Astana’s Pello Bilbao has claimed Tour of the Alps’ first stage (134.6km) victory as second place goes once again to the same squad. Now riders have started the second day of the Tour aka The Queen Stage, with Bilbao having the overall lead.
@Tourof_TheAlps Stage 1 Result:
? Bilbao (AST)
?Sanchez (AST) + 06”
?Sosa Cuervo (ANS) +06”#TotA #Trentino #Tyrol #SouthTyrol pic.twitter.com/gxZpsRigZi— Tour of The Alps (@Tourof_TheAlps) April 16, 2018
He was able to get away after the final climb of the route with another 3 km to go. Bilbao eventually ended up establishing a 10-sec gap between him and the other riders as he crossed the finish line in 3:26:41.
Team Sky’s Chris Froome took fifth at 10 seconds, right behind his main rival FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot.
What a day for our team here at @Tourof_TheAlps! A win and leader’s jersey for @PelloBilbao1990 :https://t.co/hT6g5A5Mc9#TotA#AstanaProTeam#AlgaAstana
?@bettiniphoto pic.twitter.com/ZVdNLcUl5d
— Astana Pro Team (@AstanaTeam) April 16, 2018
Tour of the Alps 2018: Stage one Results
1 Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team, in 3:26:41
2 Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Astana Pro Team, at 6sec
3 Ivan Ramiro Sosa Cuervo (Col) Androni-Sidermec
4 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ, at 10sec
5 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
7 George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo
8 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
9 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
10 Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates, at 14sec
General classification so far
1 Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team, in 3:26:31
2 Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Astana Pro Team, at 10sec
3 Ivan Ramiro Sosa Cuervo (Col) Androni-Sidermec, at 12sec
4 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ, at 20sec
5 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
7 George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo
8 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani-CSF
9 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
10 Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates, at 24sec
?- 120km
Live from the heart of the peloton !
Some riders are still attacking, a breakaway of 6 riders has got a gap of 30 sec on the peloton. #TotA pic.twitter.com/rLEW3yseUU— Tour of The Alps (@Tourof_TheAlps) April 17, 2018
