Matthias Schwarzbacher (UAE Team Emirates Gen-Z) has won Stage 1 of the Giro Next Gen Carta Giovani Nazionale, the 8.4 km long Rho-Rho Tudor ITT that marked the start of the race and decided the first Maglia Rosa.
Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development) and Callum Thornley (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies) finished second and third respectively.
STAGE RESULTS
1 – Matthias Schwarzbacher (UAE Team Emirates Gen-Z) – 8.4 km in 9’17”, av speed 54.291 km/h
2 – Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development) at 1″
3 – Callum Thornley (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies) at 3″
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Matthias Schwarzbacher (UAE Team Emirates Gen-Z)
2 – Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development) at 1″
3 – Callum Thornley (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies) at 3″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS THE GIRO NEXT GEN CARTA GIOVANI NAZIONALE
The leader jerseys of the Giro Next Gen Carta Giovani Nazionale are designed and produced by Castelli
- Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Mimit – Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy – Matthias Schwarzbacher (UAE Team Emirates Gen-Z)
- Maglia Rossa, leader of the Points Classification, sponsored by TIM Enterprise – Matthias Schwarzbacher (UAE Team Emirates Gen-Z)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, sponsored da Suzuki – Matisse Van Kerckhove (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development)
- Maglia Tricolore, leader of the Italian Riders Classification, sponsored by madeinitaly.gov.it by ITA – Lorenzo Mark Finn (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and Maglia Rosa Matthias Schwarzbacher said: “Because it was a short time trial, I was aiming for the top 10 but I didn’t expect to win. I was probably stronger in the second half but my team-mates who gave me tips before I rode actually advised me to go faster in the first part. Reality is that I had more to give in the second half of the race. I don’t know what this victory means for me, I need time to understand what I have done. I owe this victory to Peter Sagan. He was my inspiration for taking up cycling”.
