Mads Wurtz Schmidt won the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday as Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar kept his grip on the overall lead at this year's 'Race of the Two Seas'. Wurtz Schmidt took the honours at Lido di Fermo on Italy's Adriatic coast after finishing a sprint at the head of a small group which broke away from the peloton early on in the 169km stage and maintained their lead until the finish line. The 25-year-old completed the penultimate stage of the race in three hours, 42 minutes and nine seconds. He charged home ahead of Lotto rider Brent Van Moer, home hope Simone Velasco, Jan Bakelants and Movistar's Nelson Oliveira. In the overall standings UAE rider Pogacar maintains his 1min 15sec lead over Wout Van Aert ahead of Tuesday's final stage, a 10.1km individual time-trial at San Benedetto del Tronto. td-alu/mw