It’s a Japanese Continental squad based in Italy and one of the best teams when it comes to developing young talent. After winning a stage at the Settimana Internzionaler Coppi e Bartali, Tommaso Dati has taken the victory on stage 1 of the Tour of the Alps, beating Tom Pidcock in the final sprint.
The undulating opening 144.3km day of racing comprised two categorized climbs. For the 23-year-old Dati, surprised all with his second professional victory, will move into the first leader’s jersey of the race. Pidcock sits in second overall, with Florian Stork (Tudor) in third overall.
“I was looking forward to the first stage of this Tour of the Alps, and I took the victory. It’s like a dream. We were looking for the last punch of this stage, this short climb, and we knew that maybe some riders could attack. I tried to follow the attack, but in the end, Arensman went, and I saved as much energy as I could for the sprint. It was amazing. The nicest day of my career.”
-Tommaso Dati (Team UKYO
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