BARCELONA, 19 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Jumbo-Visma team won this Friday the first stage of the Vuelta a España 20122, a team time trial through the streets of the city of Utrecht over 23.3 kilometers, in a victory commanded by the winner of the last three editions Primoz Roglic, who gave the red jersey to his teammate Robert Gesink, the first leader of the Spanish ‘great’.
The Dutch squad scored the victory with a time of 24 minutes and 40 seconds, ahead of INEOS Grenadiers, who brushed a victory that slipped away by 13 seconds. Thus, the Jumbo-Visma fulfilled its favoritism, while the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl closed the podium one second behind the team led by Richard Carapaz, a cyclist who this Friday announced his change of scenery for 2023 by signing with EF Education-EasyPost .
The ‘battle’ to put on the red jersey began from the Netherlands, which was finally able to host the start of the Vuelta after having to cancel it due to the coronavirus when it was initially scheduled for 2020. In the first of the three stages on Dutch soil, The return of the team specialty took on great importance with a time trial that had not been held since 2019.