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Stage 6, Friday, May 11: Urbino - Porto Sant' Elpidio, 207 km

The Race: Early on, a break rolled off, but the peloton was indifferent to it until the final 12 kilometers. On the final rated climb (there was much more climbing to do after that) with about 35 km to go, Miguel Angel Rubiano took off from the break, looking for KOM points. At the top, seeing he had a big gap, he kept going. And going. And going.

In the final 12 km Garmin put some men on the front to see if the remainders of the break with Michal Golas and Adriano Malori, who were likely to fight it out for the Pink Jersey in the sprint, could be pulled back in time. Too late. Malori (2011 Tour de france Lanterne Rouge) won the field sprint and the 12-second time bonus to become the Giro's new leader. Pink Jersey Ramunas Navardauskas suffered all the tortures of Hell today as he tried to get his tired body over one rise after another, eventually losing more than 15 minutes.

Results:

1. Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli) 5hr 38min 30sec. 37.223 km/hr

2. Adriano Malori (Lampre) @ 1min 10sec
3. Michel Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
4. Aleksandr Dyachenko (Astna) s.t.
5. Cesare Bendetti (NetApp) s.t.
6. Daryl Impey (GreenEdge) @ 1min 51sec
7. Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini) s.t.
8. Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) s.t.
9. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) s.t.
10. Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
11. Geoffrey Soupe (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
12. Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) s.t.
13. Jan Bakelants (Radio shack-Nissan) s.t.
14. Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
15. Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
16. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
17. Sonny Colbrelli (Colnago-CSF) s.t.

18. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
19. Gatis Smukulis (Katusha) s.t.
20. Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
21. Jon Izaguirre (Euskaltel) s.t.
22. Luke Roberts (Saxo) s.t.
23. Julien Berard (Ag2r) s.t.
24. Marzio Bruseghin (Movistar) s.t.
25. Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
26. Alessandro Ballan (BMC) s.t.
27. Matteo Tosatto (Saxo) s.t.
28. Thomas Rohregger (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
29. Grischa Niermann (Rabobank) s.t.
30. Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) s.t.
31. Jan Barta (NetApp) s.t.
32. Sergi Pardilla (Movistar) s.t.
33. José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
34. Guillaume Bonnafond (Ag2r) s.t.
35. Tom Jelte Slagter (Rabobank) s.t.
36. Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
37. Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) s.t.
38. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
39. Volodymir Gustov (Saxo) s.t.
40. Francis De Greef (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
41. Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
42. Mauro Santambrogio (BMC) s.t.
43. Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
44. Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
45. Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) s.t.
46. Anders Lund (Saxo) s.t.
47. Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp) s.t.
48. Nelson Oliveira (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
49. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
50. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) s.t.
127. Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 15min 40sec

GC after Stage 6:

1. Adriano Malori (Lampre) 20hr 25min 28sec
2. Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 15sec
3. Ryder Hesjedal (Gamin-Barracuda) @ 17sec
4. Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 30sec
5. Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 32sec
6. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 36sec
7. Peter Stetina (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 37sec
8. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 39sec
9. Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) s.t.
10. Luke Roberts (Saxo) @ 41sec
11. Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
12. Nelson Oliveira (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 43sec
13. Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
14. Marco Pinotti (BMC) s.t.
15. Maciej Bodnar (Liquigas) s.t.
16. Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 44sec
17. Roman kreuziger (Astana) @ 46sec
18. Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
19. Gatis Smukulis (Katusha) @ 47sec
20. Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) @ 48sec
21. Ivan Basso (Liquigas) @ 53sec
22. Pavel Brutt (Katusha) s.t.
23. Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) @ 55sec
24. Daryl Impey (GreenEdge) @ 56sec
25. Damiano Caruso (Liquigas) s.t.
26. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 57sec
27. Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
28. Alessandro Ballan (BMC) @ 58ses
29. Thomas Rohregger (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 59sec
30. Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 1min 1sec
31. Cesare Benedetti (NetApp) @ 1min 2sec
32. Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) s.t.
33. Benat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
34. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 1min 3sec
35. Marzio Bruseghin (Movistar) s.t.
36. Matteo Tosatto (Saxo) s.t.
37. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 1min 4sec
38. Jan Barta (NetApp) @ 1min 5sec
39. Branislau Samoilau (Movistar) @ 1min 7sec
40. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 8sec
41. José Herrada (Movistar) @ 1min 9sec
42. Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) s.t.
43. Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas) @ 1min 13sec
44. Andrey Amador (Movistar) s.t.
45. Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 1min 15sec
46. Simone Ponzi (Astana) @ 1min 16sec
47. Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini) @ 1min 19sec
48. Diego Ulissi (Lampre) s.t.
49. Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp) @ 1min 20sec
50. Gustav Erik Larsson (Vacansoleil) s.t.

Points Competition

1. Matthew Harley Goss (GreenEdge): 65 points
2. Mark Cavendish (Sky): 53
3. Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli): 36
4. Tyler Farrar (Garmin-GreenEdge): 30
5. Geraint Thomas (Sky): 26

Climbers' Competition

1. Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli): 24 points
2. Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick step): 16
3. Cesare Benedetti (NetApp): 7
4. Alfredo Balloni (Farnese Vini): 6
5. Pier Paolo de Negri (Farnese Vini): 3

Young Rider

1. Adriano Malori (Lampre): 20hr 25min 28sec
2. Peter Stetina (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 37sec
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 41sec
4. Nelson Oliveira (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 43sec
5. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 46sec

Withdrawals

Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda)
Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil)
Thor Hushovd (BMC)
Pablo Lastras (Movistar)

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Stage 6 map and profile

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

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Stage 6 photos:

Mark Cavendish and Matthew Harley Goss before the start of a stage that will be far too hilly to suit their talents.

Fran Schleck and Ivan Basso has a much easier time of it.

The pelton begins in Urbino with a tough day in the hills of Le Marche ahead of it.

Another picture of the peloton leaving Urbino.

Riding in Le Marche...what a beautiful place.

Looks pretty, but legs were broken today.

Pablo Lastras crashed on a descent and was one of the four riders (also hushovd, Feillu and Farrar) to quit the Giro today.

Ramunas Navardauskas before he was shelled.

Michele Scarponi (Lampre) looked quite relaxed today. Alessandro Ballan (BMC with rainbow cuffs) is just behind him.

The move of the day. Miguel Angel Rubiano attacks the break.

And he's gone

Long gone. Terrific ride.

Adriano Malori is the new Maglia Rosa

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