Primož Roglič cedes pink jersey as Fausto Masnada wins from breakaway on stage six of Giro d'Italia 2019

The first home victory in this year's Italian Grand Tour

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Primož Roglič has handed over the pink jersey as Fausto Masnada denied the peloton from a breakaway on stage six of the 2019 Giro d'Italia.

Jumbo-Visma rider Roglič, leader since the stage one time trial, has ceded his advantage to UAE Team Emirates' Valerio Conti, who finished second at San Giovanni Rotondo to take the maglia rosa.

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