Max Schachmann (Soudal-QuickStep) set the best time from the early individual time trial starters and won stage 1 of Itzulia Basque Country on Monday.
João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), making his first appearance at Itzulia, came within half a second of the German to secure second place. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) took third, a full second back, as the close times set the GC for the opening day of the week.
