May 6/23 15:56 pm - Evenepoel in the Lead after Stage 1 of the Giro
Posted by Editoress on 05/6/23
Remco Evenepoel powered to an impressive victory on stage 1 of the 2023 Giro d'Italia – a return after two years – putting some considerable time into his opponents and claiming the maglia rosa.
Soudal Quick-Step's leader was a man on a mission as he left the start house, wasting no time on the flat roads of Abruzzo and almost instantly opening a big gap on all the other riders as he hit a maximum speed exceeding 60km/h. At the half-way mark, the 23-year-old Belgian ITT Champion was more than twenty seconds up on the previous benchmark, and he demonstrated no intention of slowing down on the approach to the 2.8km climb to the finish.
Evenepoel continued to fly there and stopped the clock in a stunning 21:18, after averaging a whooping 55.2km/h, a result that made him the youngest Belgian rider since 1974 to score a stage win at the Corsa Rosa. It was Remco's 42nd pro victory, and his 14th at World Tour level – one that netted the World Champion multiple podium visits, to collect the stage trophy and three jerseys – pink, cyclamen and white.
"I am very happy! It's a perfect way to come back to the Giro. It's the best result I could get on this first day of racing, and an important confidence-boost. My main focus today was to go as fast as possible and I can say I went faster than I had expected. I can be content with how things panned out and with my first major win in Italy."
"Getting the pink jersey wasn't on my mind, I just tried to do a good race and gain time on the other riders. Nevertheless, to have this jersey is an honour. It's an iconic garment in cycling and it gives me a great feeling knowing I will sport it on my shoulders", said the first Belgian rider in 22 years to lead the Giro d'Italia.
Lone Canadian entry Derek Gee (Israel - Premier Tech) finished 50th at 1:47 back
| Stage 1: Fossacesia Marina to Ortona ITT, 19.6 km | Time |
Gap |
| 1 Remco Evenepoel ((Bel) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:21:18.37 | 0:00 |
| 2 Filippo Ganna (Ita) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:21:40.47 | 00:22.10 |
| 3 Joao Pedro Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 0:21:47.63 | 00:29.26 |
| 4 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:21:58.25 | 00:39.88 |
| 5 Stefan Kung (Sui) Groupama - FDJ | 0:22:01.02 | 00:42.65 |
| 6 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma | 0:22:01.48 | 00:43.11 |
| 7 Jay Vine (Aus) UAE Team Emirates | 0:22:04.64 | 00:46.27 |
| 8 Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates | 0:22:06.26 | 00:47.89 |
| 9 Geraint Thomas (GBr) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:22:13.37 | 00:55.00 |
| 10 Aleksandr Vlasov (Boh) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:22:13.51 | 00:55.14 |
| 11 Bruno Armirail (Fra) Groupama - FDJ | 0:22:15.38 | 00:57.01 |
| 12 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek - Segafredo | 0:22:20.46 | 01:02.09 |
| 13 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco Alula | 0:22:27.61 | 01:09.24 |
| 14 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Team Jayco Alula | 0:22:27.98 | 01:09.61 |
| 15 William Barta (USA) Movistar Team | 0:22:29.42 | 01:11.05 |
| 16 Ilan Van Wilder (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:22:30.82 | 01:12.45 |
| 17 Stefan De Bod (RSA) EF Education - Easypost | 0:22:32.91 | 01:14.54 |
| 18 Daan Hoole (Ned) Trek - Segafredo | 0:22:35.42 | 01:17.05 |
| 19 Pavel Sivakov (Fra) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:22:36.30 | 01:17.93 |
| 20 Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Team DSM | 0:22:36.97 | 01:18.60 |
| 21 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:22:41.05 | 01:22.68 |
| 22 Lennard Kamna (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:22:41.45 | 01:23.08 |
| 23 Nico Denz (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:22:41.74 | 01:23.37 |
| 24 Edward Dunbar (Irl) Team Jayco Alula | 0:22:43.34 | 01:24.97 |
| 25 Edoardo Affini (Ita) Jumbo-Visma | 0:22:44.27 | 01:25.90 |
| 26 Bob Jungels (Lux) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:22:44.48 | 01:26.11 |
| 27 Mads Wurtz Schmidt (Den) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:22:45.13 | 01:26.76 |
| 28 Laurens De Plus (Bel) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:22:45.44 | 01:27.07 |
| 29 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek - Segafredo | 0:22:45.74 | 01:27.37 |
| 30 Jonathan Milan (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 0:22:45.90 | 01:27.53 |
| 31 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 0:22:46.76 | 01:28.39 |
| 32 Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:22:49.81 | 01:31.44 |
| 33 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education - Easypost | 0:22:50.24 | 01:31.87 |
| 34 Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:22:50.91 | 01:32.54 |
| 35 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:22:52.12 | 01:33.75 |
| 36 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) EF Education - Easypost | 0:22:53.84 | 01:35.47 |
| 37 Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Team Jayco Alula | 0:22:54.42 | 01:36.05 |
| 38 Jack Leonard Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious | 0:22:54.49 | 01:36.12 |
| 39 Patrick Konrad (Aut) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:22:55.39 | 01:37.02 |
| 40 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates | 0:22:56.20 | 01:37.83 |
| 41 Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) EF Education - Easypost | 0:22:56.36 | 01:37.99 |
| 42 Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:22:56.56 | 01:38.19 |
| 43 Josef Cerny (Cze) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:22:56.89 | 01:38.52 |
| 44 Rein Taaramae (Est) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:22:58.49 | 01:40.12 |
| 45 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Team Jayco Alula | 0:22:59.47 | 01:41.10 |
| 46 Marco Frigo (Ita) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:22:59.48 | 01:41.11 |
| 47 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama - FDJ | 0:23:01.47 | 01:43.10 |
| 48 Michel Hessmann (Ger) Jumbo-Visma | 0:23:02.97 | 01:44.60 |
| 49 Ben Healy (Irl) EF Education - Easypost | 0:23:03.65 | 01:45.28 |
| 50 Derek Gee (Can) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:23:05.17 | 01:46.80 |
| 51 Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek - Segafredo | 0:23:06.28 | 01:47.91 |
| 52 Callum Scotson (Aus) Team Jayco Alula | 0:23:07.29 | 01:48.92 |
| 53 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:23:07.57 | 01:49.20 |
| 54 Jasha Dimitri Sutterlin (Ger) Bahrain Victorious | 0:23:09.60 | 01:51.23 |
| 55 Harm Vanhoucke (Bel) Team DSM | 0:23:11.56 | 01:53.19 |
| 56 Stefano Oldani (Ita) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:23:14.14 | 01:55.77 |
| 57 Hugh John Carthy (GBr) EF Education - Easypost | 0:23:14.33 | 01:55.96 |
| 58 Florian Stork (Ger) Team DSM | 0:23:16.14 | 01:57.77 |
| 59 Giovanni Aleotti (Ita) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:23:16.80 | 01:58.43 |
| 60 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek - Segafredo | 0:23:19.22 | 02:00.85 |
| 61 Alan Riou (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:23:19.23 | 02:00.86 |
| 62 Alessandro Verre (Ita) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:23:20.35 | 02:01.98 |
| 63 Gianni Moscon (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:23:20.58 | 02:02.21 |
| 64 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Jumbo-Visma | 0:23:20.72 | 02:02.35 |
| 65 Santiago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious | 0:23:20.86 | 02:02.49 |
| 66 Filippo Zana (Ita) Team Jayco Alula | 0:23:21.52 | 02:03.15 |
| 67 Davide Formolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:23:25.76 | 02:07.39 |
| 68 Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma | 0:23:27.78 | 02:09.41 |
| 69 Aurelien Paret-Peintre (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:23:28.50 | 02:10.13 |
| 70 Erik Fetter (Hun) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:23:28.59 | 02:10.22 |
| 71 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:23:29.49 | 02:11.12 |
| 72 Larry Warbasse (USA) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:23:29.83 | 02:11.46 |
| 73 Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:23:30.34 | 02:11.97 |
| 74 Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:23:32.15 | 02:13.78 |
| 75 Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:23:33.64 | 02:15.27 |
| 76 Marius Mayrhofer (Ger) Team DSM | 0:23:34.16 | 02:15.79 |
| 77 Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Esp) Cofidis | 0:23:34.84 | 02:16.47 |
| 78 Samuele Battistella (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:23:37.15 | 02:18.78 |
| 79 Campbell Stewart (NZl) Team Jayco Alula | 0:23:38.06 | 02:19.69 |
| 80 Jonathan Klever Caicedo Cepeda (Ecu) EF Education - Easypost | 0:23:39.71 | 02:21.34 |
| 81 Christian Scaroni (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:23:43.46 | 02:25.09 |
| 82 Nicola Conci (Ita) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:23:43.76 | 02:25.39 |
| 83 Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:23:43.99 | 02:25.62 |
| 84 Koen Bouwman (Ned) Jumbo-Visma | 0:23:44.03 | 02:25.66 |
| 85 Simone Velasco (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:23:45.64 | 02:27.27 |
| 86 Pieter Serry (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:23:47.79 | 02:29.42 |
| 87 Valerio Conti (Ita) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:23:49.32 | 02:30.95 |
| 88 Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team DSM | 0:23:49.59 | 02:31.22 |
| 89 Clement Russo (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:23:50.39 | 02:32.02 |
| 90 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain Victorious | 0:23:51.41 | 02:33.04 |
| 91 Jefferson Cepeda Ortiz (Ecu) EF Education - Easypost | 0:23:51.66 | 02:33.29 |
| 92 Alex Baudin (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:23:52.10 | 02:33.73 |
| 93 Alessandro Covi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:23:52.65 | 02:34.28 |
| 94 Oscar Rodriguez (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:23:54.48 | 02:36.11 |
| 95 Paul Lapeira (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:23:56.63 | 02:38.26 |
| 96 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:23:59.16 | 02:40.79 |
| 97 Albert Torres Barcelo (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:24:00.56 | 02:42.19 |
| 98 Stephen Williams (GBr) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:24:02.65 | 02:44.28 |
| 99 Anton Palzer (Ger) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:24:02.68 | 02:44.31 |
| 100 Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes (Col) Movistar Team | 0:24:03.11 | 02:44.74 |
| 101 Matthew Riccitello (USA) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:24:03.57 | 02:45.20 |
| 102 Andrea Vendrame (Ita) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:24:04.64 | 02:46.27 |
| 103 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:24:04.84 | 02:46.47 |
| 104 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 0:24:05.33 | 02:46.96 |
| 105 Davide Bais (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:24:06.23 | 02:47.86 |
| 106 Samuele Zoccarato (Ita) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:24:06.67 | 02:48.30 |
| 107 Vadim Pronskiy (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:24:07.05 | 02:48.68 |
| 108 Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:24:07.24 | 02:48.87 |
| 109 Simone Consonni (Ita) Cofidis | 0:24:07.86 | 02:49.49 |
| 110 Arne Marit (Bel) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:24:08.31 | 02:49.94 |
| 111 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:24:08.42 | 02:50.05 |
| 112 Mattia Bais (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:24:09.12 | 02:50.75 |
| 113 Alexandre Delettre (Fra) Cofidis | 0:24:09.26 | 02:50.89 |
| 114 Ben Swift (GBr) INEOS Grenadiers | 0:24:10.10 | 02:51.73 |
| 115 Charles Quartermann (GBr) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:24:10.88 | 02:52.51 |
| 116 Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Nor) Team DSM | 0:24:11.47 | 02:53.10 |
| 117 Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama - FDJ | 0:24:12.29 | 02:53.92 |
| 118 Sebastian Berwick (Aus) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:24:15.04 | 02:56.67 |
| 119 Jan Hirt (Cze) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:24:15.33 | 02:56.96 |
| 120 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:24:17.12 | 02:58.75 |
| 121 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Groupama - FDJ | 0:24:17.19 | 02:58.82 |
| 122 Pascal Ackermann (Ger) UAE Team Emirates | 0:24:17.96 | 02:59.59 |
| 123 Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama - FDJ | 0:24:18.37 | 03:00.00 |
| 124 Laurenz Rex (Bel) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:24:18.39 | 03:00.02 |
| 125 Lars Van Den Berg (Ned) Groupama - FDJ | 0:24:19.40 | 03:01.03 |
| 126 Simon Clarke (Aus) Israel - Premier Tech | 0:24:20.84 | 03:02.47 |
| 127 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:24:21.09 | 03:02.72 |
| 128 Simone Petilli (Ita) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:24:21.84 | 03:03.47 |
| 129 Hugo Toumire (Fra) Cofidis | 0:24:24.17 | 03:05.80 |
| 130 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:24:24.83 | 03:06.46 |
| 131 Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:24:25.74 | 03:07.37 |
| 132 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:24:26.44 | 03:08.07 |
| 133 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Trek - Segafredo | 0:24:26.71 | 03:08.34 |
| 134 Laurens Huys (Bel) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:24:28.19 | 03:09.82 |
| 135 Davide Gabburo (Ita) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:24:28.25 | 03:09.88 |
| 136 Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Groupama - FDJ | 0:24:29.06 | 03:10.69 |
| 137 Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Trek - Segafredo | 0:24:29.47 | 03:11.10 |
| 138 Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM | 0:24:29.79 | 03:11.42 |
| 139 Natnael Tesfatsion (Eri) Trek - Segafredo | 0:24:31.90 | 03:13.53 |
| 140 Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:24:32.48 | 03:14.11 |
| 141 Cesare Benedetti (Pol) BORA - hansgrohe | 0:24:32.56 | 03:14.19 |
| 142 Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:24:33.47 | 03:15.10 |
| 143 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:24:33.48 | 03:15.11 |
| 144 Maxime Bouet (Fra) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:24:34.08 | 03:15.71 |
| 145 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:24:34.44 | 03:16.07 |
| 146 Martin Marcellusi (Ita) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:24:37.02 | 03:18.65 |
| 147 Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:24:37.26 | 03:18.89 |
| 148 Thomas Gloag (GBr) Jumbo-Visma | 0:24:39.50 | 03:21.13 |
| 149 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:24:41.01 | 03:22.64 |
| 150 Niklas Markl (Ger) Team DSM | 0:24:41.25 | 03:22.88 |
| 151 Michel Ries (Lux) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:24:43.13 | 03:24.76 |
| 152 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Cofidis | 0:24:43.51 | 03:25.14 |
| 153 Sam Oomen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma | 0:24:43.76 | 03:25.39 |
| 154 Fernando Gaviria (Col) Movistar Team | 0:24:44.79 | 03:26.42 |
| 155 Edoardo Zambanini (Ita) Bahrain Victorious | 0:24:46.18 | 03:27.81 |
| 156 Davide Ballerini (Ita) Soudal Quick-Step | 0:24:47.03 | 03:28.66 |
| 157 Remy Rochas (Fra) Cofidis | 0:24:47.43 | 03:29.06 |
| 158 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:24:47.55 | 03:29.18 |
| 159 Luca Covili (Ita) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:24:51.24 | 03:32.87 |
| 160 Max Kanter (Ger) Movistar Team | 0:24:59.34 | 03:40.97 |
| 161 Thomas Champion (Fra) Cofidis | 0:25:00.23 | 03:41.86 |
| 162 Aleksander Konychev (Ita) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:25:01.93 | 03:43.56 |
| 163 Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team | 0:25:02.04 | 03:43.67 |
| 164 Nicolas Dalla Valle (Ita) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:25:02.33 | 03:43.96 |
| 165 Veljko Stojnic (Srb) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:25:04.93 | 03:46.56 |
| 166 Francois Bidard (Fra) Cofidis | 0:25:05.79 | 03:47.42 |
| 167 Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Intermarche' - Circus - Wanty | 0:25:07.26 | 03:48.89 |
| 168 David Dekker (Ned) Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:25:08.61 | 03:50.24 |
| 169 Alexander Krieger (Ger) Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:25:10.55 | 03:52.18 |
| 170 Diego Pablo Sevilla Lopez (Esp) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team | 0:25:10.76 | 03:52.39 |
| 171 Filippo Magli (Ita) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:25:11.59 | 03:53.22 |
| 172 Karel Vacek (Cze) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:25:12.78 | 03:54.41 |
| 173 Henok Muluebrhan (Eri) Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 0:25:23.86 | 04:05.49 |
| 174 Jose' Joaquin Rojas (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:25:25.74 | 04:07.37 |
| 175 Stefano Gandin (Ita) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:25:30.79 | 04:12.42 |
| 176 Alessandro Iacchi (Ita) Corratec Selle Italia | 0:25:44.37 | 04:26.00 |
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