Giro d'Italia 2019 stage one time trial start times: Tom Dumoulin off first

Simon Yates will be the third last rider to set off

Tom Dumoulin racing the time trial in Tirreno-Adriatico 2019 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Stage one of the 2019 Giro d'Italia is a short individual time trial, which will provide an immediate test for the GC contenders.

The 8.2km course is flat for the first six kilometres before a 2km climb to the finish, which has an average gradient of 9.7 per cent.

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