The winning margin was just one hundredth of a second, with an average speed of 53.212km/h
Apeldoorn, 6 May 2016 – The Dutch rider (Team Giant – Alpecin) won the Apeldoorn – Province of Gelderland – Individual Time Trial, the 9.8km opening stage of the 99th Giro d’Italia. Primoz Roglic (Team Lotto NL – Jumbo) and Andrey Amador (Movistar Team) finished second and third.
Thanks to his victory, Dumoulin is the new race General Classification leader, wearing the first Maglia Rosa.
FINAL RESULT
1 – Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant – Alpecin) – 9.8km in 11’03”, average speed 53.212km/h
2 – Primoz Roglic (Team Lotto NL – Jumbo) s.t.
3 – Andrey Amador (Movistar Team) at 6″
JERSEYS
Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant – Alpecin)
Maglia Rossa (red), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Algida – Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant – Alpecin)
Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – not yet assigned
Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin – Tobias Ludvigsson (Team Giant – Alpecin)
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant – Alpecin)
2 – Primoz Roglic (Team Lotto NL – Jumbo) s.t.
3 – Andrey Amador (Movistar Team) at 6″
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin wins Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia and takes the first Maglia Rosa weiterlesen