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The riders are climbing again, up towards the finish is Osimo for the second time. De Marchi leads them over the finish line this time
Jumbo-Visma are leading the peloton, aware of the danger Buitrago poses
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The leaders are descending now having crested the climb, and Russo has rejoined them. Their lead is down to 1-30 ahead of the peloton
Buitrago has used the steep slopes of this climb to get a decent gap. The Colombian is 1-20 down on GC, the third-highest placed of the Bahrain riders behind Mikel Landa and Damiano Caruso. This could be the first part of a big plan from the team today
Attack from Buitrago! He's one of Bahrain-Victorious' GC possibilities
Riders also getting shelled out the back of the peloton, including Mark Cavendish and Dylan van Baarle
Simmons is the one setting the pace, and the others are having to dig deep to stay in contact
The break now splitting up on a super-steep section of the climb
Bais was dropped on an uphill stretch 75km from the finish
Bais has been dropped from the breakaway group, which scuppers his chances of taking the green jersey. Although he is level on points in the King of the Mountains classification, Roglič still leads on countback
The pace is up a bit in the peloton, and the gap is down to two minutes
...and now he's back off the back, wanting a bike change. It's just as well he's had these problems before the racing really kicks off. At just 49 seconds adrift on GC, he's a contender for the overall title
Caruso is back in the peloton following his puncture
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There’s a lull in the action, the race having settled into a holding pattern with the gap between the leading 11 and the peloton staying steady at 2-30. But that should change soon when the riders take on the Muro di Osimo for the first time on the circuit. With gradients of 20%, this is the one that stage 6 has been hyped for
Flat tyre for Damiano Caruso in the peloton. The pace is steady though so shouldn't take long for him to return
Incidentally, by taking maximum points over the last climb, Bais has drawn level in the King of the Mountains classification with Primož Roglič, on 20 points
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Jumbo-Visma at the front and setting a steady pace, keeping the defecit to the break at about 2-30
The gap has come back down again, to around 2-30
Bora-Hansgrohe have formed their own train at the front alongside the Jumbo-Visma riders. They must have hatched a plan for how to attack the Dutch squad with their multitude of GC contenders
Bais claimed maximum points at the top of the first ascent of the climb in Osimo, ahead of Arndt, Simmons and Pedersen
100KM REMAINING
Into the second half of the stage now as the riders enter the circuit in Osimo
A reminder of the riders in that 11-man break:
Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo), Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech), Nikias Arndt (Bahrain-Victorious), Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa), Mike Teunissen, Georg Zimmerman (both Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Casper Pedersen (Soudal-QuickStep), Clément Russo (Arkéa-Samsic), Alessandro De Marchi (Team Jayco AlUla) and Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies)
The break's lead has risen significantly in the last kilometres, and is now up to almost three and a half minutes
Mike Teunissen, who was in the break, has had a puncture
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In total, the elevation gain is over 3,000 metres today, most of which is yet to come. The climbing starts intensifying soon, as the riders return to Osimo again to take on the challenging circuit
A glimpse of Primož Roglič out on the road. Will he still be in the blue jersey by the end of the day?
Add to the mix Hugh Carthy, Thibaut Pinot, Ben O’Connor and the Bahrain-Victorious duo of Mikel Landa and Damiano Caruso, all of whom are within one minute of Roglič, and an almighty tussle looks set to be in store.
Tao Geoghean Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) and Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) were the closest to Roglič in yesterday’s sprint, and remain in close contention at 19 and 24 seconds respectively. And Enric Mas (Movistar) is among the strongest climbers on paper and looked in good knick yesterday, so could pose a serious threat lurking just 31 seconds down on GC.
So who do Jumbo-Visma have to keep an eye out for and prevent gaining any time? The UAE Team Emirates pair of João Almeida and Brandon MacNulty are of particular danger, in 3rd and 4th on GC at 12 and 17 seconds respectively, while the team has a third card to play in Adam Yates, who is 13th at 45 seconds.
Bora-Hansgrohe is another team that can pose lots of different problems with a variety of riders. Former overall leader Lennard Kämna is second at 4 seconds; Aleksandr Vlasov is 7th at 21 seconds; and Jai Hindley is 8th at 22 seconds
Jumbo-Visma have now upped the race, and the gap is being controlled at about 2-30
Jumbo-Visma are leading the peloton, and they will be happy at how the race has unfolded so far, with no dangerous attacks escaping up the road. That’s sure to change later as we get closer to the finish and the hills keep coming
The pace is relaxed, and the break's lead is approaching three minutes
That’s a group full of strong riders who will fancy their chances of winning the stage, but with nobody who’s a threat on GC. Neilands is the highest-placed among them, in 54th at 16-12
150KM REMAINING
The peloton are happy with the break, and have allowed it a lead of over 2 minutes. The Corratec duo of Valerio Conti and German Nicolás Tivani attempted to join them, but failed
Arndt was first over the intermediate sprint 160km from the finish, ahead of Teunissen, Vermeersch and Bais
Here's that group out on the road, being lead by Ferron
Those riders also swept up the King of the Mountains points at the top of Santa Maria del Monte, with Ferron arriving in first ahead of Vermeersch, Bais and Pedersen
Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo), Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech) and Nikias Arndt (Bahrain-Victorious) are all in it having previously been part of the earlier group, and are this time joined by Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa), Mike Teunissen, Georg Zimmerman (both Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Casper Pedersen (Soudal-QuickStep), Clément Russo (Arkéa-Samsic), Alessandro De Marchi (Team Jayco AlUla) and Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies)
11 riders are now up the road, and the peloton seems happier with the make-up of this group
We’ll have a clearer picture of Roglič’s form after today, as he is likely to be exposed to an onslaught of attacks from those sniffing a chance at overall success.
With this in mind, Wout van Aert might have a crucial role to play. Although this stage looks ideal for him to land what would be his first win on the road in 2023, Roglič may need him on super-domestique duty to control the race when the attacks inevitably come.
Even though he has won two stages on the trot, there are still some question marks about Roglič’s form. He was distanced on the climb yesterday, and only showed his face at the top to take victory in the sprint. Were it not for the headwinds, would he currently be in the overall lead?
That said, he clearly had strong legs at the finish to win the sprint. He may have just timed his effort better than the riders who attacked.
While we wait for more attacks and a break to form, let’s consider the GC situation.
With only one, mostly flat stage remaining after today, this will be the decisive GC stage of the race.
Primož Roglič is in the lead, but it is only a slender one: four seconds ahead of the previous overall leader Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) in second, while there are eight other riders all within 25 seconds, and a further seven within one minute.
168KM REMAINING
The riders now climbing Santa Maria del Monte, a short 1.8km effort averaging 7.8%. Surely we'll see more attacks here with the break yet to be formed
Having been out the front, now Van der Poel is off the back, having had a flat tyre
One difference between that day and today is the weather: this time conditions are relatively mild, with no rain and only a gentle breeze
Van der Poel may have failed with that attack, but this surely won't be the last we see of him. The racing circumstances are almost ideal for him: the walls are the perfect for his powerful accelerations, and with the GC battle taking precedence, he won’t be quite as closely marked as usual.
Also: two years ago he won the equivalent stage of the 2021 Tirreno, with an attack over 50km from the finish
And now the whole race is back together. It's fair to say that Van der Poel was not wanted up the road
Magli and Konychev have found the going too tough and have been dropped by the breakaway group
Jumbo-Visma and Soudal-QuickStep keen not to let him and this escape any leeway, and pacing at the front of the peloton. Their riders Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe are, along with Van der Poel, the riders best equipped to win the stage
Van der Poel is eager though, and has attacked the group
Van der Poel is of course the headline name. The Dutchman certainly isn't a threat on GC, in 51st at 14-18 down, but anyone interested in the stage win will not want to let him up the road so easily.
180KM REMAINING
That group has finished climbing, and has an advantage of about half a minute.
Here it is in full: Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo), Mathieu van der Poel, Robert Stannard (both Alpecin-Deceuninck), Valerio Conti, Alexander Konychev (Both Team Corratec), Sven Erik Bystrøm (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Nikias Arndt (Bahrain Victorious), Filippo Magli (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) and Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech)
Now Mathieu van der Poel has joined those 8 riders!
Attacks are flying out the bunch, and eight riders have gone clear, among them Quinn Simmons
The riders are currently climbing a 6km hill to Recanati, averaging 6%
One non-starter today: Maciej Bodnar, who might have been a handy domestique for TotalEnergies leader Peter Sagan, if the Slovak were to show any form today
It will be interesting to see what riders attempt to make it into the early break. With its parcours, it suits the puncheurs, most of whom are now far enough down on GC to no longer be considered threat, and therefore should be given freedom to get up the road
193KM REMAINING
And they're off!
Here were the four leaders at the start of the neutralised zone - João Almeida in white as best young rider, Roglič in blue as overall leader, Jasper Philipsen in ciclaminoas points leader and Giulio Ciccone in green as mountains leader (although the latter two are wearing the jersey on behalf ofRoglič, who leads both classifications)
The riders are in the neutralised zone and making their way towards the official start
Osimo is the host of the start of today’s stage, and the town will be returned to later in the day for a series of circuits
The riders will be setting off in around ten minutes time, and the difficulty will begin almost immediately, with the first of many unclassified climbs about five kilometres into the stage
Yesterday had been expected to be a more decisive day in the GC, but strong winds helped prevent many time gaps. Ultimately, 17 riders made it to the top of the Sassotetto mountain together, after a block headwind prevented the stronger climbers from breaking away.
Tao Geoghegan Hart, who sprinted for second behind Roglič and Giulio Ciccone, described it as one of the strangest mountain finishes he’d ever taken part in
Stage 6 will be the traditional Tirreno-Adriatico stage of the ‘Tappa dei Muri,’ a parcours without a major mountain climb, but multiple steep ‘walls’ to disrupt the race and cause carnage.
Every year this stage is a highlight, with attacking racing and (if you’ll excuse the pun) wall-to-wall action. Today promises to be even more eventful, with so many riders still in contention for overall victory
Primož Roglič became the new overall leader of the race following his second successive stage win yesterday, but the GC remains wide open, with 15 riders all still within one minute of the Slovenian.
That makes today’s stage, with its constant ups and downs, an especially thrilling prospect. Brace yourself - this has the potential to be one of the most exciting days of racing so far this season
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico.
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