For a third consecutive year, BMC proved to be the team to beat on Tirreno-Adriatico stage 1 with an impressive display of team time trialling prowess helping to secure victory on the 21.5km out and back course.
BMC rolled down the ramp as one of the pre-race favorites, and as they settled into a seamless rhythm out on the course, they were looking to better 22’23”, the benchmark set by Mitchelton-SCOTT.
Second-fastest at the turning point, BMC kicked it up another gear heading into the second half of the course and the first four riders stopped the clock at 22’19”.
In the end, this was more than enough to claim the stage win and put Damiano Caruso into the leader’s jersey for the second year in a row.
“There is always a lot of satisfaction for us to win here. This was our first goal of the race, and we did a lot of work to be ready for it so, we are happy”, said Caruso.
“The weather was good and the roads too. The parcours is really fast, but we have the right guys to be able to ride fast. The teamwork was excellent. The whole team, staff and riders, were amazing. All of BMC Racing Team worked really hard.”
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Tirreno-Adriatico 2018 – stage 1 results (Lido di Camaiore › Lido di Camaiore TTT):
| 1 | BMC | 22:19 |
| 2 | Mitchelton-Scott | +04” |
| 3 | Team Sky | +09” |
| 4 | Quick-Step Floors | +15” |
| 5 | Team Sunweb | +25” |
| 6 | Katusha-Alpecin | +29” |
| 7 | Bora-hansgrohe | +30” |
| 8 | Trek-Segafredo | +39” |
| 9 | UAE Team Emirates | +45” |
| 10 | EF Education First-Drapac | ,, |
General classification after stage 1:
| 1 | Damiano Caruso (BMC) | 22:19 |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (BMC) | ,, |
| 3 | Patrick Bevin (BMC) | ,, |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) | ,, |
| 5 | Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott) | +04” |
| 6 | Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) | ,, |
| 7 | Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) | ,, |
| 8 | Michael Hepburn (Mitchelton-Scott) | ,, |
| 9 | Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) | +09” |
| 10 | Jonathan Castroviejo (Team Sky) | ,, |
