Roglič looks ahead as Jumbo-Visma come through challenging Vuelta TTT unscathed

Jumbo-Visma’s races under the rain and in darkness on stage 1
Jumbo-Visma’s races under the rain and in darkness on stage 1 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Jumbo-Visma limited their losses on a fraught opening team time trial in the Vuelta a España on Saturday evening despite Jonas Vingegaard needing a mid-stage bike change and some unexpectedly rough racing conditions.

Co-leaders Primož Roglič and Vingegaard came through the opening challenge with a 26-second collective time loss for their team to Soudal-QuickStep, and a 12-second gap on Ineos Grenadiers. They were, however, five seconds faster than another key GC team, UAE Team Emirates.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.