File Photo: Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain, wearing the leader's yellow jersey, is seen before the start of the stage of the 104th Tour de France cycling race on July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Chris Froome's bid to win the Vuelta a Espana for the first time got off to a strong start as the Briton's Team Sky came fourth in the team time trial in stage one on Saturday in Nimes, which was won by BMC Racing.
BMC's Rohan Dennis of Australia is the overall leader and will wear the red jersey in Sunday's flat 203.4 km stage, which also takes place in the southern French city before moving into Spain in stage four on Tuesday.
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