They were only 8 kilometers of time trial, but the inaugural stage of the Vuelta a España left the first clues of the shape of the favorites. Richie Porte was not lying when he said he was not in the best conditions. "Today I'm going to have a hard time, I'm not feeling well", he was left 54 seconds respect to Rohan Dennis, final winner.
The Australian, who was the first leader in 2017 with the triumph of the BMC in the Nimes chrome, was superior to all his rivals, scoring a time of 9.40 minutes, 6 seconds ahead of the Polish Kwiatkowski and 7 ahead of the champion. European specialty, the Belgian Campenaerts.