Ellen van Dijk was all smiles on the podium after the Vuelta Femenina stage 1 team time trial, receiving a winner’s trophy and the red jersey for the GC leader after Lidl-Trek powered to the fastest time.
A year after crashing in the final corner when her team won the opening TTT in Valencia, Van Dijk could lead her team across the line in Barcelona and celebrate on Sunday afternoon.
"Last year we also won the TTT, but I had a bad crash in the last corner and had to leave the Vuelta two days later, so I didn’t have the best memories," she said.
