Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage six of the Giro d'Italia as the race hits mainland Italy for the first time with this punchy-finale'd 217km coastal ride from Reggio Calabria to Terme Luigiane.

Bravo, Silvan...

And here's how Silvan Dillier took the win today - what an epic battle of uphill attrition...

So, no change in the overall standings with regards to the maglia rosa - but it remains to be seen if any of the big name favourites were caught out in any splits. For now, Bob Jungels holds on to his 6sec advantage over Geraint Thomas.

Confirmation that the pack were led over the line by Michael Woods of Cannondale, 39 seconds down on Dillier and Stuyven. Simone Andreetta took fourth just ahead.

Lukas Postlberger could only manage third place today after finding that steep ramp too much, coming home 12 seconds down. Another great day though for the first maglia rosa of this race.

Stuyven slammed his handlebars in frustration - and so he might: second place is 35 points, so not only has he missed out on the stage win, he's also 1pts behind Gaviria and the cilcamino jersey.

That's a maiden Grand Tour stage win for 26-year-old Silvan Dillier of BMC, who had too much in the legs to hold off a frustrated Jasper Stuyven of Trek-Segafredo.

The peloton comes home in drips and drabs about 30 seconds down... time will tell who has lost some precious seconds.

Victory for Silvan Dillier of BMC!

Dillier opens up the sprint... Stuyven has it covered... but Postlberger has popped...

They've come to a near stand-still as the game of cat and mouse continues... Andreetta is creeping back, but he won't have enough...

Postlberger looks to be suffering as Dillier comes to the front with Stuyven in his wheel. They're under the 1-to-go banner.

The leaders are down the bottom and about to negotiate the final climb... They have 1:30 over the chasing pack.

The leaders are on the hairpins - and because they're so densely packed, they're not that dangerous because you can't get much speed up. The gap is 1:35 now as Rui Costa of UAE Team Emirates comes to the front of the pack. Pedersen has been caught.

Back in the pack and numerous riders have been dropped, including Gaviria, Pozzato and some other sprinters.

Attack! Stuyven has a dig - Dillier follows, Postlberger just hangs on, but Andreetta cracks. Over the top the three riders go and they'll have a little flat run now ahead of those downhill hairpins.

Pedersen has popped and so we have just the four riders out in front now. Postlberger is beginning to gesticulate, urging the others to help on this climb. The gap is down to 1:45.

It's getting fast and furious behind with LottoNL-Jumbo, Movistar and Dimension Data all crowding the front, along with Team Sunweb. Remember, even if they don't reel in the leaders, there will be a battle for GC positions. We could still see a different rider in pink. The gap is down to 2:05.

Here's what the riders must tackle before the finish - it's quite a demanding end to this stage, and anything can yet happen, but with 2:40 to play with, you have to fancy one of the escapees holding on.

No, Rojas was dropped. But he's back now. The break is still combining well and have 2:53 to play with. They're approaching Terme Luigiane, which they will pass on a northward coastal loop before returning via the top road and then up to the town centre.