As he prepared to ride away from the podium area after the winner’s ceremonies in the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana, Chris Froome (Team Sky) said he could not have been happier with Sky’s team time trial win and Pete Kennaugh starting off the race in the leader’s red jersey.
"I was really hoping to do a good time today, but I’m actually quite surprised we could win that,” Froome told a small group of reporters.
"Even though it was very close on Movistar, it’s great to have the time on the other teams.”
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He was, he said, "surprised with how the legs felt" - but in a good way. "I did start off little bit more conservatively doing more shorter turns, then I was able to go a bit longer towards then end, doing some harder pulls."
He smiled when asked if he thought if Sky would now defend the lead, saying “Pete’s in great form, and it’d be nice for him to hold onto the jersey for as long as possible. But there’s three weeks ahead of us. Tomorrow’s a sprint stage so let’s see how it pans out.”
"We’re going to have to put our heads together and come up with a strategy.”
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