Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 Results 1st stage: Omega Pharma-Quik Step Win

Omega Pharma-Quickstep and Orica Greenedge are forming quite the rivalry in team time trials. It was the Belgian outfit who won out today, powering to the win 11 seconds faster than the Australian team. Movistar finished 7 seconds further back in 3rd.

Mark Cavendish was first over the line in San Vincenzo and takes the leaders jersey with his teammates, including GC favourites Uran and Kwiatkowski, piled up behind him on GC.

Big GC losers today were Cadel Evans and Chris Horner, while Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador will be quite pleased.

Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 Results 1st stage

1.Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:20:13
2.Orica Greenedge + 0.11
3.Movistar + 0.18
4.Tinkoff-Saxo + 0.24
5.Cannondale + 0.26
6.Team Sky + 0.27
7.Lotto-Belisol + 0.28
8.Trek Factory Racing + 0.36
9.Belkin + 0.37
10.FDJ.fr + 0.43

GC after 1st stage

1. Mark Cavendish (gbr)
2. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) s.t.
3. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia) s.t.
4. Mark Renshaw (Australia) s.t.
5. Wout Poels (The Netherlands) s.t.
6. Alessandro Pettacchi (Italy) + 0.02
7. Tony Martin (Germany) + 0.03
8. Daryl Impey (South-Africa) + 0.11
9. Simon Clarke (Australia) s.t.
10.Luke Durbridge (Australia) s.t.

Tirreno-Adriatico 2014: The stage

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Nibali

Sky – bikes

Omega in action

Omega wins

Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 stage 1: Images

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Video – Stage finale

Donoratico

San Vincenzo

Last kms

Route

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