The third edition of the Tour of Lithuania opens under the sign of Alexander Konychev. Displaying not only strong legs but also brilliant tactical reading of the race, the Italian (the only one competing) from China Anta-Mentech Cycling Team conquered the opening stage with start and finish in Tauragė, outsprinting the group of six riders with whom, in the myriad of crosswinds that opened along the 156 kilometers of today's windy course, he had managed to gain an advantage earlier.

For the twenty-seven-year-old Veronese rider, who embarked this year on an adventure in the East that, as he told us, is satisfying him greatly, this is his second seasonal success after the one obtained in the opening stage of the Tour of Rhodes last March, a victory that Dmitry's son earned also by avoiding the crash that in the final hundreds of meters reduced to three the number of contenders for the victory and the first leader's jersey, which clearly ended up on the shoulders of the former Voralberg rider thanks to today's result.

FINISHING ORDER

1. Alexander Konychev (China Anta - Mentech Cycling Team) 3:21:10

2. Rait Ärm (Energus Cycling Team) s.t.

3. Magnus Machholdt (Reffen CO:PLAY Giant Store) s.t.

4. Aksel Bech Skot-Hansen (Team Give Steel) s.t.

5. Markus Bugge (CeramicSpeed Racing p/b Aros Forsikring) s.t.

6. Karl Lindegaard (CeramicSpeed Racing p/b Aros Forsikring) s.t.

7. Benjamin Boos (REMBE | rad-net) s.t.

8. Lauri Tamm (Estonia) s.t.

9. Miká Heming (ATT Investments) s.t.

10. Lasse Norman Leth (Reffen CO:PLAY Giant Store) s.t.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Alexander Konychev (China Anta - Mentech Cycling Team) 3:21:07

2. Rait Ärm (Energus Cycling Team) at 0:01

3. Aksel Bech Skot-Hansen (Team Give Steel) at 0:01

4. Magnus Machholdt (Reffen CO:PLAY Giant Store) at 0:03

5. Markus Bugge (CeramicSpeed Racing p/b Aros Forsikring) at 0:03

6. Karl Lindegaard (CeramicSpeed Racing p/b Aros Forsikring) at 0:03

7. Benjamin Boos (REMBE | rad-net) at 0:03

8. Lauri Tamm (Estonia) at 0:03

9. Miká Heming (ATT Investments) at 0:03

10. Lasse Norman Leth (Reffen CO:PLAY Giant Store) at 0:03