Australian Kaden Groves sprinted to victory in the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025 in Naples on Thursday, while Dane Mads Pedersen remained in the pink leader's jersey after the race had been neutralized.

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Groves pipped Belgian Milan Fretin and Frenchman Paul Magnier at the line in testing conditions after winning a stage on the Giro in 2023.

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The race was neutralized with around 70 kilometers to go after a mass crash in heavy rain forced Groves' compatriot Jai Hindley to withdraw, three years on from winning the Giro d'Italia.

"To get the first win of the year is a relief," said the 26-year-old Groves. "I'm quite good in the cold, wetter conditions. It's super nice to win in in Napoli, it's an iconic city."

Lidl-Trek's Pedersen finished comfortably more than five minutes behind Groves after a ride of 227 kilometers, having re-taken the pink jersey on Stage 3.

The 29-year-old former world champion holds a 17-second advantage over 2023 champion Primoz Roglic, with teammate Mathias Vacek in third place in the overall standings.

After the incident, the riders continued to move forward at a slower pace for around 20 kilometers, before a new start was given and racing resumed toward the finish.

The organizers then announced all the riders would be classified in the same time and no bonuses would be awarded at the finish, with only the stage victory on the line.

Early Downpours 

With 10 kilometers to go, the peloton arrived in the outskirts of the southern city, with conditions dry after downpours earlier in the day.

Frenchman Enzo Paleni and Dutchman Taco van der Hoorn then attempted to break away but were caught with 2.5 kilometers left.

In the final kilometer, alongside the port, Wout van Aert made a preemptive split, before Groves powered past him for victory.

Following the earlier incident, Hindley climbed into an ambulance after sitting on the pavement for several minutes following a crash that occurred after around 150 kilometers from the starting in Potenza, in-land to the south from Naples.

On roads made very slippery by rain, many riders fell, including Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro, Magnier and Briton Adam Yates.

Hindley was the hardest hit and, despite being able to get up on his own, was forced to abandon, depriving Red Bull Bora teammate Roglic of an important ally in the mountains.

German rider Juri Hollmann also was forced to pull out with a suspected fractured arm, according to his team, Alpecin.

Friday's seventh stage is a mountainous 168-kilometer ride from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo, just to the west of Rome, which includes three testing climbs.

Giro d’Italia Stage 6 Results – Top 25

1. Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) – 4:59:52
2. Milan Fretin (Cofidis) – 4:59:52
3. Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) – 4:59:52
4. Max Kanter (XDS Astana Team) – 4:59:52
5. Giovanni Lonardi (Team Polti VisitMalta) – 4:59:52
6. Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 4:59:52
7. Martin Marcellusi (VF Group Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè) – 4:59:52
8. Luca Mozzato (Arkea-B&B Hotels) – 4:59:52
9. Matevž Govekar (Bahrain Victorious) – 4:59:52
10. Olav Kooij (Team Visma - Lease a Bike) – 4:59:52
11. Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 4:59:52
12. Filippo Fiorelli (VF Group Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè) – 4:59:52
13. Tord Gudmestad (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 4:59:52
14. Rick Pluimers (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 4:59:52
15. Orluis Aular (Movistar Team) – 4:59:52
16. Enrico Zanoncello (VF Group Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè) – 4:59:52
17. Mirco Maestri (Team Polti VisitMalta) – 4:59:52
18. Emils Liepins (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 4:59:52
19. Wout van Aert (Team Visma - Lease a Bike) – 4:59:52
20. Lorenzo Milesi (Movistar Team) – 4:59:52
21. Sven Erik Bystrøm (Groupama-FDJ) – 4:59:52
22. Filippo Magli (VF Group Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè) – 4:59:52
23. Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Arkea-B&B Hotels) – 4:59:52
24. Milan Vader (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 4:59:52
25. Kasper Asgreen (EF Education - EasyPost) – 4:59:52

Giro d’Italia Overall Standings – Top 25 After Stage 6

1. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) – 20:11:44
2. Primož Roglič (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 20:12:01
3. Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) – 20:12:08
4. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 20:12:15
5. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 20:12:16
6. Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 20:12:19
7. Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL) – 20:12:27
8. Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) – 20:12:28
9. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 20:12:30
10. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 20:12:34
11. Simon Yates (Team Visma - Lease a Bike) – 20:12:36
12. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 20:12:39
13. Richard Carapaz (EF Education - EasyPost) – 20:12:40
14. Thomas Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 20:12:41
15. Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) – 20:12:42
16. Davide Piganzoli (Team Polti VisitMalta) – 20:12:43
17. Orluis Aular (Movistar Team) – 20:12:43
18. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) – 20:12:45
19. Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) – 20:12:51
20. Romain Bardet (Team Picnic PostNL) – 20:12:54
21. Christopher Harper (Team Jayco AlUla) – 20:12:54
22. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) – 20:12:57
23. Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) – 20:12:58
24. Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 20:13:06
25. Paul Double (Team Jayco AlUla) – 20:13:07

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