A rider that crossed the finish line in the same group as the one receiving the time above him and was therefore credited with the same finishing time.
The Vuelta started with a team time trial in the coastal town of Benidorm. The first team on the route was Шаблон:Ct, and they stopped the clock at 16' 48", a time that kept them in eighth place after the stage. Шаблон:Ct did the best time at the intermediate point, a second faster than Шаблон:Ct. Шаблон:Ct eventually won the stage by four seconds ahead of Шаблон:Ct.[2]Шаблон:Ct was the negative surprise of the day, finishing 20th of the 22 teams. A number of events left the team at one point with four riders, with a team's time recorded when a fifth rider passes the finish line.[3]Xabier Zandio recovered to join his four teammates out front, limiting any further time loss. Шаблон:Ct's leader, the defending champion, Vincenzo Nibali gained 21 seconds on Joaquim Rodríguez with Шаблон:Ct finishing 10th, 24 seconds on Igor Antón's Шаблон:Ct and 28 seconds on Michele Scarponi's Шаблон:Ct.
Jakob Fuglsang was the first Leopard Trek rider who crossed the finish line, giving him the first red jersey and his first jersey at a Grand Tour.[2]
The breakaway of the day was formed by four riders: Steve Houanard (Шаблон:Ct), Paul Martens (Шаблон:Ct), Adam Hansen (Шаблон:Ct) and Jesús Rosendo (Шаблон:Ct). The only categorized climb of the day was won by Martens, giving him the first blue polka dot jersey. Adam Hansen was the last from the breakaway to remain clear, but he was caught with Шаблон:Convert to go. Davide Viganò of Шаблон:Ct was the first to make a move within the final kilometre, but he was caught immediately. After him there were Vicente Reynès of Шаблон:Ct and Christopher Sutton of Шаблон:Ct who gained a gap on the field and they stayed clear until the finish with Sutton outsprinting Reynès, with Marcel Kittel completing the podium. Daniele Bennati moved into the red jersey due to his sixth position on the stage, taking the jersey from teammate Jakob Fuglsang. Sutton claimed the first green jersey, while Rosendo earned the white jersey for the combination classification.[5]
The initial breakaway of the day was formed by three riders: Sylvain Chavanel (Шаблон:Ct), Nicolas Edet (Шаблон:Ct) and Ruslan Pidgornyy (Шаблон:Ct), before they were joined by two Spanish riders, Pablo Lastras of Шаблон:Ct and Markel Irizar of Шаблон:Ct. Later, Edet had some medical problems and never rejoined the breakaway. With Шаблон:Convert to go, Lastras attacked on the last slopes of the third category climb Alto de la Santa. By the time Lastras reached the top of the climb, he had 20 seconds in front of the remaining three riders from the breakaway, and two minutes ahead of the peloton. Lastras successfully maintained his advantage and won the stage by fifteen seconds, his first stage win at La Vuelta since 2002, and third of his career.[7] Chavanel won the sprint finish for second place ahead of Irizar and Pidgornyy. The peloton, with all the race favourites in it, finished 1' 43" down on Lastras; Lastras' advantage over the main field gave him his first Grand Tour jersey, as well as the other sub-classification jerseys.[8]
