Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe) won the first stage of the 2018 Tour of Poland following a sprint finish in Krakow.
Ackermann secured victory ahead of Alvaro Hodeg (Quick-Step Floors), with Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) finishing third.
“It was a harder stage than expected, always up and down, but the team did a perfect job bringing me safely throughout the day,” Ackermann said.
“Then there was a hectic finale, and I could feel Hodeg getting closer, but I saw the finish line was close enough and it was OK.”
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Tour of Poland 2018 – stage 1 results (Krakow – Krakow):
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe) | 2:59:45 |
| 2 | Alvaro Hodeg (Quick-Step Floors) | ,, |
| 3 | Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) | ,, |
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) | ,, |
| 5 | Danny van Poppel (LottoNL-Jumbo) | ,, |
| 6 | Mike Teunissen (Team Sunweb) | ,, |
| 7 | Simone Consonni (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 8 | Clement Venturini (AG2R La Mondiale) | ,, |
| 9 | Maciej Paterski (Poland) | ,, |
| 10 | Pawel Franczak (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) | ,, |
