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 |
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
-
Chinese X-Lab vies for global domination as it equips XDS Astana with bikes for the WorldTourA new partnership sees Astana aboard new bikes with increased funding for 2025
-
Tech of the week: Van Rysel releases an aero bike (quelle surprise!) plus a superlight carbon crankset from FSA, a long top tube bag from Tailfin and tyre liners from ZefalThe RCR-F aero bike will be ridden by the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team in 2025, but will it create headlines like the RCR?
-
'I don’t think the people around Tom help' - Geraint Thomas on the Tom Pidcock and Ineos Grenadiers situationPidcock was "deselected" from Il Lombardia on Saturday, with the rider taking to Instagram to discuss decision
-
Ill Geraint Thomas battling to remain in Tour de FranceThe 2018 Tour de France winner is showing mild symptoms of Covid
-
'It was damage limitation': Tom Pidcock, Jai Hindley react to losing time on Tour de France stage two"There’s going to be minutes in three weeks. 21 seconds doesn't mean anything," says Tom Pidcock after first blows dealt from the favourites in Bologna
-
Tom Pidcock 'dreaming' of taking yellow jersey on opening weekend of Tour de FranceBritish rider hopes to play starring role in Italian Grand Départ
-
'I think I'll get the opportunity to go for a stage' - Geraint Thomas relishing support role at Tour de FranceFormer yellow jersey winner says this year's race "could be my last"
-
Geraint Thomas not picked by GB during his final Olympic cycleDouble gold medallist misses out on spot in five-man road team
-
'Yates will be my right hand man': Tadej Pogačar confirms UAE Team Emirates squad for fast approaching Tour de FranceAdam Yates, Juan Ayuso and João Almeida all set to back Pogačar as he gets set to challenge for third Tour victory
-
Geraint Thomas 'feeling every one of those years' ahead of 38th birthday at Giro d'ItaliaIneos Grenadiers leader says Grand Tour has been 'intense' as he targets second place on final weekend
