Prologue: AOSTA / AOSTA
The Danish rider Jacob Hindsgaul Madsen won the ITT prologue taking the yellow jersey. He rode the 2.7km in 3 minutes and 17 seconds through the city centre of Aosta – capital of Valle d'Aosta region. Again a Danish rider dress the yellow jersey at the end of the prologue, like last year (2018). Second place for the ITT Danish National champion Daan Hoole (Seg Racing Academy), 94 hundredths of a second late. Third place for the Antonio Puppio, italian rider for Kometa Cycling team who cross the finish line under the eyes of his patron Ivan Basso, with a delay of 1s46. 129 riders crossed the finish line in a delay under 40 seconds. Tomorrow there will be the first stage from Sainte-Foy-Tarantaise to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc with 3 KOM to rule the game.
Stage ClassificationKm. 2,700 - average 49,340 km/h | Overall ClassificationKm. 2,700 - average 49,340 km/h | |||||||
| 1. | HINDSGAUL Jacob DENMARK NATIONAL TEAM | 00:03:17" | 1. | HINDSGAUL Jacob DENMARK NATIONAL TEAM | 00:03:17" | |||
| 2. | HOOLE Daan SEG RACING ACCADEMY | a | 01" | 2. | HOOLE Daan SEG RACING ACCADEMY | a | 01" | |
| 3. | PUPPIO Antonio KOMETA CYCLING TEAM | a | 01" | 3. | PUPPIO Antonio KOMETA CYCLING TEAM | a | 01" | |
| 4. | TULETT Dan TEAM WIGGINS LE COL | a | 02" | 4. | TULETT Dan TEAM WIGGINS LE COL | a | 02" | |
| 5. | KRISTENSEN Mads Østergaard DENMARK NATIONAL TEAM | a | 02" | 5. | KRISTENSEN Mads Østergaard DENMARK NATIONAL TEAM | a | 02" | |
| 6. | VAN TRICHT Stan GM RECYCLING TEAM | a | 03" | 6. | VAN TRICHT Stan GM RECYCLING TEAM | a | 03" | |
| 7. | JUNG Lennart HERRMANN RADTEAM | a | 03" | 7. | JUNG Lennart HERRMANN RADTEAM | a | 03" | |
| 8. | HEIDEMANN Miguel HERRMANN RADTEAM | a | 04" | 8. | HEIDEMANN Miguel HERRMANN RADTEAM | a | 04" | |
| 9. | NONNEZ Théo ECC GROUPAMA FDJ | a | 04" | 9. | NONNEZ Théo ECC GROUPAMA FDJ | a | 04" | |
| 10. | SCHELLING Ide SEG RACING ACCADEMY | a | 05" | 10. | SCHELLING Ide SEG RACING ACCADEMY | a | 05" | |
The stage in videos
The stage in pictures
Technical Info
Prologue: AOSTA / AOSTA | km. 2.7 |
The first yellow jersey of the 56° Giro Ciclistico Internazionale della Valle d’Aosta - Mont Blanc will be gained after the prologue in Aosta. This is a 2.7 km course through the center of Aosta Valley’s main city which is ideal for the time triallists that want to show their value. It is a slick and fast course with two straight lines (the outwards in Via Torino and the return in Via Festaz) a bit more than one km long. The start line is on a slight downhill while the finish line is on a false-flat route (1%).
Tourist Info
Departure / Arrival
Aosta is to be found at the centre of the Valley of Aosta, 580 a.s.l. Capital of the autonomous Valle d’Aosta Region, it was founded by the Romans in 25 B.C. and is located in the point where the physiographic catchment of the Dora Baltea reaches its maximum width and where the main roads heading to France and Switzerland converge.
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