At just 18 years old, Adria Pericas has conquered his first success in the top category. The talented Spanish rider from UAE Team Emirates Gen Z won the stage of the Istrian Spring Tour that finished uphill in Motovun after 139 kilometers. Pericas won with a slight margin (2") over the ever-green Valerio Conti (Solution Tech-Vini Fantini), while the third place went to French rider Adrien Boichis from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies. Pericas also secured the overall lead, which he will try to defend tomorrow in the final stage in Umag.

STAGE RESULTS

1 PERICAS Adria UAE Team Emirates Gen Z 03:06:59

2 CONTI Valerio Solution Tech-Vini Fantini + 02

3 BOICHIS Adrien Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 03

4 PATTINSON Tomos Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development + 03

5 FORSTER Lars Thömus Maxon Team + 06

6 PEKALA Piotr ATT Investments + 06

7 WRIGHT Paul Factor Racing + 07

8 FABRIES Ugo UAE Team Emirates Gen Z + 07

9 HALTER Nicolas Thömus Maxon Team + 10

10 THORNLEY Callum Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 11

11 STEWART Mark Solution Tech-Vini Fantini + 11

12 ADAMIETZ Johannes Team REMBE | rad-net + 11

13 CALLEJAS Alejandro Petrolike + 15

14 FRYDKJÆR Patrick Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 15

15 AVANCINI Henrique Factor Racing + 17

16 PRIDAL Tomas Elkov-Kasper + 19

17 WALLENBORN Arno Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23 + 19

18 JASCH Lennart Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 19

19 MARTIN Marco Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 19

20 TSARENKO Kyrylo Solution Tech-Vini Fantini + 23

21 LEIDERT Louis Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 26

22 RAVASI Edward Hrinkow Advarics + 28

23 CADENA Edgar Petrolike + 28

24 SAMBINELLO Enea UAE Team Emirates Gen Z + 28

25 PETER Jannis Team Vorarlberg + 31

26 HERREÑO Martín VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 32

27 FELDHOFFER Bálint Team United Shipping + 32

28 MATTIO Pietro Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development + 46

29 FLÜCKIGER Mathias Thömus Maxon Team + 50

30 FETTER Erik Team United Shipping + 52

31 SMITH Will Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development + 54

32 AEBERSOLD Nils Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 56

33 STENICO Mattia VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 56

34 ECKERSTORFER Benjamin Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 56

35 HEIDEMANN Miguel Team REMBE | rad-net + 59

36 TAVARES Gonçalo Hagens Berman Jayco + 59

37 STAJNAR Mihael Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 59

38 GOSZCZURNY Patryk Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development + 01:08

39 CRUZ MARTÍNEZ Edward VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè + 01:08

40 BETTENDORFF Loïc Hrinkow Advarics + 01:12

41 KONYCHEV Alexander Team Vorarlberg + 01:15

42 FINKST Tilen Adria Mobil + 01:19

43 BUDZINSKI Tomasz Voster ATS Team + 01:21

44 ALBIN Vital Thömus Maxon Team + 01:23

45 CAMRDA Karel Voster ATS Team + 01:24

46 FIETZKE Paul Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 01:28

47 POSCHACHER Valentin Hrinkow Advarics + 01:31

48 ZEMKE Jermaine Team REMBE | rad-net + 01:34

49 NEUMAN Dominik ATT Investments + 01:38

50 CASAGRANDE Diego Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23 + 01:49

51 ZUMER Matic Adria Mobil + 01:53

52 SKOK Anze Adria Mobil + 04:00

53 SCHWARZBACHER Matthias UAE Team Emirates Gen Z + 04:05