"It wasn't the usual TTT": Riders react to Vuelta a España stage one

It certainly wasn't your normal team time trial as some teams took few risks in order to get to the end of stage one of the Vuelta a España safely

La Vuelta a EspaÒa - 22/08/2015 - Etapa 1 - Puerto Banus - Marbella -7,4Km - EspaÒa

(Image credit: Watson)

The Vuelta a España began Saturday evening on the seaside Marbella, but only unofficially after teams complained of the sand covered paths making up the 7.4-kilometre course leading to organisers neutralising the stage.

BMC Racing won by one second over Tinkoff-Saxo and Orica-GreenEDGE, and put its rider Peter Velits in the red leader's jersey.

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