Races Road Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan wins stage 6 By Daniel Benson published 16 March 2015 Tinkoff-Saxo star finally claims first season win Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 5.4km | Lido di Camaiore - Lido di Camaiore (ITT) Stage 2 153km | Camaiore - Cascina Stage 3 203km | Cascina - Arezzo Stage 4 218km | Indicatore (Arezzo) - Castelraimondo Stage 5 194km | Esanatoglia - Terminillo Stage 6 210km | Rieti - Porto Sant'Elpidio Stage 7 10km | San Benedetto del Tronto - San Benedetto del Tronto View all Stages Contenders Race history Start list Image 1 of 120Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) wins stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan waves from the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) gets into his champagne spray(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) celebrates receiving his second leader's jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) remains race leader(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) enjoying being on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) enjoying his champagne spray(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pierre Rolland (Europcar) before pulling out of the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pierre Rolland (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rigoberto Uran (Etixx-Quick Step) had warm enough hands to eat a bannana(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stijn Devolder (Trek)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) and Alessandro Vanotti (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale) and Alessandro Vanotti (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Movistar protected Nairo Quintana's lead in the rain(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A soaked Nairo Quintana (Movistar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A bright orange Brent Bookwalter (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pierre Rolland also pulled out of the race today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Mark Cavendish was one of several Etixx-Quick Step riders to pull out of the race today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Julien Vermote and Zdenek Stybar drop back to the team car(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Luca Paolini (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marcus Burghardt drops back to the car to chat to Fabio Baldato(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The wet finish line awaits the peloton(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A relived Peter Sagan won his first race in 260 days(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan receiving kisses from the podium hostesses(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nario Quintana (Movistar) was all smiles when pulling on the race leader's blue jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alessandro Vanotti (Astana) and Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale) tried a late attack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)BMC and Tinkoff-Saxo were easy to spot in their bright coloured rain jackets(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The fluro BMC team in the bunch(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)BMC were easy to spot in their fluro orange rain jackets (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A brief respite from the rain as the peloton goes through a tunnel(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton rides on under consistent rain(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A Bora-Argon 18 rider in full rain gear(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A Bora-Argon 18 rider at the back of the peloton(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) drops back to the team car(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The three man breakaway from the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alessandro Vanotti (Astana) in the break(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing) leads Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) and Alessandro Vanotti (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar), Alessandro Vanotti (Astana) and Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) leading the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Matthias Brändle (IAM Cycling) crosses the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) finishes(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A wet Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) crosses the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton comes through for another lap of the finishing circuit(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Another Katusha rider with a "Sencillo" mud guard(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Katusha riders stayed a little bit drier with their "Sencillo" mud guards(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)"Sencillo" mud guard rain protection for Katusha(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) working for Peter Sagan(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)There was no race leaders rain jacket for Nairo Quintana (Movistar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alessandro Vanotti (Astana) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pim Ligthart (Lotto Soudal) and Andriy Grivko (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Ivan Basso (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the front of the peloton(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Ivan Basso (Tinkoff-Saxo) grimes in the rain(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pim Ligthart (Lotto Soudal) and Andriy Grivko (Astana) have a go(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincent Jerome (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rigoberto Uran (Etixx-Quickstep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Intrepid tifosi endured the rain to cheer on the riders(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton could barely see ahead in the climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Mid-race chaos for Katusha as Rodriguez flats(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Movistar stays safe(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) wins in Porto Sant'Elpidio.(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)A timely victory for Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo).(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo).(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) breaks his duck at Tirreno-Adriatico.(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
