July 12, 2016 (Warszawa, POL ) – Davide Martinelli (Ita) Etixx – Quick-Step took the opening 138km Stage 1 from Radzymin to Warszawa, as the Tour of Poland got underway. Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale led the Canucks finishing 41st on the stage. Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac is back in action at his first WorldTour competition since crashing at Liège-Bastogne-Liège in April and breaking his hand. Woods raced the TT at the Canadian Road Nationals finishing 14th in Ottawa, his hometown, which was his first official re-entry into competition – read our interview with him here.

Results

1. Davide Martinelli (Ita) Etixx – Quick-Step 3:01:10
2. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Etixx – Quick-Step
3. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange
4. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx – Quick-Step
5. Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
6. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
7. Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ
8. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
9. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal
10. Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre – Merida

41. Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale 0:09
92. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo
106. Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac
195. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-BikeExchange 2:31

GC after Stage 1

1. Davide Martinelli (Ita) Etixx – Quick-Step 3:01:00
2. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Etixx – Quick-Step 0:00:04
3. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange 0:00:06
4. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx – Quick-Step 0:00:10
5. Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
6. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
7. Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ
8. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
9. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal
10. Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre – Merida

44. Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale 0:19
95. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo
109. Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac
195. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-BikeExchange 2:41