Giulio Ciccone has won the first stage of the Tour of the Alps with start and finish in San Lorenzo Dorsino. The Lidl Trek rider imposed himself in a sprint at the end of a stage controlled by Luca Guercina's men. At the finish line, the winner preceded Austrian Felix Gall and young French rider Paul Seixas, 18 years old, both from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale.

FINISH ORDER

1 CICCONE Giulio Lidl-Trek 03:42:10

2 GALL Felix Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team + 00

3 SEIXAS Paul Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team + 00

4 BARDET Romain Team Picnic PostNL 5 + 00

5 STORK Florian Tudor Pro Cycling Team 3 + 00

6 HINDLEY Jai Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00

7 STORER Michael Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00

8 POOLE Max Team Picnic PostNL + 00

9 CEPEDA Alexander EF Education-EasyPost + 05

10 RICCITELLO Matthew Israel-Premier Tech + 05

11 DOUBLE Paul Team Jayco-AlUla + 08

12 PIGANZOLI Davide Team Polti VisitMalta + 08

13 MARTINELLI Alessio VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 08

14 COVILI Luca VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 08

15 ARENSMAN Thymen INEOS Grenadiers + 08

16 TOLIO Alex VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 13

17 LOPEZ Juan Pedro Lidl-Trek + 13

18 CARUSO Damiano Bahrain Victorious + 13

19 TIBERI Antonio Bahrain Victorious + 13

20 STÜSSI Colin Team Vorarlberg + 16

21 CARTHY Hugh EF Education-EasyPost + 16

22 DUNBAR Edward Team Jayco-AlUla + 20

23 RACCANI Simone JCL Team Ukyo + 20

24 GEE Derek Israel-Premier Tech + 34

25 ZWIEHOFF Ben Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 48

26 BAIS Mattia Team Polti VisitMalta + 01:02

27 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao Lidl-Trek + 01:07