Due to the team time trials coming on the first stage of la Vuelta a España, the five riders at the center of the peloton after Stage 1 hail from one team: AG2R La Mondiale. Interestingly, finishing at the middle as individuals is not enough to make certain your team finishes in the middle among all the teams.

The AG2R team finished 15th among the 22 teams, three places back from the fulcrum. The difference occurs because the times of the team’s first five riders are used to determine placement. Teams ahead of AG2R had individual riders 1-5 ahead of AG2R, but riders 6-9 fell back behind AG2R.

All 198 riders came home, meaning no Point d’Appui could be awarded.

Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy and Lloyd Mondory of France were AG2R’s riders who finished on the cusp of the fulcrum in 99th and 100th positions, respectively.

Movistar won Team Time Trial opener, with Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas across the line first, followed closely by teammates Alejandro Valverde, Andrey Amador, Imanol Erviti Ollo, Javier Moreno Bazan, Nairo Quintana, Gorka Izaguirre Insausti, Adriano Malori, and José Herrada Lopez.

Team SKY and MTN-Qhubeka were the two teams finishing on the cusps of the team time trial. Dominic Klemme of IAM Cycling finished as the Lanterne Rouge.