Dutchman Pim Ligthart (LTS) won solo ahead of a select peloton this Wednesday morning in Hinojos, end of a short 119km morning sector which opened the 51st edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía - Ruta del Sol. The finish was fully hampered by a series of crashes in the closing stages, affecting more than one hundred riders and hitting two of the Movistar Team riders present: Juanjo Lobato and Javi Moreno.

The young sprinter, the most affected of the two Blues, suffered two blows of diverse consideration to his body, but most importantly couldn't contest one of the three stages most suited to him in this year's race. In turn, the Jaén-based rider had some bruises all over his body, but as Lobato, he won't have any troubles getting back on the bike for this afternoon's 8.2km ITT in and around Coria del Río. Intxausti (20th) was part of the select first group.