Only 84.4 km long, the first stage of the Tour de Lombok , however, caused good gaps, with eight elements managed to play the success at the end of the Pantai Kuta Mandalika-Mataram. To prevail was Metkel Eyob , a former member of the Dimension Data nursery and now flown to Asia with the Terengganu Cycling Team .
The 24-year-old Eritrea won the sprint in front of the Emir Yousef Mirza , athlete of UAE Team Emirates but here in the race with his national team. Following the Singaporean Choon Huat Goh (Terengganu Cycling Team), the Colombian Álvaro Duarte (Forca Amskins Racing), the Indonesians Robin Manulang (Pgn Road Cycling Team) and Aiman Cahyadi (Team Sapura Cycling), the Japanese Team UKYO Yuma Koishi and Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka.
