Mark Cavendish (OPQ) sprinted to victory in a chaotic conclusion to another tough day of racing at Tirreno-Adriatico. Daryl Impey was the best placed rider for ORICA-GreenEDGE in 13th place on stage six. Alberto Contador successfully protected his overall lead, finishing on bunch time.
Jens Mouris was a non-starter on stage six due to illness, and Svein Tuft pulled the plug mid-race. Both riders are targeting one day races later in the week and withdrew from Tirreno-Adriatico as a precautionary measure with bigger future goals in mind.
“We haven’t got a sprinter here. There wasn’t much for us on a stage like this. The guys have done a lot of hard work all week, so the main objective today was to get through the stage unscathed.” - Sport Director Matt White
| Place | Rider/Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) - Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 4:16:15 |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | ST |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (Svk) - Cannondale | ST |
| 4 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) - FDJ.fr | ST |
| 5 | Tony Hurel (Fra) - Team Europcar | ST |
| 6 | Robert Wagner (Ger) - Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ST |
| 7 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) - MTN - Qhubeka | ST |
| 8 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) - Team NetApp - Endura | ST |
| 9 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) - Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | ST |
| 10 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) - AG2R La Mondiale | ST |
| Place | Mitchelton-SCOTT Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Daryl Impey (RSA) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:00:06 |
| 63 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 106 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:01:36 |
| 108 | Simon Clarke (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:01:38 |
| 112 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:01:57 |
| 155 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:05:50 |
