2017 Giro della Toscana - Memorial Alfredo Martini (2.1), Italy
89th edition: September 26 - 27, 2017
Giro della Toscana podium history | 2016 edition | 2018 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2
Wednesday, September 27: 2nd & Final Stage, Lajatico - Volterra, 164.2 km
Guillaume Martin wins the stage and the final GC.
The race: Here's the report from winner Guillaume Martin's Wanty-Groupe Gobert team.
Guillaume Martin is definitely on fire! The 24-year-old Frenchman won the second stage and final GC of Giro della Toscana (2.1, 26-27/09). Danilo Napolitano wanted to show good form in his own country and joined a breakaway of seven riders. The seven in front rode to a maximum advantage of 4:30. In the final the riders had to climb twice to Volterra (8km with an average of 5%). On the first ascent Napolitano was caught by the peloton after around 130km in front.
On the second and final climb Guillaume Martin decided his moment had come. Firstly Martin rode to the front with some other riders and in the final kilometers he jumped to the escaped Visconti. Martin left the Italian behind and rode to a solo victory on Volterra. Because of the win Martin also brings home the final GC. Some other riders in the GC top 5: Visconti, Nibali and Bernal. For the Frenchman it is the 4th and 5th victory of the season, the 6th victory of Wanty-Groupe Gobert in eight days.
Guillaume Martin: "We rode the perfect race, just like yesterday when we had Backaert in front and then we did a lot of work for Pasqualon. Yesterday I was disappointed with not being with the first four and I thought the overall ranking was lost. Ultimately that turned out to be profitable because I could benefit from more freedom."
"The team brought me well in the run-up to the final climb, where Gasparotto accelerated at the foot. I followed him with four riders, but the climb was ridden tactically because it was not a very steep climb. When a group returned with Minnaard I immediately accelerated, so Visconti and I were in front. At one point, he did not want to take over and then I decided to attack again."
"The last two kilometers I went solo. I had a nice gap and managed to keep it. After the differences of yesterday I did not expect to win the overall ranking. But even with such big names at the start I knew that I could compete with them!"
"After my first victory in the Limousin, I began to click. When you start winning, you strive for victory again. It's a combination of the mental and physical aspect, because I've made enormous progress since the Tour de France. It is often said that you can push a gear extra, which is true, especially at my age. Then the team takes me as a leader, what gives more confidence. The whole team supports me and brings me in front at the foot of the climbs."
"I can not say which victory is the most beautiful. The first, after a duo ride with Baugnies in Limousin, was special. The one in Gévaudan, my first general ranking, was the most substantiated. But here the quality of victory comes forward since big names started in Giro della Toscana. Every victory is different, but I can taste all!"
"I'm already thinking of the Giro d'Emilia, which fits me with his hard course. But I'm not planning to go easy this Thursday in Coppa Sabatini because at the end of this three-day Italian races there is a points classification in which I am currently in the lead. We will ride for Pasqualon tomorrow, and I want to get some points. Then I will finish the Italian week and finish my season in the Famenne Classic."
Complete results:
164.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.154 km/hr
| 1 | Martin, Guillaume | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 4hr 3min 10sec |
| 2 | Visconti, Giovanni | Bahrain-Merida | @ 10sec |
| 3 | Cattaneo, Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | + 00' 13'' |
| 4 | Ferrari, Fabricio | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00' 15'' |
| 5 | Delaplace, Anthony | Fortuneo-Oscaro | + 00' 18'' |
| 6 | Canola, Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | + 00' 26'' |
| 7 | Nibali, Vincenzo | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 8 | Bernal, Egan | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | + 00' 28'' |
| 9 | Bouet, Maxime | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 10 | Gaffurini, Nicola | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 11 | Martínez, Daniel | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 12 | Prades, Eduard | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 13 | Lastra, Jonathan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 14 | Backaert, Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 00' 33'' |
| 15 | Schönberger, Sebastian | Tirol Cycling Team | + 00' 36'' |
| 16 | Minnaard, Marco | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 17 | Rota, Lorenzo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 18 | Ciccone, Giulio | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 19 | Nibali, Antonio | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 20 | Arslanov, Ildar | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 21 | Godoy, Yonder | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 22 | Sepúlveda, Eduardo | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 23 | Rodríguez, Cristian | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 24 | Masnada, Fausto | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 25 | Đurasek, Kristijan | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 26 | Carlini, Ettore | D'Amico-Utensilnord | + 00' 45'' |
| 27 | Meurisse, Xandro | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 00' 48'' |
| 28 | Sosa, Iván | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 29 | Santaromita, Ivan | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 30 | Turek, Daniel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 31 | Butler, Chris | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00' 52'' |
| 32 | Janse van Rensburg, Jacques | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 33 | Sessler, Nicolas | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 34 | Atapuma, Darwin | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 35 | Meintjes, Louis | UAE Team Emirates | + 00' 56'' |
| 36 | Pellizotti, Franco | Bahrain-Merida | + 00' 58'' |
| 37 | Busato, Matteo | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | + 01' 05'' |
| 38 | Orsini, Umberto | Bardiani-CSF | + 01' 11'' |
| 39 | Koshevoy, Ilia | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 40 | Gasparotto, Enrico | Bahrain-Merida | + 01' 18'' |
| 41 | Tonelli, Alessandro | Bardiani-CSF | + 01' 19'' |
| 42 | Torres, Rodolfo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 43 | Filosi, Iuri | Nippo-Vini Fantini | + 01' 32'' |
| 44 | Cunego, Damiano | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 45 | Antón, Igor | Dimension Data | + 02' 33'' |
| 46 | Kuen, Maximilian | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 47 | Gazzara, Michele | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | + 02' 37'' |
| 48 | Feillu, Brice | Fortuneo-Oscaro | + 02' 40'' |
| 49 | Brutt, Pavel | Gazprom-RusVelo | + 02' 50'' |
| 50 | Canuti, Federico | D'Amico-Utensilnord | + 03' 37'' |
| 51 | Mosca, Jacopo | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | + 03' 46'' |
| 52 | Nakane, Hideto | Nippo-Vini Fantini | + 04' 51'' |
| 53 | Bongiorno, Manuel | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | + 05' 14'' |
| 54 | Rovny, Ivan | Gazprom-RusVelo | + 06' 20'' |
| 55 | Zurlo, Federico | UAE Team Emirates | + 06' 50'' |
| 56 | Totò, Paolo | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | + 09' 38'' |
| 57 | Riabushenko, Aleksandr | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 58 | Velasco, Simone | Bardiani-CSF | + 13' 16'' |
| 59 | Niv, Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 60 | Diaz, José | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 61 | Salvador, Enrico | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 62 | Zardini, Edoardo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 63 | Firsanov, Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 64 | Sterbini, Simone | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 65 | Zabala, Josu | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 66 | Lemus, Luis | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 67 | Boev, Igor | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 68 | Van Zyl, Johann | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 69 | Venter, Jaco | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 70 | Bole, Grega | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 71 | Garosio, Andrea | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 72 | Lagutin, Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 73 | Kump, Marko | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 74 | Cummings, Steve | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 75 | Bono, Matteo | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 76 | Krizek, Matthias | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 77 | Eisel, Bernhard | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 78 | Gamper, Patrick | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 79 | Antonini, Simone | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 80 | Pasqualon, Andrea | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 81 | Vendrame, Andrea | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
Final GC after Stage 2:
346 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.108 km/hr
| 1 | Martin, Guillaume | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 8hr 25min 1sec |
| 2 | Visconti, Giovanni | Bahrain-Merida | @ 10sec |
| 3 | Cattaneo, Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | + 00' 13'' |
| 4 | Nibali, Vincenzo | Bahrain-Merida | + 00' 14'' |
| 5 | Bernal, Egan | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | + 00' 16'' |
| 6 | Delaplace, Anthony | Fortuneo-Oscaro | + 00' 18'' |
| 7 | Backaert, Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 00' 21'' |
| 8 | Canola, Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | + 00' 26'' |
| 9 | Bouet, Maxime | Fortuneo-Oscaro | + 00' 28'' |
| 10 | Prades, Eduard | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 11 | Gaffurini, Nicola | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 12 | Lastra, Jonathan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 13 | Rota, Lorenzo | Bardiani-CSF | + 00' 36'' |
| 14 | Schönberger, Sebastian | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 15 | Minnaard, Marco | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 16 | Ciccone, Giulio | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 17 | Arslanov, Ildar | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 18 | Nibali, Antonio | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 19 | Masnada, Fausto | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 20 | Đurasek, Kristijan | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 21 | Sepúlveda, Eduardo | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 22 | Carlini, Ettore | D'Amico-Utensilnord | + 00' 45'' |
| 23 | Turek, Daniel | Israel Cycling Academy | + 00' 48'' |
| 24 | Santaromita, Ivan | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 25 | Sosa, Iván | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | + 00' 57'' |
| 26 | Butler, Chris | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 01' 01'' |
| 27 | Sessler, Nicolas | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 28 | Janse van Rensburg, Jacques | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 29 | Meurisse, Xandro | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 01' 03'' |
| 30 | Busato, Matteo | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | + 01' 05'' |
| 31 | Pellizotti, Franco | Bahrain-Merida | + 01' 07'' |
| 32 | Gasparotto, Enrico | Bahrain-Merida | + 01' 18'' |
| 33 | Torres, Rodolfo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | + 01' 19'' |
| 34 | Orsini, Umberto | Bardiani-CSF | + 01' 20'' |
| 35 | Feillu, Brice | Fortuneo-Oscaro | + 02' 40'' |
| 36 | Brutt, Pavel | Gazprom-RusVelo | + 02' 50'' |
| 37 | Ferrari, Fabricio | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 03' 03'' |
| 38 | Martínez, Daniel | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | + 03' 16'' |
| 39 | Rodríguez, Cristian | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | + 03' 24'' |
| 40 | Godoy, Yonder | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 41 | Canuti, Federico | D'Amico-Utensilnord | + 03' 37'' |
| 42 | Atapuma, Darwin | UAE Team Emirates | + 03' 40'' |
| 43 | Tonelli, Alessandro | Bardiani-CSF | + 04' 07'' |
| 44 | Cunego, Damiano | Nippo-Vini Fantini | + 04' 20'' |
| 45 | Kuen, Maximilian | Tirol Cycling Team | + 05' 21'' |
| 46 | Gazzara, Michele | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | + 05' 25'' |
| 47 | Meintjes, Louis | UAE Team Emirates | + 07' 24'' |
| 48 | Koshevoy, Ilia | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | + 07' 39'' |
| 49 | Filosi, Iuri | Nippo-Vini Fantini | + 08' 00'' |
| 50 | Antón, Igor | Dimension Data | + 09' 01'' |
| 51 | Rovny, Ivan | Gazprom-RusVelo | + 09' 08'' |
| 52 | Zurlo, Federico | UAE Team Emirates | + 09' 38'' |
| 53 | Riabushenko, Aleksandr | UAE Team Emirates | + 09' 47'' |
| 54 | Mosca, Jacopo | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | + 10' 14'' |
| 55 | Nakane, Hideto | Nippo-Vini Fantini | + 11' 19'' |
| 56 | Bongiorno, Manuel | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | + 11' 42'' |
| 57 | Totò, Paolo | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | + 12' 26'' |
| 58 | Cummings, Steve | Dimension Data | + 13' 04'' |
| 59 | Velasco, Simone | Bardiani-CSF | + 13' 16'' |
| 60 | Kump, Marko | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 61 | Bole, Grega | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 62 | Pasqualon, Andrea | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 63 | Firsanov, Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 64 | Garosio, Andrea | Bahrain-Merida | + 13' 25'' |
| 65 | Vendrame, Andrea | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | + 13' 25'' |
| 66 | Antonini, Simone | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | @ 13min 31sec |
| 67 | Zardini, Edoardo | Bardiani-CSF | + 16' 04'' |
| 68 | Diaz, José | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 69 | Gamper, Patrick | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 70 | Lemus, Luis | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 71 | Sterbini, Simone | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 72 | Bono, Matteo | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 73 | Lagutin, Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 74 | Krizek, Matthias | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 75 | Eisel, Bernhard | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 76 | Salvador, Enrico | Tirol Cycling Team | + 19' 44'' |
| 77 | Van Zyl, Johann | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 78 | Niv, Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 79 | Venter, Jaco | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 80 | Zabala, Josu | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 81 | Boev, Igor | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
Tuesday, September 26: Stage 1, Pontedera - Pontedera, 181.8 km
The race: Here's the report from winner Stephen Cumming's Dimension Data team.
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka got off to a fantastic start in Giro della Toscana as Steve Cummings sprinted to victory after a late attack on the opening stage.
With a strong and versatile team, it was no surprise to see Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka taking control of the stage early on. A group of four riders managed to get away after 15 km, but the quartet was never allowed a gap of more than just a couple of minutes.
Having both Mark Cavendish and Ryan Gibbons as key players for a possible sprint finish, the team made sure to always keep the breakaway within reach and with about 40 km left to go, it all came back together again. From here on, it didn’t take long before the inevitable counterattacks began. Cummings joined one of the strongest moves together with Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Egan Bernal (Androni-Sidermec) and Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Groupe Gobert).
The small but powerful group quickly got a gap of nearly one minute on the peloton before the pack could organize a chase. Taking on the last lap of 7.7 km, the gap came down to just over half a minute but despite a furious chase behind, the break managed to keep the pack at bay and fight for victory.
In the final, Cummings timed his sprint to perfection as he passed his rivals on the final meters to take both the stage win and the overall lead of Giro della Toscana. Tomorrow, the Italian two-days event concludes with a mountain top finish to Volterra.
Steve Cummings: “I wasn’t really feeling super today, having missed so much racing. I couldn’t follow on the explosive climb so I just stayed calm, waited and then went full gas after the climb. It turned out to be a good tactic. Towards the end, we were going so fast at the front that there wasn’t an opportunity to split the group so I just waited for the sprint. I let it all out there and I’m just really happy now”.
Complete results & GC:
181.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.689 km/hr
| 1 | Cummings, Steve | Dimension Data | 4hr 21min 39sec |
| 2 | Bernal, Egan | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 3 | Backaert, Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 4 | Nibali, Vincenzo | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 5 | Colbrelli, Sonny | Bahrain-Merida | + 00' 12'' |
| 6 | Pasqualon, Andrea | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 7 | Kump, Marko | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 8 | Fonseca, Armindo | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 9 | Gavazzi, Francesco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 10 | Canola, Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 11 | Prades, Eduard | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 12 | Busato, Matteo | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 13 | Rota, Lorenzo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 14 | Bouet, Maxime | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 15 | Trusov, Nikolay | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 16 | Bole, Grega | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 17 | Schönberger, Sebastian | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 18 | Velasco, Simone | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 19 | Minnaard, Marco | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 20 | Gaffurini, Nicola | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 21 | Doubey, Fabien | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 22 | Lastra, Jonathan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 23 | Gasparotto, Enrico | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 24 | Delaplace, Anthony | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 25 | Martin, Guillaume | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 26 | Visconti, Giovanni | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 27 | Firsanov, Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 28 | Arslanov, Ildar | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 29 | Turek, Daniel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 30 | Ciccone, Giulio | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 31 | Feillu, Brice | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 32 | Đurasek, Kristijan | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 33 | Masnada, Fausto | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 34 | Canuti, Federico | D'Amico-Utensilnord | s.t. |
| 35 | Torres, Rodolfo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 36 | Vachon, Florian | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 37 | Nibali, Antonio | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 38 | Santaromita, Ivan | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 39 | Carlini, Ettore | D'Amico-Utensilnord | s.t. |
| 40 | Sepúlveda, Eduardo | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 41 | Cattaneo, Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 42 | Brutt, Pavel | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 43 | Sessler, Nicolas | Israel Cycling Academy | + 00' 21'' |
| 44 | Riabushenko, Aleksandr | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 45 | Butler, Chris | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 46 | Sosa, Iván | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 47 | Janse van Rensburg, Jacques | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 48 | Orsini, Umberto | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 49 | Garosio, Andrea | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 50 | Vendrame, Andrea | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 51 | Pellizotti, Franco | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 52 | Meurisse, Xandro | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 00' 27'' |
| 53 | Antonini, Simone | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 54 | Gamper, Patrick | Tirol Cycling Team | + 03' 00'' |
| 55 | Zardini, Edoardo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 56 | Sagiv, Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 57 | De Negri, Pierpaolo | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 58 | Cunego, Damiano | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 59 | Atapuma, Darwin | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 60 | Zurlo, Federico | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 61 | Diaz, José | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 62 | Bernardini, Simone | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 63 | Rodríguez, Cristian | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 64 | Gazzara, Michele | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 65 | Totò, Paolo | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 66 | Godoy, Yonder | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 67 | Kuen, Maximilian | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 68 | Lemus, Luis | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 69 | Gérard, Arnaud | Fortuneo-Oscaro | s.t. |
| 70 | Craven, Dan | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 71 | Martínez, Daniel | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 72 | Bono, Matteo | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 73 | Pelegrí, Óscar | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 74 | Ferrari, Fabricio | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 75 | Page, Dylan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 76 | Fortin, Filippo | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 77 | Tonelli, Alessandro | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 78 | Napolitano, Danilo | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 79 | Krizek, Matthias | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 80 | Eisel, Bernhard | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 81 | Gibbons, Ryan | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 82 | Sterbini, Simone | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 83 | Lagutin, Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 84 | Andreetta, Simone | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 85 | Rovny, Ivan | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 86 | Frapporti, Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 87 | Ganna, Filippo | UAE Team Emirates | + 03' 15'' |
| 88 | Salvietti, Niccolò | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | + 06' 40'' |
| 89 | Wildauer, Markus | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 90 | Meintjes, Louis | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 91 | Van Zyl, Johann | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 92 | Zhupa, Eugert | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 93 | Venter, Jaco | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 94 | Nakane, Hideto | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 95 | Berlato, Giacomo | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 96 | Salvador, Enrico | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 97 | Bongiorno, Manuel | Sangemini-MG.Kvis | s.t. |
| 98 | Mareczko, Jakub | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 99 | Koshevoy, Ilia | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 100 | Celano, Danilo | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 101 | Niv, Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 102 | Filosi, Iuri | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 103 | Kobayashi, Marino | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 104 | Cavendish, Mark | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 105 | Zabala, Josu | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 106 | Antón, Igor | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 107 | Mosca, Jacopo | Wilier Triestina-Sella Italia | s.t. |
| 108 | Boev, Igor | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 109 | Solomennikov, Andrei | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 110 | Raffaele, Angelo | D'Amico-Utensilnord | + 10' 54'' |
| 111 | Viteillo, Angelo | D'Amico-Utensilnord | + 11' 50'' |
Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
The day's break had some real horsepower: Stephen Cummings, Vincenzo Nibali, Egan Bernal & Frederik Backaert.
The pack never caught the break.
Stephen Cummings was the fastest of the front four.
Sonny Colbrelli won the field sprint twelve seconds later.
Winner Cummings right after the stage finish.
Stephen Cummings will start Wednesday's stage in the leader's jersey.
Start list with back numbers, September 25, 2017:
| BAHRAIN-MERIDA | |
| 2 | NIBALI Vincenzo |
| 3 | NIBALI Antonio |
| 4 | COLBRELLI Sonny |
| 5 | GASPAROTTO Enrico |
| 6 | PELLIZOTTI Franco |
| 7 | BOLE Grega |
| 8 | VISCONTI Giovanni |
| 9 | GAROSIO Andrea |
| DIMENSION DATA | |
| 11 | CAVENDISH Mark |
| 12 | ANTON Igor |
| 13 | CUMMINGS Stephen |
| 14 | EISEL Bernhard |
| 15 | GIBBONS Ryan |
| 16 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques |
| 17 | VAN ZYL Johann |
| 18 | VENTER Jacobus |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 21 | ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin |
| 22 | BONO Matteo |
| 23 | DURASEK Kristijan |
| 24 | GANNA Filippo |
| 25 | MEINTJES Louis |
| 26 | KUMP Marko |
| 27 | RIABUSHENKO Aliaksandr |
| 28 | ZURLO Federico |
| BARDIANI-CSF | |
| 31 | CICCONE Giulio |
| 32 | ANDREETTA Simone |
| 33 | VELASCO Simone |
| 34 | ORSINI Umberto |
| 35 | STERBINI Simone |
| 36 | TONELLI Alessandro |
| 37 | ROTA Lorenzo |
| 38 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA | |
| 41 | ZHUPA Eugert |
| 42 | BUSATO Matteo |
| 43 | RODRÍGUEZ MARTIN Cristian |
| 44 | GODOY Yonder |
| 45 | KOSHEVOY Ilia |
| 46 | MARECZKO Jakub |
| 47 | MARTINEZ Daniel Felipe |
| 48 | MOSCA Jacopo |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| 51 | CUNEGO Damiano |
| 52 | CANOLA Marco |
| 53 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo |
| 54 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 55 | KOBAYASHI Marino |
| 56 | BERLATO Giacomo |
| 57 | NAKANE Hideto |
| 58 | SANTAROMITA Ivan |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| 61 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 62 | BERNAL Egan Arley |
| 63 | CATTANEO Mattia |
| 64 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 65 | MASNADA Fausto |
| 66 | SOSA Ivan Ramiro |
| 67 | TORRES Rodolfo Andres |
| 68 | VENDRAME Andrea |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| 71 | CRAVEN Dan |
| 72 | DÍAZ José Manuel |
| 73 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
| 74 | LEMUS Luis Enrique |
| 75 | SAGIV Guy |
| 76 | TUREK Daniel |
| 77 | NIV Guy |
| 78 | SESSLER Nicolas |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 81 | ANTONINI Simone |
| 82 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 83 | DOUBEY Fabien |
| 84 | MARTIN Guillaume |
| 85 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 86 | MINNAARD Marco |
| 87 | NAPOLITANO Danilo |
| 88 | PASQUALON Andrea |
| GAZPROM-RUSVELO | |
| 91 | ROVNY Ivan |
| 92 | LAGUTIN Sergey |
| 93 | BRUTT Pavel |
| 94 | TRUSOV Nikolai |
| 95 | FIRSANOV Serguei |
| 96 | BOEV Igor |
| 97 | ARSLANOV Ildar |
| 98 | SOLOMENNIKOV Andrey |
| CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
| 101 | PRADES Eduard |
| 102 | FERRARI Fabricio |
| 103 | PAGE Dylan |
| 104 | ZABALA Josu |
| 105 | BUTLER Chris |
| 106 | LASTRA Jonathan |
| 107 | PELEGRÍ Óscar |
| 108 | CELANO Danilo |
| FORTUNEO-OSCARO | |
| 111 | BOUET Maxime |
| 112 | DELAPLACE Anthony |
| 113 | FONSECA Armindo |
| 114 | GERARD Arnaud |
| 115 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo |
| 116 | VACHON Florian |
| 117 | FEILLU Brice |
| TIROL CYCLING TEAM | |
| 121 | SALVADOR Enrico |
| 122 | FORTIN Filippo |
| 124 | GAMPER Patrick |
| 125 | KRIZEK Matthias |
| 126 | KUEN Maximilian |
| 127 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| 128 | WILDAUER Markus |
| D'AMICO-UTENSILNORD | |
| 131 | CANUTI Federico |
| 132 | CARLINI Ettore |
| 133 | DI GENOVA Pietro |
| 134 | MERLINO Marcello |
| 135 | PETRINI Francesco |
| 136 | RAFFAELE Angelo |
| 137 | SAMPARISI Nicolas |
| 138 | VITIELLO Angelo |
| SANGEMINI-MG.K VIS | |
| 141 | BERNARDINI Simone |
| 142 | BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel |
| 143 | GAFFURINI Nicola |
| 144 | GAZZARA Michele |
| 146 | SALVIETTI Niccolò |
| 147 | SCARTEZZINI Michele |
| 148 | TOTÒ Paolo |