2021 Il Giro di Sicilia (2.1)
(Tour of Sicily)

25th edition: September 28 - October 1, 2021

Tour of Sicily podium history | 2019 edition (race not run in 2020) | 2022 edition | Startlist
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4

Map of the 2021 Tour of Sicily. 712 kilometers

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Friday, October 1: 4th & final stage, Sant'Agata di Militello - Mascali, 180 km

Stage four map & profile | Stage four photos

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage four and the 2021 Giro d Sicilia. RCS photo

Weather at the finish city of Mascali at 2:00 PM, local time: 26C (78F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the east at 14 km/hr (9 mph). There is a 75% chance of rain durng the afternoon.

The race: With one non-starter (Kamil Gradik - Vini Zabu), 127 riders began the stage at 10:18 AM.

Here's the report from winner Vincenzo Nibali's Trek-Segafredo team:

Vincenzo Nibali claimed his first victory this season with one of his vintage attacks in Stage 4 at the Giro di Sicilia.

Nibali, using a rare home-field advantage to hone his condition ahead of Il Lombardia, threw out a classic shark assault on the last climb of the last stage in the four-day race.

Five riders, including race leader Alejandro Valverde, could not close to the Italian, who built a solid lead by the top of the climb.

Nibali, known as one of the best when it comes to riding downhill, added to his lead all the way to the line to easily take the stage and overall win.

“This victory means a lot,” said Nibali. “In my land, Sicily, I won, and it’s something that I was waiting for a long time, for me and for the team. I am very emotional about this; I have no words.

“I knew the route of today’s stage, but not very well this side of the final climb. I just knew it was hard, ideal for an attack from far, but I knew the descent perfectly. We climbed hard and when the pace got slow, I attacked. I didn’t hesitate and went all-in, and from the team car, I was getting encouraging signals about the lead.

“I gained morale and confidence to gain time as much as possible before the top. Then, after the KOM, there was only to pedal without looking back. I am very happy and excited! The team gave me great confidence and I found the best way to repay it.”

The race organizer posted this: After the stage, overnight GC leader Alejandro Valverde said, “I expected Nibali’s attack. What I didn’t expect was when Nibali and Bardet attacked early on.  I knew they’d try. But, here, I didn’t go with them. I thought we had it more or less under control, but he climbed really well. When I saw that we couldn’t catch him, I just tried to make sure I didn’t lose 2nd place. Yesterday’s crash didn’t help. I was battered and bruised and I noticed it today, although I was better than I expected after the fall. I just have to congratulate Vincenzo. I’m coming from a collarbone operation, and there’s still some pain, so I’m happy: happy to have won a stage and to finish 2nd overall againsst Nibali, Bardet, Covi, and everyone else here.”

Les Woodland's story of bike racing's high and lows: Cycling's 50 Triumphs and Tragedies: The rise and fall of bicycle racing's champions is available as an audiobook here.

Complete results:

Photos

180 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.834 km/hr

1	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	4hr 24min 29sec
2	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	@ 49sec
3	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
4	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	s.t.
5	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
6	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	s.t.
7	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
8	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
9	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
10	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
11	Davide Villella	Movistar	s.t.
12	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
13	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
14	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
15	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	2:09
16	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
17	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
18	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	3:02
19	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	s.t.
20	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
21	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
22	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4:08
23	Daniel Muñoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
24	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
25	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	5:09
26	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
27	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
28	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	s.t.
29	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	6:27
30	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	7:02
31	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	s.t.
32	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
33	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	8:25
34	Jose Rojas	Movistar	9:43
35	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	11:01
36	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
37	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	s.t.
38	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
39	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
40	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	s.t.
41	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
42	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
43	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	11:41
44	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
45	Asbjorn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
46	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	13:21
47	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
48	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
49	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
50	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
51	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
52	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
53	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	13:26
54	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	16:08
55	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
56	Florian Stork	Team DSM	s.t.
57	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
58	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
59	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
60	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	17:23
61	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
62	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
63	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
64	Marc Soler	Movistar	s.t.
65	Einer Rubio	Movistar	s.t.
66	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	s.t.
67	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	20:44
68	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
69	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	21:50
70	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	s.t.
71	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	s.t.
72	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	27:14
73	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
74	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	s.t.
75	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
76	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
77	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
78	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
79	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
80	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
81	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
82	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	30:14
83	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	30:50
84	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	32:27

Final GC after stage 4:

• GC winner: Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo)
• Mountains classification winner: Cristian Scaroni (Gazprom-RusVelo)
• Points classification winner: Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates)
• Best young rider: Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates)
• Team classification winner: Trek-Segafredo

712 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.199 km/hr

1	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	18hr 9min 50sec
2	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	@ 46sec
3	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	0:49
4	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:55
5	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	0:58
6	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	0:59
7	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
8	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
9	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
10	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	1:03
11	Davide Villella	Movistar	1:09
12	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	1:26
13	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	1:31
14	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:33
15	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	2:19
16	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	2:46
17	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	2:53
18	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	3:08
19	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	3:22
20	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	3:39
21	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	3:46
22	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4:28
23	Daniel Munoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	4:45
24	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	5:19
25	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	6:06
26	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	6:37
27	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	7:12
28	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	7:50
29	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	11:10
30	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	11:13
31	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	11:21
32	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	11:25
33	Jose Rojas	Movistar	11:32
34	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	11:51
35	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	11:53
36	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	12:48
37	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	14:05
38	Asbjorn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	14:10
39	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	14:38
40	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	s.t.
41	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	15:52
42	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	16:17
43	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	16:34
44	Einer Rubio	Movistar	17:43
45	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	18:20
46	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	18:25
47	Florian Stork	Team DSM	19:08
48	Marc Soler	Movistar	19:11
49	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	20:21
50	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	20:59
51	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	20:59
52	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	22:02
53	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	22:26
54	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	24:19
55	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	24:46
56	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
57	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
58	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	27:12
59	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	27:14
60	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	28:48
61	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	31:53
62	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	32:21
63	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
64	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	33:13
65	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	33:15
66	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	33:36
67	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	34:58
68	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	36:06
69	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	36:37
70	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	36:53
71	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	38:39
72	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
73	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	38:53
74	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	40:18
75	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	43:24
76	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	43:27
77	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
78	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
79	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
80	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
81	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	45:22
82	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	46:27
83	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	48:40
84	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	48:58

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Stage four photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The Rally Cycling team is presented during the starting ceremonies.

Ben King grabs his bike.

Overnight GC leader Alejandro Valverde heads to the start. He's sporting bandages from his crash just after the stage three finish.

Chris Froome

An attack on a climb.

Alejandro Valverde has his team with him in the finish town of Mascali, but Nibali has flown the coop.

Vincenzo Nibali, "Lo Squalo" (The Shark), pulls off a stunning win.

Nibali just after winning the stage.

Trek-Segafredo won the Team Classification.

King of the Mountains Cristian Scaroni

Vincenzo Nibali, winner of the 2021 Tour of Sicily

The final GC podium, from left: Alejandro Valverde (2nd), Vincenzo Nibali (1st) & Alessandro Covi (3rd).

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Thursday, September 30: Stage 3, Termini Imerese - Caronia, 180 km

Stage three map & profile | Stage three photos

Alejandro Valverde takes the stage and the GC lead. RCS photo.

Weather at Castel di Tusa, on the route, 24 kms from the finish: 26C (78F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 13 km/hr (8 mph). There is a 6% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the race organizer's description of today's hard climbing stage: The stage starts in Termini Imerese by the sea, traces a 122km loop in the hilly hinterland, then returns to the coast for an uphill finish. The roads are tortuous, varying in width and with sometimes worn surfaces. The city crossings can have cobbled sections of varying shapes. After Cerda (km 15.5) the riders climb the interminable Forcella di Bafurco (or dei Bifolchi) climb through the so-called Petralie – the villages of Petralia Sottana and Petralia Soprana – to Geraci Siculo (km 85.8 | 94.2 km to go). A very long descent follows before the next 11.4 km climb to teh GPM at Pollina (ave. gradient 6%) and the descent to the final 30 km along the coast that ends with the final climb. The last 3 km climb in hairpins at around 6%, with some steeper points. The home straight is 300 m long.

Here's the stage three report from winner Alejandro Valverde's Team Movistar:

There are very few dates more symbolic to Spanish cycling than September 30th. And today, three years after an unforgettable success in Innsbruck, Alejandro Valverde offered the Movistar Team yet another win on stage three of the Giro di Sicilia. Just a month after his crash and injuries in La Vuelta, the marvel from Murcia raised his arm victorious again in Caronia, after splendid work from the Blues, to notch up his third success of the year and the 130th of his illustrious career.

Abner González took himself to the front of the bunch about 60km from the end, to make his mark in the field -only 30 riders able to follow after his big push- and neutralized the day’s break, after which the Movistar Team was even able to contest the bonus sprint prior to the finish. Rojas and Soler made sure ‘Bala’ could take 3", which showed his great form, while Pedrero completed an excellent approach, keeping the peloton always at a good speed, to avoid any attacks before the last climb. Einer Rubio y Davide Villella took the last turns to leave Alejandro in good position before his irresistible sprint.

A crash right after the finish, as he went over some cables, was a late scare for Valverde, who will now try to have some good rest and, hopefully, defend his new jersey on Friday’s showdown. He’s now holding a seven-second advantage over Covi (UAD) before tomorrow’s decisive climb of Sciarra di Scorciavacca (9.5km at 6.5%) and its descent towards Mascali.

REACTION / Alejandro Valverde:
“So happy to have achieved this victory! We came here today with an aim at claiming the victory, and we succeeded – even if the end of the day was a bit unexpected. It was unfortunate to lost control of the bike over those cables, but I think it won’t be too serious. Let’s see how we sleep and how we tackle tomorrow’s stage.

“Above all, I want to thank all of my team-mates, because it was due to their effort that I could take this. It’s a victory that brings me so much peace of mind, knowing now that I’m doing OK. I’ve been able to train well these past few weeks, I recovered fast and I showed again today I’m fine. My goal, both here in Sicilia and in the next few days, is to gain some racing form to be up there for Il Lombardia. I know it will be hard, but the good thing is we’ve got an extra win to celebrate now!”

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Complete results:

Photos

180 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.232 km/hr

1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	4hr 42min 29sec
2	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
3	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
4	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
5	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	s.t.
6	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
7	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
8	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
9	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
10	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
11	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
12	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
13	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	s.t.
14	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
15	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
16	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	@ 10sec
17	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
18	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
19	Davide Villella	Movistar	s.t.
20	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
21	Einer Rubio	Movistar	s.t.
22	Daniel Munoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:27
23	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
24	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
25	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
26	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	0:34
27	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
28	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
29	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
30	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	s.t.
31	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	0:47
32	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
33	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	1:13
34	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	s.t.
35	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	1:18
36	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
37	Jose Rojas	Movistar	1:40
38	Marc Soler	Movistar	s.t.
39	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	s.t.
40	Asbjorn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	2:19
41	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	s.t.
42	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	2:50
43	Florian Stork	Team DSM	s.t.
44	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	3:13
45	Paul Double	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
46	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	3:27
47	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	4:01
48	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	4:26
49	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	4:41
50	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
51	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
52	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
53	Alex Tolio	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	4:59
54	Sergio Meris	Colpack-Ballan	11:15
55	Nicola Plebani	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
56	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
57	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	s.t.
58	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
59	Riccardo Verza	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
60	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
61	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
62	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
63	Marco Frapporti	Vini Zabù	s.t.
64	Damiano Cima	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
65	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	s.t.
66	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
67	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
68	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	s.t.
69	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
70	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	16:03
71	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
72	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
73	Maksym Bilyi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
74	Luca Colnaghi	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
75	Luca Rastelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
76	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
77	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
78	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
79	Enrico Zanoncello	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
80	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
81	Lorenzo Quartucci	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
82	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
83	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	s.t.
84	Jokin Aranburu	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
85	Mattia Frapporti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
86	Niccolo Salvietti	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
87	Nicolas Nesi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
88	Francesco di Felice	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
89	Nikolay Cherkasov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
90	Jacopo Cortese	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
91	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
92	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
93	Andrea Guardini	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
94	Johnatan Canaveral	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
95	Kamil Gradek	Vini Zabù	s.t.
96	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
97	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
98	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
99	Francesco Carollo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
100	Emanuele Onesti	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
101	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
102	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
103	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
104	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
105	Giovanni Bortoluzzi	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
106	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	s.t.
107	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
108	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
109	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
110	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	s.t.
111	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
112	Matteo Moschetti	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
113	Stefano di Benedetto	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
114	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
115	Francesco Zandri	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	17:33
116	Samuele Zambelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	18:30
117	Stefano Gandin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
118	Fabio di Guglielmo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
119	Paul Wright	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
120	Emil Dima	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
121	Samuel Quaranta	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
122	Eric Paties	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	19:37
123	Federico Burchio	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	19:59
124	Jakub Mareczko	Vini Zabù	20:07
125	Paolo Simion	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
126	Daniel Smarzaro	D'Amico-UM Tools	20:30
127	Manuel Belletti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
128	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	27:02

GC after stage three:

532 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.677 km/hr

1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	13hr 45min 18sec
2	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	@ 7sec
3	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:09
4	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
5	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	0:11
6	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	0:13
7	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
8	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
9	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
10	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
11	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
12	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
13	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
14	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
15	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	s.t.
16	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	0:23
17	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
18	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
19	Einer Rubio	Movistar	s.t.
20	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
21	Davide Villella	Movistar	s.t.
22	Daniel Munoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	0:40
23	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
24	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
25	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
26	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	0:45
27	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	0:47
28	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
29	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
30	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
31	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	1:00
32	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	s.t.
33	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	1:20
34	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	1:26
35	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	1:31
36	Marc Soler	Movistar	1:51
37	Jose Rojas	Movistar	1:53
38	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	s.t.
39	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	2:32
40	Asbjorn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
41	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	3:03
42	Florian Stork	Team DSM	s.t.
43	Paul Double	MG.K vis VPM	3:26
44	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	3:40
45	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	4:14
46	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	4:39
47	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	4:42
48	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	4:54
49	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
50	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
51	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
52	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	5:02
53	Alex Tolio	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	5:12
54	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	11:26
55	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	11:28
56	Riccardo Verza	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
57	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
58	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
59	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
60	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	s.t.
61	Damiano Cima	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
62	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	s.t.
63	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
64	Marco Frapporti	Vini Zabù	s.t.
65	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
66	Sergio Meris	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
67	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
68	Nicola Plebani	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
69	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	13:07
70	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	15:56
71	Matteo Moschetti	Trek-Segafredo	16:10
72	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	16:12
73	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	16:13
74	Luca Colnaghi	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	16:16
75	Francesco di Felice	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
76	Andrea Guardini	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
77	Nicolas Nesi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
78	Jokin Aranburu	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
79	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
80	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
81	Maksym Bilyi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
82	Mattia Frapporti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
83	Francesco Carollo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
84	Emanuele Onesti	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
85	Luca Rastelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
86	Lorenzo Quartucci	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
87	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
88	Stefano di Benedetto	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
89	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
90	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
91	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
92	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
93	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
94	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
95	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
96	Nikolay Cherkasov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
97	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
98	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
99	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
100	Kamil Gradek	Vini Zabù	s.t.
101	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
102	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	s.t.
103	Enrico Zanoncello	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	16:46
104	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	17:38
105	Francesco Zandri	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	17:46
106	Jacopo Cortese	MG.K vis VPM	17:54
107	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	18:11
108	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	s.t.
109	Giovanni Bortoluzzi	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
110	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	18:35
111	Samuele Zambelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	18:43
112	Samuel Quaranta	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
113	Stefano Gandin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
114	Emil Dima	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
115	Jakub Mareczko	Vini Zabù	20:16
116	Paolo Simion	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	20:20
117	Fabio di Guglielmo	MG.K vis VPM	20:22
118	Manuel Belletti	Eolo-Kometa	20:43
119	Eric Paties	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	21:45
120	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	22:48
121	Niccolo Salvietti	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
122	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
123	Johnatan Canaveral	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
124	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
125	Paul Wright	MG.K vis VPM	25:15
126	Federico Burchio	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	26:07
127	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	27:15
128	Daniel Smarzaro	D'Amico-UM Tools	27:01

Stage three map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Stage 3 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Alejandro Valverde before the stage start. Note the rainbow stripes on his sleeves and collar which he can wear as a former world champion (2018, Innsbruck).

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Chris Froome picks up his bike as he continues to work on his recovery.

Race leader Sabastian Molano stayed with the front group as long as he could, but was eventually dropped. He finished 109th, @ 16min 3sec.

Racing through the beautiful hills of northern Sicily

Alejandro Valverde drives for the finish line.

41-year old Alejandro Valverde wins a truly tough stage.

Valverde will be defending his ownership of the leader's jersey just for tomorrow's final stage.

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Wednesday, September 29: Stage 2, Selinunte (Castelvetrano) - Mondello (Palermo), 173 km

Course map & profile | Stage two photos

Sebastian Molano makes it two stage wins in a row. RCS photo.

Weather at the finish city of Mondello at 2:00 PM, local time: 26C (79F), fair, with the wind from the north at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the stage summary from winner Sebastian Molano's UAE Team Emirates.

The UAE Team Emirates sprint train proved itself to be working well on day 2 of the Tour of Sicily, with victory for Sebastian Molano in the 173km from Selinute to Mondello.

The Colombian conquered the 2nd stage, preceding Filippo Fiorelli (Bardiani-CSF, then relegated to the bottom of the group due to sprinting irregularities), Matteo Moschetti (Trek-Segafredo) and Jakub Mareczko (Zabù Wines).

UAE Team Emirates controlled the race without any problems (break of 6 riders, caught less than 20 km from the finish), and then led the group towards the final sprint: Alessandro Covi’s work was effective to keep the speed high in the final and good support provided by David De La Cruz, Brandon McNulty and Maximiliano Richeze to help Molano, who clearly demonstrated his superior speed.

As the stage gets going the riders pass the Temple E (6th century BC) in the city of Selinunte. RCS photo

The Colombian will face the 3rd stage in the race leader’s jersey, starting from Termini Imerese and arriving in Caronia after 180 km including the ascent of Pollina (11.4 km at 5.6%, brow at -42 km) and the final stretch of Caronia (3.6 km to 5.7%).

Molano: “Today the team’s work was spectacular, we controlled the race by maintaining a constant pace which suited me well. Munoz worked hard to bring back the break, then De La Cruz, McNulty and Covi came into action to take me to the sprint. Richeze delivered me in the sprint flawlessly and I was able to take a beautiful victory.

"Today we were really perfect.”

Complete results:

Photos

173 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.069 km/hr

1	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	4hr 25min 41sec
2	Matteo Moschetti	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
3	Jakub Mareczko	Vini Zabù	s.t.
4	Emanuele Onesti	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
5	Manuel Belletti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
6	Francesco Carollo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
7	Samuele Zambelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
8	Nicolas Nesi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
9	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
10	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
11	Luca Colnaghi	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
12	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
13	Andrea Guardini	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
14	Jokin Aranburu	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
15	Paolo Simion	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
16	Francesco di Felice	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
17	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
18	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
19	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
20	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
21	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
22	Jose Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
23	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
24	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
25	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	s.t.
26	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
27	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
28	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
29	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
30	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
31	Stefano di Benedetto	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
32	Maksym Bilyi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
33	Einer Rubio	Movistar	s.t.
34	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
35	Davide Villella	Movistar	s.t.
36	Lorenzo Quartucci	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
37	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
38	Riccardo Verza	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
39	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	s.t.
40	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
41	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
42	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
43	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	s.t.
44	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
45	Daniel Munoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
46	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	s.t.
47	Luca Rastelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
48	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
49	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
50	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
51	Mattia Frapporti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
52	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
53	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
54	Marc Soler	Movistar	s.t.
55	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
56	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	s.t.
57	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
58	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
59	Samuel Quaranta	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
60	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
61	Asbjorn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
62	Stefano Gandin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
63	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
64	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
65	Paul Double	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
66	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
67	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	s.t.
68	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
69	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
70	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	s.t.
71	Enrico Zanoncello	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
72	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
73	Florian Stork	Team DSM	s.t.
74	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	s.t.
75	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
76	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
77	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
78	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
79	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
80	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
81	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
82	Nikolay Cherkasov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
83	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
84	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
85	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
86	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
87	Alex Tolio	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
88	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
89	Marco Frapporti	Vini Zabù	s.t.
90	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
91	Sergio Meris	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
92	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
93	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	s.t.
94	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
95	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	s.t.
96	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	s.t.
97	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	s.t.
98	Kamil Gradek	Vini Zabù	s.t.
99	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
100	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
101	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
102	Nicola Plebani	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
103	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	s.t.
104	Emil Dima	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
105	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
106	Francesco Zandri	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
107	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
108	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	@ 1min 16sec
109	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	1:22
110	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	@ 0sec
111	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	1:39
112	Fabio di Guglielmo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
113	Jacopo Cortese	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
114	Alessio Acco	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	1:55
115	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	s.t.
116	Giovanni Bortoluzzi	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
117	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	s.t.
118	Eric Paties	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
119	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	2:19
120	Damiano Cima	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
121	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	3:31
122	Federico Burchio	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	5:55
123	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	6:32
124	Davide Appollonio	Amore & Vita	@ 0sec
125	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	6:32
126	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
127	Besnik Islami	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
128	Simone Bevilacqua	Vini Zabù	s.t.
129	Paul Wright	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
130	Johnatan Canaveral	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
131	Daniel Smarzaro	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
132	Niccolo Salvietti	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.

GC after stage 2:

352 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.917 km/hr

1	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	9hr 2min 42sec
2	Matteo Moschetti	Trek-Segafredo	@ 14sec
3	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
4	Jakub Mareczko	Vini Zabù	0:16
5	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
6	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
7	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	0:17
8	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	0:18
9	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	s.t.
10	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	0:19
11	Manuel Belletti	Eolo-Kometa	0:20
12	Andrea Guardini	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
13	Luca Colnaghi	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
14	Francesco di Felice	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
15	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
16	Nicolas Nesi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
17	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
18	Paolo Simion	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
19	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
20	Jose Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
21	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
22	Jokin Aranburu	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
23	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
24	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
25	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
26	Emanuele Onesti	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
27	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
28	Francesco Carollo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
29	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
30	Samuele Zambelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
31	Riccardo Verza	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
32	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	s.t.
33	Mattia Frapporti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
34	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
35	Maksym Bilyi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
36	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
37	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
38	Stefano di Benedetto	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
39	Luca Rastelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
40	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
41	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
42	Lorenzo Quartucci	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
43	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
44	Samuel Quaranta	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
45	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
46	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
47	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
48	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
49	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
50	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	s.t.
51	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
52	Paul Double	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
53	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
54	Einer Rubio	Movistar	s.t.
55	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	s.t.
56	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
57	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
58	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
59	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
60	Daniel Munoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
61	Alex Tolio	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
62	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	s.t.
63	Davide Villella	Movistar	s.t.
64	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
65	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	s.t.
66	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
67	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
68	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
69	Asbjorn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
70	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
71	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
72	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
73	Stefano Gandin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
74	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
75	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
76	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
77	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	s.t.
78	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
79	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
80	Marc Soler	Movistar	s.t.
81	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	s.t.
82	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
83	Francesco Zandri	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
84	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	s.t.
85	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
86	Emil Dima	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
87	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
88	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
89	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
90	Marco Frapporti	Vini Zabù	s.t.
91	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
92	Davide Appollonio	Amore & Vita	s.t.
93	Florian Stork	Team DSM	s.t.
94	Nikolay Cherkasov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
95	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
96	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
97	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
98	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
99	Sergio Meris	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
100	Kamil Gradek	Vini Zabù	s.t.
101	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
102	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	s.t.
103	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	s.t.
104	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
105	Nicola Plebani	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
106	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
107	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
108	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	s.t.
109	Enrico Zanoncello	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	0:50
110	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	1:36
111	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	1:42
112	Jacopo Cortese	MG.K vis VPM	1:58
113	Fabio di Guglielmo	MG.K vis VPM	1:59
114	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
115	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	2:15
116	Alessio Acco	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
117	Giovanni Bortoluzzi	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
118	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	s.t.
119	Eric Paties	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
120	Damiano Cima	Gazprom-RusVelo	2:39
121	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
122	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	3:51
123	Federico Burchio	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	6:15
124	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	6:52
125	Paul Wright	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
126	Besnik Islami	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
127	Niccolo Salvietti	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
128	Johnatan Canaveral	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
129	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
130	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
131	Simone Bevilacqua	Vini Zabù	s.t.
132	Daniel Smarzaro	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.

Stage 2 map & profile:

Map of stage two

Stage two profile

Stage two photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Riders pass Temple E.

The race has started and the peloton goes by the temple.

Racing in the beautiful Sicilian countryside

Chris Froome finished 60th today, in the main field.

The sprinters' teams weren't going to let the break make it to the finish.

As the pack approaches the line, Sebastian Molano got the jump on the rest of the riders.

Sebastian Molano takes the stage

Sebastian Molano will start stage three in the leader's jersey..

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Tuesday, September 28: Stage 1, Avola - Licata, 179 km

Course map & profile | Stage one photos

Juan Sebatian Molano takes the first stage.

Weather at the finish city of Licata at 1:50 PM, local time: 28C (83F), sunny, with the wind from the west at 27 km/hr (17 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's is the report from winner Juan Sebastian Molano's UAE Team Emirates.

Sebastian Molano took a thrilling win on stage 1 of the Giro di Sicilia (2.1) in Italy today, after a team sprint lead-out which saw the 26-year old delivered perfectly to the line.

The technical run in on the 179km from Avola to Licata meant Molano would need to keep his cool until the very last moment when great work from Maximiliano Richeze, who would finish on the podium in 3rd, launched him to a perfectly timed sprint victory.

Earlier in the stage a group of 3 riders built a lead of 8 minutes, but thanks to the work of Cristian Muñoz and Joe Dombrowski the UAE led peloton reeled them in with 14km to go. Good team riding from Brandon McNulty and birthday boy Alessandro Covi meant the team were at the head of the race throughout the last 10km.

About a third into the stage, the peloton passes through the lovely and ancient town of Modica.

A late attack from Vincenzo Albanese (Eolo-Kometa) looked like it may disrupt the sprinters options but a confident display from the Emirati squad saw Molano come around the Italian in the dying metres to take his 3rd win of the season and the 30th win of the season for the team.

Molano also claims the lead in the Overall Classification and will wear the leaders jersey for stage 2 tomorrow from Selinunte to Mondello (173km).

Molano: “The team did amazing work all day in controlling the race. The finish suited me well and suited Richeze also who gave me the perfect leadout. In the last metres we knew we had to be in the lead with all the corners so I’m really pleased it worked out well and thankful to all the team , my family and everyone who has supported me. Tomorrow looks like it could be a good finish for me again so we’ll try and go for win number two.”

Complete results:

Photos

179 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.225 km/hr

1	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	4hr 37min 21sec
2	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
3	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
4	Matteo Moschetti	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
5	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
6	Jakub Mareczko	Vini Zabù	s.t.
7	Andrea Guardini	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
8	Manuel Belletti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
9	Francesco di Felice	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
10	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
11	Damiano Cima	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
12	Luca Colnaghi	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
13	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
14	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
15	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
16	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
17	Mattia Frapporti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
18	Jose Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
19	Nicolas Nesi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
20	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	s.t.
21	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
22	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
23	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
24	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
25	Paolo Simion	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
26	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	s.t.
27	Riccardo Verza	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
28	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
29	Paul Wright	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
30	Jokin Aranburu	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
31	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
32	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
33	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
34	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
35	Samuel Quaranta	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
36	Luca Rastelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
37	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
38	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
39	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
40	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
41	Alex Tolio	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
42	Maksym Bilyi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
43	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
44	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
45	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
46	Federico Burchio	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
47	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
48	Paul Double	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
49	Francesco Carollo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
50	Emanuele Onesti	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
51	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
52	Stefano di Benedetto	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
53	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
54	Lorenzo Quartucci	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
55	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	s.t.
56	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
57	Samuele Zambelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
58	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
59	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
60	Davide Appollonio	Amore & Vita	s.t.
61	Francesco Zandri	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
62	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
63	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	s.t.
64	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	s.t.
65	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	s.t.
66	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
67	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
68	Alessio Acco	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
69	Emil Dima	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
70	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
71	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
72	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
73	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
74	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
75	Giovanni Bortoluzzi	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
76	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	s.t.
77	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	s.t.
78	Asbjorn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
79	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
80	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	s.t.
81	Stefano Gandin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
82	Daniel Munoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
83	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
84	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
85	Besnik Islami	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
86	Einer Rubio	Movistar	s.t.
87	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
88	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
89	Niccolo Salvietti	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
90	Marco Frapporti	Vini Zabù	s.t.
91	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	s.t.
92	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
93	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
94	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
95	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
96	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	s.t.
97	Eric Paties	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
98	Davide Villella	Movistar	s.t.
99	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
100	Kamil Gradek	Vini Zabù	s.t.
101	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	s.t.
102	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
103	Johnatan Canaveral	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
104	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
105	Nikolay Cherkasov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
106	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
107	Sergio Meris	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
108	Marc Soler	Movistar	s.t.
109	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
110	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
111	Fabio di Guglielmo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
112	Florian Stork	Team DSM	s.t.
113	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
114	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	s.t.
115	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	s.t.
116	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
117	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
118	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
119	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
120	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
121	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
122	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
123	Nicola Plebani	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
124	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	s.t.
125	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
126	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
127	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	s.t.
128	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
129	Jacopo Cortese	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
130	Simone Bevilacqua	Vini Zabù	s.t.
131	Daniel Smarzaro	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
132	Enrico Zanoncello	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	@ 31sec
133	Davide Persico	Colpack-Ballan	13:30

GC after stage 1:

1	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	4hr 37min 11sec
2	Vincenzo Albanese	Eolo-Kometa	@ 4sec
3	Maximiliano Richeze	UAE Team Emirates	0:06
4	Matteo Zurlo	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	0:07
5	Charles-Etienne Chretien	Rally Cycling	0:08
6	Jacopo Cortese	MG.K vis VPM	0:09
7	Matteo Moschetti	Trek-Segafredo	0:10
8	Filippo Fiorelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
9	Jakub Mareczko	Vini Zabù	s.t.
10	Andrea Guardini	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
11	Manuel Belletti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
12	Francesco di Felice	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
13	Jhonatan Restrepo	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
14	Damiano Cima	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
15	Luca Colnaghi	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
16	Michele Gazzoli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
17	David Gonzalez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
18	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
19	Simone Velasco	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
20	Mattia Frapporti	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
21	Jose Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
22	Nicolas Nesi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
23	Romain Bardet	Team DSM	s.t.
24	Alberto Serrano	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
25	Guy Sagiv	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
26	Omer Goldstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
27	Iuri Filosi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
28	Paolo Simion	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
29	Marco Tizza	Amore & Vita	s.t.
30	Riccardo Verza	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
31	Kristian Yustre	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
32	Paul Wright	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
33	Jokin Aranburu	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
34	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
35	Raul Colombo	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
36	Alessio Martinelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
37	Giacomo Garavaglia	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
38	Samuel Quaranta	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
39	Luca Rastelli	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
40	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
41	Mattias Skjelmose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
42	Mattia Bais	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
43	Edward Ravasi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
44	Alex Tolio	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
45	Maksym Bilyi	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
46	Davide Gabburo	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
47	Lorenzo Fortunato	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
48	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
49	Federico Burchio	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
50	Alexander Cepeda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
51	Paul Double	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
52	Francesco Carollo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
53	Emanuele Onesti	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
54	Thymen Arensman	Team DSM	s.t.
55	Stefano di Benedetto	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
56	Simone Ravanelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
57	Lorenzo Quartucci	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
58	Benjamin King	Rally Cycling	s.t.
59	Vincenzo Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
60	Samuele Zambelli	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
61	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
62	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
63	Davide Appollonio	Amore & Vita	s.t.
64	Francesco Zandri	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
65	Jacopo Mosca	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
66	Nathan Brown	Rally Cycling	s.t.
67	Giacomo Cassara	Amore & Vita	s.t.
68	Davide Orrico	Vini Zabù	s.t.
69	Reto Hollenstein	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
70	Alvaro Cuadros	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
71	Alessio Acco	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
72	Emil Dima	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
73	Edoardo Faresin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
74	Cristian Scaroni	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
75	Unai Iribar	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
76	Chris Froome	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
77	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
78	Giovanni Bortoluzzi	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
79	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar	s.t.
80	Mattia Benedetti	Amore & Vita	s.t.
81	Asbjørn Hellemose	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
82	Adriano Brogi	Giotti Victoria-Savini Due	s.t.
83	Abner Gonzalez	Movistar	s.t.
84	Stefano Gandin	Zalf-Euromobil-Désirée	s.t.
85	Daniel Munoz	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
86	Antonio Nibali	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
87	Paolo Toto	Amore & Vita	s.t.
88	Besnik Islami	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
89	Einer Rubio	Movistar	s.t.
90	Jhojan Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
91	Alessandro Tonelli	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
92	Niccolo Salvietti	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
93	Marco Frapporti	Vini Zabù	s.t.
94	Mason Hollyman	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
95	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
96	James Piccoli	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
97	Chris Hamilton	Team DSM	s.t.
98	Eric Paties	Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek	s.t.
99	Davide Villella	Movistar	s.t.
100	Alessandro Monaco	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
101	Kamil Gradek	Vini Zabù	s.t.
102	Gavin Mannion	Rally Cycling	s.t.
103	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
104	Johnatan Canaveral	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	s.t.
105	Julen Amezqueta	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
106	Nikolay Cherkasov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
107	Eduardo Sepulveda	Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	s.t.
108	Sergio Meris	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
109	Marc Soler	Movistar	s.t.
110	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
111	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
112	Fabio di Guglielmo	MG.K vis VPM	s.t.
113	Florian Stork	Team DSM	s.t.
114	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
115	Keegan Swirbul	Rally Cycling	s.t.
116	Andreas Leknessund	Team DSM	s.t.
117	David de la Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
118	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
119	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
120	Pavel Kochetkov	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
121	Roman Kreuziger	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
122	Ivan Rovny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
123	Iker Ballarin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
124	Nicola Plebani	Colpack-Ballan	s.t.
125	Kyle Murphy	Rally Cycling	s.t.
126	Alastair Mackellar	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
127	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
128	Emerson Oronte	Rally Cycling	s.t.
129	Samuele Rivi	Eolo-Kometa	s.t.
130	Simone Bevilacqua	Vini Zabù	s.t.
131	Daniel Smarzaro	D'Amico-UM Tools	s.t.
132	Enrico Zanoncello	Bardiani CSF Faizanè	0:41
133	Davide Persico	Colpack-Ballan	13:40

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The Rally Cycling team is presented during the starting ceremonies.

Vincenzo Nibali

Chris Froome continues working on his comeback.

The Giotti Vittoria-Savini Due team picks up their bikes.

Ecuadorian Nation Champion Jefferson Alexander Cepeda heads to the start.

The peloton stayed surprisingly intact during the stage.

It a drag race between Vincenzo Albanese (left) and Sebastian Molano (right).

Sebastian Molano is the day's fastest rider. His teammate Max Richeze celebrates as well.

Sebastian Molano gets the 2021 Tour of Sicily's first leader's jersey.

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Startlist with back numbers, September 27, 2021:

	TREK-SEGAFREDO
1	NIBALI Vincenzo
2	EG Niklas
3	MOSCHETTI Matteo
4	HELLEMOSE Asbjorn
5	SKJELMOSE Mattias
6	MOSCA Jacopo
7	NIBALI Antonio
	MOVISTAR
11	VALVERDE Alejandro
12	ROJAS Jose
13	GONZALEZ Abner
14	PEDRERO Antonio
15	RUBIO Einer
16	SOLER Marc
17	VILLELLA Davide
	TEAM DSM
21	BARDET Romain
22	ARENSMAN Thymen
23	VERMAERKE Kevin
24	GAROFOLI Gianmarco
25	LEKNESSUND Andreas
26	STORK Florian
27	VANDENABEELE Henri
	ISRAEL START-UP NATION
31	FROOME Christopher
32	DE MARCHI Alessandro
33	GOLDSTEIN Omer
34	HOLLYMAN Mason
35	MACKELLAR Alastair
36	PICCOLI James
37	SAGIV Guy
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
41	DOMBROWSKI Joseph
42	MCNULTY Brandon
43	MOLANO Juan
44	COVI Alessandro
45	DE LA CRUZ David
46	RICHEZE Maximiliano
47	MUNOZ Christian
	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC
51	BAIS Mattia
52	CEPEDA Jefferson
53	MUNOZ Daniel
54	RAVANELLI Simone
55	RESTREPO Jhonatan
56	SEPULVEDA Eduardo
57	ZAMBELLI Samuele
	BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE'
61	CANAVERAL Jonathan
62	COLNAGHI Luca
63	FIORELLI Filippo
64	GABBURO Davide
65	MONACO Alessandro
66	TONELLI Alessandro
67	ZANONCELLO Enrico
	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
71	AMEZQUETA Julen
72	AULAR Orluis
73	CUADROS Alvaro
74	GARCIA Jhojan
75	MARTIN Sergio
76	GONZALEZ David
77	SERRANO Alberto
	EOLO-KOMETA
81	ALBANESE Vincenzo
82	BELLETTI Manuel
83	CHRISTIAN Mark
84	FORTUNATO Lorenzo
85	FRAPPORTI Mattia
86	RAVASI Edward
87	RIVI Samuele
	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI
91	BALLARIN Iker
92	ARANBURU Jokin
93	BIZKARRA Mikel
94	BOU Joan
95	ITURRIA Mikel
96	JUARISTI Txomin
97	IRIBAR Unai
	GAZPROM-RUSVELO
101	CHERKASOV Nikolay
102	KOCHETKOV Pavel
103	NEKRASOV Denis
104	NYCH Artem
105	ROVNY Ivan
106	SCARONI Cristian
107	VELASCO Simone
	RALLY CYCLING
111	BROWN Nathan
112	CHRETIEN Charles-Etienne
113	KING Benjamin
114	MANNION Gavin
115	MURPHY Kyle
116	ORONTE Emerson
117	SWIRBUL Keegan
	VINI ZABU’
121	STACCHIOTTI Riccardo
122	FERRI Gregorio
123	BEVILACQUA Simone
124	FRAPPORTI Marco
125	GRADEK Kamil
126	MARECZKO Jakub
127	ORRICO Davide
	AMORE E VITA
131	APPOLLONIO Davide
132	PELCERS Kristaps
133	PETELIN Charly
134	PIRAZZI Stefano
135	SENNI Manuel
136	TIZZA Marco
137	TOTO' Paolo
	D'AMICO UM TOOLS
141	BILYI Maksim
142	ISLAMI Besnik
143	NESI Nicolas
144	QUARTUCCI Lorenzo
145	ROBERTI Luca
146	RUIZ Jeferson
147	SMARZARO Daniel
	GIOTTI VICTORIA SAVINI DUE
151	BROGI Adriano
152	DIMA Emil
153	FILOSI Iuri
154	SIMION Paolo
155	GUARDINI Andrea
156	ONESTI Emanuele
157	YUSTRE Kristian
	MG.K VIS VPM
161	DI FELICE Francesco
162	DI GUGLIELMO Fabio
163	DOUBLE Paul
164	PENCEDANO Niccolo
165	RADICE Raffaele
166	SALVIETTI Niccoló
167	WRIGHT Paul
	COLPACK BALLAN
172	GAZZOLI Michele
173	GOMEZ Nicolas
174	MARTINELLI Alessio
175	MERIS Sergio
176	PETRUCCI Mattia
177	RASTELLI Luca
	WORK SERVICE-MARCHIOL-DYNATEK
181	BORTOLUZZI Giovanni
182	BURCHIO Federico
183	COLOMBO Raul
184	DI BENEDETTO Stefano
185	GARAVAGLIA Giacomo
186	ZANDRI Francesco
	ZALF EUROMOBIL FIOR
191	ACCO Alessio
192	FARESIN Edoardo
193	GANDIN Stefano
194	MASOTTO Giulio
195	TOLIO Alex
196	VERZA Riccardo
197	ZURLO Matteo