Nicolosi — Colombian Esteban Chaves, of the Mitchelton team, won a thrilling sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday that saw Britain’s Chris Froome lose more time to the pink jersey. Chaves finished just ahead of British teammate Simon Yates, whose late surge to join the 28-year-old Colombian earned him the overall leader’s pink jersey. FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot finished third, 30sec behind the leading pair, after a 164km ride between Caltanissetta and Etna. There was suspense all the way as both Mitchelton riders approached the finish line, but in the end Yates sat up to allow Chaves to savour the stage victory. "Chaves had been out on the road all day, so he deserved the stage win," said Yates, who takes the pink jersey from Australian Rohan Dennis of BMC. Chaves was part of a 28-rider escape group, which fell apart at the foot of Sicily’s Mount Etna, the highest volcano in Europe. After a series of attacks and counter-attacks on the way up to Etna, the Colombian climbing speciali...
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