Giro d'Italia: How the GC contenders fared on stage 1

There is a limit to how much can be extrapolated from the first 10 kilometres of a three-week race like the Giro d'Italia, especially when so much of what is 'revealed' is ultimately in the eyes of the beholder.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:11:03
3Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team0:00:06
16Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:19
22Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:22
23Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:24
30Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:28
31Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:00:29
33Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:30
38Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha0:00:32
41Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo0:00:33
43Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
60Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team0:00:38
62Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 12 - Cell 2
67Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Team Sky0:00:40
97Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:47
Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.