Under the heat of Rho, the first 8,400 meters of the Giro Next Gen welcome the time trial success of Matthias Schwarzbacher: the 19-year-old Slovak from UAE Gen Z, who in 2023 competed in his second year as a Junior in CPS with Clemente Cavaliere and in 2024 became the U23 national time trial champion in his first year in the category, pulls out a performance of 9'17'' that sweeps away one of the favorites like Albert Philipsen (Lidl Trek Future) and only trembles when Matisse Van Kerckhove (Visma Development) and Callum Thornley (Red Bull Bora) cross the finish line, respectively 1 and 3 seconds "worse" than him. The first pink jersey naturally goes to Schwarzbacher, while the blue jersey for climbers will go to Van Kerckhove, who was the best on the Buonarroti bridge at Mazzo di Rho after the first five kilometers.

Among the classification riders, Lorenzo Finn (best Italian, 17th at 15'' from the winner) does 4 seconds better than Jarno Widar, the defending champion from Lotto Development, who was the protagonist of a clear wobble at the start blocks.

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1 Schwarzbacher Matthias UAE Team Emirates Gen Z 00:09:17

2 Van Kerckhove Matisse Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development + 01

3 Thornley Callum Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 03

4 Withen Philipsen Albert Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 06

5 Nordhagen Jørgen Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development + 07

6 Rafferty Adam Hagens Berman Jayco + 07

7 Boichis Adrien Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 08

8 Decomble Maxime Groupama-FDJ Conti + 10

9 Bower Lewis Groupama-FDJ Conti + 11

10 Roberts Reef Groupama-FDJ Conti + 11