Tour of the Alps 2026: Arensman just misses out, sprint victory for Dati

fotobureau Cor VosIn the twisting finale of the opening stage, Thymen Arensman slips away with 3.5 kilometres to go. His effort ends inside the final 100 metres, after which Tommaso Dati sprints to victory. The 23-year-old Italian outguns Tom Pidcock and Florian Stork. (Slideshow route/profile)

Stage 1 Results – 2026 Tour of the Alps

1. Tommaso Dati (ita) 3:21:35
2. Tom Pidcock (gbr) s.t.
3. Florian Stork (ger) s.t.
4. Gabriele Besega (ita) s.t.
5. Federico Iacomoni (ita) s.t.
6. Felix Engelhardt (ger) s.t.
7. Andrea Pietrobon (ita) s.t.
8. Leonardo Vesco (ita) s.t.
9. Sean Quinn (usa) s.t.
10. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) s.t.

GC after stage 1

1. Tommaso Dati (ita)
2. Tom Pidcock (gbr) + 0:04
3. Florian Stork (ger) + 0:06
4. Ben O'Connor (aus) + 0:08
5. Gabriele Besega (ita) + 0:10
6. Federico Iacomoni (ita) s.t.
7. Felix Engelhardt (ger) s.t.
8. Andrea Pietrobon (ita) s.t.
9. Leonardo Vesco (ita) s.t.
10. Sean Quinn (usa) s.t.

Race report

Tobias Nolde, Josef Dirnbauer and Emanuel Zangerle form the breakaway of the day. They carve out a maximum lead of 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

As the race enters the final 20 kilometres, the breakaway is down to one rider: Zangerle. For kilometres, he stays just a few seconds ahead of the peloton before his breakaway attempt comes to an end with 5 kilometres to go.

In the twisting final kilometres in Innsbruck, Thymen Arensman slips away and quickly opens up a sizeable gap. But as the chase gets underway and the roads widen, the two-time Tour stage winner becomes a perfect target. His attempt is caught within sight of the finish, after which Tommaso Dati sprints to the stage win. As a bonus, the young Italian takes the leader’s jersey.

Another interesting read: route 1st stage 2026 Tour of the Alps.