The Vuelta a España kicked off this Saturday with an individual time trial in Portugal. American Brandon McNulty took the victory in the individual chrono and is the first leader of the overall classification with a time of 12 minutes and 35 seconds.
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The stage took place on a flat route of 12 kilometers between the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, and the town of Oeiras. Seven Colombians began that dream called Vuelta a España at the finish line.
Colombian in action
Santiago Umba (Astana) was one of the first to set off. The Colombian clocked a time of 14 minutes and 17 seconds. His compatriot and teammate, Harold Tejada, was the best among us by finishing with a time of 13 minutes and 4 seconds.
Daniel Felipe Martínez had a good time trial, showing solid performance on the route and stopping the clock at 13 minutes and 8 seconds, beating riders like Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, who completed the course in 13 minutes and 15 seconds, and the current champion, American Sepp Kuss, who timed 13 minutes and 28 seconds.
Rigoberto Urán had a positive start in his last race as a professional; after the Vuelta a España, he will hang up his bike and leave professional cycling. The Colombian cyclist timed 14 minutes on the flat course.
Rigoberto Urán
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Very good time by the Colombian Brandon Rivera, who stopped the clock at 13 minutes and 28 seconds.
For Movistar, Colombians Nairo Quintana and Einer Rubio had very similar individual time trials, stopping the clock at 13 minutes and 56 seconds.
The winner of the event was American Brandon McNulty, who fought until the end to take the victory of stage 1 of the Vuelta a España and the lead in the overall classification.
Brandon McNulty winner of stage 1 of the Vuelta a España 2024.
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