The 2025
Volta a Catalunya opened up on Monday afternoon. Far from sunshine and warmth you might expect however, the peloton were battered by an ice cold rain for much of the day. For some, this inclement weather took a real toll.
With only a group of around 20 riders getting the same time as stage winner
Matthew Brennan, a number of general classification hopefuls suffered early time loss to varying degrees.
Team Jayco AlUla leader Ben O’Connor came home 37th on the day, meaning the Aussie is 25 seconds down on GC after the opening stage. According to O'Connor's teammate
Anders Foldager however, the nasty weather conditions made an already tricky finish to the stage almost impossible.