Sprinter final in Naples on the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia: Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) clinched the day’s victory with the best legs on Thursday (05/11/23) after 162 km around Naples.
Alessandro de Marchi (Bikeexchange) and Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) broke away from a five-man lead group about 70 km before the finish line and really set the pace together. Their lead was four kilometers still about 40 seconds – but that wasn’t enough.
The peleton was inexorably approaching, and about 500 m from the finish line, the two realized that they were no longer strong enough to secure victory on today’s stage. Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) opened the long sprint, but Mads Pedersen of Denmark irresistibly stepped past the Colombian. Germany’s Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates) was one of the frontrunners in the final, finishing third behind Jonathan Milan (Bahrain Victorious).
Leknessund further in pink
Road bike world champion Remco Evenepoel apparently coped well with the two painful falls of the day before and reached the finish line without losing any time. The Norwegian Andreas Leknessund still wears the pink jersey with a lead of 28 seconds on Evenepoel.
In contrast to the day before, the field was spared spectacular crashes in dry conditions on Thursday. However, the bad road conditions kept causing defects. Time trial Olympic champion Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) and former British tour winner Geraint Thomas were also affected.
Mountain finish on Friday – leadership change?
Is there a leadership change on Friday? In Gran Sasso d’Italia, at an altitude of 2130 m after 218 km, the first mountain finish awaits the riders – and all eyes are on Remco Evenepoel, who was already wearing the pink jersey of the front runner this year. Then the German Randfahrt hope Lennard Kämna has to prove himself. After a bumpy opening time trial due to health problems, the former junior world champion is currently 1:54 minutes behind Leknessund in the overall standings.
| stage/date | length | Start and finish location |
|---|---|---|
1st stage – 06.05.2023 | 19.6 km | Fossacesia-Ortona (time trial) |
Stage 2 – 05/07/2023 | 201 km | Teramo-San Salvo |
Stage 3 – 05/08/2023 | 216 km | Vasto-Melfi |
Stage 4 – 05/09/2023 | 175 km | Venosa-Lake Laceno |
Stage 5 – 05/10/2023 | 171 km | Atripalda-Salerno |
Stage 6 – 05/11/2023 | 162 km | Naples – Naples |
Stage 7 – 05/12/2023 | 218 km | Capua-Gran Sasso d’Italia (mountain arrival) |
Stage 8 – 05/13/2023 | 207 km | Terni-Fossombrone |
Stage 9 – 05/14/2023 | 35 km | Savignano sul Rubicone – Cesena (time trial) |
Rest day – 05/15/2023 | ||
Stage 10 – 05/16/2023 | 196 km | Scandiano-Viareggio |
Stage 11 – 05/17/2023 | 219 km | Camaiore-Tortona |
Stage 12 – 05/18/2023 | 179 km | Bra-Rivoli |
Stage 13 – 05/19/2023 | 207 km | Borgofranco d’Ivrea – Crans Montana (mountain arrival) |
Stage 14 – 05/20/2023 | 193 km | Sierre-Cassano Magnago |
Stage 15 – 05/21/2023 | 195 km | Seregno-Bergamo |
Rest day – 05/22/2023 | ||
Stage 16 – 05/23/2023 | 203 km | Sabbio Chiese-Monte Bondone (mountain arrival) |
Stage 17 – 05/24/2023 | 195 km | Pergine Valsugana – Caorle |
Stage 18 – 05/25/2023 | 161 km | Oderzo-Val di Zoldo (mountain arrival) |
Stage 19 – 05/26/2023 | 183 km | Longarone – Tre Cime Lavaredo (mountain arrival) |
Stage 20 – 05/27/2023 | 18.6 km | Tarvisio-Monte Lussari Tudorg (time trial) |
Stage 21 – 05/28/2023 | 135 km | Rome – Rome |