The Italian rider Riccardo Stacchiotti (Giotti Victoria) has won the first stage of Il Giro di Sicilia in a bunch sprint, 165km from Catania to Milazzo, ahead of Manuel Belletti (Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec) and Luca Pacioni (Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM), wearing the first Maglia Rossa e Gialla (red and yellow jersey) of general classification leader.
STAGE RESULT
1 – Riccardo Stacchiotti (Giotti Victoria) 165km in 3h48’02”, average speed 43.414kph
2 – Manuel Belletti (Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec) s.t.
3 – Luca Pacioni (Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Riccardo Stacchiotti (Giotti Victoria)
2 – Manuel Belletti (Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec) at 4″
3 – Luca Pacioni (Neri Sottoli Selle Italia KTM) at 6″
JERSEYS
- Maglia Rossa e Gialla (red and yellow), general classification leader, sponsored by the Sicilian Region – Riccardo Stacchiotti (Giotti Victoria)
- Maglia Arancione (orange), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by NamedSport – Riccardo Stacchiotti (Giotti Victoria)
- Maglia Verde Pistacchio (pistacchio green), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Cantine Cellario – Isaac Canton Serrano (Kometa Cycling Team)
- Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by the Ufficio Nazionale Israeliano del Turismo – citiesbreak.com – Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides (UAE Team Emirates)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and first Maglia Rossa e Gialla, Riccardo Stacchiotti, said: “The stage was very hard, after the climb the leg were good and I tried to do a good sprint, it’s amazing. In the final kilometres my teammates brought me in to the best position and I took Belletti’s wheel and in the last 200 meters I did my best and managed to win!”
