Another early breakway group made it to the finish. Except this time it gained a massive 11 minute advantage over the (sort of) chasing peloton. Italian Matteo Priamo (CSF Group Navigare) won today's stage and fellow breakaway companion Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) earned the maglia rosa to replace his Italian Champions jersey.

Update

Okay, I have to be honest. I did not catch a lot of the coverage on CyclingTV. I had a hard time connecting this morning and for those of you that are subscribers to CyclingTV, you certainly know what I'm talking about. Image knowing that a crucial section of pavè at Paris-Roubaix has just started but you can't view the coverage that you paid for so all you have is cyclingnews' live coverage. That's what it usually feels like except today wasn't so bad. It wasn't one of the Giro's potentially decisive stages so I was patient.

When I did finally connect, the stage was in the final few kilometers. I did catch big Magnus Backstedt (Slipstream Chipotle) try his hardest to win the stage. But knowing that the end included a sharp climb wasn't exactly the best motivating factor for the biggest guy in the peloton. I found out later that Slipstream Chipotle's back luck continued as Backstedt had to waste mounts of energy after having mechanicals earlier in the stage. Let's hope their luck gets better as tomorrow presents the first big test for all of the GC hopefuls. The stage is highlighted by the first real mountains of this year's Giro. The stage concludes with an uphill finish in Pescocostanzo. Look for the mountain men to come to the fore. STL patiently awaits for tomorrow.

Top 10 Results for Stage 6
1 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
2 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
3 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
4 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
5 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
6 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
7 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre
8 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step
9 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle
10 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner

See the complete results here.