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Matteo Moschetti wins opening stage in ΔΕΗ Hellas Tour

Matteo Moschetti surely didn’t forget to pack his fast legs on the plane to Greece. After an impressive sprint the Italian won the opening stage in the ΔΕΗ Hellas Tour and is the new race leader.

It’s the third win of the season for Moschetti and the eighth victory for the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.

2 April 2025.

“Walter [Calzoni] and Marcel [Camprubí] did a great job at the front keeping the breakaway in check,” Moschetti said after the finish. “We don’t have a sprint lead out here so Sjoerd [Bax] made sure the peloton was really stretched out in the final, especially because we had a big roundabout in the final kilometer. As a team we did a great job controlling the race.”

The final kilometers were hectic but Moschetti and Bax setting the pace at the the front managed to evade a big crash. It was then up to Moschetti to find the right wheel and he did so in Dylan Groenewegen’s.

"We don’t have a sprint lead out here, so Sjoerd made sure the peloton was really stretched out in the final"

Matteo Moschetti

“I must honestly say I was boxed in in the final few hundred meters but the only thing you can do is be patient and hope a gap opens up. It did at the left side of Groenewegen and I managed to pass him in the final meters.”

Three years ago Moschetti already won a stage in the Hellas Tour and he was ambitious to repeat that achievement again this year. The Italian was happy to do it on day one but sees two more opportunities for a sprint.

“Today I am happy with this result and how the team worked together, even though we are only five riders here. It was a tough 24 hours for me personally because of a situation at home with my brother. Luckily he is okay now and I can dedicate this win to him.”

Sports director Daniele Nieri was happy with the teamwork that he saw from both the riders and the staff.

“We saw on tv how hard the riders worked and they got rewarded with a win,” Nieri said. “But I also want to say a big thank you to our staff. Our soigneur Pablo Torres walked the final kilometer twice to make videos and photos so we were optimally prepared for that sprint. These things make a huge difference and show how both riders and staff offer great teamwork to win races.”

Stage two in the Hellas Tour is the only of the five stages finishing uphill. The finish climb past the historic site of Delphi is nine kilometers long at 4,6% average.