Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) consolidated his lead at Tirreno-Adriatico with a thrilling victory on the uphill stage 6 finale into Camerino, staying cool to mark every move in the run for home before sprinting away from Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) to take the win.
The Mexican rider was isolated on the final climb after work from Visma had split the peloton leading into the final climb, but Del Toro was more than up to the task as second-place on GC, Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Jorgenson were among those who tried to attack him.
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Jorgenson was pipped to the line for second by Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), with Pellizzari surviving his big efforts to finish fourth on the day, nine seconds down. He held onto second overall, but with only a one-second lead on Jorgenson.
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