Massive crash neutralizes Giro stage 6. Groves sprints to victory, Pedersen stays in pink
- Australian cyclist Kaden Groves claimed victory on May 15, 2025, in the chaotic sixth day of racing at the Giro d'Italia, finishing strongly in Naples after the competition was disrupted by a major crash.
- A massive crash occurred with about 70 kilometers remaining on the wet, slippery roads, forcing organizers to neutralize the general classification fight for safety.
- The 227-kilometer stage from Potenza to Naples, the longest this Giro, included multiple crashes that caused several riders like Jai Hindley to abandon due to injury.
- Groves claimed his first victory of the season by outsprinting a small group that included Milan Fretin and Paul Magnier following a shortened bunch finish.
- Mads Pedersen kept the pink jersey with a 17-second lead over Primoz Roglic, while the stage counted only for the win, without points, time gaps, or bonuses.
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Groves triumphs in sprint as Giro stage six neutralised after crash
NAPLES :Kaden Groves of Alpecin–Deceuninck won the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish on Thursday after the stage was neutralised following a huge crash in wet conditions on the 227 km ride from Potenza to Naples.The longest stage of this year's Giro had only a winner to celebrate as the cr
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At -70 km, a jay Hindley slipper caused a maxi fall that involved about twenty runners and forced the 2022 winner to retire. In the final flew anomalous with the Australian triumph
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Massive crash neutralizes Giro stage 6. Groves sprints to victory, Pedersen stays in pink
Australian cyclist Kaden Groves has sprinted to victory in a chaotic sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia that had be neutralized following a massive crash.
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