Posted by Editoress on 05/11/17
Swiss rider Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing Team) powered to his first ever victory at the Giro d’Italia, managing the win ahead of top Belgian sprinter Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) in the uphill finish of Terme Luigiane.
The duo, along with the first Maglia Rosa of the Giro100, the Austrian Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe), Simone Andreetta (Bardiani CSF) and Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) were part of a successful 202km breakaway. Quick-Step Floors’ Bob Jungels (Luxembourg) retained the GC lead for the third consecutive day.
Canada's Michael Woods (Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team) lead the field in to take fifth at 39s back. Woods moves up one spot in GC to 21st at 1:27 back.
Results from the sixth stage in Italy
| Stage 7: Reggio Calabria to Terme Luigiane, 217 km | |
| 1 Silvan Dillier (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 4:58:01 |
| 2 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | at s.t. |
| 3 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:12 |
| 4 Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:26 |
| 5 Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team | 0:39 |
| 6 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | |
| 7 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 8 Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | |
| 9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 10 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | |
| 11 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | |
| 12 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 13 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 14 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | |
| 15 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team | |
| 16 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team | |
| 17 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | |
| 18 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 19 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 20 Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | all s.t. |
| 104 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott | 4:07 |
| GC | |
| 1 Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | 28:20:47 |
| 2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | at 0:06 |
| 3 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | 0:10 |
| 4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 6 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | |
| 7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 8 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 9 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 10 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team | |
| 11 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | |
| 12 Mikel Landa (Esp) Team Sky | |
| 13 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 14 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:14 |
| 15 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:23 |
| 16 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 17 Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 0:46 |
| 18 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | 0:54 |
| 19 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 1:09 |
| 20 Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 1:25 |
| 21 Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team | 1:27 |
| 142 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott | 0:37:12 |
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