Giro d’Italia 2024 · Stage 7: Description, departure and arrival times 10 May, technical data and results today

From stage to stage: how the sixth stage of the 2024 Giro went

It’s Spanish Pelayo Sanchezstandard bearer of the Movistarto triumph at the end of a three-way escape that took place during the Torre del Lago Puccini (Viareggio)-Rapolano Termevalid as the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2024.

The Canadian is missing from the starting line Riley Pickrell (Israel – Premier Tech) and German Florian Lipowitz (BORA – hansgrohe).

After 50km, between attacks and counterattacks, the group is still compact.

The White Jersey, Cian Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) suffered a puncture but managed to return.

The road begins to climb to Volterrawith blue Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) who won the GPM ahead of the French Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La World) e Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep).

Almost 100 km from the start, a group of 6 men in command forms Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Sánchez, Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla), Matteo Trentin (Tudor), Alaphilippe and Fiorelli.

At the flying finish line of Casole d’Elsa it’s Groves who passes Fiorelli and Alaphilippe.

The pacesetters’ advantage becomes three minutes with 60km to go.

And here comes one of the most awaited moments of the day: the passage of cyclists along the dirt roads White Roadsthe iconic Tuscan race won this year by the Slovenian Tadej Pogacaralso winner of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024.

Finished the sections of Valdritta And Bagnaiathe leading trio of Sánchez, Plapp and Alaphilippe travels with a 1:40 advantage over their pursuers.

Instead, it was Plapp who took first place at the Intergiro Monteroni d’Arbia ahead of Alaphilippe and Sánchez.

15km from the finish, the group closes to 1:20 behind the three escapees thanks to the great work done by the men Ineos Grandiers along the new dirt road of Pievina. Also noteworthy is a fall for the blue Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) and the American Will Barta (Movistar), both on the ground.

At the entrance of Asciano, Alaphilippe and Sánchez touch but manage to get back on Plapp after avoiding a possible double fall. Their advantage over peloton it’s about a minute.

At the end of the last uphill stretch, the descent begins with Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-EasyPost) who broke away from the group and launched himself in pursuit of the leading trio without however succeeding in his aim.

The challenge for victory is a three-way race, but in the final sprint of Rapolano Terme Sánchez prevailed ahead of Alaphilippe and Plapp. Nothing changes on the front however Pink sweaterwhich remains firmly on the shoulders of Pogacar.

“I didn’t realize what was done. It was incredible, a crazy day for me – says the Spaniard -. Yesterday I saved my energy for today. I would never have imagined winning today, I have no words. We went very fast all day , I had to wait for my moment. It took us two hours of racing before carrying out the breakaway. In the end, with Alaphilippe and Plapp, we tried to outrun them, but it was impossible, the sprint went well “.

“For us it was perfect that the breakaway came, because I didn’t want to spend too much energy on the dirt road and on the hills – adds Pogacar -. Even if Plapp had won the Maglia Rosa it would have been fine. It was pleasant to race on the Strade routes again Bianche. The crowd was big again. Today I had good legs and I hope they will be good again for the time trial. I’m not thinking about winning.