A great day for DSM-Firmenich PostNL. One-two with Romain Bardet and Frank van den Broek in the first stage of the Tour de France (206 km from Florence to Rimini), in which Egan Bernal and Santiago Buitrago entered with the group of favourites five seconds behind this duo.
The escape of eight cyclists was formed very quickly, which faded as the kilometers passed and the demands of the terrain, while UAE Team Emirates went to work at the front of the peloton, affecting several legs.
Two riders from DSM-Firmenich PostNL survived the breakaway and took the lead. The main group, meanwhile, was pushing the pace in an attempt to catch them. It seemed that the illusion of a breakaway was ending in a thrilling finale, but Their legs were enough to get to Rimini with a minimal advantage and make it one-two.
Great work by Frank van den Broek to ensure Romain Bardet takes the win on the first day of competition of this edition of the Tour de France with a time of 5 hours, 7 minutes and 22 seconds. Only 5 seconds later he crossed the group with Egan Bernal (12th place) and Santiago Buitrago (47th) included, being the best Colombians of the fraction.
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Tour de France general classification
Bardet is dressed in yellow followed by his teammate van den Broek. Wout van Aert completes the podium, while Bernal and Buitrago are 15 seconds behind the Frenchman due to bonuses.
| Position | Cyclist | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
This will be stage 2
The mid-mountain range continues in Italian territory. It will be a 199.2 kilometer route from Cesenatico to Bologna, which includes one promotion from fourth and five from third categorythe last of them located just over 10km from the finish line.
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