Stage 7: San Salvo to Pescara, 177km
Lotto-Belisol’s Adam Hansen, the sole survivor of the day’s breakaway, time-trialled the last 20km solo to take victory, unaware of the drama unfolding behind him as contenders slid off their bikes on roads rendered treacherous in the rain. The drama had been provoked by attacks from a number of the general classification contenders on the final descent. Continue reading