Tirreno-Adriatico (2019) Photos; Stage 6: Matelica → Jesi, 195 km |
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| Stage 6 start scene in Matelica | share this photo |
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| One of several passes through Jesi, the birthplace of Michele Scarponi | share this photo |
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| Getting dark. Peter Sagan wishes he had time to remove his sunglasses. | share this photo |
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| Sprint finish in Jesi | share this photo |
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| Surprise winner in a finish expected to be won by a pure sprinter who were 'blunted' by the distance and hilliness of the race this week. In fact, this finish was slightly uphill. | share this photo |
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| Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) wins the Stage 6 sprint in 4:42:11 ahead of 2nd Davide CIMOLAI (ITA/ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY), 3rd Elia VIVIANI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP), 4th Clement VENTURINI (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE), 5th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), 6th Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE (ARG/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP), 7th Jens KEUKELEIRE (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL), 8th Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/CCC) | share this photo |
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| The winning team's description of the finish: Deceuninck – Quick-Step was all over the front of the pack, dominating the closing kilometres, and it was on the drag to the finish that as soon as Michael Mørkøv peeled off the front, Max Richeze’s brilliant lead-out helped Julian Alaphilippe pull out a small gap on the others and hit the front with 150 meters left, from where the livewire Frenchman put in a huge turn of pace and delivered the team’s 18th victory of the season. “Wow, it’s such a perfect Tirreno-Adriatico for us. It’s been a successful week for Deceuninck – Quick-Step here in Italy and I am glad I could finish off the squad’s amazing work today. Kasper, Yves Max, everybody contributed to the pace and did a magnificent job on this stage, and for that I am extremely grateful”, said the first Frenchman in three decades to have won a brace of stages at a single Tirreno-Adriatico edition. | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 6 winner, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) :“During the stage, Elia told me it was going to be a hard sprint and that he didn’t feel that good, so I was free to try and go for it. Everybody was tired today, you could see that in the bunch. I told him that we will see, then in the last kilometer I found myself on Max’s wheel and as soon as he dropped me in the front, I went full gas and that was it. I can’t tell you how happy and proud I am of my team, whom I want to thank, because this is also their victory.” | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Adam Yates, said: “The last kilometer was pretty much uphill. We know Alaphilippe can sprint on a road like this one. Maybe a couple of years ago, I could have done it too. I'm not so punchy any more. I hope to create a surprise tomorrow but the TT doesn't suit me and the gap isn't big enough but I'll do my best.” | share this photo |
Tirreno-Adriatico (2019) Photos; Stage 6: Matelica → Jesi, 195 km |
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