One of those considered a dark horse for the general classification at the 2024
Vuelta a Espana, Mathias Skjelmose made a very strong start to the Spanish Grand Tour on Saturday afternoon, in the stage 1 individual time trial around Lisbon.
Stopping the clock with the 13th fastest time on the day, in terms of Red Jersey contenders, only Primoz Roglic and Joao Almeida set a faster time than the former Tour de Suisse winning Dane. As such, there is plenty of reason for early optimism for Skjelmose and
Lidl-Trek after the opening stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana.