He did not appear in any pool, but once he was on his bike the American Brandon McNulty flew in inaugural time trial of La Vuelta 2024disputed 12 kilometer route in between Lisbon and Oeiras. That’s not the cyclist phoenix may not be a good time trialist, in fact he is the current champion of his country in the discipline and fifth in the time trial of Games in Parisbut better performance is expected from other runners, such as Tarling, Roglic or Van Aert.
The key to the success of McNulty hIt is in his ability to go from less to more, knowing how to adapt to a route of strength, which circulated parallel to the sea and punctuated from time to time by some inappropriate gusts of wind. In fact, on the first occasion taken at CRI (km 7.3) McNulty set the third best time, behind a Van Aert for whom the route will lead to being long and the surprising Czech runner Mathias Vackewho for many minutes dreamed of achieving a historic victory.
In the remaining five kilometers the corridor of UAE Team Emirates He adjusted himself precisely on his bike, streamlined his aerodynamic position to the maximum and took off, ending up setting the best time, ahead of the Czech Vacek and the Belgian Van Aert. In favorites, Primoz Roglic He was the best to complete the time trial itinerary. If in the first set he leaves 13 seconds at the finish line he will lose by 14. Highlight the performance of young Kern Pharma Team cyclist, Pablo Castrillo (23 years old)who was the best Spaniard on his debut in a three-week cycling grand tour.
This Saturday was McNulty’s 14th victory, five of them against the clock, and this season he has already won the ITT by UAE Tour, Itzulia, the Tour de Romandie and of his country, to which we must add the obtained at Paris-Nice team time trial.
Tomorrow he will wear the red jersey of the leader in the first online stage of The Vuelta 2024and, given the profile of the upcoming episodes, he could be wearing it in a few days, a possibility that comes with some guesswork, to be honest.
Source: La Verdad
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