French champion Arnaud Demare outsprinted the peloton on the 6th stage for his second win of this year’s Giro d’Italia on Thursday.

The Groupama-FDJ rider dominated the sprint finish in Matera while Portugal’s Joao Almeida (Deceuninck) retained the race leader’s pink jersey.

Demare crossed the line several bike lengths clear of Australian Michael Matthews and home hope Fabio Felline.