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Saturday, August 24: Stage 1, Torrevieja 13.4 km team time trial

Stage 1 map | Stage 1 photos

Astana was the day's fastest team. Photo: Gomez Sport

Weather at Torrevieja at 1:40 PM, local time: 29C (85F), sunny, with the wind from the east-northeast at 14 km/hr (9 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Dimension Data was the first team off at 6:56 PM, local time.

Here's the organizer's stage one summary:

Miguel Angel Lopez will wear La Roja on Sunday after his team Astana dominated the opening team time trial of La Vuelta 19 in Torrevieja. The Kazakh team covered the 13.4km in 14’51” to overhaul Deceuninck - Quick Step by 2” and Team Sunweb by 5”. The young Colombian climber will enjoy a Grand Tour leader’s jersey for the first time in his career as he sets his eyes on the overall podium in Madrid. Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic and Steven Kruijswijk lost 40” after riding through a nightmare first stage for the Dutch squad.

The 176 riders participating in La Vuelta 19 began their journey through Spain on Saturday evening with a 13.4km team time trial starting from the spectacular Salinas de Torrevieja. Dimension Data were the first to start, at 6:56 PM. They set a first reference of 15’25” and held the hot seat for about ten minutes, until CCC Team clocked 15’06”.

Another ten minutes later, Tejay Van Garderen’s EF Education First were the first to break the 15’ with a time of 14’58”. Team Sunweb rode even better: 14’56”, enough for them to finish on the podium, but not to fend off Astana (14’51”). Miguel Angel Lopez led the kazakh team through the line to claim the first red jersey as Deceuninck - Quick Step finished 2” behind them.

Jumbo-Visma were aiming for glory but their shot at glory was quickly hampered by Sepp Kuss’ mechanical inside the first kilometre. The Dutch squad was trailing by 7” in the intermediate point but they missed a curve in the second part and both Primoz Roglic and Steven Kruijswijk went down. They got back to Tony Martin, George Bennett and Robert Gesink, the only riders who didn’t crash, and lost 40” on the line.

Complete Results:

Stage 1 photos

13.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 54.141 km/hr

1	ASTANA PRO TEAM	14min 51sec
2	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	@ 2sec
3	TEAM SUNWEB	05''
4	EF EDUCATION FIRST	07''
5	BORA-HANSGROHE	13''
6	CCC TEAM	15''
7	MOVISTAR TEAM	16''
8	GROUPAMA-FDJ	16''
9	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	18''
10	LOTTO SOUDAL	19''
11	TEAM INEOS	25''
12	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	26''
13	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	33''
14	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	34''
15	TREK-SEGAFREDO	35''
16	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	37''
17	AG2R LA MONDIALE	37''
18	TEAM JUMBO-VISMA	40''
19	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS	43''
20	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	46''
21	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 07''
22	BURGOS BH	1' 22''

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana)
• Best young rider: Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	ASTANA	14min 51sec
2	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	s.t.
3	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	s.t.
4	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
5	LUIS LEÓN SANCHEZ	ASTANA	s.t.
6	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
7	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	@2sec
8	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
9	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
10	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
11	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	03''
12	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	TEAM SUNWEB	05''
13	WILCO KELDERMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
14	NICOLAS ROCHE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
15	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
16	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	06''
17	TEJAY VAN GARDEREN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	07''
18	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
19	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
20	SERGIO HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
21	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
22	LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
23	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	13''
24	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
25	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
26	DAVIDE FORMOLO	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
27	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
28	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
29	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	15''
30	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
31	PATRICK BEVIN	CCC TEAM	s.t.
32	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	s.t.
33	SZYMON SAJNOK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
34	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	16''
35	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
36	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
37	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
38	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
39	BENJAMIN THOMAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
40	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
41	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
42	KILIAN FRANKINY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
43	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	18''
44	EROS CAPECCHI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
45	DAMIEN HOWSON	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
46	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
47	JHOAN CHAVES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
48	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
49	DION SMITH	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
50	LUKA MEZGEC	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
51	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
52	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO-SOUDAL	19''
53	JELLE WALLAYS	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
54	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
55	BRIAN VAN GOETHEM	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
56	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO-SOUDAL	20''
57	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	23''
58	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	24''
59	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	TEAM INEOS	25''
60	OWAIN DOULL	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
61	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
62	SALVATORE PUCCIO	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
63	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
64	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	26''
65	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
66	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
67	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
68	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	33''
69	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
70	DANIEL NAVARRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
71	RUBEN GUERREIRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
73	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	DIMENSION DATA	34''
74	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
75	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
76	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
77	LOUIS MEINTJES	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
78	RASMUS FOSSUM	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
79	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM SUNWEB	35''
80	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
81	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
82	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
83	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
84	NIKLAS EG	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
85	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
86	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	37''
87	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
88	GONZALO SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
89	ALEXANDER ARANBURU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
90	PIERRE LATOUR	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
91	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
92	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
93	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
94	SERGEI CHERNETSKII	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	40''
95	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
96	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
97	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
98	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
99	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
100	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	43''
101	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
102	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	s.t.
103	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	s.t.
105	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	s.t.
106	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	46''
107	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
108	CYRIL BARTHE	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
109	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
110	SERGIO SAMITIER	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
111	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
112	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
113	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
114	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
115	MANUELE BOARO	ASTANA	47''
116	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	50''
117	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
118	DOMINGOS GONÇALVES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	52''
119	SEBASTIAN HENAO	TEAM INEOS	53''
120	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO-SOUDAL	54''
121	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
122	FERNANDO BARCELO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
123	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	55''
124	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
125	SERGIO PARDILLA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	56''
126	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	59''
127	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1' 06''
128	VALERIO CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 07''
129	FABIO ARU	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
130	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
131	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
132	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	1' 13''
133	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1' 14''
134	WILLEM SMIT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	1' 17''
135	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	1' 18''
136	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS BH	1' 22''
137	JETSE BOL	BURGOS BH	s.t.
138	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS BH	s.t.
139	RICARDO VILELA	BURGOS BH	s.t.
140	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS BH	s.t.
141	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	LOTTO-SOUDAL	1' 30''
142	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
143	LUKA PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
144	FRANCISCO VENTOSO	CCC TEAM	1' 37''
145	JONAS KOCH	CCC TEAM	s.t.
146	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	1' 41''
147	ANTONIO PEDRERO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
148	IAN STANNARD	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
149	VASIL KIRYIENKA	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
150	CLÉMENT CHEVRIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1' 43''
151	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	1' 48''
152	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1' 50''
153	PETER STETINA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 52''
154	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 54''
155	SANDER ARMEE	LOTTO-SOUDAL	1' 57''
156	LOGAN OWEN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1' 58''
157	JORGE CUBERO	BURGOS BH	1' 59''
158	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS BH	2' 12''
159	PAWEL POLJANSKI	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 13''
160	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 19''
161	MICKAEL DELAGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
162	STEVE MORABITO	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
163	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	DIMENSION DATA	2' 21''
164	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	2' 25''
165	SHANE ARCHBOLD	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 26''
166	SAM BEWLEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2' 26''
167	PAWEL BERNAS	CCC TEAM	2' 31''
168	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 43''
169	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
170	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 49''
171	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3' 03''
172	NUNO MATOS	BURGOS BH	3' 22''
173	NEILSON POWLESS	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 22''
174	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
175	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 46''
176	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	5' 00''

Stage 1 map. Course is pan flat

Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Team Cofidis

Jumbo-Visma

Caja Rural

Trek Segafredo

Dimension Data

Bahrain Merida

Team INEOS

Groupama-FDJ

Team Movistar

CCC Team

Bora-hansgrohe

Second-place Deceuninck-Quick Step

The day's winners, Team Astana

Stage winners, Team Astana

The first GC leader of the 2019 Vuelta, Miguel Angel Lopez

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