Stage 6

The road

At the start

A San Remo finish in Calabria

Nothing moved around Messina: Bob Jungels still leads by six seconds from Geraint Thomas, five of the favourites tied at ten, and Fernando Gaviria took the sprint and the points jersey. Today runs 217 kilometres north up the Calabrian coast to a finish borrowed from Milan-San Remo — away from the sea with seven kilometres left, a twisting balcony road above it, and the last two kilometres all uphill.

How it was won

1. 168 km to go

   The break holds firm

   The day’s escapees keep the sprinters’ teams at bay on the rolling Calabrian roads.

2. 28 km to go

   Dillier and Stuyven go

   Silvan Dillier and Jasper Stuyven jump clear of the break and open a decisive gap.

3. 3At the line

   Dillier denies Stuyven

   Silvan Dillier outsprints Jasper Stuyven from the break to win in Terme Luigiane.

The result