Geraint Thomas.
The 2018 Tour of Romandie kicks off with a short and sharp prologue time trial on Tuesday, April 24, in Switzerland.
Marco Minnaard (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) is the first of just 133 riders off in the 4.02-kilometre test against the clock in Fribourg at 3.13pm local time (2.13pm UK time).
| Start order | Start time | Race no. | Name |
| 1 | 15:13:00 | 187 | MINNAARD Marco |
| 2 | 15:14:00 | 171 | ŠPILAK Simon |
| 3 | 15:15:00 | 167 | VENTER Jaco |
| 4 | 15:16:00 | 153 | VINCENT Leo |
| 5 | 15:17:00 | 141 | MARTIN Daniel |
| 6 | 15:18:00 | 134 | STAMSNIJDER Tom |
| 7 | 15:19:00 | 126 | de TIER Floris |
| 8 | 15:20:00 | 114 | CLARKE William |
| 9 | 15:21:00 | 102 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 10 | 15:22:00 | 94 | LOPEZ GARCIA David |
| 11 | 15:23:00 | 82 | DENZ Nico |
| 12 | 15:24:00 | 74 | GRIVKO Andrey |
| 13 | 15:25:00 | 62 | KEUKELEIRE Jens |
| 14 | 15:26:00 | 57 | PERNSTEINER Hermann |
| 15 | 15:27:00 | 44 | QUINTANA Dayer |
| 16 | 15:28:00 | 36 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 17 | 15:29:00 | 25 | TUFT Svein |
| 18 | 15:30:00 | 17 | SABATINI Fabio |
| 19 | 15:31:00 | 5 | BOHLI Tom |
| 20 | 15:32:00 | 183 | DOUBEY Fabien |
| 21 | 15:33:00 | 175 | GONCALVES Jose |
| 22 | 15:34:00 | 165 | KUDUS Merhawi |
| 23 | 15:35:00 | 154 | CIMOLAI Davide |
| 24 | 15:36:00 | 146 | FARIA da COSTA Rui Alberto |
| 25 | 15:37:00 | 135 | STORER Michael |
| 26 | 15:38:00 | 125 | TANKINK Bram |
| 27 | 15:39:00 | 113 | CANTY Brendan |
| 28 | 15:40:00 | 106 | DANIEL Gregory |
| 29 | 15:41:00 | 97 | ROWE Luke |
| 30 | 15:42:00 | 85 | DUMOULIN Samuel |
| 31 | 15:43:00 | 76 | HOULE Hugo |
| 32 | 15:44:00 | 65 | WOUTERS Enzo |
| 33 | 15:45:00 | 56 | NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas |
| 34 | 15:46:00 | 47 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo |
| 35 | 15:47:00 | 31 | BUCHMANN Emanuel |
| 36 | 15:48:00 | 24 | POWER Rob |
| 37 | 15:49:00 | 14 | KNOX James |
| 38 | 15:50:00 | 6 | DENNIS Rohan |
| 39 | 15:51:00 | 184 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 40 | 15:52:00 | 177 | PLANCKAERT Baptiste |
| 41 | 15:53:00 | 166 | van ZYL Johann |
| 42 | 15:54:00 | 155 | DUCHESNE Antoine |
| 43 | 15:55:00 | 144 | ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin |
| 44 | 15:56:00 | 133 | HAMILTON Christopher |
| 45 | 15:57:00 | 122 | BOOM Lars |
| 46 | 15:58:00 | 116 | MARTINEZ POVEDA Daniel Felipe |
| 47 | 15:59:00 | 103 | BERNARD Julien |
| 48 | 16:00:00 | 96 | ROSA Diego |
| 49 | 16:01:00 | 86 | GOUGEARD Alexis |
| 50 | 16:02:00 | 73 | FRAILE MATARRANZ Omar |
| 51 | 16:03:00 | 66 | CAMPENAERTS Victor |
| 52 | 16:04:00 | 52 | COLBRELLI Sonny |
| 53 | 16:05:00 | 45 | ROJAS Jose |
| 54 | 16:06:00 | 34 | KENNAUGH Peter |
| 55 | 16:07:00 | 27 | NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel |
| 56 | 16:08:00 | 15 | MARTINELLI Davide |
| 57 | 16:09:00 | 3 | WYSS Danilo |
| 58 | 16:10:00 | 182 | DEGAND Thomas |
| 59 | 16:11:00 | 176 | KOCHETKOV Pavel |
| 60 | 16:12:00 | 163 | DOUGALL Nicolas |
| 61 | 16:13:00 | 152 | THOMAS Benjamin |
| 62 | 16:14:00 | 145 | ĐURASEK Kristijan |
| 63 | 16:15:00 | 136 | TEN DAM Laurens |
| 64 | 16:16:00 | 127 | WAGNER Robert Thomas |
| 65 | 16:17:00 | 112 | BROWN Nathan |
| 66 | 16:18:00 | 107 | van POPPEL Boy |
| 67 | 16:19:00 | 95 | SIVAKOV Pavel |
| 68 | 16:20:00 | 84 | DOMONT Axel |
| 69 | 16:21:00 | 72 | CATALDO Dario |
| 70 | 16:22:00 | 61 | de GENDT Thomas |
| 71 | 16:23:00 | 54 | IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka |
| 72 | 16:24:00 | 42 | ANACONA Winner Andrew |
| 73 | 16:25:00 | 35 | POLJANSKI Pawel |
| 74 | 16:26:00 | 22 | HAMILTON Lucas |
| 75 | 16:27:00 | 16 | MORKOV Michael |
| 76 | 16:28:00 | 4 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 77 | 16:29:00 | 186 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 78 | 16:30:00 | 174 | FABBRO Matteo |
| 79 | 16:31:00 | 162 | DLAMINI Nicholas |
| 80 | 16:32:00 | 151 | MOLARD Rudy |
| 81 | 16:33:00 | 147 | FERRARI Roberto |
| 82 | 16:34:00 | 137 | VERVAEKE Louis |
| 83 | 16:35:00 | 124 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven |
| 84 | 16:36:00 | 115 | DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd |
| 85 | 16:37:00 | 105 | CONCI Nicola |
| 86 | 16:38:00 | 93 | CASTROVIEJO Jonathan |
| 87 | 16:39:00 | 87 | LATOUR Pierre Roger |
| 88 | 16:40:00 | 77 | KANGERT Tanel |
| 89 | 16:41:00 | 67 | MERTZ Remy |
| 90 | 16:42:00 | 55 | KOREN Kristijan |
| 91 | 16:43:00 | 43 | BETANCUR Carlos |
| 92 | 16:44:00 | 32 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 93 | 16:45:00 | 21 | ALBASINI Michael |
| 94 | 16:46:00 | 13 | GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando |
| 95 | 16:47:00 | 2 | ROSSKOPF Joseph |
| 96 | 16:48:00 | 185 | EIKING Odd Christian |
| 97 | 16:49:00 | 172 | BELKOV Maxim |
| 98 | 16:50:00 | 164 | GHEBREIGZABHIER WERKILUL Amanuel |
| 99 | 16:51:00 | 156 | GAUDU David |
| 100 | 16:52:00 | 143 | BONO Matteo |
| 101 | 16:53:00 | 132 | GESCHKE Simon |
| 102 | 16:54:00 | 123 | CLEMENT Stef |
| 103 | 16:55:00 | 117 | ROLLAND Pierre |
| 104 | 16:56:00 | 101 | GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam |
| 105 | 16:57:00 | 92 | BERNAL GOMEZ Egan Arley |
| 106 | 16:58:00 | 83 | DILLIER Silvan |
| 107 | 16:59:00 | 75 | HANSEN Jesper |
| 108 | 17:00:00 | 63 | SHAW James |
| 109 | 17:01:00 | 53 | GASPAROTTO Enrico |
| 110 | 17:02:00 | 46 | ROSON GARCIA Jaime |
| 111 | 17:03:00 | 33 | BASKA Erik |
| 112 | 17:04:00 | 26 | VERONA Carlos |
| 113 | 17:05:00 | 12 | CAPECCHI Eros |
| 114 | 17:06:00 | 7 | van GARDEREN Tejay |
| 115 | 17:07:00 | 181 | MARTIN Guillaume |
| 116 | 17:08:00 | 173 | DOWSETT Alex |
| 117 | 17:09:00 | 161 | CUMMINGS Stephen |
| 118 | 17:10:00 | 157 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
| 119 | 17:11:00 | 142 | AIT EL ABDIA Anass |
| 120 | 17:12:00 | 131 | MATTHEWS Michael |
| 121 | 17:13:00 | 121 | ROGLIČ Primož |
| 122 | 17:14:00 | 111 | CARTHY Hugh John |
| 123 | 17:15:00 | 104 | BRANDLE Matthias |
| 124 | 17:16:00 | 91 | THOMAS Geraint |
| 125 | 17:17:00 | 81 | FRANK Mathias |
| 126 | 17:18:00 | 71 | FUGLSANG Jakob |
| 127 | 17:19:00 | 64 | ARMEE Sander |
| 128 | 17:20:00 | 51 | IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon |
| 129 | 17:21:00 | 41 | AMADOR Andrey |
| 130 | 17:22:00 | 37 | SELIG Rudiger |
| 131 | 17:23:00 | 23 | HOWSON Damien |
| 132 | 17:24:00 | 11 | VIVIANI Elia |
| 133 | 17:25:00 | 1 | PORTE Richie |
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