Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber continues to be a protagonist on the roads of the Giro d’Italia and once again made its mark in the sixth stage, the 141 km Paestum–Napoli, with an aggressive race strategy and a double top 10 finish in Naples.

The Reverberi-led team animated the race from the very beginning thanks to the breakaway of Manuele Tarozzi and Martin Marcellusi, both key figures in the move that shaped much of the stage together with Edward Planckaert, Luca Vergallito and Mattia Bais. The two Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber riders worked strongly in the break and kept the move alive until 30 km to go, when the peloton came back together ahead of the final sprint.

In the finale, made extremely dangerous by rain falling just minutes before the finish,

Filippo Magli was among the standout riders of the day, winning the Red Bull KM intermediate sprint before confirming his strong performance with an excellent 8th place in the hectic bunch sprint. Just behind him, Enrico Zanoncello finished 9th, completing the Italian team’s double top 10.

The stage victory went to Davide Ballerini (XDS Astana Team), who managed to avoid the crash at the entrance of the finishing straight and held off the comeback of Jasper Stuyven and Paul Magnier.

It was therefore another day in the spotlight for Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber at the Giro d’Italia, with attacks, visibility in the breakaway and two riders among the top ten at the finish.

STAGE RESULTS:

1.Davide Ballerini (XDS Astana Team) — 3h 19’ 30”

2.Jasper Stuyven (Soudal Quick-Step)

3.Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)

4.Jensen Plowright (Alpecin-Premier Tech)

5.Ben Turner (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team)

6.Alec Segaert (Bahrain Victorious)

7.Luca Mozzato (Tudor Pro Cycling Team)

8.Filippo Magli (Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber)

9.Enrico Zanoncello (Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber)

10.Casper van Uden (Team Picnic PostNL)