Rein Taaramäe | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 11:49:00 |
36 | Marc Brustenga | Trek-Segafredo | 11:50:00 |
37 | Olav Kooij | Jumbo-Visma | 11:51:00 |
38 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Groupama-FDJ | 11:52:00 |
39 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 11:53:00 |
40 | Andrey Amador | Ineos Grenadiers | 11:54:00 |
41 | George Bennett | UAE Team Emirates | 11:55:00 |
42 | Ryan Mullen | Bora-Hansgrohe | 11:56:00 |
43 | Michael Mørkøv | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 11:57:00 |
44 | Matteo Malucelli | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 11:58:00 |
45 | Gianni Vermeersch | Alpecin-Fenix | 11:59:00 |
46 | Sebastian Henao | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 12:00:00 |
47 | Romain Bardet | Team DSM | 12:01:00 |
48 | Jonathan Milan | Bahrain Victorious | 12:02:00 |
49 | Paul Lapeira | AG2R Citroen Team | 12:03:00 |
50 | Sebastian Langeveld | EF Education-EasyPost | 12:04:00 |
51 | Oscar Rodriguez | Movistar Team | 12:05:00 |
52 | Taj Jones | Israel-Premier Tech | 12:06:00 |
53 | Sam Bewley | BikeExchange-Jayco | 12:07:00 |
54 | Jan Hirt | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 12:08:00 |
55 | Dario Cataldo | Trek-Segafredo | 12:09:00 |
56 | Timo Roosen | Jumbo-Visma | 12:10:00 |
57 | Clément Davy | Groupama-FDJ | 12:11:00 |
58 | Michael Schwarzmann | Lotto Soudal | 12:12:00 |
59 | Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas | Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 12:13:00 |
60 | Lucas Plapp | Ineos Grenadiers | 12:14:00 |
61 | João Almeida | UAE Team Emirates | 12:15:00 |
62 | Patrick Konrad | Bora-Hansgrohe | 12:16:00 |
63 | Stan Van Tricht | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 12:17:00 |
64 | Ivan Rovny | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 12:18:00 |
65 | Kristian Sbaragli | Alpecin-Fenix | 12:19:00 |
66 | Vadim Pronskiy | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 12:20:00 |
67 | Andreas Leknessund | Team DSM | 12:21:00 |
68 | Hermann Pernsteiner | Bahrain Victorious | 12:22:00 |
69 | Geoffrey Bouchard | AG2R Citroen Team | 12:23:00 |
70 | Sean Quinn | EF Education-EasyPost | 12:24:00 |
71 | Max Kanter | Movistar Team | 12:25:00 |
72 | Daryl Impey | Israel-Premier Tech | 12:26:00 |
73 | Campbell Stewart | BikeExchange-Jayco | 12:27:00 |
74 | Louis Meintjes | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 12:28:00 |
75 | Simon Pellaud | Trek-Segafredo | 12:29:00 |
76 | Jos van Emden | Jumbo-Visma | 12:30:00 |
77 | Miles Scotson | Groupama-FDJ | 12:31:00 |
78 | Matthew Holmes | Lotto Soudal | 12:32:00 |
79 | Luca Covili | Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 12:33:00 |
80 | Filippo Ganna | Ineos Grenadiers | 12:34:00 |
81 | Rafal Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 12:35:00 |
82 | Shane Archbold | Bora-Hansgrohe | 12:36:00 |
83 | Fausto Masnada | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 12:37:00 |
84 | Mathias Vacek | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 12:38:00 |
85 | Jonas Rickaert | Alpecin-Fenix | 12:39:00 |
86 | Stefan De Bod | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 12:40:00 |
87 | Cees Bol | Team DSM | 12:41:00 |
88 | Alejandro Osorio Carvajal | Bahrain Victorious | 12:42:00 |
89 | Marc Sarreau | AG2R Citroen Team | 12:43:00 |
90 | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | EF Education-EasyPost | 12:44:00 |
91 | Sergio Samitier Samitier | Movistar Team | 12:45:00 |
92 | Sebastian Berwick | Israel-Premier Tech | 12:46:00 |
93 | Damien Howson | BikeExchange-Jayco | 12:47:00 |
94 | Tom Devriendt | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 12:48:00 |
95 | Jakob Egholm | Trek-Segafredo | 12:49:00 |
96 | Chris Harper | Jumbo-Visma | 12:50:00 |
97 | Matteo Badilatti | Groupama-FDJ | 12:51:00 |
98 | Jarrad Drizners | Lotto Soudal | 12:52:00 |
99 | Samuele Zoccarato | Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 12:53:00 |
100 | Adam Yates | Ineos Grenadiers | 12:54:00 |
101 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 12:55:00 |
102 | Danny van Poppel | Bora-Hansgrohe | 12:56:00 |
103 | Ethan Vernon | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 12:57:00 |
104 | Robert Stannard | Alpecin-Fenix | 12:58:00 |
105 | David de la Cruz | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 12:59:00 |
106 | Alberto Dainese | Team DSM | 13:00:00 |
107 | Johan Price Pejtersen | Bahrain Victorious | 13:01:00 |
108 | Bob Jungels | AG2R Citroen Team | 13:02:00 |
109 | Marijn van den Berg | EF Education-EasyPost | 13:03:00 |
110 | Albert Torres Barcelo | Movistar Team | 13:04:00 |
111 | Alex Dowsett | Israel-Premier Tech | 13:05:00 |
112 | Kelland O’Brien | BikeExchange-Jayco | 13:06:00 |
113 | Julius Johansen | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 13:07:00 |
114 | Emils Liepins | Trek-Segafredo | 13:08:00 |
115 | Tom Dumoulin | Jumbo-Visma | 13:09:00 |
116 | Arnaud Demare | Groupama-FDJ | 13:10:00 |
117 | Xandres Vervloesem | Lotto Soudal | 13:11:00 |
118 | Alessandro Tonelli | Bardiani CSF Faizane’ | 13:12:00 |
119 | Michael Kukrle | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 13:13:00 |
120 | Elia Viviani | Ineos Grenadiers | 13:14:00 |
121 | Pascal Ackermann | UAE Team Emirates | 13:15:00 |
122 | Sam Bennett | Bora-Hansgrohe | 13:16:00 |
123 | Mark Cavendish | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 13:17:00 |
124 | Dmitrii Strakhov | Gazprom-Rusvelo | 13:18:00 |
125 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Fenix | 13:19:00 |