Vuelta a España: opening TTT times to be neutralised after safety concerns

The organisers of the Vuelta a España have announced that Saturday’s opening team time trial will still take place on the dirt bike path along the Marbella seafront but race officials have decided that times set by the teams will not count for the overall classification. The teams will still race for stage victory but now none of the big-name overall contenders will risk losing time on the overall classification.

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