What are the Tour de France Femmes time trial start times?

Stage four of the Tour de France Femmes will see the riders undertake a time trial through the vineyards of the Côte d'Or from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon.

This is only the second time the race, now in its fifth edition, will have an individual time trial outside of the prologue. The 21km course has a 1.8km climb in the middle with a 6.9% average gradient, plus a ramp to Corcelles-les-Monts, before a rolling downhill finish. 

Although race director Marion Rousse said she’s confident the time trial won’t be decisive for the overall general classification, it could prove critical ahead of Mont Ventoux and Col d'Èze at the tail end of the race later this week. 

The stage could also prove controversial due to team concerns over riders using padding to create chest fairings and the race jury stating that they will pay “particular attention” to rider clothing today. 

The first rider to start today will be Lotto-Intermarché’s Romina Hinojosa Cruz at 2.51pm local time. British national individual time trial champion and Tour de France Femmes debutant Zoe Bäckstedt will start at 4.29pm. Time trial specialist Marlen Reusser will start at 5.08pm CEST. 

Then the favourites come out in quick succession. Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will begin at 5.10pm; Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney at 5.14pm; Elisa Longo Borghini at 5.16pm; Marianne Vos at 5.20pm; and Demi Vollering at 5.24pm. 

After winning stage three to claim the yellow jersey, Uno-X Mobility’s Sigrid Haugset will be the last rider to start at 5.28pm. 

Tour de France Femmes time trial start times and order