Thomas sixth on Queen stage

Geraint Thomas climbed to sixth place on the Queen stage of the Giro d’Italia, with teammate Thymen Arensman close behind in ninth after a brutal six-hour mountain stage.

The day started at pace, with a huge group getting up the road including Jhonatan Narvaez and Tobias Foss for the Grenadiers. 

Halfway up the legendary Mortirolo climb, and all eight team members were present either in the peloton, or the break, before Foss dropped back to lend assistance. 

Onto the penultimate, and hardest climb of the day, and Narvaez would drop back to offer up vital assistance to Thymen and G.

With around 14 kilometres to go, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) would attack, and distance his GC rivals to take the stage and extend his lead overall. Arensman would do a large portion of work on the front of the chasing back, to try and peg the gap as much as possible. 

Into the final few kilometres and this pace would crack all bar Thomas’ nearest rival for second overall, Dani Martínez (Bora - Hansgrohe). The Welshman would then duke it out with Martinez in the final few hundred metres to come sixth on the day, solidifying his podium.