SloveniaTadej Pogačar won the opening time trial of the 81st Tour of Spain (Vuelta 2026), finishing just nine hundredths of a second ahead of British cyclist Ethan Hayter. Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič finished 22 seconds behind Pogačar, securing 24th place in the stage. This year’s edition features a record number of Slovenian cyclists, with seven riders starting the race, including Pogačar, Roglič, Matevž Govekar, Jakob Omrzel, Roman Jermakov, Gal Glivar, and Domen Novak. The second stage, scheduled for August 23, will be the longest and most challenging, stretching 214.3 kilometers from Monaco to Manosque with over 3,300 meters of elevation gain.
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