Cavendish lowers the boom to win stage 1 and wear the Maglia Rosa.
Mark Cavendish dishes out an explosive sprint over Elia Viviani and Nacer Bouhanni to win Stage 1 in Naples. It was so close for Viviani that he banged on his handlebars crossing the finishing line.
"Cavendish won, but no one is unbeatable."
-Elia Viviani.
Stage 1: Naples-Naples 130km:
| 1 | Mark CAVENDISH | GBR | OPQ | 2:58:38 |
| 2 | Elia VIVIANI | ITA | CAN | +0 |
| 3 | Nacer BOUHANNI | FRA | FDJ | +0 |
| 4 | Giacomo NIZZOLO | ITA | RLT | +0 |
| 5 | Matthew Harley GOSS | AUS | OGE | +0 |
| 6 | Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI | ESP | MOV | +0 |
| 7 | Adam BLYTHE | GBR | BMC | +0 |
| 8 | Leigh HOWARD | AUS | OGE | +0 |
| 9 | Danilo HONDO | GER | RLT | +0 |
| 10 | Brett LANCASTER | AUS | OGE | +0 |
| 11 | John DEGENKOLB | GER | ARG | +0 |
| 12 | Luca PAOLINI | ITA | KAT | +0 |
| 13 | Ioannis TAMOURIDIS | GRE | EUS | +0 |
| 14 | Diego ROSA | ITA | AND | +0 |
| 15 | Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS | LTU | GRS | +0 |
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