2025 Giro d'Italia stage 6 preview - A chance for the breakaway in Napoli

2025 Giro d'Italia route information
(Image credit: RCS Sport/Giro d'Italia)

The Giro d'Italia has already offered us a stunning five days of racing, with Mads Pedersen ruling the Grande Partenza in Albania before claiming the stage 5 win in Matera. Stage 6, though, gives us the first helping of what we might consider a true Italian mountain on the race route.

Stage 6 is long at 226km and is hilly early on before a late climb overlooking the Bay of Naples. The stage begins in Potenza in the Basilicata and heads northwest, taking on two KOMs on the route before unleashing sprinters for the finish in Naples. 

We'd back the sprint teams to reel in escapees, but we'll be keeping our eye on the real puncheurs from the start list to see if they find their way into the day's breakaway. If luck is on their side, Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) or a breakaway specialist like Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché - Wanty) could well upset Pedersen's dominance.

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Climbs

  • Valico di Monte Carruozzo (cat. 2) km. 56.8 (19.9km avg 3.8%, max 11%)
  • Monteforte Irpino (cat. 3) km. 145.1

Sprints

  • Sprint 1 - Muro Lucano, km. 42.5
  • Sprint 2 - Loni, km. 88.4
  • Time bonus sprint - Brusciano, km. 174.6

2025 Giro d'Italia route information

Stage 6 map (Image credit: RCS Sport/Giro d'Italia)
Laura Weislo
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.

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