Italy's Ballerini Sprints to Stage Six Victory on Giro d'Italia
Ballerini took his first Giro stage win after a wet-cobbles crash wiped out several sprinters in the final kilometer.
- On Thursday, Italian Davide Ballerini won stage six of the Giro in Naples, beating Belgium's Jasper Stuyven after a late crash disrupted the sprint following a 142km ride from Paestum.
- Treacherous conditions on the wet city-centre surface caused a crash inside the final kilometre, taking down Dylan Groenewegen and forcing Jonathan Milan to a standstill.
- The 31-year-old Ballerini said, "I was thinking to win one stage in the Giro," noting he saw a gap after the crash and capitalized on it.
- Holding a two-minute, 51-second lead, Afonso Eulalio maintains the pink jersey over Spain's Igor Arrieta after both finished safely in the bunch.
- Friday's 244km stage seven from Formia features a 13.6km climb to the Blockhaus mountain, where race favourite Jonas Vingegaard, currently 15th and six minutes back, could launch his first major attack.
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A mass crash in the last turn overshadowed the sprint finale on the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia – and gave the hosts the first home win. Italian Davide Ballerini benefited from the crash of his colleagues on the cobblestone pavement in Naples and won after 141 kilometers ahead of Belgian Jasper Stuyven and Frenchman Paul Magnier. The Austrian trio Felix Gall, Gregor Mühlberger and Tobias Bayer came to the finish with the field. The overall …
A dramatic fall of many riders just before the finish has determined the exit of the sprint on the sixth part of the Giro d'Italia.
Italian Davide Ballerini won in the sprint the sixth stage of the Tour d'Italie, where the Portuguese rider Afonso Eulalio retained the pink jersey.
The sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia (Paestum - Naples; 142 km) was won by Davide Ballerini (XDS-Astana) in a sprint finish.
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