Jumbo-Visma put on a show of strength to finish the opening team time trail 13 seconds clear of Ineos, with veteran Robert Gesink given the overall lead
Dutchman Robert Gesink will get to wear the leader’s red jersey in his ninth appearance in the Grand Tour race after his Jumbo-Visma team won the opening team time trial in the Netherlands on Friday.Jumbo-Visma, competing on home soil as the Netherlands finally got to open the Vuelta after not being able to host it in previous years because of the Covid-19 pandemic, finished 13 seconds ahead of team Ineos Grenadiers and 14 seconds in front of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.
“He’s the one that deserves it the most, it’s a pleasure racing for so many years with him,” Roglic said. “I started with him in the team, he taught me a lot and it’s nice to win as the home team with a home rider.” "It was a pretty hard race," Pidcock, who won his first Tour de France stage last month, said afterwards."I kind of made it hard for myself because on this course with that speed, riding out front by myself makes it all that much harder.
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