"Finally reaching Spain and the town of Figueres after a foreign start in Italy and a brief foray into France, stage 5 is a team time trial, with the riders facing a flat 24.1km circuit around the Catalonian town. Once a Grand Tour staple, TTTs are becoming rarer, but the Vuelta organisers are clearly proponents of the discipline, and have opted to include one again this year, the last coming in 2023."
"On Wednesday, the teams will set off in reverse order of the teams classification, bar one exception - the team of race leader David Gaudu, Groupama-FDJ, will set off last. The first team, Lotto, is set to roll down the ramp at 4:37pm CEST / 3:37pm BST / 10:37am ET / 7:37am PT, with teams then starting at four-minute intervals."
After four stages the top two riders in the Vuelta a España general classification are tied on time, with 22 others within 16 seconds. Stage 5 provides the race's first test against the clock as a flat 24.1km team time trial around Figueres. Team time trials have become rarer, leaving fewer specialist squads and increasing unpredictability. Teams will start in reverse order of the teams classification, with race leader David Gaudu's Groupama-FDJ set to start last. Lotto opens the day at 4:37pm CEST and the fastest teams are expected to finish in around 25 minutes.
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