Races Road Sagan wins, Nibali takes race lead in Tirreno-Adriatico breakaway By Cycling News published 11 March 2013 Froome loses lead on rainy Sant'Elpidio stage Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 16.9km | San Vincenzo - Donoratico (TTT) Stage 2 232km | San Vincenzo - Indicatore Stage 3 190km | Indicatore - Narni Scalo Stage 4 173km | Narni - Prati di Tivo Stage 5 230km | Ortona - Chieti Stage 6 209km | Porto Sant'Elpidio - Porto Sant'Elpidio Stage 7 9.2km | San Benedetto del Tronto (ITT) - View all Stages Race history Contenders Start list Image 1 of 82Greg Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) got stuck in the big ring and needed a push to get started again(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stijn Devolder (Radioshack) walks the climb(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) gets help going again(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Sant'Elpidio a Mare climb taxed the riders(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Robbie Hunter (Garmin-Sharp) couldn't stay on the bike(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Arnaud Demare (FDJ) walked, but Cavendish stayed on the bike(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The rain made the climb even harder.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jacobus Venter (MTN-Qhubeka)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Daniel Schorn (Netapp) hiked his bike up the climb(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The first time up the Sant'Elpidio a Mare and Peter Sagan does the paperboy(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)AG2R put two riders in the breakaway: Rinaldo Nocentini and Matteo Montaguti(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) not exactly enjoying himself on stage 6(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The 16-man breakaway is driven by AG2R(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The Tirreno-Adriatico peloton started in sunshine, but that would change on the final lap(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Team Sky pushes the pace in the peloton(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Team Sky works for race leader Chris Froome in Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Manuel Belletti (AG2R) on the climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) out sprints his breakaway companions for the win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) on the Sant'Elpidio a Mare(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida) drops his breakaway companions on the climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Thomas Dekker (Garmin-Sharp) wasn't the only one reduced to walking up the Sant'Elpidio a Mare(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Robert Vrecer (Euskaltel) remounts after walking the climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Robert Vrecer (Euskaltel) runs up the Sant'Elpidio a Mare(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)On the steepest pitches there were many riders on foot on the climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Thor Hushovd (BMC) powered up the hill (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali crest the climb(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) was in the breakaway(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack) was in the day's move(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida) on the attack in Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The day in Tirreno-Adriatico started clear...(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) enjoys his champagne moment (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in the lead of Tirreno-Adriatico with one 9.2km TT left.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) on the podium(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) looks set to repeat his Tirreno-Adriatico overall win(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) dons the leader's jersey in Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) put his name atop the favourites list for Milano-Sanremo with his stage win(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Chris Froome (Sky) lost 50 seconds to Nibali on the day(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Peter Sagan (Cannondale)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nibali launches his attack followed by Sagan(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Nibali and Sagan push the pace in the finale of stage 6(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Christopher Horner (RadioShack - Leopard)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Chris Froome (Sky) and Cadel Evans (BMC)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lars Boom (Blanco)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The racers on a steep climb(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The peloton ascends a steep pitch.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)It was a wet, rainy day(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) gasps for air(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mauro Santambrogio (Fantini Vini - Selle Italia)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil - DCM)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Adriano Malori (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vicenzo Nibali (Astana) is the new race leader at Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Cannondale) triumphs at the end of a wet stage 6(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cesare Benedetti (NetApp - Endura)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cesare Benedetti (NetApp - Endura)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Chris Froome (Sky)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Filippo Pozzato (Lampre - Merida) practices his track stand(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The racers lined up before the start of stage 6(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cesare Benedetti (NetApp - Endura) and Alberto Contador (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Moreno Moser (Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
