The Colombian Quick-Step Floors rider won the 168km stage 6 from Ascoli Piceno to Civitanova Marche. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) retains the Maglia Azzurra

Civitanova Marche, 13 March 2017 – Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) won stage 6 of the Tirreno-Adriatico NamedSport from Ascoli Piceno to Civitanova Marche (168km), beating Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) on the finish line. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) retains the Maglia Azzurra NamedSport, maintaining an advantage of 50 seconds over Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) ahead of tomorrow’s last stage of the race, the 10km Individual Time Trial at San Benedetto del Tronto.

STAGE RESULT
1 – Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) 168km in 4’09’31”, average speed 40.398kph
2 – Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) s.t.
3 – Jasper Stuyven (Trek – Segafredo) s.t.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team)
2 – Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) at 50″
3 – Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) at 1’06“

JERSEYS

Maglia Azzurra (blue), general classification leader, sponsored by NamedSport – Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team)
Maglia Rossa (red), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by FSA – Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Maglia Verde (green), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Snello Rovagnati – Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli)
Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Selle Italia – Egan Bernal (Androni Giocattoli)
Speaking seconds after the finish, the stage winner Fernando Gaviria said: “We really wanted to win. This was the first day for the sprinters. On stage 3, I crashed and the legs weren’t excellent, but now I’m going well. The climb before the finish made the race a little Milan-San Remo today. It’s always a nice duel with Peter Sagan but also a fight with the other riders. I’m glad I got this one.”

Press conference interviews and further details to follow.

TOMORROW’S STAGE
Stage 7 – San Benedetto del Tronto (Individual Time Trial), 10,050m
Start Meeting Point: Molo Sud, Via Tamerici, San Benedetto del Tronto – 12.00
First rider’s start: 13.00
Time Keeping Point: km 4.4 – Porto d’Ascoli, Piazza D’Acquisto, Via S. Giacomo
Finish: Viale Bruno Buozzi, San Benedetto del Tronto
Last rider’s finish: 16.15
Race Headquarters: Hotel Calabresi, Rotonda Giorgini, San Benedetto del Tronto

ROUTE
This 10,050m Individual Time Trial closely follows the final circuit route of the concluding stages of the late 90s and recent 2000s editions – and the same as raced in 2015. The start ramp is located in Viale Tamerici (south wharf). From here, riders head towards Porto d’Ascoli along the sea. From Piazza Salvo d’Acquisto – site of the intermediate time split, at km 4.7 – the course runs a further 750m before heading back towards San Benedetto del Tronto, where the race ends on the traditional home stretch in Viale Buozzi. The last 2.5km are on almost straight ground.

Final kilometres
The last 3km are on wide and mainly straight roads. The route runs along the seafront where, 2.5km before the finish, a double bend leads to the straight home stretch which is on an 8m wide tarmac road.

Photo credits: LaPresse – D’Alberto / Ferrari

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