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2026-05-14T14:18:43.849Z
Fortunately the rain has passed and the roads are dry.
2026-05-14T14:13:52.090Z
60km to go
2026-05-14T14:12:17.165Z
Britain’s Jake Stewart and his NSN team should be in the action in today’s sprint.
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2026-05-14T14:08:38.541Z
This is the break of the day.
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2026-05-14T14:07:42.709Z
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2026-05-14T14:06:17.993Z
As always. the crowds are huge in the Naples area. Everyone loves to stop work to stand on the roadside to watch the rice go by. We can perhaps call it Giromaxxing.
2026-05-14T13:59:11.097Z
70km to go
The Giro is always a tactical game of three weeks with contrasting and combined goals.
2026-05-14T13:50:38.010Z
The average speed for the first hour is a steady 41.455 km/h.
2026-05-14T13:48:33.593Z
Suddnely riders have to dodge puddles and put on their capes and gilet.
2026-05-14T13:44:53.288Z
80km to go
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85km to go
2026-05-14T13:29:19.321Z
The riders have ride through the nasty smoke of a pink flare. That’s a lack of respect for the riders.
2026-05-14T13:25:00.622Z
The crash has raised the tension in the peloton and so they close-in on the attack but then slow again.
2026-05-14T13:23:19.104Z
A reply shows that Denz slipped out alone. The maglia rosa was just ahead of and so fortunate to avoid the crash.
2026-05-14T13:19:21.085Z
The race doctors quickly reach Denz and seem to want to treat him before he gets going.
2026-05-14T13:18:23.637Z
Crash! Nico Denz (Red Bull) goes down in a squeeze and chicane.
2026-05-14T13:17:42.888Z
100km to go
2026-05-14T13:16:36.436Z
Mattia Bais (Team Polti VisitMalta) kicks away to win the KOM and take the points and prizes but waits for the other 4 riders in the break.
2026-05-14T13:15:12.568Z
It’s time for the Cava de’ Tirreni Cat 4 KOM, the only climb of the stage.
2026-05-14T13:14:30.199Z
🔥 The duo in the lead has been joined by some breakaway regulars! 🇮🇹 Manuele Tarozzi, Martin Marcellusi, and Mattia Bais have joined Edward Planckaert and Luca Vergallito to make it a 5-man group 📺 Follow the #Giroditalia on TV, and on socials, wherever you are 🌐 https://t.co/dxI0tTFBif pic.twitter.com/xVehM8BOOOMay 14, 2026
2026-05-14T13:11:06.519Z
The Giro si far more than a bike race, it is a journey into the beauty of Italy.
2026-05-14T13:10:28.433Z
After the beaches of Paestum, the rider climb into the hills above Salerno, catching a glance of the Amafli coast.
2026-05-14T13:04:42.258Z
Jonathan Milan changes back to his No. 1 race bike after an earlier crash and swap.
2026-05-14T13:02:57.494Z
The peloton has let them go and is at 1:00.
2026-05-14T13:02:40.027Z
Manuele Tarozzi and Martin Marcellusi (Bardiani CSF 7 Saber), plus Mattia Bais (Team Polti VisitMalta) have attacked to try to join the two Alpecin riders.
2026-05-14T12:59:28.779Z
Read James Moultrie’s full story here.
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2026-05-14T12:57:47.243Z
The riders are happy to ride in the sun so far today. But the effects of racing in heavy rain yesterday are still bing felt and even feared.
“Everybody is feeling good. We will have to see what the consequences are after a day like this,” DS Marc Reef said.
“You see that also more often in the past, that a few days after, there is already something going on in the bunch with what I see and I hear, that riders are not healthy. A day like this is for sure not helping in that sense, but we do what we can, and hopefully everybody stays healthy.”
2026-05-14T12:51:35.678Z
The wind is blowing from the sea and so the peloton is riding together, riding safely.
2026-05-14T12:48:56.490Z
Here is Afonso Eulálio in the pink jersey.
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2026-05-14T12:47:15.141Z
This was the view at the start. Not bad at all.
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2026-05-14T12:44:32.511Z
120km to go
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The two have a gap of 1:00 but the peloton is looking twitchy and so there could be counter-attacks.
2026-05-14T12:36:11.989Z
Edward Planckaert and Luca Vergallito (Alpecin-Premier Tech) have attacked together.
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We spoke too soon. We have an attack.
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130km to go
2026-05-14T12:28:11.959Z
Other riders taking a natural break perhaps sparked the tumble.
2026-05-14T12:27:09.147Z
It seems it as just a touch of wheels, with some Uno-X riders also going down.
2026-05-14T12:26:41.327Z
Milan needs a bike change and calmly takes his bidons with him. Sobrero is with him and takes a new bike but crashing on his birthday is not a great way to celebrate.
2026-05-14T12:25:22.489Z
Crash! Milan seems to have been involved.
2026-05-14T12:23:56.713Z
The riders are near the Mediterranean and it is windy today with gusts up to 40km/h.
2026-05-14T12:22:27.242Z
Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto) makes a cheeky faux attack but is joking with his fellow riders.
2026-05-14T12:17:03.732Z
The riders are happy to roll along under a moment of sun.
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142km to go
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2km to the official stage start.
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The pace is slow but the tension is high.
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Some riders put on their capes as they feel some drops of rain.
2026-05-14T12:05:29.503Z
Felix Engelhardt (Jayco AlUla) is the only DNS today.
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The views across Paestum are incredible but the riders are focused on the stage.
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2026-05-14T11:59:14.574Z
Riders roll along, with rain capes in their pockets.
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They’re off. The riders roll out of Paestum. Here we go!
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The riders face a 8.4km neutralised sector before the flag drops.
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The riders are lined-up for the roll out.
2026-05-14T11:45:19.360Z
The riders are signing on under sun and showers.
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Netcompany are ready for rain on the roads of Naples.
🗣️ “We are prepared and focused on today’s stage.”Hear from Sport Director Kurt Asle Arvesen ahead of a flat stage six at the #GirodItalia 🩷 pic.twitter.com/dqaxakkW97May 14, 2026
2026-05-14T11:43:54.785Z
Visma ride to the sign-on.
🇮🇹 #GirodItalia On our way to the start of stage 6️⃣. Let’s make it a safe one, guys! 🐝 pic.twitter.com/eZ1N7FkVBdMay 14, 2026
2026-05-14T11:39:40.566Z
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2026-05-14T11:37:45.106Z
Jasper Stuyven has warned of the potentially huge risks in the cobbled finale if rain closes in on the riders as it did on Wednesday.
“I don’t want to say that it really looks super dangerous already. I mean, if it rains, of course, it’s not going to be funny, but I think Napoli is always known as a tricky run into the city,” Stuyven told Cyclingnews.
“The roads themselves are not in the best condition. But it’s hard to say. Nowadays, we can have a straightforward finish line and a big crash, or we can have a very technical final and bad crashes.
“I think it’s more how [organisers] deal with narrowings and road furniture, and then part of it is also on the riders themselves.”
2026-05-14T11:33:00.041Z
The Picnic riders sign on.
Would you look at that, there’s this thing called the sun peering through the clouds! ☀️A day that looks like to be one for the sprinters ⚡️#GirodItalia🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/4RNAwgdFsFMay 14, 2026
2026-05-14T11:32:01.329Z
A mass crash with 70km to go forced the race to stop, the GC times for the stage were neutralised, meaning all riders were given the same time on the line regardless of gaps, with no bonus seconds or sprint points awarded.
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2026-05-14T11:28:44.119Z
Last year the Giro finished in Napoli after a 227km ride from Potenza. It was a tough day out.
Groves beat Milan Fretin (Cofidis) and Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep), thanks to Alpecin-Deceuninck’s organisation in a hectic sprint.
The peloton only caught Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty) and Enzo Paleni (Groupama-FDJ) with 2.5km to go.
A late attack from Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) threatened an upset but he was swept up but Groves emerged to win.
2026-05-14T11:23:21.446Z
We have a new race leader after the epic rain-soaked stage 5.
This is what happened during a testing day to Potenza, where Igor Arrieta (UAE) won the stage and Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) took the maglia rosa.
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2026-05-14T11:15:57.524Z
The riders are currently signing on in Paestum, near the Greek and Roman ruins.
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Cross winds along the coast early in the stage could also be a problem, with a risk of rain showers during the day.
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The stage marks a fifth consecutive year that the Giro has finished in Naples, though each finale has been quite different. This is one is very different.
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The road rises in the final metres before entering the aim square on big slabs of stone.
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This is the final part in the centre of Naples, which has concerned the teams due to the road surface.
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This is the stage map.
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This is the stage profile
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However the final kilometres, as the sprinters fight for position, will be interesting.
Once under the 1km-to-go kite, the finale is defined by a dash of more ancient history, with tarmac changing to stone slabs and a noticeable upward pitch of 4%.
Mid-way across the cobbles, there are two quick right-hand bends, leaving 400 metres to the finish at Piazza del Plebiscito.
2026-05-14T11:02:07.322Z
As Jackie Tyson pointed out, today’s stage passes historic landmarks worthy of a sightseeing trip, starting with Greek and Roman archaeological sites in Paestum.
The remaining 100km are relatively flat, passing to the north of Mount Vesuvius and then moving west into the heart of Naples, with an abundance of urban twists and turns, as well as street furniture. Narrow lanes are replaced with wide, paved roads in the final 19km.
2026-05-14T10:59:31.148Z
This is our stage preview.
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2026-05-14T10:56:55.337Z
Today is surely a day for the sprinters. The stage is only 142km long, flat and fast.
2026-05-14T10:55:56.552Z
Buongiorno and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia.