The stage of the “muri” at Tirreno-Adriatico

Julian Alaphilippe was again Soudal Quick-Step’s top finisher at the “Race of the Two Seas”, which took place in and around Osimo, the picturesque town lying not far from the Adriatic Sea. The profile like saw teeth, with some viciously steep gradients, made for a gruelling day in the saddle, the gaps between the favourites being bigger than on the previous day, when the race ended atop Sarnano-Sassotetto.
A breakaway comprising nine men, including Casper Pedersen, took center stage for more than three hours, but ultimately, they were swept by the field, which left nothing to chance. The hardest hill of stage 6 came with six kilometers to go – 1400 meters and an average gradient well over 12% – and it was there that the peloton cracked after a huge change of speed at the front saw a small group surge clear. Alaphilippe tried to follow and almost made it across, but by the time the climb was crested he was trailing by a couple of seconds, and eventually found himself part of the chasing group.
The 30-year-old Frenchman finished this brutal stage 6 outside the top 10, some 20 seconds behind winner Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), but remains out highest-ranked rider in the general classification going into the last day of Tirreno-Adriatico, in San Benedetto del Tronto.
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Race details
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
4:49:17 |
2 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
0:00 |
3 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
0:00 |
4 |
Enric Mas Nicolau Movistar Team |
0:00 |
5 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
0:00 |
6 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
0:03 |
7 |
Hugh Carthy EF Education-EasyPost |
0:09 |
8 |
Michael Woods Israel - Premier Tech |
0:09 |
9 |
Thomas Pidcock INEOS Grenadiers |
0:20 |
10 |
Wout van Aert Jumbo-Visma |
0:20 |
14 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:22 |
64 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
13:51 |
77 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal - Quick Step |
15:21 |
90 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
17:14 |
102 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
23:23 |
120 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
24:50 |
125 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
24:50 |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
25:06:21 |
2 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
0:18 |
3 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
0:23 |
4 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
0:34 |
5 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
0:37 |
6 |
Enric Mas Nicolau Movistar Team |
0:41 |
7 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
0:56 |
8 |
Hugh Carthy EF Education-EasyPost |
0:57 |
9 |
Aleksandr Vlasov BORA - hansgrohe |
1:10 |
10 |
Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ |
1:11 |
29 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:33 |
47 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
21:24 |
84 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal - Quick Step |
48:44 |
93 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
53:06 |
121 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:06:32 |
134 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:08:00 |
142 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:12:17 |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
36 pt |
2 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
24 pt |
3 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Deceuninck |
22 pt |
4 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
18 pt |
5 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
16 pt |
6 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
15 pt |
7 |
Biniam Girmay Hailu Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
15 pt |
8 |
Phil Bauhaus Bahrain - Victorious |
15 pt |
9 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
14 pt |
10 |
Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers |
12 pt |
13 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
10 pt |
39 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
3 pt |
47 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal - Quick Step |
2 pt |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
25 pt |
2 |
Davide Bais EOLO-Kometa |
20 pt |
3 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
18 pt |
4 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
11 pt |
5 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
11 pt |
6 |
Quinn Simmons Trek - Segafredo |
9 pt |
7 |
Stefano Gandin Team Corratec |
9 pt |
8 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
7 pt |
9 |
Nikias Arndt Bahrain - Victorious |
6 pt |
10 |
Mattia Bais EOLO-Kometa |
6 pt |
22 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
3 pt |
31 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal - Quick Step |
2 pt |
1 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
25:06:39 |
2 |
Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates |
1:01 |
3 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
1:56 |
4 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
2:08 |
5 |
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers |
4:09 |
6 |
Magnus Sheffield INEOS Grenadiers |
7:02 |
7 |
Thomas Pidcock INEOS Grenadiers |
10:29 |
8 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
17:05 |
9 |
Attila Valter Jumbo-Visma |
17:08 |
10 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
21:06 |
1 | UAE Team Emirates | 75:22:03 |
2 | BORA - hansgrohe | 0:29 |
3 | INEOS Grenadiers | 5:03 |
4 | Movistar Team | 9:26 |
5 | Team DSM | 11:11 |
6 | Jumbo-Visma | 11:30 |
7 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 14:46 |
8 | Bahrain - Victorious | 15:04 |
9 | Groupama - FDJ | 21:14 |
10 | AG2R Citroën Team | 27:21 |