S-a dat startul in Turul Italiei editia 2013, victoria in etapa care a facut un circuit In jurul orasului sicilian Napoli revenindu-i lui Mark Cavendish la un sprint redus.
Mark Cavendish a castigat impunAndu-se dintr-un grup 15 rutieri, desprins din pluton In urma unei cazaturi din ultimii 3 kilometri. Cavendish i-a invins la sprint de italianul Elia Viviani si francezul Nacer Bouhanni
Ãntre numele mai importante implicate in cazatura din final au fost Francesco ChicchiVini Fantini-Selle Italia, David Millar (Garmin-Sharp)si Francesco Gavazzi (Astana). Marii favoriti la clasamentul general, Ryder Hesjedal, Bradley Wiggins si Vincenzo Nibali au avut o zi lejera si asteapta prima lupta care se va da la contratimpul pe echipa de duminica, 5 mai, dintre Ischia si Forio.
Stage 1 Results GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 2:58:38 ITA 2 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) FRA 3 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ) ITA 4 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) AUS 5 GOSS, Matthew Harley (ORICA GREENEDGE) ESP 6 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José (MOVISTAR TEAM) GBR 7 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING) AUS 8 HOWARD, Leigh (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 3 GER 9 HONDO, Danilo (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) AUS 10 LANCASTER, Brett (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 12
General Classification after Stage 1 GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 2:58:18 ITA 2 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) + 8 FRA 3 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ) + 12 GER 4 HONDO, Danilo (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 19 ITA 5 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 20 AUS 6 GOSS, Matthew Harley (ORICA GREENEDGE) ESP 7 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José (MOVISTAR TEAM) GBR 8 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING) AUS 9 HOWARD, Leigh (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 23 AUS 10 LANCASTER, Brett (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 32