Thursday 10 May 2018

Simon Yates and Estaban Chaves (Mictchellton-Scott) wins stage 6 atop Mount Etna.

Estaban Chaves and Simon Yates (Mitchellto-Scott) dominates first mountain top finish of Giro d'Italia on Mount Etna, with Esteban Chaves wins stage 6 and teammates Simon Yates takes maglia rosa after they came together in the final kilometre of the 15km volcano climb.

First Mountain Top showdown






There was a party atmosphere at the start in Caltanissetta but only amongst the residents who were happy to have a major sporting event start in their central Sicilian town. The riders and their directeur sportif were in a far more serious mood as the minutes ticked down to the start of the first mountain finish of this year's Giro d'Italia.

Top Ten General classification standings.

1, Simon Yates (Great Britain) Mitchelton-Scott 22:46:03,  2, Tom Dumoulin (Netherland) Team Sunweb0:00:16,
 3, Esteban Chaves (Colombia) Mitchelton-Scott0:00:26,
 4, Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy) Bahrain-Merida0:00:43,
5, Thibaut Pinot (France) Groupama-FDJ0:00:45,
6, Rohan Dennis (Australia) BMC Racing Team0:00:53,
7, Pello Bilbao (Spain) Astana Pro Team0:01:03,
 8, Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:01:10,
 9, George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:11.
 10, Fabio Aru (Italy) UAE Team Emirates0:01:12.


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