UAE Team Emirates retain Blue jersey

UAE Team Emirates’, Slovenian rider Jan Polanc is still in the King of the Mountain jersey and fourth in Youth Classification with teammates Simone Petilli and Valerio Conti in fifth and sixth place respectively. The sixth stage wrapped up on Thursday, 11 May which was won by Silvan Didier (BMC Racing) following a breakaway.

Stage seven starts in Castrovillari and is 224 km and over the first 140 km, the route is essentially flat with just a short descent after the start. After cresting the Bosco delle Pianelle KOM summit the final part of the stage is more complicated as the route passes through several urban areas. The final kilometres make for fairly complex riding as the route runs partly on wide and straight roads and partly on city roads marked by a series of bends and partial narrowing streets. The route climbs slightly in the stage finale, with a few mild bends finishing in Alberobelllo.

General classification after stage six

1 Bob Jungels (Quick – Step Floors) 23:22:07

2 Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) 0:00:06

3 Adam Yates (Orica – Scott) 0:00:10

4 Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) 00:00:46

Mountains classification after stage six

1 Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates) points 43

2 Daniel Teklehaimanot  (Dimension Data) points 23

3 Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha)  points 18