Wout Van Aert, in 3h36'07 ", won the first stage of the 56 / a Tirreno-Adriatico cycling, disputed with start and finish in Lido di Camaiore (Lucca) and 156 kilometers long. imposed in the sprint ahead of Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), second, and Colombian Fernando Gaviria (UAE Emirates), third.
First of the Italians Andrea Vendrame, who finished fourth.
Van Aert, of course, also wore the first blue jersey of leader of the general classification of the 'Corsa dei due mari', with 4 "ahead of Ewan and 6" over Gaviria himself.
The Italian Simone Velasco is fourth at 7 ". The 2nd stage is scheduled for tomorrow, from Camaiore (Lucca) to Chiusdino (Siena), 202 km long.