Jumbo-Visma wins team time trial in Utrecht, red jersey for Robert Gesink

About 200 meters from the start, two protesters were arrested. One of them was wearing a shirt that read INEOS = Climate Criminals. INEOS is a petrochemical company and sponsor of one of the biggest teams in the Vuelta. According to the police, the suspects were on the track near the start and they were trying to create a blockage there. “For the safety of participants, action has been taken,” said the police.

The city is closed in many places until late in the evening. This sometimes leads to frustration for people who run into blockages. A large part of Utrecht was difficult to reach from 3 p.m. because through roads were closed in connection with the cycling race. It is difficult for people to get in or out of the city. Closures have led, among other things, to traffic congestion on Kapteynlaan near De Gaard shopping center and Overkapel shopping center in Overvecht.

In various places in the city, it comes to a standstill due to road closures, including at De Gaard shopping center and Overkapel shopping center. This driver found a way to cross the Blauwkapelseweg…

“A lot of audience, super cool,” says the Dutchman Jetse Bol at the NOS . He just finished with his Spanish team Burgos BH.

Burgos-BH is the first team to start. Jumbo-Visma is the last team at 7.58 pm. The teams will start every four minutes.

The start and finish are at the Jaarbeurs. The riders will start training on the track at 4 pm and there will be a green advertising caravan. The Spanish team Burgos BH starts at 6.30 pm. The teams start every four minutes. The finish of the last, 23rd team is expected around 8.22 pm. That is the Dutch Jumbo-Visma with three-time Vuelta winner and defending champion Primoz Roglic in its ranks.