Team starting order and start times for Belfast Giro d'Italia team time trial opener

Nicolas Roche (far left) with the main favourities for this year's race; he's first of the Irish trio down the starters ramp at the Giro d'Italia team time trial in Belfast.

Nicolas Roche will be the first of the three Irish riders down the start ramp in this evening's opening stage team time trial at the Giro d'Italia in Belfast.

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Roche's Tinkoff-Saxo team will be third team off this evening at 6pm, with Philip Deignan's Sky squad down the rap at 6.45pm and Dan Martin's Garmin Sharp outfit off at 7.10pm.

Giro d'Italia Team Time Trial

May 9th, Belfast

Starting times

1. COLOMBIA  17.50'00"
2. ORICA GREENEDGE  17.55'00"
3. TINKOFF SAXO 18.00'00"
4. FDJ.FR FDJ 18.05'00"
5. TEAM KATUSHA 18.10'00"
6. MOVISTAR TEAM  18.15'00"
7. LOTTO BELISOL  18.20'00"
8. TREK FACTORY RACING  18.25'00"
9. BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM  18.30'00"
10. TEAM EUROPCAR  18.35'00"
11. LAMPRE - MERIDA  18.40'00"
12. TEAM SKY SKY 18.45'00"
13. CANNONDALE CAN 18.50'00"
14. TEAM GIANT - SHIMANO  18.55'00"
15. AG2R LA MONDIALE 19.00'00"
16. ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUELA  19.05'00"
17. GARMIN SHARP  19.10'00"
18. BARDIANI CSF  19.15'00"
19. BMC RACING TEAM  19.20'0o"
20. OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP  19.25'00"
21.  ASTANA PRO TEAM  19.30'00"
22.  NERI SOTTOLI  19.35'00"