Check #1: + 1'49 (24th) Check #2: + 3'18 (24th) Finish: + 4'30

Summary: Yeah, kind of what you expect when you bring an unmaxed squad and no TTers. To only be four and half minutes off the winning time should be seen as an achievement, really. Hopefully no Norwegian fans of this squad made the day trip over here to see whatever this was.

Check #1: + 1'36 (23rd) Check #2: + 3'03 (23rd) Finish: + 4'26

Summary: Sick joke by the organizers to make Assa Abloy the last team off the start ramp. The six-man team was already down to four when they reached the second checkpoint. They somehow managed to stick together and beat Aker by four seconds. The local spectators waited for seemingly forever for detached Quicibal to arrive after his team finish so they could finally re-open the Øresund Bridge to the public.

Check #1: + 1'22 (22nd) Check #2: + 2'27 (22nd) Finish: + 3'12

Summary: Over a minute faster than Assa Abloy and enough to earn some ranking points from the race from their youngsters, with a single point awarded to each of the Top 5 finishers. cycleYorkshire also managed to beat the traffic back to the United Kingdom by starting second today and getting the team bus packed up a little earlier than most teams.

Check #1: + 1'20 (21st) Check #2: + 2'25 (21st) Finish: + 2'58

Summary: Wurtz did the heavy lifting as expected, but unfortunately had way too much dead weight hanging onto him. A valiant effort nonetheless, although his frustration with his teammates became increasingly obvious as the finish line approached and the time gap continued to grow. The one-man TTT experiment was rather unsuccessful.

Check #1: + 1'02 (20th) Check #2: + 1'51 (20th) Finish: + 2'36

Summary: PCT wildcard Grieg-Maersk started right in front of Polar and went 22 seconds faster. Solid effort and right where the pundits thought they would finish, they have been spot on so far.

Check #1: + 1'01 (19th) Check #2: + 1'50 (19th) Finish: + 2'16

Summary: The first team to slip further down the leaderboard than their predicted finish. The trio of Dulanjana, Gavars, and Wenzel didn't have the legs today to make much of difference.

Check #1: + 57 (18th) Check #2: + 1'41 (18th) Finish: + 2'15

Summary: One second quicker (faster...) than Bolt for Fastned, thanks to some big pulls from Hessmann. Also the first team to be under a minute of the winner's time at the first checkpoint.

Check #1: + 50 (17th) Check #2: + 1'30 (17th) Finish: + 2'11

Summary: Powered by veteran Rekita, MOL jumps up two spots from their predicted finish by beating Bolt by five seconds and Fastned by four seconds. Still looking for that first team to get under the two-minute mark from the winner's finish time.

Check #1: + 43 (16th) Check #2: + 1'19 (16th) Finish: + 1'45

Summary: Evenepoel and his boys get us under the two-minute mark, but it's not quite the ride they were hoping for today as they slip down a spot from their projected finish and miss out on the Top 15.

Check #1: + 38 (14th) Check #2: + 1'07 (14th) Finish: + 1'39

Summary: The hometown team ended up a spot worse than their preview prediction as well. They were on track through the first two checkpoints but lost valuable seconds in the final sector. They also didn't get much extra support on the road today with the constant downpouring of rain turning the crowds away.

Check #1: + 38 (15th) Check #2: + 1'07 (15th) Finish: + 1'37

Summary: The second PCT wildcard squad. Duvel - Tsingtao tied Carlsberg at the first two checkpoints before pulling two seconds clear at the finish for 14th. Still, one spot worse than they had hoped for, thanks to one team apparently finding a few extra watts today.

Check #1: + 26 (11th) Check #2: + 57 (13th) Finish: + 1'35

Summary: We have caught the overachievers. A blistering start from Cedevita helped them leapfrog Duvel, Carlsberg, and Rabobank. They didn’t have a headline man to carry the load, but a deep roster more than made up for it, with everyone doing their part when it counted.

Check #1: + 31 (13th) Check #2: + 55 (12th) Finish: + 1'16

Summary: The halfway point and we are starting to get to the teams that have put real strong consideration into their TTT squads this season. Evonik - ELKO is the first squad with all 70+ TTers across the board. But not enough top-end aero machines to crack the Top 10.

Check #1: + 26 (11th) Check #2: + 45 (11th) Finish: + 1'01

Summary: The fully maxed, veteran squad came here with a realistic shot at a Top 10, but could only look on in disbelief when they realized they missed that target by a single second.

Check #1: + 20 (10th) Check #2: + 36 (9th) Finish: + 1'00

Summary: The French squad tops Gazelle by a second to secure a Top 10, a full minute behind the winners. A strong Top 4 carries the line for them while, ironically, the man holding them back is the one making the most money and their future superstar: Lenny Martinez. Humbling learning experience for the young lad.

Check #1: + 20 (9th) Check #2: + 36 (10th) Finish: + 47

Summary: Hunter Valley posted the same times as Ekoi - Renault at the two checkpoints on the course, but blitzed ahead in the final sector to beat them by 13 seconds. They still come in one spot further back than projected even with the furious fast finish.

Check #1: + 1 (2nd) Check #2: + 2 (2nd) Finish: + 43

Summary: It's the first shocker! While Hunter Valley didn't start nearly fast enough, ELCO - ABEA flew way too close to the sun and overcooked themselves gunning for the win today. They had the second best time at both checkpoints (holding the fastest time for most of the day as they started 10th), but unraveled in the final sector as the team didn't want to shed any of their deadweight. It ended up costing them dearly.

Check #1: + 8 (6th) Check #2: + 13 (6th) Finish: + 40

Summary: Tinkov, the 2019 & 2016 winners, had the honor of being the first team on the course today and ended up setting a respectable time to beat. But, just like ELCO, their final sector let's them down and they didn't live up to the expectations that the pundits put on them.

Check #1: + 11 (7th) Check #2: + 21 (7th) Finish: + 32

Summary: The colorful jerseys of LPH didn't go unnoticed today. They brought a very young, yet strong TTT unit that slightly overperforms thanks to Ocampo leading the charge. They miss out on the Top 5 by seven seconds, but improve on their 8th place finish from a season ago.

Check #1: + 6 (5th) Check #2: + 10 (3rd) Finish: + 25

Summary: Wirtgen won't make it 6-for-6. The best time trialist on paper didn't have the strongest team for once. But it wasn't for the lack of effort, as Wirtgen alone helped Specialized pull above their average weight here to claim at least a Top 5 when a Top 10 looked more likely.

Check #1: + 5 (3rd) Check #2: + 11 (4th) Finish: + 23

Summary: Munton won't make it 6-for-6 either but gets some bragging rights on his former EA Vesuvio teammate Wirtgen. Although, it was Herregodts, Ferreyra, Van Niekerk, and O'Loughlin that did the heavy lifting here to help Xero jump up a couple of spots. Now, to the Top 3...

Check #1: + 13 (8th) Check #2: + 21 (7th) Finish: + 14

Summary: Pelikan won't make it 6-for-6 either but gets some bragging rights on his former EA Vesuvio teammates. It was a slow start for DK Zalgiris, but Lithuanian duo Kmieliauskas and Beniusis took control on the back half of the course to get their guys on the podium.

Check #1: + 0 (1st) Check #2: + 0 (1st) Finish: + 9

Summary: The pre-race favourites are upended after having the fastest time through the first two checkpoints! They seemingly didn't leave enough in the tank for the last stretch in Sweden once they got off the Øresund Bridge. Hopefully it's not a mistake they will look back on months from now when searching for missing points in a title chase because a runner-up finish here is still an excellent team achievement.

That leaves one team left...

Check #1: + 6 (4th) Check #2: + 12 (5th) Finish: + 0

Summary: With a winning time of 1h04'46", Indosat Ooredoo overcomes a 12-second deficit at the second checkpoint to win here for the first time ever! Harry Tanfield proves to be the good luck charm, winning his sixth straight Copenhagen-Malmo TTT after five consecutive wins with EA Vesuvio. This time however, unlike the 2022-24 editions, he doesn't cross the finish line first. That honor of standing atop the podium for the winning team this year goes to Jonathan Croes, Aruba’s five-time national time trial champion and three-time road race champion.