While the profile for stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia looks simple on paper – an almost flat 141km route from Paestum to Naples – Jasper Stuyven has warned of the potentially huge risks in the cobbled finale if rain closes in on the riders as it did on Wednesday.
Naples as a finish location will almost always be hectic, with the tricky roads around Southern Italy's main city tending to bring chaos to the Giro in recent years, most recently 12 months ago, when a wet downhill section on the run towards the city caused a mass crash.
