 The squad was one of the first to start the stage 1 team time trial . Viganò crashed at one point and finished almost three minutes behind his teammates , but the squad still managed to put up the day 's winning time , finishing with the necessary five riders together four seconds the better of defending Vuelta champion Vincenzo Nibali 's Liquigas – Cannondale squad . Fuglsang was the rider who crossed the line first , making him the first wearer of the race leader 's red jersey . He said after the stage that the team had not pre @-@ determined who would cross the line first , as is customarily the case in advance of a team time trial . It had simply been Fuglsang 's turn to ride on the front when the finish line came . He said would try to ride for the overall classification , with Bennati and Cancellara to hunt for stage wins in the sprints and individual time trial , respectively . Bennati contested the sprint finish the next day , taking sixth behind Christopher Sutton . Since Fuglsang also finished at the front of the race , combined stage finishes meant that Bennati would take the red jersey for stage 3 . Solo stage winner Pablo Lastras claimed the jersey the next day , but Fuglsang and Monfort continued to be well @-@ placed in the overall standings . 
