There were almost no changes of note in any of the classifications on stage six. A huge crash caused chaos during the stage and wiped out several high profile riders. Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was forced to abandon with a suspected concussion. Due to the severity of the pile up, the race organiser [RCS] neutralised all of the classifications at the time of the crash.
Meanwhile Kaden Groves (Alpecein-Deceuninck) won the reduced bunch sprint for the stage win. The Australian launched a powerful dig for the line which nobody could match. Milan Fretin (Cofidis) took second place ahead of Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) in third.
Pedersen remains in the overall race lead after winning for a third time in this Giro d'Italia on stage five. Pedersen also kept hold of the points jersey, extending his lead, while his teammate Mathias Vacek in the white young rider's jersey. Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana), meanwhile, remains in the lead in the mountains competition.
Giro d’Italia 2025 stage 6 race report
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Giro d'Italia 2025, stage six: Potenza > Napoli
1. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecein-Deceuninck, in 4:59:52
2. Milan Fretin (Bel) Cofidis,
3. Paul Magnier (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step,4
4. Max Kanter (Ger) Cofidis,
5. Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
6. Maikel Zijlaard (Ned) Tudor Pro Cycling,
7. Martin Marcellusi (Ita) VF Group-Bardiani CSF Faizane,
8. Luca Mozzato (Ita) Arkea B&B Hotels,
9. Matevz Govekar (Slo) Bahrain Victorious,
10. Olav Kooij (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike, all at same time
Giro d'Italia 2025 general classification after stage 6
1. Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek, in 20:11:44
2. Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +17s
3. Mathias Vacek (Cze) Lidl-Trek, +24s
4. Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +31s
5. Isaac Del Toro (Mex) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +32s
6. Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +35s
7. Max Poole (GBr) Picnic PostNL, +43s
8. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious, +44s
9. Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor Pro Cycling, +46s
10. Guido Pellizzari (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +50s
Giro d'Italia 2025 points classification after stage 6
1. Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek, 141pts
2. Olav Kooij (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike, 55pts
3. Casper van Uden (Ned) Picnic PostNL, 50pts
4. Orluis Aular (Ven) Movistar, 42pts
5. Edoardo Zambanini (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious, 41pts
Giro d'Italia 2025 mountains classification after stage 6
1. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) XDS Astana, 49pts
2. Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Cofidis, 20pts
3. Enzo Paleni (Fra) Groupama-FDJ, 15pts
4. Taco van der Hoorn (Ned) Intermarche-Wanty, 14pts
5. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain Victorious, 12pts
Giro d'Italia 2025 youth classification after stage 6
1. Mathias Vacek (Cze) Lidl-Trek, in 20:12:08
2. Isaac Del Toro (Mex) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +8s
3. Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +11s
4. Max Poole (GBr) Picnic PostNL, +19s
8. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious, +20s
Giro d'Italia 2025 team classification after stage 6
1. Lidl-Trek, in 60:36:32
2. UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +7s
3. Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +15s
