{"id":959127,"date":"2026-05-14T11:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959127\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:06:18","slug":"giro-ditalia-2026-stage-6-preview-profiles-favourites-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959127\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro d’Italia 2026 stage 6 preview, profiles, favourites & predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTao Geoghegan Hart won the ‘Covid edition’ in 2020; Egan Bernal won it back in 2021; Jai Hindley took the win in 2022; In 2023 it was Primoz Roglic who beat Geraint Thomas in a dramatic final mountain time trial to win his first Giro; In 2024 Tadej Pogacar dominated the edition from start to finish whilst in 2025 it was Great Britain’s Simon Yates who won the pink jersey after a brilliant attack on the final mountain stage which dethroned Isaac del Toro<\/a>.Profile\u00a0Stage 6: Paestum – Napoli\"Stage<\/p>\n

Stage 6: Paestum – Napoli, 142 kilometers<\/p>\n

The Giro d’Italia<\/a> returns to Napoli once again after a start in Paestum. A city that has hosted multiple finishes over the past few years, always for sprint stages. It does not come as a surprise, as it is one of the major southern cities in the country and one that has also had fantastic finales over the past few years.<\/p>\n

This time around, the riders face no climbs on their way to the ‘home’ of Diego Maradona. The stage underwent late changes to ensure that the sprinters would have their way, and for a high-speed dramatic finale to be held on the Piazza del Piebiscito – a change in comparison to the sea-side avenue that has hosted the last sprints.<\/p>\n

The pure sprinters can’t afford to waste such an opportunity, on what is also the last day before the race truly reaches the mountains.<\/p>\n

\"6_Finale\"\/<\/p>\n

Stage 6 Finale<\/p>\n

The Favourites<\/p>\n

The riders will not be happy to learn that they will have to be facing the rain again. Although at first it might not be the case, it seems to be inevitable that when making their way to Napoli they will eventually find wet roads once again. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the finale neutralized, as it will be somewhat technical, wet and with cobblestones too.<\/p>\n

The sprinters will have a very tense finale, inevitably. The men who will be on the spotlight are those who were at the forefront in the Bulgarian stages. Paul Magnier<\/a> <\/b>is going to be the headliner, after winning the two stages, and with the sprint having an uphill gradient, it will definitely favour him.But it won’t just favour him, I would say Tobias Lund Andresen<\/a> <\/b>will also quite enjoy that, it will be well suited to him. Although you can’t argue it will change the sprint fully, it’s not a climb that makes a huge difference.Hence the heavyweight pure sprinters such as Jonathan Milan<\/a> <\/b>and Dylan Groenewegen <\/b>stand as good chances as they’ve had before. And do not neglect either, specially Milan, who does enjoy the cobblestones and has shown in Sofia to have a monstrous power output – only bad timing.<\/p>\n

NSN have to be taken into consideration here, they continue to have a good leadout and I believe Ethan Vernon<\/b> will love the finale; and the same can be said of Ben Turner<\/b> who is on spectacular form. Orluis Aular<\/b> is also in peak form as shown on stage 4, and although the climb is not hard enough for him to gain a real advantage, he can’t be ignored.<\/p>\n

Erlend Blikra, Giovanni Lonardi, Pascal Ackermann, Paul Penho\u00ebt, Casper van Uden <\/b>and Madis Mihkels<\/b> are also to be considered. Davide Ballerini<\/b> and Matteo Malucelli <\/b>are both options for Astana. Don’t neglect other puncheurs with a strong sprint here such as stage winners Guillermo Thomas Silva<\/b> and Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Prediction Giro d’Italia 2026 stage 6:\u00a0<\/p>\n

*** Paul Magnier, Tobias Lund Andresen, Jonathan Milan<\/p>\n

** Dylan Groenewegen, Ben Turner, Ethan Vernon<\/p>\n

* Orluis Aular, Madis Mihkels, Pascal Ackermann, Davide Ballerini, Matteo Malucelli, Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez, Guillermo Thomas Silva<\/p>\n

Pick<\/b>: Paul Magnier<\/p>\n

How<\/b>: Regular bunch sprint.<\/p>\n

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