He Tour de France In its 111th edition, the race started on Italian soil with a 206-kilometre route between Florence and Rimini, on Italian soil. It featured seven mountain passes and the winner of the day was the Frenchman Romain Bardet of the Team dsm-firmenich PostNL. The escape, which was almost six minutes apart, could not be crowned and finally an attack by Bardet was the winner.
The 33-year-old cyclist, who announced that He is competing in his last Tourhad a great performance in this initial stage: he escaped from the peloton 50 kilometers from the finish and the 33-year-old DSM climber ended up beating his Dutch teammate at the finish line. Frank van den Broekwith just five seconds of advantage over the group of favourites, who were ultimately unable to catch the two standouts.
It is the fourth stage victory for Bardet in a Tour, a race in which he finished second in the general classification in 2016 and 2017. However, he had never managed to wear the yellow jersey until now.
It was a quiet stage for the four Beetles that are in the Tour. Egan Bernal He was the one who finished in the best position, crossing the finish line in the group of favourites, five seconds behind the winner, Bardet, and his teammate Van Den Broek.
The leader of Bahrain Victorius entered that same lot, Santiago Buitragomaintaining the time difference. Harold Tejada (Astana), For his part, he came in 62nd place at 15 minutes 03 seconds, while Fernando Gaviria, Movistar’s bet for stage victories in speed, came in 165th place after more than 30 minutes.
The second stage will be again on Italian soil. It is a stage of 199.2 kilometers of mid-mountain, with six ports, of which five are third category and one fourth.
Stage 1 classification
1. Romain Bardet DSM-Firmenich PostNL 5h 07’22”
2. Frank van den Broek DSM-Firmenich PostNL ”
3. Wout van Aert Visma | Lease a Bike +5′’
12. Egan Bernal Ineos Grenadiers ”
47. Santiago Buitrago Bahrain Victorious ”
62. Harold Tejada Astana +15’03”
Fernando Gaviria Movistar Team ”
General ranking
1. Romain Bardet DSM-Firmenich PostNL 5h 07’22”
2. Frank van den Broek DSM-Firmenich PostNL +4′’
3. Wout van Aert Visma | Lease a Bike +11′’
12. Egan Bernal Ineos Grenadiers +15′’
47. Santiago Buitrago Bahrain Victorious ”
62. Harold Tejada Astana +15′13′’
Fernando Gaviria Movistar Team “
