Lukas Pöstlberger takes stunning Giro d’Italia win with dramatic late attack

Austrian rider takes pink jersey with surprise attack

lukas postlberger stage one giro d'italia 2017

As sprint teams failed to organise, Giro debutant Lukas Pöstlberger took the initiative and seized a surprise victory and the pink jersey after the first stage in Sardinia.

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) took a surprise victory on stage one of the Giro d'Italia with dramatic attack in the final kilometres.

The Austrian rider seemed to be working as a lead-out man for team-mate Sam Bennett, but found himself with a few metres gap on the bunch with two kilometres to go.

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