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La Vuelta Stage 1: Blink and You Could Have Missed It

La Vuelta Stage 1: Blink and You Could Have Missed It

La Vuelta's short but consequential prologue introduces the main players and sets the stage for the racing to come

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Spencer Martin
Aug 14, 2021
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La Vuelta Stage 1: Blink and You Could Have Missed It
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The 2021 La Vuelta a Espana opened up with a short, seven-kilometer time trial in the beautiful Northern Spanish city of Burgos. The race started with the dramatic sight of the riders rolling down the entrance to the ancient Burgos Cathedral and finished with an exclamation point from the winner of the last two editions, Primoz Roglic. Roglic wasted no …

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