The Danish cyclist Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) won the sixth stage of the Tour of Italy in the sprint on Thursday, in Naples, with the Norwegian Andreas Leknessund (DSM) retaining the lead in the individual general classification.
Pedersen, 27, covered the 162 kilometers starting and finishing in Naples in 3:44.45 hours, beating the leader of the points classification, the Italian Jonathan Milan (Bahrain-Victorious), second, and the German Pascal Ackermann (United Arab Emirates). ), third.
The top positions in the general standings did not change, keeping Leknessund in the lead for another day, with a 28-second advantage over Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), second, and 30 over French Aurélien Paret-Peintre, with Portuguese João Almeida. (United Arab Emirates) in fourth place, one minute behind.
On Friday, the seventh stage connects Capua with Gran Sasso d’Italia over 218 kilometres, in another high-altitude day that culminates with a top-level climb to the finish line.
Source: TSF
