2013 Tirreno-Adriatico, Stage 1 Results

Omega Pharma-Quick Step had the fastest time today in the 16.9 Km TTT on wet Tuscan roads. Mark Cavendish became the first wearer of the leader's, maglia azzurra, jersey.

Results:
1 Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:19:24 (52.268 km/h)
2 Movistar Team 0:00:11
3 BMC Racing Team 0:00:16
4 Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:19
5 Astana Pro Team 0:00:20
6 Orica-GreenEdge 0:00:24
7 Sky Procycling 0:00:25
8 Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:29
9 Lampre-Merida 0:00:35
10 RadioShack Leopard 0:00:36
11 Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:00:37
12 Team NetApp-Endura 0:00:39
13 Katusha 0:00:44
14 Team Argos-Shimano 0:00:51
15 Lotto Belisol 0:00:54
16 Garmin-Sharp 0:00:57
17 MTN-Qhubeka 0:01:00
18 FDJ 0:01:02
19 Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:04
20 Ag2R La Mondiale 0:01:05
21 Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:01:06
22 Euskaltel-Euskadi

GC top 10:
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:19:24
2 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
3 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
4 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
5 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
6 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:00:11
7 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team
8 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
9 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team
10 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
Also:
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:16
18 Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:19
24 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:20
40 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:25
43 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:29

The team time trial recon by Vini Fantini Selle Italia of today's Stage 1 course; camera on the handlebar of Oscar Gatto.

Tomorrow:  232 km San Vincenzo - Indicatore (Arezzo), a stage for sprinters

Meanwhile at Paris-Nice, Elia Viviani lost the yellow jersey today......

Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse for RCS Sport

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