Cavendish powtórzył swój wynik z ubiegłego roku, kiedy to także okazał się najszybszy na mecie 1. etapu wyścigu, także z metą w Sacramento. Brytyjczyk dzięki zwycięstwu objął prowadzenie w klasyfikacji generalnej wyścigu i dzięki bonifikacie czasowej, o sekundę wyprzedza Williama Clarke’a (Drapac Professional Cycling), który jadąc w ucieczce zgarniał sekundy na lotnych premiach.
Kolarz Etixx-Quick Step, w drodze po dziewiąte zwycięstwo w sezonie, wykończył znakomitą pracę swoich kolegów z ekipy, którzy na ostatnich kilometrach przejęli dowodzenie w peletonie i wyprowadzili Cavendisha na dogodną pozycję przed finiszem. Brytyjczyk rozpoczął sprint na ostatnich 100 metrach i nie dał szans rywalom, którzy za jego plecami próbowali walczyć o zwycięstwo. Cavendish wyprzedził o ponad długość roweru Sagana i Druckera, odnosząc przekonywujące zwycięstwo na 1. etapie 10. edycji Tour of California.
Jedyny Polak w wyścigu, Maciej Bodnar (Tinkoff-Saxo), finiszował w peletonie, na 53. miejscu.
Wyniki 1. etapu:
- 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step 4:43:27
- 2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 3 Jempy Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
- 4 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 5 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 6 Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 7 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 8 Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN - Qhubeka
- 9 Koen de Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 10 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
- 11 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 12 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
- 13 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop
- 14 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 15 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop
- 16 Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
- 17 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 18 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 19 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 20 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team
- 21 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 22 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
- 23 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 24 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 25 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 26 Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team
- 27 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 28 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 29 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
- 30 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
- 31 Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 32 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky
- 33 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 34 Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop
- 35 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 36 Theo Bos (Ned) MTN - Qhubeka
- 37 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 38 Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop
- 39 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 40 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 41 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
- 42 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 43 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 44 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
- 45 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 46 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 47 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 48 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 49 Jos van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 50 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 51 Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 52 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 53 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 54 Carter Jones (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 55 Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 56 Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 57 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 58 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 59 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky
- 60 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 61 Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
- 62 Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 63 Toms Skujin_ (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team
- 64 Gregory Obando Brenes (Crc) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 65 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
- 66 Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka
- 67 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 68 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk
- 69 Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Racing Team
- 70 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 71 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Cycling Team
- 72 Justin Oien (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 73 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 74 Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 75 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 76 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 77 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
- 78 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
- 79 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 80 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling Team
- 81 Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 82 Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 83 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
- 84 Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
- 85 Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing
- 86 Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky
- 87 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 88 Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky
- 89 Ben King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 90 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team
- 91 Daniele Ratto (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 92 Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
- 93 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 94 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
- 95 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 96 Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop
- 97 Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
- 98 Travis Livermon (USA) Team SmartStop
- 99 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 100 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
- 101 Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk
- 102 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 103 Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing
- 104 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 105 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 106 Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 107 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 108 Evan Huffman (USA) Team SmartStop
- 109 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team
- 110 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 111 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 112 Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 113 Martin Kohler (Swi) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 114 David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk
- 115 William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 116 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 117 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka
- 118 Campbell Flakemore (Aus) BMC Racing Team
- 119 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky
- 120 Geoffrey Curran (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 121 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 122 Robert Sweeting (USA) Team SmartStop 0:00:21
- 123 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 124 Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 125 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 126 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman 0:00:24
- 127 David Williams (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman 0:00:27
- 128 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:29
- 129 Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 130 Scott Ambrose (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk
- 131 Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:33
- 132 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka
- 133 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:37
- 134 Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:00:46
- 135 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:52
- 136 Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk
- 137 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka 0:01:38
- 138 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:03:31
- 139 Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:04:47
- 140 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 141 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:05:23
- 142 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- DNF Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
Klasyfikacja generalna po 1. etapie:
- 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step 4:43:17
- 2 William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:00:01
- 3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:04
- 4 Jempy Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team 0:00:06
- 5 Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop
- 6 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:10
- 7 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 8 Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 9 Wouter Wippert (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 10 Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN - Qhubeka
- 11 Koen de Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 12 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
- 13 Robin Carpenter (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 14 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
- 15 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team SmartStop
- 16 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 17 Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop
- 18 Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
- 19 Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 20 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 21 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 22 Dion Smith (NZl) Hincapie Racing Team
- 23 Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 24 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
- 25 Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 26 Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 27 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 28 Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team
- 29 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 30 Gavin Mannion (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 31 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
- 32 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
- 33 Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 34 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky
- 35 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 36 Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop
- 37 Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 38 Theo Bos (Ned) MTN - Qhubeka
- 39 Kiel Reijnen (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 40 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 41 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 42 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
- 43 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 44 Tyler Magner (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 45 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
- 46 Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 47 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 48 Joseph Schmalz (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 49 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 50 Jos van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 51 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 52 Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 53 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 54 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 55 Carter Jones (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 56 Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 57 Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 58 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 59 Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 60 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky
- 61 Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 62 Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
- 63 Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 64 Toms Skujin_ (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team
- 65 Gregory Obando Brenes (Crc) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 66 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
- 67 Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka
- 68 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 69 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk
- 70 Joseph Lewis (Aus) Hincapie Racing Team
- 71 Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 72 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Cycling Team
- 73 Justin Oien (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 74 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 75 Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 76 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 77 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 78 Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team
- 79 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
- 80 Daniel Eaton (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 81 James Oram (NZl) Axeon Cycling Team
- 82 Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 83 Edward King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 84 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
- 85 Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
- 86 Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing
- 87 Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky
- 88 Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
- 89 Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky
- 90 Ben King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
- 91 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Axeon Cycling Team
- 92 Daniele Ratto (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 93 Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
- 94 Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 95 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
- 96 Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 97 Chris Butler (USA) Team SmartStop
- 98 Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
- 99 Travis Livermon (USA) Team SmartStop
- 100 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 101 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
- 102 Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk
- 103 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
- 104 Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing
- 105 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin
- 106 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 107 Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 108 Stephen Leece (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman
- 109 Evan Huffman (USA) Team SmartStop
- 110 Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team
- 111 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 112 Oscar Clark (USA) Hincapie Racing Team
- 113 Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 114 Martin Kohler (Swi) Drapac Professional Cycling
- 115 David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk
- 116 Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 117 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka
- 118 Campbell Flakemore (Aus) BMC Racing Team
- 119 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky
- 120 Geoffrey Curran (USA) Axeon Cycling Team
- 121 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 122 Robert Sweeting (USA) Team SmartStop 0:00:28
- 123 Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:00:31
- 124 Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- 125 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 126 Carson Miller (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman 0:00:34
- 127 David Williams (USA) Jamis - Hagens Berman 0:00:37
- 128 Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:39
- 129 Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
- 130 Scott Ambrose (NZl) Team Novo Nordisk
- 131 Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:43
- 132 Matthew Brammeier (Irl) MTN - Qhubeka
- 133 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:47
- 134 Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:00:56
- 135 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:01:02
- 136 Kevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk
- 137 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka 0:01:48
- 138 Steve Fisher (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis 0:03:39
- 139 Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:04:57
- 140 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
- 141 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:05:33
- 142 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
