Simon Yates became only the fourth Briton to wear the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey after finishing second on stage six behind his Mitchelton-Scott team-mate Esteban Chavez. Simon Yates became only the fourth Briton to wear the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey after finishing second on stage six behind his Mitchelton-Scott team-mate Esteban Chavez. "I said to him as soon as I caught him that he could take the stage because if I had enough time I would take the jersey," Yates said. Yates added: "It was a crazy day with lots of attacks going at the beginning. Chris Froome moved up to eighth place in the overall standings, one minute and 10 seconds behind Yates, after finishing in 10th place in the chasing group.

Source: Irish Independent May 11, 2018 01:30 UTC