Very strong sprint by Ackermann based on the right choice inside of a little emergency situation today, but Viviani and Ewans looked strong as well. Refering to the context of the stage you could say, that the strongest have won today, but there will be other days soon.
I felt quite bad for him at Scheldeprijs. Even at Eschborn-Frankfurt he was not in the best position before the sprint. I guess he needed a big win like this to grow, based on his instinct in the middle of spontaneous chaos a sprint can offer.
I like about him, that he can manage uphill so well, so I am hoping a bit, that he even might be able to suprise us in one of those more difficult stage finishes in this Giro. During Eschborn Frankfurt he passed every hill in the top 30, while Degenkolb an Kristoff had both their problems there (maybe after a more intensiv cobbles season) and they felt both cramps in their legs in the finish, like Cimolai did as well.
Ackermanns contract with Bora-hansgrohe is running till the end of season 2021.