Ciolek close to win in Tirreno-Adriatico

Peter Sagan sees off Gerald Ciolek and Jens Debusschere.

Peter Sagan sees off Gerald Ciolek and Jens Debusschere. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Former Milan-San Remo winner Gerald Ciolek came tantilisingly close to a victory on stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico today, and although he was beaten to the line by Tinkoff's Peter Sagan, the German is gaining form and confidence in his lead-out train ahead of La Primavera.

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