Elevation profile of Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 6, Paestum to Naples: 142.0 km with 680 m of climbing, highest point 208 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.

The route stored for this stage does not match the official course exactly: it measures 162.4 km against the official 142.0 km. The distance and climbing above are the official figures; the profile and the gradient figures measured on it come from the stored route, so read them as indicative of the terrain rather than an exact reproduction of the stage.

Distance
142.0 km
Climbing
680 m
Highest point
208 m
Steepest km
7.8% at km 154
Start
Paestum 7 m
Finish
Naples 3 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:00 local time: 16 km/h from the west, gusting to 41 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route.

Average wind
16 km/h
Direction
West 249°
Average gust
41 km/h
Temperature
19°C 15 to 20°C

Historical weather for 14 May 2026, sampled at 49 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).

Riding it

A flat stage by classification, 142.0 km and 680 m of climbing, with 9.5 km of rising road spread through the day.

The high point is 208 m at km 42. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 7.8%, at km 154. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.

In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?

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