Riders roll out at the start of Stage 2 in Den Bosch. Photo: Belga Photo/Luc Claessen
According to organizers, nearly one million people attended the opening day of this year’s Vuelta a Espana cycle race in the Netherlands.
La Vuelta Holanda, the team responsible for racing the first three stages in Utrecht and Breda, had 12,500 spectators in attendance for Thursday night’s team presentation and 260,000 spectators for Friday’s team time trial. lined the streets of Utrecht and said Jumbo-Visma had won.
Saturday’s stage from Den Bosch to Utrecht was watched by 375,000 people and 350,000 watched the third stage, which started and finished in Breda. Both were won by Irish sprinter Sam Bennett.
A further 2.1 million people in the Netherlands watched the stage on Sunday on TV, according to NOS statistics.
The route was given a fiesta feel with music, food stalls and Spanish slogans painted on the overhead bridge, but farmers used the opportunity to protest government plans to cut nitrogen emissions. was amplified.
Race director Javier Gillen said Holland “is a country that breathes bikes, and we have that in mind.” “We felt at home here,” he said. Told.
The race continues on Tuesday in the Basque capital of Vitoria-Gasteiz and finishes in Madrid on September 11th.
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