Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates XRG) has won the first stage of Il Giro d’Abruzzo, the 151 km long Scerni-Crecchio, ahead of Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè) and Alessandro Fancellu (JCL Team Ukyo).
Alessandro Covi also leads the General Classification wearing the first Maglia BiancoVerdeBlu.
PROVISIONAL RESULTS
1 – Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 151 km in 3h34’10” average speed 42.303 km/h
2 – Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè) s.t.
3 – Alessandro Fancellu (JCL Team Ukyo) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
2 – Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè) at 4″
3 – Alessandro Fancellu (JCL Team Ukyo) at 6″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The leader jerseys of Il Giro d’Abruzzo are designed by Veloplus
- Maglia BiancoVerdeBlu, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Regione Abruzzo – Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
- Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Classification, in cooperation with madeinitaly.gov.it by Ita – Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna Classification, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Matteo Zurlo (S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider Classification, born after 1 January 2000, sponsored by Astoria Zerotondo 0% alcohol – Alessandro Fancellu (JCL Team Ukyo)
QUOTES
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and first Maglia BiancoVerdeBlu Alessandro Covi said: “It’s super nice to be a winner again. It’s difficult to do it again after three years but we are professionals, we work every day for winning one time, maybe two or three… When I got Il Giro d’Abruzzo on my race programme, I checked the course as I do before every race and I realised that this finale was a good opportunity for me. With the team, we did what we had to do to make a small group arrive to the finish. We rode perfectly and I won the sprint. It was hard but every race is. I rode the last kick all in from the bottom to the finish. I’ve had some bad luck in the past but it’s not worth looking back. I look at the present and the future. I’m happy to be back at a good level”.
