BMC Racing win Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial to put Damiano Caruso in lead

BMC Racing place ahead of Mitchelton-Scott and Team Sky in the opening team test against the clock in the 2018 edition of Tirreno-Adriatico

BMC Racing win the opening team time trial of the 2018 Tirreno-Adriatico

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Damiano Caruso took the early race lead in Tirreno-Adriatico after his BMC Racing squad won the opening team time trial stage of the Italian race on Wednesday.

Former world team time trial champions BMC navigated their way around the flat but twisting 21.5-kilometre course in Lido Di Camaiore with a time of 22 minutes and 19 seconds to claim the victory.

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