Aided by a well-organized lead-out, Kittel took the stage 6 sprint at Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Simon Spilak and others had their rain jackets out for the start of stage 6. Photo: Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Marcus Burghardt moved to the front of the breakaway group as they approached the day’s KOM point. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
LottoNL-Jumbo and Katusha-Alpecin controlled the pace at the front. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Once the breakaway went over the KOM, Marcus Burghardt went on a solo attack. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Chris Froome has had a relatively quiet Tirreno-Adriatico sitting outside the top 10 after stage 6. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Michal Kwiatkowski stayed well-protected in the blue leader’s jersey on stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Philippe Gilbert set the pace for Quick-Step Floors. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Adam Yates has had a good showing, sitting in sixth place on GC, 36 seconds back from leader Kwiatkowski after stage 6. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Romain Bardet rode alongside Fernando Gavaria who touched wheels with a teammate, almost taking out Peter Sagan. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Fernando Gaviria crashed on stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
With Gaviria out of the picture for the stage, Bob Jungels continued the lead-out for Maximiliano Richeze. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Peter Sagan was held up by the crash inside 10 kilometers to go. Sagan chased back on and took some risks. With great bike handling, he moved through the peloton to finish second in the sprint. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Marcel Kittel stayed out of trouble and took the win on stage 6, while Peter Sagan had to put in some hard work to finish second. Photo; Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Aided by a well-organized lead-out, Kittel took the stage 6 sprint at Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
After a slow start to the season, Kittel has grabbed two stage wins at Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Kwiatkowski finished safely in the group and held onto the overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico after stage 6. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Gaviria came into the finish banged up from a crash with a broken hand. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
Gaviria was also showing road rash on his left side after the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele/Getty Images
THE 2020 TOUR DE FRANCE
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