After three days in neighbouring Albania the Giro d’Italia has crossed the Adriatic Sea for the first stage on home soil, a frantic day for the fast men won by the surprise package of Casper van Uden.
The peloton had the first of three rest days on Monday and resumed with a flat 189km run from Alberobello to Lecce, with a chaotic and nervy finale on a technical city centre circuit. Ultimately it was the relegation-threatened squad of Picnic PostNL who came out on top, timing their leadout to perfection, and they were rewarded with a first-ever Grand Tour stage win for Van Uden on his Giro d’Italia - and three-week - debut.
