Like yesterday, Carlos Betancur spent the day at the front in the Giro. And this time, the Colombian was not caught. On the eve of the rest day, he finished 6th  in stage 9.  

"I still felt good," he said. "I was able to attack again in this Giro. Since the abandonment of Domenico Pozzovivo, we aim for a stage win in the team and for this it is necessary to be in front. I feel that the good feelings are coming. I am satisfied to end the first part of the Giro in this way."  

For his part, sports director Laurent Biondi was optimistic: "It was a difficult stage, very tiring. We placed Carlos in the break. This is our 5th  breakaway in eight Giro stages. In the end, it will pay off. Carlos did his best performance this year and this enables us to look ahead more calmly after many setbacks in the first few day.

The riders will travel to the Adriatic coast tonight and on Tuesday, they will ride from Civitanova Marche to Forli, home city of Matteo Montaguti.