Top five for Sacha Modolo in stage 1

UAE Team Emirates’ Sacha Modolo crossed the finish line at the first stage of the 100th Giro d’Italia amongst the top five alongside Caleb Ewan (ORICA – Scott), Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek – Segafredo). Modolo was in great form, garnering a significant fifth place as Austrian Lukas Poestlberger (BORA – Hansgrohe) was victorious.
“I am pleased with the outcome of today’s stage,” says Modolo (photo Bettini, before the start). “Today’s stage was a good opportunity to try and clinch the Pink Jersey. Marcato supported me until Ferrari was able to launch me into a long sprint unfortunately it was a bit too late as Lukas Poestlberger (BORA – Hansgrohe) had closed the gap between him and the sprinters. I would like to congratulate Poestlberger for a fine performance. I am in good form and this is only the beginning. I am looking forward to the upcoming stages and would like to thank my team for all the support.”
Stage two is hillier than the opening day of the Giro; the riders start in Olbia with three long climbs and a flat finish of 1.8km on wide roads to Tortolì.

Top Five Race Results for Stage One

1 Lukas Poestlberger (BORA – Hansgrohe 5h13’35” 2 Caleb Ewan (ORICA – Scott) s.t. 3 Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) s.t. 4 Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek – Segafredo) s.t. 5 Sacha Modolo, UAE Team Emirates s.t.

 

General Classification after Stage One

1 Lukas Poestlberger (BORA – Hansgrohe) 5h13’35” 2 Caleb Ewan (ORICA – Scott) 4″ 3 Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) 6″ 4 Pavel Brutt (Gazprom – Rusvelo) 9″ 5 Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek – Segafredo) 10″ 6 Sacha Modolo, UAE Team Emirates s.t.