With an attack 25km from the finish, Alexis Vuillermoz stayed away until only 3km remained in the 6th stage of Tirreno Adriatico.

After the snow, the rain. Today, the riders had to face appalling weather conditions in the race of the two seas.

"Yesterday I was very close to hypothermia," he said. "The heart rate did not come up, I could not breathe. It was very complicated. Today we had rain from the start. After a long climb from the start, the descent lasted an eternity. It was very difficult to warm up. 

"When I attacked in the finale, it was above all to prevent one of Domenico's rivals from taking the bonus seconds. My attack was also to pay tribute to my father who would have celebrated his birthday tomorrow. 

"After this Tirreno, I'll do the Criterium International, the Tour of the Basque Country, the Ardennes classics and the Tour de Romandie. In short, a lot of elevation gain is in sight."