Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) wins crash marred stage 6 Tirreno Adriatico, Italy.

Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) beats Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) to claimed his second victory in the 2018 Tirreno-Adriatico to win a crash marred stage 5 in Fano on the Adriatic coast.

 The 153-kilometre penultimate stage from Numana to Fano represented a stall in hostilities in the battle for the overall title, and indeed there was no change in the general classification.

 No change atop the overall standings, where Michal Kwiatkowski (Sky) - another big Milan-San Remo favourite - carries a 3-second lead into tomorrow's final time trial.

 Top Ten General classification from stage 6

 1, Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Team Sky 25:21:22,
2, Damiano Caruso (Italy) BMC Racing Team 0:00:03,
3, Mikel Landa (Spain) Movistar Team 0:00:23,
4, Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:29,
5, Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 0:00:34 ,
6, Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:36,
7, Davide Formolo (Italy) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:37,
 8, Tiesj Benoot (Belgium) Lotto Soudal 0:00:39,
9, George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:00:41,
10, Jaime Roson (Spain) Movistar Team 0:00:47.