The 57th edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico started this Monday with a flat individual time trial of 13.9 kilometer around Lido di Camaiore, along the Tyrrhenian coast. Norwegian rider Sven Erik Bystrøm, who participates to the Race of the Two Seas for the first time, set the best time for Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux with an effort of 16min23, or one minute longer than winner Filippo Gana, the world champion in the discipline.