Matteo Priamo put in a late surge to win the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia from Potenza to Peschichi.
Priamo and Spain's Alan Perez jumped clear of an 11-rider breakaway group as the finish approached, but the Italian saw off his rival by eight seconds
His winning time was five hours 24 minutes and 49 seconds. Russian Nikolai Trussov took third place behind Perez.
Priamo's compatriot Giovanni Visconti, who rides for Quick Step, took over the leader's pink jersey.
The main peloton, which included overnight leader Franco Pellizotti, crossed the line 11 minutes off the pace.
606: DEBATE
Estonia's Rene Mandri, 24, suffered injuries including a cracked vertebra and broken rib following a crash on a bend around the 76km mark.
Friday's 180km seventh stage starts in Vasto on the Adriatic coast and ends with a climb to Pescocostanzo in the central Apennine mountains.
Giro d'Italia stage six results:
1. M Priamo (Ita/CSF Group) 5hrs 24mins 49secs
2. A Perez (Spa/Euskaltel) @ 8secs
3. N Trussov (Rus/Tinkoff) @ 27"
4. P Martens (Ger/Rabobank) @ 31"
5. M Iglinskiy (Kaz/Astana) @ 32"
6. D Nardello (Ita/Diquigiovanni) @ 36"
7. F Gavazzi (Ita/Lampre) @ 40"
8. G Visconti (Ita/Quick-Step) =
9. M Backstedt (Swe/Slipstream) @ 43"
10. M Russ (Ger/Gerolsteiner) @ 47"
Selected Others:
145 D Millar (GB/Slipstream) @ 13mins 04secs
157 B Wiggins (GB/High Road) =
165 G Thomas (GB/Barloworld) =
166 M Cavendish (GB/High Road) =
167 S Cummings (GB/Barloworld) =
179 C Wegelius (GB/Liquigas) at 16.50
General classification:
1 G Visconti (Ita/Quick Step) 27hrs 14mins 04secs
2 M Russ (Ger/Gerolsteiner) =
3 D Nardello (Ita/Serramenti) @ 1.22
4 A Perez Lezaun (Spa/Euskaltel) @ 4.42
5 F Gavazzi (Ita/Lampre) 5.34
Selected others:
76 D Millar (GB/Slipstream) @ 12mins 40secs
144 G Thomas (GB/Barloworld) @ 34.53
155 C Wegelius (GB/Liquigas) @ 38.58
158 M Cavendish (GB/High Road) @ 40.24
159 B Wiggins (GB/High Road) @ 40.39
169 Steven Cummings (GB/Barloworld) @ 44.48
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