Step in Apeldoorn (Netherlands) kicked off the 99th version of the famous Italian race, the Giro d’italia.
Dutch racer Giant-Alpecin) rightly was considered the main favorite cuts of 9.8 kilometers, because the race was held in the home. Dumoulin, took a chance, failing in a matter of seconds ahead of Primoz of Replica.
Dumoulin, for the first time in his career he won a stage at the Giro d’italia and wore the first pink Jersey of the overall leader. Today’s victory for the Dutchman became the third Grand Tour – last year, Dumoulin won the Vuelta on two lines.
Tomorrow the Giro flat stage with one mountain of the fourth category. At the finish, nothing should prevent the sprinters for the first time on the race to find a relationship. It is expected that the fight for the lead stage, Marcel Kittel, Andre Greipel, Giacomo Nizzola and Elia Viviani.
See also: Today starts the 98th in the history of “Giro d’italia”
Giro d’italia-2016. The results of the first stage:
1. Tom Dumoulin (The Netherlands, Giant-Alpecin) Is Of 11.03
2. Roglic, Primož (Slovenia, LottoNL-Jumbo)
3. Andrey Amador (Costa Rica, Movistar) – 0,06
4. Tobias Ludvigsson (Sweden, Giant-Alpecin) – 0,08
5. Marcel Kittel (Germany, Etixx-QuickStep) – 0,11
