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Barry Ryan and Alasdair Fotheringham are at the Giro d'Italia and so can gather the rider reaction directly, ask the key questions and also witness what happens close-up.
After Remco Evenepoel's crashes on stage 5, Barry wrote this excellent eyewitness account of the Belgian's reaction. It is a superb piece of journalism.
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Eyewitness: Remco Evenepoel's dog day afternoon at the Giro d'Italia
Meanwhile, the peloton reaches Castel di Sangro and Mads Pedersen won the sprint for fifth place.
The battle for the points competition and the maglia ciclamino is heating up.
The Giro d'Italia is in a remote, hilly part of central Italy but the crowds are still out to watch the race.
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Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa) kicks and so wins the sprint.
However the break stays together. They have far bigger goals today and hope to stay away as long as possible.
Castel di Sangro is the site of an intermediate sprint.
130km to go
The sun is out as the break reaches Castel di Sangro.
The central Italian town was made famous by its football team and the book called 'Miracle of Castel di Sangro' by Joe McGinniss, who recalled the emotions and drama of their season in Italy's Serie B.
The stage finish at the Campo Imperatore ski station should be spectacular. The riders will pass through banks of snow on twisting roads.
The latest weather reports suggest there is also a risk of snow at the 2130m finish.
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This is the terrain the riders are on today.
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After two hours of racing, the average pace is 37.550km/h.
We expected the pace to rise significantly in the final hours of the stage.
The sun has come out after the rain, so riders are stripping off yet again.
They have also started the gradual climb to Rionero Sannitico.
142km to go
The peloton is slowly reeling in the break like a giant fish. The gap is at 9:00 but falling second by second.
Alberto Dainese in currently on the front for Team DSM. The maglia rosa is using the team's sprinters and rouleurs. The team's climbers will come to the fore when the road heads upwards towards Gran Sasso.
Clarke didn't hold a grudge against De Marchi for playing cat and mouse, however. "At the end of the day, there's always going to be a moment when you have to decide to stop pulling. You can't pull all the way until 10 metres to go. We needed 10 or 15 more seconds, but it was just the way it was.
Indeed, the two hugged beyond the finish line. Both will surely try other attacks later in the Giro.
This is our story of their attack and their emotional reaction.
So close, so far: Clarke, De Marchi caught in sight of finish line at Giro d'Italia
Their collective experience and grit showed as they poured enough effort into holding off the chase while remaining cagey enough to save something for the sprint.
"We hoped to have the legs to stay away. It was close in the end and I knew that Simon was a lot faster than me in the sprint, so I played with him a little bit," De Marchi said. "I wanted to try to win. Second would have been great, too, but I played for the win. I did something that I've never done in my career: miss some turns.
"I tried to force him to start the sprint early and then get passed him but it didn't work out. It hurts not to pull it off but I'll keep trying."
The pain and frustration were evident on Clarke's face as he spoke to the media at the finish. "We make so many sacrifices that it really hurts when you go so close to victory like that," Clarke said.
There is something emotional about breakaways. Yesterday's stage was a perfect example.
Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) and Alessandro De Marchi (Jayco-AlUla) could almost taste the podium spumante as they neared the finish line in Naples abut were cruelly caught with 300 metres to go.
150km to go
The rain has eased again and so the break pushes on, the four riders also careful to keep eating to fight their cold and fuel their legs.
The peloton has started to chase with more determination, bringing the gap down to below 10:00.
Tao Geoghegan Hart didn't seem to mind the rain
Alberto Bettiol of EF Education-EasyPost toughs it out.
The EF Education-EasyPost riders didn't seem to like the rain
Three EF riders stop at a team car parked on the road to change their gillet and capes.
With the peloton rolling along, it's important to stay warm and as dry as possible.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, the break lead the peloton by 10:00 minutes after Andreas Leknessund stopped to put on his leg warmers.
The clouds are low and it is still raining hard. It's a tough day out there.
That gap will surely grow more as Andreas Leknessund stops to put on leg warmers.
He's struggling to get them over his shoes and so will have to chase for a while.
160km to go
The gap has broken through the 8:00 point.
Team DSM are leading the chase but perhaps playing mind games with the GC teams, to try to force them to help with the work later in the stage.
The 8:00 gap means Simone Petilli (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) is now the virtual maglia rosa.
Andreas Leknessund's pink jersey keeps getting wet.
The break of stage 7: Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa), Henok Mulubrhan (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Simone Petilli (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) and Karel Vacek (Team Corratec - Selle Italia)
170km to go
Team DSM continue to lead the peloton but they have allowed the break to extend their lead to 7:50.
It's again pouring with rain on the riders, it's time to cape up and stay safe.
180km to go
The break is pushing on and their lead is up to 6:50.
After the first hour of racing, the average speed is a steady 40.200km/h.
The riders can see the first hills ahead of them now.
First comes the 2nd category 7km climb to Rionero Sannitico. It is followed by a short descent to Castel di Sangro and then the climb to Roccaraso.
Roccaraso is at 1254m but the climb is gradual at 6%.
185km to go
It's stopped raining and so riders are dropping back to their team cars for dry clothing, extra food or a tactical chat.
Back to the racing and Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa), Henok Mulubrhan (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Simone Petilli (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty), Karel Vacek (Team Corratec - Selle Italia) lead the peloton by a now significant 6:20.
These are the current GC standings after stage 6.
"For the moment, I have the impression that he's a bit nervous," Evenepoel told Eurosport France's Rois de la Pédale show about how he sees Roglič, widely considered his biggest rival in this Giro.
"He knows he is 44 seconds behind. So they [Jumbo-Visma] are nervous in the peloton, they push a lot, but that's a bit the typical style of Jumbo I think."
Click below for the full story and Evenepoel's thoughts on the long stage to Gran Sasso.
Remco Evenepoel says Primoz Roglic seems 'nervous' at Giro d'Italia
The first mountain finish of the Giro d'Italia is always a mental battle as well as an intense day of racing.
Remco Evenepoel has been forced on the defensive after his crashes on stage 5 but leads his biggest rivals in the GC despite being 28 seconds down on Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM).
Evenepoel ramped up the mind games ahead of the stage 7 summit finish by suggesting that that Primož Roglič and his Jumbo-Visma teammates seem "nervous" and describing himself as "the strongest at the moment".
As you may have seen in our news, two more riders have left the race on Friday due ot COVID-19.
Arkéa-Samsic rider Clément Russo was forced to withdraw on Thursday. today Italian duo Nicola Conci (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Giovanni Aleotti (Bora-Hansgrohe) left the race.
On Friday morning, the two teams announced that the riders wouldn't be starting the stage 7 mountain test to Gran Sasso d'Italia, taking the number of starters in Capua to 169.
Conci and Aleotti out of Giro d'Italia with COVID-19
The 218km stage heads north and deep into central Italy today.
200km to go
Only 200km left to race.
Riders are already eating and drinking. They know it will be a long, hard day in the saddle.
Team DSM is starting to lead the chase to defend the maglia rosa. There is an unwritten rule that the race leader's team should control the peloton for at least the first half of the stage.
It'll be interesting to see if other teams help Team DSM. Some will target the stage victory, while others may want their GC leader to target the time bonuses at the finish line.
Simone Petilli is the closest in the GC but is 7:49 down on the maglia rosa.
These are the four riders in the break
Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa), Henok Mulubrhan (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Simone Petilli (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty), Karel Vacek (Team Corratec - Selle Italia).
None of them are a threat to race leader Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM).
Indeed, the gap is up to 3:30.
Jayco, Movistar and Bora are on the front of the peloton and seem happy for the four-rider break to go clear.
Perhaps we will see other attacks to try to win the stage later in the day.
The gap is already up to a minute.
210km to go
The four riders have a gap and the peloton already seems to have eased after just 8km of racing.
Will anyone try to jump across?
We have a four-rider attack.
The opening 60km are on flat roads and so it might be difficult for the break to form.
Whatever happens, it's going to be a fast start to the stage.
EF Education, Trek and Eolo are all trying to get into the early break.
They're off!
The flag drops and the attacks come straight away.
Mark Cavendish was involved in a second crash on stage 6 but is still racing today.
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We can see Joe Dombrowski on the front. It's the American's 32nd birthday and so perhaps has extra motivation to get into the break of the day.
Remco Evenepoel has covered his white rainbow jersey with a black rainbow rain jacket.
The rider roll out of Capua. They face a 2.6km section and then the 218km stage will begin.
Andiamo!
It is also starting to rain at the start in Capua but the stage is confirmed.
The stage includes a gradual climb up to Roccaraso ands only a short descent to the valley before the climb to the finish.
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Indeed, there were a lot of serious faces as the riders signed in Capua.
They are now lining up for the roll out from Capua.
The sun is out in Capu near Naples where the stage starts but it is colder at the finish.
It is currently just 6C with lots of snow on the mountains.
Alasdair Fotheringham and Barry Ryan are at the Giro d'Italia for Cyclingnews and have informed us that it is currently pouring with rain on the road to Gran Sasso.
It's time for the mountains! today's 218km stage climbs high into the central Italian Apennines to finish at 2130m.
Buongiorno and welcome to our live coverage of stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia.
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