Cycling
103rd Giro d’Italia
8 October 2020
6th stage: Castrovillari – Matera (188 km)
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With an exciting and sumptuous sprint, to win the sixth stage of the Tour of Italy is French Arnaud Demare who gives himself the privilege of conquering a portion of the stage race, one of the most evocative in what is the city of the Sassi. With him, on the podium, second place was the Australian Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), third the Italian Fabio Felline (Astana). Almeida stay in pink jersey.
The live broadcast of the 6th stage Castrovillari-Matera
ore 16:50 great final sprint of Arnaud Demare who won the sixth stage, winning clearly
ore 16:47 Sagan goes up, while Fabbro makes the pace. Nibali also among the very first positions
ore 16:42 there are just over 4 kilometers to go
ore 16:36 9.5 km from the finish, the final climb begins. Strong headwind for the runners: could be a deciding factor
ore 16:33 we are on the descent now and the group is so compact it suggests a surprise ending
ore 16:21 Elia Viviani comes off two kilometers from the GPM. I filmed Frapporti, Bais and Zana. In front of Whelan who maintains a 30 ″ lead
ore 16:16 the group compacted and reached Frapporti, who attempted a solo escape
ore 16:12 Zana is joined by the group after a very long escape
ore 16:11 there are less than 30 km to the finish
ore 16:07 the hourly average of this fourth hour is 37, 900 km / h
ore 16:02 Frapporti breaks the delays and launches into an attempt at a solitary mini escape
ore 15:52 fall of some runners, also involved the Almeida pink jersey
ore 15:39 nervousness grows among the runners due to the strong crosswind that threatens to affect the balance in this phase of the race
ore 15:35 2’18 ”the gap of the group led by Sagan from the fugitives
ore 15:31 flying finish line just passed by the group of four fugitives; 50 km away
ore 15:21 now the group has compacted and the gap from the treads is around a very short delay. The fear linked to the fans and the effects, given the pace of the race, is remarkable
ore 15:08 wind warning on the stretch of road that runners are about to travel
ore 15:05 Peter Sagan’s intention to record in this stage is evident: his determination to hang up the fugitives is revealed in the delay which – now – is just 3’33 “
ore 14:55 the group’s reaction had its results: the gap has contracted and now it’s 4’31 ”. Always in the lead Sagan, among the favorites in this fraction that will take us to Basilicata
ore 14:40 the gap between the group (which reacted, finally) compared to the group of treads continues to narrow
ore 14:33 Sagan marks a turning point with his team, Bora-Hansgrohe: the gap, now, compared to the fugitives is lowered to 8’30 “
ore 14:27 the advantage of the treads rises to 9 ‘: taking advantage of a moment of fatigue of the group, the fugitives have increased the gap
ore 14:10 situation unchanged: the four fugitives continue their escape, maintaining the same detachment from the group
ore 13:31 a first group of fugitives comes off. Let’s remember their names: Mattia Bais, Filippo Zana, Marco Frapporti and the Australian James Whelan. They have an advantage of 8’40 “
ore 12:45 number 133 of Mitchelton-Scott did not start, Australian Brent Bookwalter
ore 12:40 the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia has started. Matera objective
Presentation of the 6th stage of the Giro
The solo enterprise of Filippo Ganna, who won the fifth stage of this anomalous edition of the Giro d’Italia, thrilled and shocked us for the great generosity spent by this young champion, who was also the protagonist of an absolute result in Imola. The rose is not his, but remains of Almeida.
The current hamlet, from Castrovillari in Matera, is 188 kilometers: this stage lends itself to escapes from afar. In the initial part, you cross the Pollino National Park, with a rather articulated elevation and plan. After the Lake of Monte Cotugno, the flat segment begins, within the province of Matera. Finale is very technical. The only GPM of the day is the climb of Millotta, third category.
VIRGILIO SPORT | 08-10-2020 17:08
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