Melbourne's Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) has dismissed the possibility of a Giro d'Italia Grande Partenza in his home nation of Australia, citing logistical issues and a lack of interest as reasons why "it's going to be very hard to ever happen".

Overall leader Mads Pedersen has made it three wins out of five at this year’s Giro d’Italia by winning a bunch sprint at the end of the fifth stage.

This year’s race sees the peloton travel from the Albanian coast to the heart of Rome in a battle to win the famous pink jersey of the Giro d’Italia

New Zealand cyclist Dion Smith got quite the scare during the third stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, after almost being knocked off his bike by a runaway goat on Sunday.

After four days of racing, three riders have abandoned the 2025 Giro d'Italia, with Nickolas Zukowsky (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) joining Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) and Geoffrey Bouchard (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) in the list of drop-outs.

This could be one for Wout van Aert, who came second on stage one and was in fine form on all terrain during the Spring Classics, only to come away without a win. His teammate Olav Kooij feels a likely candidate to be distanced on the late climbs, meaning Visma-Lease a Bike could be all-in for the Belgian come the finale.

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Naples is another classic destination in the Giro! This year, it's already on day 6, as we head north from southern Italy instead of the other way around. Another sprint opportunity? Or will the climbs in the first part of the stage cause problems for the fast men?