Primoz Roglic was imposed in the first phase of the Tour of the Basque Country, which was driven over 13 kilometers this Monday, an individual time trial, in which the best Colombian was Sergio Higuita.
Roglic is the first leader of the race, having completed the tough course of the day and his rivals who kept him on the strings until the end.
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Higuita, team runner Education first, he managed to use himself thoroughly so as not to waste much time and try to recover it in the coming mountain stages. He was placed 28 to 53 seconds behind the winner.
The Colombian rider is not a specialist and the time he gave with the specialists was less than expected, so his stage was very good.
Roglic was one of the first riders to start and remained in first place as usual. Good day to Brandon McNulty, who confirmed that he could be in the general.
Adam Yates, which comes from winning the Volta a Catalunya, also finished close to the winner.
Esteban Chaves, the other Colombian card occupied box 89 and was 39 seconds behind Roglic one minute.
Next Tuesday, the second part will be held between Zalla and Sestao, of 154 kilometers, with three mountain prizes, two third and one second category.