General Classification Standings after Stage 6
Stage 6 did very little to change the GC picture, but it did sharpen the context before Blockhaus.
Afonso Eulalio remains in pink with the same 2:51 cushion over Igor Arrieta, while the main GC favourites are still stacked more than six minutes down after the chaos of Stage 5. The key line is that Jonas Vingegaard, Enric Mas, Jai Hindley, Ben O’Connor, Felix Gall, Damiano Caruso and several others all remain locked together at +6:22, so there was no meaningful separation among the established GC names.
The only small GC movement came through bonus seconds. Lennert Van Eetvelt picked up two seconds at the Red Bull KM, moving him to +6:20 overall and two seconds ahead of the Vingegaard group. It is minor, but it keeps him active and alert in that crowded GC block.
The big takeaway is that Eulalio still has a huge buffer going into the first major mountain test, and nobody used the Napoli stage to chip into it. With Blockhaus next, the race now has a clear question: is Eulalio’s lead a genuine GC problem for the favourites, or simply a temporary gap waiting to be exposed when Vingegaard, Red Bull and Netcompany INEOS finally have terrain to attack?
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamTime1- Eulálio AfonsoBahrain – Victorious24:47:132- Arrieta IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG2:513- Scaroni ChristianXDS Astana Team3:344- Raccagni Noviero AndreaSoudal Quick-Step3:395- Kulset JohannesUno-X Mobility5:176- Ciccone GiulioLidl – Trek6:127- Christen JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG6:168- Stork FlorianTudor Pro Cycling Team,,9- Bernal EganNetcompany INEOS,,10- Arensman ThymenNetcompany INEOS6:1811- Pellizzari GiulioRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe,,12- Van Eetvelt LennertLotto Intermarché6:2013- Mas EnricMovistar Team6:2214▲5 Cepeda Jefferson AlexanderEF Education – EasyPost,,15- Vingegaard JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike,,16▲1 Caruso DamianoBahrain – Victorious,,17▲3 O’Connor BenTeam Jayco AlUla,,18▼4 Beloki MarkelEF Education – EasyPost,,19▼3 Hirt JanNSN Cycling Team,,20▼2 Hindley JaiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe,,21▲1 Piganzoli DavideTeam Visma | Lease a Bike,,22▼1 Rondel MathysTudor Pro Cycling Team,,23- Storer MichaelTudor Pro Cycling Team,,24- Gall FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team,,25- Aleotti GiovanniRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe,,Points Classification Standings after Stage 6Paul Magnier still has a commanding grip on the ciclamino jersey, moving to 130 points, more than double Jonathan Milan’s 64. Davide Ballerini’s stage win blows up the top end of the standings, taking him from 32nd to 3rd on 58 points, just ahead of Jhonatan Narvaez on 53. Jasper Stuyven also makes a huge jump into 7th with 40 points after finishing second on the stage.
The big picture is simple: Magnier remains miles clear, Milan is still his nearest recognised sprint rival, but Stage 6 massively boosted Astana’s presence in the points race through Ballerini and Silva.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamPnt1- Magnier PaulSoudal Quick-Step1302- Milan JonathanLidl – Trek643▲29 Ballerini DavideXDS Astana Team584▼1 Narváez JhonatanUAE Team Emirates – XRG535▲2 Tarozzi ManueleBardiani CSF 7 Saber486▼2 Andresen Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team427▲35 Stuyven JasperSoudal Quick-Step408▼3 Silva Guillermo ThomasXDS Astana Team379▼3 Ciccone GiulioLidl – Trek3710▼2 Aular OrluisMovistar Team35
Paul Magnier in the Maglia Ciclamino at the 2026 Giro d’Italia
King of the Mountains Standings after Stage 6
Diego Sevilla remains firmly in control of the blue jersey battle on 42 points, still more than double his nearest challengers. Igor Arrieta and Nelson Oliveira are level on 18 points, but neither gained ground today, while Manuele Tarozzi moves up to 4th on 14 points after another active day.
The only real change of note is Mattia Bais entering the standings with 3 points, strengthening Polti VisitMalta’s grip on the competition. For now, this is still very much Sevilla’s jersey to defend, though Blockhaus could quickly reshape the picture.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamPnt1- Sevilla Diego PabloTeam Polti VisitMalta422- Arrieta IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG183- Oliveira NelsonMovistar Team184▲1 Tarozzi ManueleBardiani CSF 7 Saber145▼1 Rubio EinerMovistar Team136- Vingegaard JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike117- Eulálio AfonsoBahrain – Victorious108- Silva Guillermo ThomasXDS Astana Team89- Garofoli GianmarcoSoudal Quick-Step810- Aular OrluisMovistar Team8
Diego Pablo Sevilla remains the KoM leader at the 2026 Giro d’Italia
Youth Classification Standings after Stage 6
Afonso Eulalio remains in firm control of the youth classification and, more importantly, still holds the Maglia Rosa outright. Igor Arrieta stays second at 2:51, giving UAE Team Emirates-XRG a strong presence in the white jersey fight, while Andrea Raccagni Noviero remains third at 3:39.
The main GC-relevant young riders are still tightly packed behind: Jan Christen is 5th at 6:16, Giulio Pellizzari 6th at 6:18, Lennert Van Eetvelt 7th at 6:20, and Markel Beloki, Davide Piganzoli and Mathys Rondel are all at 6:22.
So for now, Eulalio has a big cushion, but behind him the battle for best young rider is stacked with riders who could move quickly once the real mountain stages begin.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamTime1- Eulálio AfonsoBahrain – Victorious24:47:132- Arrieta IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG2:513- Raccagni Noviero AndreaSoudal Quick-Step3:394- Kulset JohannesUno-X Mobility5:175- Christen JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG6:166- Pellizzari GiulioRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe6:187- Van Eetvelt LennertLotto Intermarché6:208- Beloki MarkelEF Education – EasyPost6:229▲1 Piganzoli DavideTeam Visma | Lease a Bike,,10▼1 Rondel MathysTudor Pro Cycling Team,,Teams Classification Standings after Stage 6
XDS Astana Team remain top of the team standings, adding another layer to their excellent opening week. Movistar Team are their closest challengers at just 31 seconds, with Tudor Pro Cycling Team and Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe level at 6:15.
Team Visma | Lease a Bike sit fifth at 7:16, while UAE Team Emirates-XRG are still sixth at 9:35, a strong position given they are already down to five riders.
RnkTeamTime1XDS Astana Team74:34:302Movistar Team+ 313Tudor Pro Cycling Team+ 06:154Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 06:155Team Visma | Lease a Bike+ 07:166UAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 09:357Uno-X Mobility+ 11:008Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team+ 13:209Bahrain Victorious+ 14:2510Decathlon CMA CGM Team+ 15:54You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Giro d’Italia.