The Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Diseuninck) is the first leader of the 80th edition of the Tour of Spain.
Photo: EFE – Javier Lizón
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The return to Spain 2025 started this Saturday with a vibrant day in Italian territory, where the prominence was marked by sprinters.
The 186 kilometers tour between Turin and Novara was resolved with a massive sprint in which Jasper Philipsen once again demonstrated his hierarchy, imposing himself with authority to release the red leader of the leader.
The Belgian of Alpecin-Deceuninck gave no option to his rivals in the final meters, confirming his favorite status in flat arrivals.
Buitrago, the best Colombian of the day
The Esprint also left surprises on the podium of the fraction. Ethan Vernon was second and the Venezuelan Orluis Aular signed a historic third position for the Movistar Team, demonstrating that Latin American representation can also be noted in the direct fight against the best sprinters in the world.
The closure was of great tension, with the launch trains by stretching the platoon and defining one of the cleanest and most powerful arrivals that are remembered in the Iberian round.
As for Colombians, the most prominent was Santiago Buitrago, who ended in box 28 with the tip group and without wasting time. Further behind Juan Guillermo Martínez (60), Esteban Chaves (63), Sergio Higuita (117), Brandon Rivera (129), Egan Bernal (132) and Harold Tejada (147). All crossed the goal in the same record of the winner, which allows them to follow in equal conditions to face the decisive stages in the mountain.
Of the street tried
The development of the stage also left space for the courage of the escapees. The Spanish Hugo de la Calle encouraged a good part of the day with a solo getaway that kept the pelotion in suspense until the last kilometers.
However, the work of teams such as Alpecin and Lidl-Trek was relentless to neutralize any attempt and prepare the land for the sprint.
With this victory, Philipsen becomes the first leader of the Vuelta and reinforces his status as a points classification.
The race is just beginning and days of great emotion are anticipated in which the mountain, the counterrelojes and the leaks will shape to the destination of this edition number 80 of the Spanish round.
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