Démare wins stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia: Daily News Digest
Arnaud Démare won stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia, nabbing his second victory so far in this year’s race in a sprint finale in Matera.
The 29-year-old Frenchman was well-placed just a few riders off the front as the race rounded the final corner and he was the first of the marquee speedsters to launch on the finishing straight. Once he went, no one could match his speed, and he held on at the front to take a convincing win at the line with Michael Matthews taking runner-up honors and Fabio Felline in third on the day.
Race leader João Almeida finished safely in the peloton to retain his overall race lead with all of the major pink jersey contenders also arriving on the same time.
Top 10, stage 6
1 DÉMARE Arnaud (Groupama – FDJ) 4:54:38
2 MATTHEWS Michael (Team Sunweb)
3 FELLINE Fabio (Astana Pro Team)
4 MOLANO Juan Sebastián (UAE-Team Emirates)
5 CIMOLAI Davide (Israel Start-Up Nation)
6 VENDRAME Andrea (AG2R La Mondiale)
7 HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich (Deceuninck – Quick Step)
8 SAGAN Peter (BORA – hansgrohe)
9 BATTAGLIN Enrico (Bahrain – McLaren)
10 NARVÁEZ Jhonatan (INEOS Grenadiers)
Top 10, GC
1 ALMEIDA João (Deceuninck – Quick Step) 22:01:01
2 BILBAO Pello (Bahrain – McLaren) 0:43
3 KELDERMAN Wilco (Team Sunweb) 0:48
4 VANHOUCKE Harm (Lotto Soudal) 0:59
5 NIBALI Vincenzo (Trek – Segafredo) 1:01
6 POZZOVIVO Domenico (NTT Pro Cycling) 1:05
7 FUGLSANG Jakob (Astana Pro Team) 1:19
8 KRUIJSWIJK Steven (Team Jumbo-Visma) 1:21
9 KONRAD Patrick (BORA – hansgrohe) 1:26
10 MAJKA Rafal (BORA – hansgrohe) 1:32
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