Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6 LIVE – Second GC day in a row as the fight for blue hots up

The riders are due to start racing in around 45 minutes.

Today’s stage is yet another cracker in the offing. Several brutally steep climbs as well as the highest point of the race, the Sassotetto. This time, the famous climb will be climbed much earlier in the stage as is the norm with this usual summit finish ascent.

That doesn’t take anything away from the brutality of the stage, howerver. If anything, the short climbs afterwards are even harder with the final climb being taken on three times with max gradients of 22% on the early slopes and 20% right near the top.

Plus some reaction from the 34-year-old, Valgren, after taking the stage in dramatic fashion from the break that included Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor)…

>>> ‘If you start to lose that winning mentality, you might as well stop racing’ – Michael Valgren completes comeback with Tirreno-Adriatico stage win

It was a memorable day yesterday with a big GC day shaping what these last two days will look like but also an emotional first victory in five years for former Danish champion, Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost). Relive the action with our full post race report…

>>> Tirreno-Adriatico: Michael Valgren breaks away for first win in five years as Isaac del Toro takes back race lead on stage 5

Buongiorno and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live report on stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026