The INEOS Grenadiers rider, with a time of 36:44, beat Oier Lazkano, from Movistar Team, by three seconds (36:47) and Lluis Mas, Lazkano's teammate, 3rd with 36:50. Juan Ayuso was the big negative surprise of the day, missing out on the podium with a time of 36:52.
At the first intermediate point, Lazkano led the race with a time of 24:26, followed by Jonathan Castroviejo, one second behind, and Ayuso, 13 seconds behind with a time of 24:39. It was finally the INEOS Grenadiers rider who rode best in the final kilometres of the course to win his sixth Spanish men's time trial title at these national championships.