Stage 1: Catania to Milazzo Full Results and Report
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Former Grand Tour winners Ivan Basso and Alberto Contador were onhand supporting this race and their Kometa Cycling Team | 
Veteran Svein Tuft | 
Ivan Basso and Alberto Contador | 
Dropping on the flag for Stage 1 | 
Picturesque rollout from Catania with Mt Etna in the background | 
Stage 1 rollout from Catania | 
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5 men break along the coast | 
Picturesque Sicilian scenery | 
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Sprint finish in Milazzo | 
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Riccardo STACCHIOTTI (ITA/GIOTTI VICTORIA) wins Stage 1 | 
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Stage 1 winner and first race leader, Riccardo STACCHIOTTI (ITA/GIOTTI VICTORIA) ahead of 2nd Manuel BELLETTI (ITA/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) and 3rd Luca PACIONI (ITA/NERI SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM) | 
First race leader at Giro di Sicilia in 42 years |
Stage 2: Capo d'Orlando to Palermo Full Results and Report
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Yesterday's winner and first race leader, Riccardo STACCHIOTTI (ITA/GIOTTI VICTORIA). He was 2nd today | 
Morning sign-in in Capo d'Orlando in the rain | 
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Start scene for Stage 2 in Capo d'Orlando | 
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The peloton along the coast | 
Sprint finish in Palermo | 
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Manuel BELLETTI (ITA/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) wins Stage 2 in 5:59:16 ahead of 2nd Riccardo STACCHIOTTI (ITA/GIOTTI VICTORIA) and 3rd Juan Sebastián MOLANO (COL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) | 
The winning margin | 
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and Maglia Rossa e Gialla, Manuel Belletti, said: “Yesterday I made a mistake and I paid for it, I'm sorry. Today all went well, a great team effort and a great victory. We are here with General Classification ambitions, we have more than one man who could do very well, we hope to do it tomorrow and to close even better on Sunday.” | 
Your Stage 2 winner, Manuel BELLETTI (ITA/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) | 
And new race leader, Manuel BELLETTI (ITA/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) | 
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Stage 3: Caltanissetta to Ragusa Full Results and Report
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Stage 2 winner and morning race leader, Manuel BELLETTI (ITA/ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC) | 
Israel Cycling Academy having some fun | 
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Stage 3 start scene in Caltanissetta | 
A hilly route through the centre of the island | 
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Solo attack by Brandon McNulty (USA/Rally UHC Cycling) | 
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The chase on the finishing climb to Ragusa | 
The 21-year-old American Brandon McNulty (UHC Rally), former junior Time Trial UCI World Champion, won the Caltanissetta - Ragusa stage with a solo attack in the final kms | 
Finish scene in Ragusa, Brandon McNulty (UHC Rally) wins by 55s | 
The stage 3 winner and Maglia Rossa e Gialla, Brandon McNulty, said: “Today was a difficult day given the weather conditions but I felt good and I attacked at the right time. I am in good condition and the team has given me a great help... help that I'll need tomorrow to try to defend the leader's jersey.” | 
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Stage 4: Giardini Naxos to Etna Full Results and Report
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After two days of rain, a beautiful sign-in location for Stage 4 in Giardini Naxos | 
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Stage 4 rollout from Giardini Naxos | 
Mount Etna summit finish coming up | 
Old lava flows on Mount Etna | 
Race leader Brandon McNulty (USA/Rally UHC Cycling) driving the four men break at the front on Etna | 
There have been fireworks on Mt Etna in the past | 
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The chase | 
Break | 
Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Gobert) attacks while 3rd + 13s Dayer Quintana (Col/Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM) looks on | 
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4th Brandon McNulty (USA) Rally UHC Cycling) + 14s | 
Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Gobert) on his way to victory | 
With a 1 minute buffer, race leader Brandon McNulty (USA/Rally UHC Cycling) sits up for 4th + 14s | 
Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Gobert) wins on Mt Etna by 10s over 2nd Fausto Masnada (Ita/Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) + 10s | 
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The winner Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Gobert) checking his winning gap which was 10s: “In the book I wrote there is a chapter on Mount Etna and Rifugio Sapienza, where I imagine the cyclist-philosophers climbing Mount Etna, so it is special for me to win here. Cycling is never easy and winning is even more difficult, I am happy with this success. It would have been better to win the GC too but I don't have the legs to beat Brandon McNulty. It's great to race with these fans on the roads, you can feel their warmth, this is the land of cycling, of the history of cycling, and now I'm part of it too.” | 
Your first Giro di Sicilia overall podium in 42 years: 2nd Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Gobert) + 42s, 1st Brandon McNulty (USA/Rally UHC Cycling) 18:07:24, 3rd Fausto Masnada (Ita/Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) + 56s | 
Bright future for 21-year old American, Brandon McNulty (USA/Rally UHC Cycling): “It was a super hard day, I'm quite tired but also super excited. It was a fun race, not always great weather but always great support from the supporters. The next races will be in Portugal, then Fleche Wallonne, I hope to come back here next year, hopefully the weather will be better.” | 
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Pictureque backdrop: a memorable location for your first pro GC win |
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