Stage 6: Offida – Offida

Last RR-stage for anyone, who wants to gain a little time before the short TT tomorrow.

Lots of attacking early on, but with 95 km to go 10 riders have established the break of the day. They are Failli, Landa, Meersman, Pal, House, Rujano, Rast, Aru, Smolen and Mandri. They have a gap of five minutes.
50 km and 4'30''

Failli taking the final KOM with 33 km to go has absolutely no significance. It might have some sginificance though that they still hold around four minutes to the peloton.

With 19 km to go Gonzales tries to get the GC-guys moving. The stage win seems far away with more than three minutes up to the front group. Nonetheless he is joined by Froome and the two quickly gets half a minute.

10 km left. Landa and Failli has 20 seconds to Rujano, Pal and Meersman, 52 seconds to Aru, a further 57 seconds to Froome, who has 31 seconds to the rest of the favourites.

Froome is reeled back in three km later, but is right there when Voeckler opens the last wave of attacks. Still more than a minute up to the front duo with 4 km to go.
Froome looks really determined as he counterattacks and gets rid of both Contador and Scarponi.

When the front duo enter the last km Froome and Voeckler is coming 24 seconds behind with 32 seconds down to Scarponi and Contador.

Landa just holds on to take the stage while Froome gets a few bonus seconds for his third place.