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Gravel racing at the Giro d’Italia – Tension rises for decisive stage 6 to Rapolano Terme

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The Giro d’Italia has seen some high-speed sprints, breakaway success Pogačar attacks and the first mountain finish in Oropa but the race rises to a far more intense level on Thursday across the Tuscan gravel roads made famous by Strade Bianche.

Tadej Pogačar seems in control of the race so far, with the Slovenian leading Geraint Thomas by 46 seconds and Dani Martinez (Bora-Hansgrohe) by 47 seconds. The top 20 riders in the general classification are divided by just 2:33. Things will surely be different after the gravel stage.

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