Pöstlberger denies the sprinters to claim first pink jersey in Giro 100
Pöstlberger attacked inside the final kilometre and a disorganised peloton failed to react until the Bora-Hansgrohe rider was unassailably clear.
It proved a great opening day for the Bora-Hansgrohe team as Italian Cesare Benedetti claimed the early lead in the king of the mountain category after spending all day in a breakaway.
Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) was second over the line with Germany’s Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) third.
INCREDIBLE!!@Poesti_92 claims an unexpected Stage One victory in his maiden@giroditalia 👏 #Giro100 pic.twitter.com/Tahf4zT208
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) 5 mai 2017
Giro d’Italia 2017 – stage 1 results (Alghero – Olbia):
| 1 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-hansgrohe) |
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| 2 | Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) |
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| 3 | André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) |
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| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) |
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| 5 | Sacha Modolo (UAE Team Emirates) |
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| 6 | Kristian Sbaragli (Dimension Data) |
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| 7 | Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) |
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| 8 | Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data) |
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| 9 | Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) |
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| 10 | Phil Bauhaus (Team Sunweb) |
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| 11 | Gregor Mühlberger (Bora-hansgrohe) |
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| 12 | Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) |
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| 13 | Enrico Battaglin (LottoNl-Jumbo) |
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| 14 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Katusha-Alpecin) |
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| 15 | Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) |
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| 16 | Jakub Mareczko (Wilier Triestina) |
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| 17 | Enrico Barbin (Bardiani CSF) |
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| 18 | Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) |
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| 19 | Simone Ponzi (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) |
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| 20 | Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) |
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