2021 Giro d'Italia Stage 6 Results & Recap
Stage 6 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Mäder wins stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia
Gino Mäder (Bahrain Victorious) held off the GC favorites on the final climb of today's stage to take his career's biggest win. The Swiss rider came across the line 12 seconds ahead of Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers). Daniel Martin (Israel Start-up Nation) was third at the same time.
“Yesterday was such a sad day with what happened to Mikel and today we said that we’re going to ride in honor of Mikel’s lost Giro,” Mäder said. “We put everything into getting into the breakaway and luckily Matej [Mohoric] was super strong. It’s such a nice feeling after Paris-Nice and missing by so little and now being on the top step is super nice.”
The hilly stage also saw Alessandro De Marchi (Israel Start-up Nation) lose the pink jersey after falling out of contention on the penultimate climb. Attila Valter (Groupama - FDJ) has moved from the white jersey into pink, making him the first rider from Hungry to lead the Giro d'Italia.
“I cannot be more surprised or happier. I was planning to do it, and I knew I had the good climbing legs to go stronger than the riders in front of me, and I just had to hang on with the best climbers today,” said Valter. “It was not an easy stage with the weather conditions, but I can just cry right now. I was trying to keep eyes on everyone. I saw them all in front of me, but I felt in my legs I had the strength. The motivation gives you extra power.”
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