The yellow train of the Jumbo Visma is already launched!
The team led by Primoz Roglic struck a first blow in the streets of Utrecht in the Netherlands by easily winning the first stage of the Tour of Spain, a 23.3 km team time trial, completed at an average speed of 56.664 km/h.
A success all the more remarkable that the Jumba-Visma team knew how to stay at eight, that is to say complete, until the end.
For the record, it was not Primoz Roglic who had the honor of crossing the line first, and therefore of donning the Vuelta leader's red jersey for the second stage, but the Dutchman Robert Gesink.
“I would like to thank the guys, they are very strong, I did not expect to find myself in red in my career.
Usually, my job is to help the team, it's a very nice way to say thank you to me, ”he pleaded, all smiles, for Eurosport.
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A first team effort remarkably done and which allows them to take a few seconds of margin from the start.
Last part and therefore informed about the differences with the other teams, the Jumbo managed its business perfectly.
"We knew we were fast, but we had to fight, we knew we could win with such strong guys," admitted Robert Gesink.
The competition is finally relegated far enough since the yellow train crossed the line 13 seconds ahead of the Ineos Grenadiers teams of Richard Carapaz and 14 seconds on the Quick Step of Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel.
Note that Groupama FDJ, the first French team, took 6th place at 38 seconds.