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Mader’s teammate Mikel Landa crashed out 24 hours earlier
Egan Bernal and Dan Martin take strides in battle for pink

Gino Mader won stage six of the Giro d’Italia as Egan Bernal and Dan Martin took a step forward in the battle for pink. Mader took the win for Bahrain-Victorious out of the breakaway, handing a huge morale boost to the team after their leader, Mikel Landa, crashed out 24 hours earlier.
Attila Valter took the maglia rosa from Alessandro De Marchi, but Bernal made a statement of intent as the Ineos Grenadiers worked in the wind and rain to soften up rivals before the Colombian attacked on the final climb to take second just ahead of De Marchi’s Israel Start-Up Nation teammate Martin. Continue reading...