The Austrian surprised the peloton by slipping off the front in the final of stage on of the Giro, but says the sprinters were nothing but magnanimous in defeat Lukas Postlberger celebrates victory at Giro d'Italia 2017 stage one (Sunada)The Austrian surprised the peloton by slipping off the front in the final of stage on of the Giro, but says the sprinters were nothing but magnanimous in defeat
A shock ending to a slow day; Kruijswijk's luck; Bardiani's difficult position; and more talking points from Giro d'Italia 2017 stage oneLukas Pöstlberger celebrates the Giro d'Italia 2017 race lead after winning stage one.A shock ending to a slow day; Kruijswijk's luck; Bardiani's difficult position; and more talking points from Giro d'Italia 2017 stage one
Summary of the action from opening 206km stage of the 100th Giro d'Italia5 May 2017
100th Giro d'Italia
Stage 01 : Alghero - Olbia
Peloton
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADASummary of the action from opening 206km stage of the 100th Giro d'Italia
Austrian rider takes pink jersey with surprise attackLukas Pöstlberger wins stage one of the Giro d'Italia 2017Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) took a surprise victory on stage one of the Giro d'Italia with dramatic attack in the final kilometres.
Bardiani-CSF team allowed to race with seven riders despite positive tests for Nicola Ruffoni and Stefano Pirazzi ahead of opening stageStefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) after winning stage 17 of the 2014 Giro d'Italia (Photo: Sunada)Bardiani-CSF team allowed to race the 2017 Giro d'Italia with seven riders, despite positive tests for Nicola Ruffoni and Stefano Pirazzi ahead of opening stage
