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2026-06-09T14:45:56.077Z
Red Bull the next team to the line with four riders at the base of the final hill.
2026-06-09T14:45:15.690Z
Ineos only have a six-second buffer over Visma at the second checkpoint, so they don’t have much time to spare.
2026-06-09T14:44:29.605Z
Uno-X Mobility finish up in 10th place.
2026-06-09T14:44:10.323Z
Oscar Onley dropped his chain with 9km to run and his teammates have to wait. Kévin Vauquelin is waving his arms to keep the team going.
2026-06-09T14:43:03.153Z
EF and race leader Alex Baudin out on course today.
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2026-06-09T14:42:13.972Z
Visma second, six seconds off Ineos, at the second checkpoint.
2026-06-09T14:41:48.073Z
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2026-06-09T14:41:25.425Z
EF are third at the first checkpoint, 11 seconds off Ineos
2026-06-09T14:40:25.208Z
Seixas crosses the line and Decathlon are in second, 13 seconds off Lidl-Trek.
2026-06-09T14:40:01.357Z
Netcompany Ineos quickest at the second checkpoint, 20 seconds up on Lidl-Trek.
2026-06-09T14:39:31.658Z
Léo Bisiaux leads Paul Seixas up the final climb for Decathlon, though they slightly otched the final bend onto the hill as Bisiaux’s wheel slipped a little as he turned.
2026-06-09T14:38:28.425Z
Visma have unfortunately lost their best-placed man on GC, Ben Tulett, early thanks to a puncture. Wout van Aert also dropped away early on.
2026-06-09T14:37:24.525Z
Visma-Lease a Bike during their effort.
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2026-06-09T14:36:11.943Z
Mattias Skjelmose and Juan Ayuso head to the finish and set the new quickest time at 33:24.
2026-06-09T14:33:40.660Z
XDS-Astana sixth at the finish, meanwhile, 47 seconds down on Movistar.
2026-06-09T14:33:12.363Z
Visma second at the first checkpoint, three seconds off Ineos.
2026-06-09T14:32:41.282Z
Netcompany Ineos during their ride today.
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2026-06-09T14:30:07.015Z
EF set off as the final team out on the road.
2026-06-09T14:29:54.895Z
Red Bull quickest at the first check with a time of 10:53 but Ineos go even quicker with a time of 10:40.
2026-06-09T14:28:38.931Z
Cian Uijtdebroeks cross the line for Movistar and they’re top at the finish! 33:44 for them, two seconds up on Jayco.
2026-06-09T14:27:47.664Z
Decathlon third at the second checkpoint, 12 seconds off Lidl-Trek.
2026-06-09T14:25:01.738Z
Groupama-FDJ United set off.
2026-06-09T14:24:29.355Z
UAE speed up in the final sector but they can’t beat Jayco at the line. They’re seven seconds down at the finish.
2026-06-09T14:23:32.874Z
Lidl-Trek 11 seconds up on Bahrain at the second checkpoint.
2026-06-09T14:23:10.675Z
UAE begin the final climb with Isaac del Toro and Kevin Vermaerke the last two men.
2026-06-09T14:22:29.242Z
Visma-Lease a Bike start off now. Just Groupama-FDJ United and EF Education-EasyPost left to go.
2026-06-09T14:21:19.345Z
A new third place at the line as Soudal-QuickStep slot in with a time of 34:28.
2026-06-09T14:18:31.433Z
Decathlon are third at the first checkpoint, five seconds slower than Lidl-Trek.
2026-06-09T14:16:55.402Z
Netcompany Ineos start their effort as Alpecin-Premier Tech cross the line in third place, 51 seconds down on Jayco-AlUla.
2026-06-09T14:15:57.018Z
The US squad with Juan Ayuso on board look good so far.
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2026-06-09T14:15:10.400Z
Meanwhile Lidl-Trek edge out the Spanish team by fractions of a second at the first checkpoint.
2026-06-09T14:14:49.430Z
Movistar drop to second behind Bahrain at the second checkpoint. They’re three seconds down.
2026-06-09T14:11:07.179Z
Uno-X Mobility and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe the next teams off. Four left to go.
2026-06-09T14:10:16.145Z
Movistar out on the road.
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2026-06-09T14:06:50.197Z
Lidl-Trek have just started and now Paul Seixas’ Decathlon CMA CGM get underway.
2026-06-09T14:06:09.300Z
Movistar go quicker still, five seconds up with a time of 10:54.
2026-06-09T14:03:30.699Z
UAE go quickest at the first checkpoint now. They’re the first team to go under 11 minutes there, two seconds quicker than Bahrain.
2026-06-09T14:03:00.300Z
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2026-06-09T14:00:59.536Z
No other teams yet troubling the top of the standings at the first checkpoint.
2026-06-09T14:00:19.452Z
Bahrain drop to second at the finish, 12 seconds down on Jayco.
2026-06-09T13:59:37.004Z
Pello Bilbao launches Santiago Buitrago up the final climb as Bahrain near the end of their TTT.
2026-06-09T13:57:35.002Z
TotalEnergies second at the finish, almost a minute down on Jayco.
2026-06-09T13:56:49.269Z
QuickStep, UAE, Movistar, and Astana the latest teams to start.
2026-06-09T13:54:11.217Z
Jayco almost two minutes quicker than the rest at the finish with a time of 33:46.
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2026-06-09T13:49:24.520Z
NSN did just that with George Bennett, and they beat Lotto by under a second at the line.
2026-06-09T13:48:55.002Z
With times counting as the first rider crosses the line, there’s something of a mini lead out as they set up their GC leader to power up the final slope.
2026-06-09T13:46:52.488Z
Bahrain eight seconds up on Jayco at the second checkpoint as Lotto beat Picnic by three seconds at the finish.
2026-06-09T13:44:22.056Z
That’s 10 teams of the 22 out on course now.
2026-06-09T13:43:39.655Z
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and Alpecin-Premier Tech the next teams to start.
2026-06-09T13:41:46.840Z
35:37 for Picnic-PostNL at the uphill finish.
2026-06-09T13:41:09.341Z
Bahrain Victorious are two seconds up on Jayco-AlUla at the first checkpoint.
2026-06-09T13:38:59.675Z
Jayco-AlUla over a minute quicker than anyone else at the second checkpoint. Their time is the only one under 21 minutes at 20:58.
2026-06-09T13:33:59.612Z
Tudor are off as Lotto beat Picnic at the second checkpoint by eight seconds.
2026-06-09T13:31:25.567Z
Jayco-AlUla have set by far the quickest time at the first checkpoint. Their time of 11:03 is 33 seconds up on Lotto-Intermarché.
2026-06-09T13:29:44.820Z
Cofidis next as Picnic-PostNL pass the second checkpoint with a time of 22:18.
2026-06-09T13:26:46.774Z
Bahrain Victorious are the next team to start.
2026-06-09T13:25:31.260Z
NSN bump Picnic-PostNL down to third from three so far, just beating them by a second at the first checkpoint.
2026-06-09T13:23:33.965Z
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2026-06-09T13:21:48.505Z
Lotto-Intermarché are 13 seconds quicker at the first checkpoint as TotalEnergies set off.
2026-06-09T13:18:27.338Z
Picnic-PostNL are through the first time check with a time of 11:49.
2026-06-09T13:14:26.544Z
Three teams now out on course as NSN start their effort. Jayco-AlUla are up next.
2026-06-09T13:12:40.568Z
No checkpoint times yet as Picnic-PostNL haven’t yet hit the first check.
2026-06-09T13:12:15.017Z
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2026-06-09T13:10:44.127Z
They’re off and next it’s NSN.
2026-06-09T13:08:23.779Z
Lotto-Intermarché are up next. They’re just about to head out.
2026-06-09T13:05:31.949Z
The Dutch team is unlikely to add to their win tally today. They’re starting first as the last-placed team in the team classification.
2026-06-09T13:03:17.800Z
Picnic-PostNL are about to kick things off. They’ve had a terrible season so far, with just one win, and they lie 29th in the UCI rankings. Team boss Roy Curvers has said that ‘Things aren’t going smoothly.’
2026-06-09T12:59:40.842Z
Charmig broke clear of his breakmates in a 10-man move with 12km to go on the 234km stage. – Another successful breakaway as Anthon Charmig wins stage 2
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2026-06-09T12:58:09.243Z
Here’s a look back at yesterday’s results from stage 2, which saw Anthon Charmig triumph from the break as the escapees triumphed for the second stage in a row.
2026-06-09T12:54:43.831Z
Here’s a look at the map of the stage, which starts and ends in Perreux. There are two time checkpoints along the way after 8km at 15.8km.
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2026-06-09T12:51:57.769Z
You can check out the full list of team start times here at our dedicated Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 stage 3 team time trial start times page
2026-06-09T12:50:41.995Z
Teams will then head out at four-minute intervals, with the US squad of Alex Baudin, EF Education-EasyPost, the last team to start at 16:29.
2026-06-09T12:49:47.794Z
Dutch squad Picnic-PostNL will be the first team to get underway.
2026-06-09T12:48:51.000Z
The action will get under way at 15:05 local time, so in around 20 minutes.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 3 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the 28.4km team time trial in Perreux.