DSM-Firmenich surprising winners of wet and dark Vuelta a España opening stage team time trial

Remco Evenepoel is the best-placed out of the overall favourites

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Lorenzo Milesi is the first leader of 2023 Vuelta a España after DSM-Firmenich shocked the favourites to win the stage one team time trial in Barcelona.

Pre-stage, the expectation among many was that Jumbo-Visma would run out winners, with the Dutch team counting Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard in their line-up.

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