Vuelta stage 1 wrap-up

Sastre first leader

CSC's Carlos Sastre has ridden into the gold jersey after the first stage of the Vuelta a España, a 7.3 km team time trial in Malaga. Sastre crossed the line first as his team clocked an impressive 7'36 to win the stage, seven seconds clear of Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears and eight seconds better than Milram. This was despite the fact that CSC had a relatively slow start, and was only in eighth spot at 3 seconds at the 3.3 km time check.