Ben Tulett received the prologue of the Tour of Norway, main residence a Ineos 1-2 end.
The Brit blitzed the ultimate climb to take victory with a time of 14 minutes and 28 seconds, crossing the road only one second forward of team-mate Magnus Sheffield. Attila Valter (Jumbo-Visma) accomplished the rostrum.
That was sufficient to maneuver him into the early race lead, with three extra phases to race forward of the end on Monday.
“We knew it was going to make for a really hard time trial today. Of course it meant that the execution was really crucial. We came yesterday to look at the course and we identified pretty quickly that it was going to be really tough. We knew we were in for a fight today but I’m happy with my performance so far”, stated Tulett.
“It’s one thing totally different to do it on highway bikes however fairly enjoyable. It appears to be like prefer it’s going to be a tough week of racing.
“I didn’t actually know [what to expect]. I simply went on the market and tried to do my finest to see the place I ended up. There are some actually sturdy time trialists right here like Magnus who’re tremendous sturdy. I knew I used to be in for a tough battle however we’ll see the place I find yourself.
“We’re definitely motivated for this race and all excited and up for it.”
A 1-2 to date for @INEOSGrenadiers 💪
Ben Tulett beats his teammate Magnus Sheffield by only one second to go quickest at the Tour of Norway prologue 💨
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