Itzulia Basque Country stage 1: Primoz Roglic takes stage win despite late detour

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Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) won the individual time trial on the opening day of Itzulia Basque Country and took the first leader’s jersey in pursuit of his third title at the Spanish stage race.

Roglič stopped the clock at 12 minutes, 34 seconds, to put him in the hot seat for the majority of the afternoon, sprinkled with bizarre weather and rider mishaps. Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) took second in a time of 12:41 and Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) was three seconds farther back in third.