The starting signal for the 81st Vuelta a Espana was given on Saturday afternoon in Monaco. The riders started from the foyer of the famous Monte Carlo Casino. From there the route leads via southern France and Andorra to Spain, via the east coast to the south. This time we only go to the Pyrenees for a short time. The tour ends in Granada.
Tadej Pogacarwho wants to win the Vuelta for the first time this year, won the time trial ahead of three Brits (Hayter, Tarling and Thornley) and received an AS Monaco football club jersey.
challenger Felix Gall lost 46 seconds and is in 91st place. But he was satisfied with the performance. His teammate Gregor Mühlberger is 70th, 39 seconds behind, Michael Gogl with 45 seconds in 86th place. Patrick Konrad is currently 116 with a delay of 52 seconds.