Maximilian Schachmann won the first stage of the Itzulia, the Tour of the Basque Country, a 16.5km individual time trial from Vitoria to Baskonia.

The Soudal Quick Step rider, who returns to victory in a World Tour race after four years, stopped the clock at 18'37" at an average speed of 53.2 km/h. The German beat Joao Almeida and Florian Lipowitz by a few hundredths. Schachmann is the first leader of the general classification.

Order of arrival:

1 SCHACHMANN Maximilian Soudal Quick-Step 18.37,28

2 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates - XRG 0.00,54

3 LIPOWITZ Florian Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 0.00,76

4 HAYTER Ethan Soudal Quick-Step 0.06,10

5 VLASOV Aleksandr Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 0.10,55

6 VAN WILDER Ilan Soudal Quick-Step 0.11,50

7 CAMPENAERTS Victor Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0.12,04

8 SKJELMOSE Mattias Lidl - Trek 0.12,55

9 ARMIRAIL Bruno Decathlon AG2R The World Team 0.13,38

10 LEONARD Michael INEOS Grenadiers 0.15.97

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