Gallery: Tirreno-Adriatico 2013 stage 6

Damiano Cunego attacked on the Sant’Elpidio A Mare to secure his KOM title. Photo: VeloNews.com

Stijn Devolder wasn't the only riding walking his bike up the Sant’Elpidio A Mare. Photo: VeloNews.com

Cadel Evans leads GC contenders Michal Kwiatkowski, Jurgen Roelandts, Przemyslaw Niemiec, and Andrey Amador. Photo: VeloNews.com

Vincenzo Nibali rode his way into the race lead on Monday. Photo: VeloNews.com

The peloton nears the top of the 27-percent Sant’Elpidio A Mare climb. Photo: VeloNews.com

Vincenzo Nibali and Peter Sagan attack on the final ramp of the 209km stage near the Adriatic coast. Photo: VeloNews.com

Chris Horner, Samuel Sánchez, Mauro Santambrogio, and Alberto Contador chased the three leaders, but could not close the gap. Photo: VeloNews.com

Peter Sagan pounced on his GC-chasing adversaries after a brutish effort on the steeps ramps near Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy. Photo: VeloNews.com

Cadel Evans, winner of the 2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, and overnight Chris Froome finished in the second group of chasers. Froome lost the race lead by 34 seconds. Photo: VeloNews.com

Vincenzo Nibali pulled Tirreno-Adriatico's blue jersey on after the penultimate stage for the second consecutive year. Photo: VeloNews.com