Stage 1
A surprise in pink
- Friday 5 May 2017
- 207 km
- 2,173 m climbed
- Won by Lukas Pöstlberger
The road
At the start
The centenary Giro opens in Sardinia
The 100th Giro d'Italia begins on the north coast of Sardinia, and it begins two riders short: Bardiani's Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni were sent home before the start after non-negative tests. Everything else is level. Two early climbs decide who wears the mountains jersey tonight, the drag over San Pantaleo with 22 kilometres left should not trouble a sprinter, and the first maglia rosa waits in Olbia.
How it was won
- 3 km to go
Pöstlberger jumps
In the chaos of the lead-out, Lukas Pöstlberger flings himself off the front in the final kilometres, catching the sprinters napping.
- At the line
A surprise in pink
Lukas Pöstlberger holds off the charging bunch to steal the opening stage of the 100th Giro in Olbia — and pulls on the very first maglia rosa.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Pöstlberger | BORA - hansgrohe | 5:13:35 |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan | ORICA-Scott | +0:00 |
| 3 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | +0:00 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.