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PARIS, July 11 -- Belgium'sDylanTeunsandItalianGiulioCiccone, bothintheirmaidenappearanceinTourdeFrance, grabbedthespotlightinThursday'ssixthstage, asTeunswonhisfirststagetitleofthetournamentandCicconegrabbedtheyellowjerseyfromlocalfavoriteJulianAlaphilippe.
AfterstartingfromMulhouse, 14 riders, includingTeunsandCiccone, formedabreakawaygroup. Theiradvantagewasalready 6 minutesand 40 secondsattheintermediatesprintpointatthe 29km.
Amaximumtimegapof 8 minutesand 30 secondswasreachedatthebottomoftheBallond'Alsaceatthe 94km, beforeitwasgraduallyreduced. With 10kmtogo, theleadingquartethadafour-minuteleadoverthepeloton.
TeunsmadethemostofhisfitnessinthefinalphaseatLaPlanchedesBellesFillestooutshineCicconeforhismaidenstagetitleinTourdeFrance.
"Ididn'texpecttowinherealthoughIknewtherewasachanceforthebreakawaytosucceedtoday. Itookmyopportunity. IknewCicconewasthemainguy. I'msohappyIfinisheditoff," saidTeuns.
Despitefinishingrunner-up, Cicconetookovertheleaderwithasix-secondadvantageoverAlaphilippe. ThelastItalianintheyellowjerseywasFabioArutwoyearsago.
"Theyellowjerseywasmychildhooddream. TodayImadeitcometrue. It'sabeautifulachievement. It'shardtobelieve," Cicconepointedout.
DefendingchampionGeraintThomasfinishedfourthinthestage, climbingtofifthinoverallstandings.
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