Lidl-Trek dominated stage 1 of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, completing the team time trial in an impressive 39:19. Mathias Vacek emerged as the race leader, finishing alongside teammates Jonathan Milan, Daan Hoole, and Jakob Söderqvist. The team achieved an astounding average speed of 53.3kph, leaving Jayco AlUla trailing by 46 seconds. Despite his strong performance, Vacek acknowledged the challenges ahead, expressing excitement for the future stages while aiming to maintain his lead.
"It's a really great feeling," said Vacek after moving into the race lead. "In the finish, our gap was about 50 seconds and it's just crazy what we did today."
"I don't want to say that I really am going to win the next stages but I will try to keep the jersey as long as possible. Of course, I have a good gap to the others."
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