Movistar won the opening team time trial of this year’s Vuelta a Espana today, moving their rider Jonathan Castroviejo into the first red leader’s jersey.
Today’s stage featured a winding, technical 12.6 kilometer course through the streets of Jerez de la Frontera, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
Cannondale initially set the fastest time during today’s TTT. However, their benchmark was ultimately eclipsed by Team Movistar, who covered the course 6 seconds faster – with a time of 14:13.
Meanwhile, Chris Froome and his Sky Team found themselves in a 27-second deficit they could close – relegating them to 11th place .
Alberto Contador ‘s Tinkoff-Saxo team crossed the line with 7th fastest time, while Trek Factory Racing rebounded nicely after crashing in training to claim fourth place.
The Vuelta continues tomorrow, with a mostly flat 174 kilometer stage from Algeciras to San Fernando.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5otxNmAI1j4
Stage 1 TTT Results 1 Movistar Team 14:13 2 Cannondale 14:19 + 0:06 3 Orica-GreenEdge 14:20 + 0:07 4 Trek Factory Racing 14:22 + 0:09 5 Omega Pharma-Quick Step 14:24 + 0:11 6 Giant-Shimano 14:29 + 0:16 7 Tinkoff-Saxo 14:32 + 0:19 8 Belkin 14:32 + 0:19 9 BMC Racing 14:34 + 0:21 10 Lampre-Merida 14:38 + 0:25 11 Sky 14:40 + 0:27 12 MTN-Qhubeka 14:42 + 0:29 13 Astana 14:43 + 0:30 14 Lotto-Belisol 14:43 + 0:30 15 AG2R La Mondiale 14:46 + 0:33 16 Katusha 14:51 + 0:38 17 IAM Cycling 14:53 + 0:40 18 Garmin-Sharp 14:54 + 0:41 19 FDJ.fr 14:58 + 0:45 20 Caja Rural-RGA 15:01 + 0:48 21 Cofidis 15:04 + 0:51 22 Europcar 15:16 + 1:03
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