Filippo Ganna retained the overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico for a fifth day in a row, bouncing back from a late mechanical issue following another attacking performance.
Ganna heads into the final two stages with a lead of 22 seconds over Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) and was again full of riding on the run into Pergola.
Managing his efforts over the final two climbs, Ganna accelerated hard following the final summit and stretched the race on the run-in. His late momentum was snapped however following an issue which caused him to change bike. The three-kilometre rule however ensured that he held on to his overall advantage.
At the finish it was the breakaway who prevailed, with Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) timing his efforts superbly to narrowly fend off the pack.
Laurens De Plus moved up to seventh overall, 45 seconds back on his teammate, after benefitting from some great work from the INEOS Grenadiers. The team helped control the tempo for much of the day across a lengthy 205km test.
Salvatore Puccio again got through a lot of work, before Lucas Hamilton and Connor Swift but the hammer down heading into the final 60km.
Sadly Michal Kwiatkowski was forced to abandon the race as he continues to recover from a crash at Strade Bianche.