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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.

PERREUX, FRANCE - JUNE 09: (L-R) Georg Steinhauser of Germany and Alex Baudin of France and Team EF Education - EasyPost - Yellow Leader Jersey compete during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 3 a 28.4km team time trial stage from Perreux to Perreux / #UCIWT / on June 09, 2026 in Perreux, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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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.

PERREUX, FRANCE - JUNE 09: (L-R) Edoardo Affini of Italy, Matteo Jorgenson of United States and Team Visma | Lease a Bike compete during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 3 a 28.4km team time trial stage from Perreux to Perreux / #UCIWT / on June 09, 2026 in Perreux, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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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.

PERREUX, FRANCE - JUNE 09: (L-R) Carlos Rodriguez of Spain, Joshua Tarling of Great Britain and Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team compete during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 3 a 28.4km team time trial stage from Perreux to Perreux / #UCIWT / on June 09, 2026 in Perreux, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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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.

PERREUX, FRANCE - JUNE 09: A general view of Juan Ayuso of Spain, Julien Bernard of France, Lennard Kamna of Germany, Quinn Simmons of United States, Mattias Skjelmose of Denmark, Toms Skujins of Latvia, Carlos Verona of Spain and Team Lidl - Trek compete during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 3 a 28.4km team time trial stage from Perreux to Perreux / #UCIWT / on June 09, 2026 in Perreux, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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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.

PERREUX, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Pablo Castrillo of Spain and Team Movistar compete during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 3 a 28.4km team time trial stage from Perreux to Perreux / #UCIWT / on June 09, 2026 in Perreux, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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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.

PERREUX, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Hamish McKenzie of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla competes during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 3 a 28.4km team time trial stage from Perreux to Perreux / #UCIWT / on June 09, 2026 in Perreux, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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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

‘You have to constantly feel things could go wrong’ – Decathlon CMA CGM explain why Paul Seixas is racing the team time trial in Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

2026 Road World Championships: Paul Seixas as part of the silver-medal-winning French TTT team in the mixed relay event

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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

Our senior tech writer has been in France at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes this week, compiling a mega tech gallery.

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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

LE PUY-EN-VELAY, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Anthon Charmig of Denmark and Team Uno-X Mobility attacks in the breakaway during the 78th Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026, Stage 2 a 234.3km stage from Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux to Le Puy-en-Velay 624m / #UCIWT / on June 08, 2026 in Le Puy-en-Velay, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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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.

Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 stage 3 TTT map

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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.