Giro d’Italia: Davide Ballerini avoids cobbles chaos to win stage six in Naples

Italian rider beats Jasper Stuyven in city centre finish

Portugal’s Afonso Eulálio retains overall lead

Davide Ballerini won stage six of the Giro d’Italia as a crash on the cobbles took out several sprint specialists near the finish in Naples on Thursday.

Italian Ballerini (XDS Astana Team) comfortably beat Belgium’s Jasper Stuyven (Soudal Quick-Step) on the city centre finish after a flat 142km ride from Paestum.