American Brandon McNulty has won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta in Portugal. The rider from UAE Team Emirates finished the individual time trial with a time of 12 minutes, 35 seconds. He was two seconds faster than Czech rider Mathias Vacek. Wout van Art finished third, three seconds off the winning time.
Sepp Kuss, of the United States, competes in the first stage of the tour of Spain, La Vuelta, cycling race, an individual time trial with start in Lisbon and finish in Oeiras, Portugal , Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. Primoz Roglic, of Slovenia, competes in the first stage of the tour of Spain, La Vuelta, cycling race, an individual time trial with start in Lisbon and finish in Oeiras, Portugal , Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024.
“I was hoping for something good today, but this is really hard to believe for me,” McNulty said. “I knew I could do something good, but I didn’t expect to win. I just felt good and went as hard as I could. I gave everything I had.”The coastal wind played a pivotal role as riders went through a 12-kilometer speedy route near the mouth of the Tajo River, going from Lisbon to Oeiras.
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