Preview. Stage 1 of the
Giro di Sicilia will be an interesting day, suited to the puncheurs but tough enough to open up the fight for the overall classification.
Stage 1 of the race will be an interesting start. A mostly flat stage through the western coast of the island, but with a tough finale. Into Agrigento, the puncheurs and climbers will come to the fore. The summit finish is 3.8 kilometers long at 5.3%.
Estimated start and finish times for Giro di Sicilia stage 1: 11:35 - 15:30CET
Stage 1: Marsala - Agrigento, 159 kilometers
Prediction Giro di Sicilia 2023 stage 1:
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Alexey Lutsenko,
Diego Ulissi**
Damiano Caruso,
Rafal Majka,
Vincenzo Albanese* Louis Meintjes, Walter Calzoni, Kobe Goossens, Simone Pettili, Felix Engelhardt
Pick: Diego Ulissi