The twenty -two year old, on his first lap, impresses the sprint. Ciccone puts Pedersen in carriage. Van Aert is not yet at best, but victory is played. Pidcock could attack downhill
The first stage of the 108th Giro d’Italia, from Durazzo to Tirana, ends with the victory of Pedersen, who beats Van Aert and Alar in the sprint. Honorable mention for Busatto who in his first participation closes in fourth position with a white shirt. The Basque Landa is the victim of a bad fall that causes him a fracture to the eleventh thoracic vertebra and, of course, the retreat.