Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia with a time trial that was perfectly suited to the characteristics of a Remco Evenepoel who did not fail. From the first day he manages to get a good handful of seconds (43) to the one who is expected to be his great rival, Primoz Roglic.
The closest to the Soudal - Quick-Step rider was Filippo Ganna, who lost the first time trial of his life in the Giro after winning all five he had ridden until today. The best man among the overall contenders was João Almeida, who completed a solid UAE Team Emirates performance backed by Jay Vine and Brandon McNulty.
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It is confirmed that the strong man of INEOS Grenadiers, at least at the start, seems to be Tao Geoghegan Hart, who took 15 seconds off Geraint Thomas in the Welshman's speciality. Aleksandr Vlasov slipped into the top 10. Among the contenders for the podium, the worst affected was Hugh Carthy, who was almost 2 minutes behind Remco.
Neither were the Bahrain Victorious men (Damiano Caruso lost 1:28, Jack Haig 1:36 and Santiago Buitrago 2:02). Remco Evenepoel's smashing start was tremendous.
Giro d'Italia rankings after the first stage
1. Remco Evenepoel
2. Filippo Ganna at 22".
3. Joao Almeida at 29".
4. Tao Geoghegan Hart at 40".
5. Stefan Küng at 43".
6. Primoz Roglic at 43".
7. Jay Vine at 46".
8. Brandon McNulty at 48".
9. Geraint Thomas at 55".
10. Aleksandr Vlasov at 55".
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The GC situation after the first stage of Il Giro. Remco Evenepoel gained already important seconds on all of his rivals including 43 on Rogla. The Giro is long though and UAE has 3 guys in the top 10, they will eat Remco alive in the mountains, no doubt about that. 😜 #Giro
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