Movistar rider Francisco Ventoso won the sixth stage of the Giro D'Italia today.
With the race organisers deciding to retire the number 108 number in memory of Wouter Weylandt, stage six was 216km from yesterday's finish in Orieto to the spa town of Fiuggi.
Jussi Veikkanen, Kristof Vandewalle, Popvych, Modolo and Veunchelen went clear some 30kms out and were over five minutes ahead early on.
With 20kms to go, it was down to three with Jaroslaw Popvych leading the way from Kristof Vandewalle and Veunchelenin a bid to stay clear of the peleton which including race leader Peter Veening and was now quickly gaining on them.
On his local roads, Stefano Pirazzi charged after the leading three before the attacks from the peleton including David Millar started to happen.
Kristof Vandewalle was in the lead as the race came out of a tunnel and headed down towards Fiuggi with 5kms left.
Millar took to the front again and Vandewaile was caught with 1.9km to go as this was now leading up to a battle of the sprinters. With one kilometre to go, it was anyone's race.
Allesandro Petcacchi stopped racing as they approached the line and it was Movistar rider Ventoso who took the win in a time of 5hr 15 mins and 39 seconds with Ferrari.
Peter Veeninng stays in pink from Sivtsov with David Millar and Mark Cavendish are ninth and tenth in the points jersey compettion..