2023 Vuelta a España Stage 1 Results & Recap
Stage 1 of the 2023 Vuelta a España is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Team dsm-firmenich wins opening TTT
The dsm-firmenich team overcame treacherous conditions to win the opening stage of the Vuelta a España by just a half a second over Movistar, giving Lorenzo Milesi (DSM) the red jersey in the general classification. EF Education Easypost finished in third place, six seconds behind.
“It’s an amazing feeling. This win with all the team was so fun and so nice, it was really emotional," Milesi said. “Actually, we took some risks, we had some good legs and a good power plan with the team. We stuck to that and I think it worked really well, so we’re happy."
The 2nd stage of La Vuelta sets off from Mataró and takes in two climbs in the first half of the race. The finale on the iconic Montjuïc in Barcelona should favour punchers, while the race totals 181.8 kilometres.
The route climbs from the start on the Coll de Sant Bartomeu, an ascent of 6.6 kilometres with an average gradient of 4.5%. After a short downhill halfway the last 3 kilometres go up at almost 7%. The route then descends to continue on virtual flat terrain.\n
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