"That is, except for at the Vuelta a España, with three of the four last editions containing a team race against the clock in its early phase and much of the 2010s seeing team time trials continue to feature in Spain, while they fell out of fashion at the Tour de France into the current decade. The same is true of the Giro d'Italia, with no TTT in the past 10 editions, having featured in the 10 prior editions between 2006 and 2015."
"Often criticised for their unfairness, team time trials have long been said to benefit the wealthier teams, with investment into aerodynamics, science and technology - alongside being able to commit training time to the TTT - playing into the hands of the biggest teams. So they all but died notably at the Tour de France, but alongside the continuation of their use at the Vuelta, in the men's and women's Grand Tour in Spain, there will be a return to the forgotten discipline at next year's Tour in Barcelona on stage 1 - the first since 2019."
Team time trials have declined across Grand Tours but have persisted at the Vuelta a España and will reappear at the Tour de France on stage 1 in Barcelona, the first since 2019. The Giro d'Italia has omitted TTTs in the last decade after featuring them regularly between 2006 and 2015. Critics say TTTs advantage wealthier teams because of investment in aerodynamics, science, technology and dedicated training time. The discipline provides a visual spectacle through coordinated rotations and tucking and demands strong individual time-trial ability, communication, efficient technique and months of planning. Timing rules previously relied on the fourth rider and have since changed.
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