PROS – The route and details of Giro 2021 Stage 6 with a high-altitude finish in Ascoli Piceno

The sixth stage of the 2021 Giro d’Italia will today take riders from Grottes de Frasassi to Ascoli Piceno, over a distance of 162 km, with a finish at the end of a 15.5 km climb with an average gradient of over 6%. Find the map and profile of the stage, to follow live or delayed on Eurosport Player.

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On the program for this sixth stage of the Giro 2021, 162 kilometers on a medium mountain course, with the ascent of Forca di Gualdo (10.4 km at 7.4%), and the final climb of San Giacomo (15.5 km at 6.1%) which could see the pink jersey Alessandro De Marchi (since Tuesday’s stage) falter. The Italian has a 42-second lead over young Belgian Louis Vervaeke, 48 seconds over Portuguese Nelson Oliveira, and 1’15 over Frenchman Nicolas Edet.

First of the favorites for the overall victory in Milan, Aleksandr Vlasov is in sixth position at 1’24, ahead of Remco Evenepoel at 1’28.

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