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Saturday, August 14: Stage 1, Burgos 7.1 km individual time trial

Stage 1 map & profile | Stage one photos

Primoz Roglic on his way to winning stage one. Charly Lopez photo

Rated ascent:

• Km 2.5: Alto del Castillo, 2.5 km @ 7.1%. Cat. 3

Weather at the race city of Burgos at 2:00 PM, local time: 34C (94F) and going up to 98F in the later afternoon, sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 29 km/hr (16 mph). There is a 2% chance of rain.

The race: First rider off was Pedro Sanchez (Burgos-BH) at 5:44 PM, local time.

Here's the race organizer's stage one report:

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) won stage 1 of La Vuelta 21, a 7.1km time-trial around Burgos cathedral, to take the leader’s jersey from day 1, just like he did in 2020. The ITT Olympic Champion remains unbeaten against the clock on the roads of the Spanish Grand Tour and already takes an advantage on his rivals ahead of three weeks of racing leading to another time-trial, in Santiago de Compostela. The two-time winner of La Vuelta dominated Alex Aranburu (Astana-Premier Tech), who stayed on the hot seat for most of the stage, and his Slovenian compatriot Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorious).

The 76th edition of La Vuelta starts Saturday afternoon in the spectacular settings of Burgos, when the young Spanish rider Pelayo Sanchez (Burgos-BH) leaves from the Plaza Santa Maria, right in front of the iconic cathedral. He is the first to reach the finish, with a time of 9’30’’, but riders will quickly do better.

Omar Fraile (Astana-Premier Tech) sets a strong reference: 8’55’’. But Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers), who chose to be among the early starters at 18:05, narrowly edges the Spaniard: 8’52’’.

Aranburu impresses...
The first man to beat Yates is his teammate Dylan van Baarle, in 8’52’’. The Dutchman, who already led the opening time-trial in Malaga in 2018, stays on the hot seat for more than half an hour before another Spaniard from Astana-Premier Tech takes the provisional lead. Although Alex Aranburu was trailing atop the Alto del Castillo (cat 3, km 2.5), he flew on the downhill and the remaining flat section to clock a time of 8’38’’ (49,3km/h).

More riders beat Aranburu’s time at the intermediate point, as they chase the first polka-dot jersey of La Vuelta 21. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) takes the lead up the Alto del Castillo before setting a time of 8’47’’.

Roglic dominates
The intensity rises as the last riders take the start. Among them, Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) takes the 27th best time (+19''), moments after Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar Team) took the 14th (+15'').

Slovenian ITT Champion Jan Tratnik (Bahrain-Victorious) comes very close to beating Aranburu’s time but he has to settle for 2nd (+2’’). The Spaniard’s effort proves to be too much for everyone except one rider: Roglic, the last man on the road as the two-time defending champion, who covers the 7.1km in 8’32’’ (49.9km/h) and already gains 27’’ on Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), the penultimate starter.

Complete results & GC:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma)
• Points classification leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Andrea Bagioli (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Team classification leader: Jumbo-Visma

7.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 49.922 km/hr

Stage one photos

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	8min 32sec
2	ALEX ARANBURU	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	@ 6sec
3	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 08''
4	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	0' 10''
5	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
6	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 11''
7	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	0' 12''
8	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	0' 13''
9	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 14''
10	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
11	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 15''
12	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
13	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	0' 17''
14	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
15	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	0' 18''
16	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 20''
17	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
18	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
19	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
20	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 21''
21	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
23	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 22''
24	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
25	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
26	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 23''
27	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
28	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	s.t.
29	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
30	FREDERIK FRISON	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
31	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
32	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	0' 24''
33	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
34	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 25''
35	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
36	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
37	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
38	SIMON CARR	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
39	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 26''
40	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
41	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
42	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	0' 27''
43	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
44	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
45	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
46	EGAN ARLEY BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
47	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 28''
48	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
49	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	0' 29''
50	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
51	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
52	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
53	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R CITROEN	0' 30''
54	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	0' 31''
55	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
56	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
57	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
58	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	0' 32''
59	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
60	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
61	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-FENIX	0' 33''
62	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
63	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
64	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
65	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
66	STAN DEWULF	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
67	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
68	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
69	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	0' 34''
70	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	0' 35''
71	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	0' 36''
72	REINARDT VAN RENSBURG	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
73	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
74	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
75	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
76	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
77	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
78	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
79	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.'
80	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 37''
81	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
82	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	0' 38''
83	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
84	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
85	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 39''
86	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
87	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
88	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
89	ALEXANDER CATAFORD	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
90	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
91	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 40''
92	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
93	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 41''
94	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
95	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
96	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 42''
97	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 43''
98	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
99	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
100	MIKEL ITURRIA SEGUROLA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.'
101	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
102	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R CITROEN	0' 44''
103	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 45''
104	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
105	SERGIO ROMAN MARTIN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	0' 46''
106	DIEGO RUBIO HERNANDEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
107	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
108	JHONATAN MANUEL NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
109	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
110	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
111	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 47''
112	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 48''
113	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
114	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
115	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	0' 49''
116	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
117	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
118	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	0' 50''
119	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
120	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
121	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	0' 51''
122	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
123	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
124	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
125	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	BURGOS-BH	0' 52''
126	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
127	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
128	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	0' 53''
129	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
130	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	0' 54''
131	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
132	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	0' 55''
133	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
134	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
135	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
136	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
137	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
138	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	0' 56''
139	ANGEL MADRAZO RUIZ	BURGOS-BH	0' 57''
140	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	s.t.
141	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
142	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
143	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	0' 58''
144	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
145	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
146	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
147	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
148	EMMANUEL MORIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
149	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	0' 59''
150	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 00''
151	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
152	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 02''
153	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
154	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1' 04''
155	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
156	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1' 06''
156	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
158	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
159	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 08''
160	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 10''
161	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
162	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
163	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1' 12''
164	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
165	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
166	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 13''
167	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
168	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
169	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	1' 15''
170	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
171	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
172	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
173	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 17''
174	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
175	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 18''
176	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 21''
177	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 22''
178	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 23''
179	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 27''
180	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
181	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	1' 28''
182	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 29''
183	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 34''
184	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 17''

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Stage one photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

What a setting for a race, The Burgos Cathedral.

Fabio Jakobsen finished 131st, at 54sec

Egan Bernal was 46th, at 27sec

Chris Hamilton

Luis Leon Sanchez, 43rd.

Luxembourg road and time trial champion Kevin Geniets was 41st.

Florian Senechal, 36th

Adam Yates was 16th

Enric Mas was 15th, at 18sec

Primoz Roglic finishes his stage-winning ride

Primoz Roglic will start stage two in red.

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