Giro d'Italia 2022 Stage 6 LIVE - Time for a Mark Cavendish v Caleb Ewan sprint finish showdown?

Stay tuned for live comments from Felix Lowe or watch uninterrupted live coverage above Ad/> ‘My time has come’ – Nibali announces retirement Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'Italia 2022 Stage 6 — Route map, how to watch as Cavendish goes for glory again2 HOURS AGO Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Qazaqstan) admits this will be his final Giro d’Italia as he revealed his plans to retire at the end of the season. “This is my last Giro d'Italia, I leave cycling at the end of the season,” said Nibali.

“My time has come, and it's normal. Sometimes it seems a bit like that, but decisions come like this, I was waiting for this stage to say it.

“Here I started running, racing in Sicily, Etna, from here it was an escalation. “I have given so much to cycling and perhaps the time has come to return the time dedicated to two wheels to my family.” Read Felix Lowe's tribute to 'The Shark' here Groupama-FDJ propel Demare to thrilling victory on Stage 5 as Cavendish dropped An enthralling fifth stage in Sicily saw favourites Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) distanced on an early climb before France’s Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) powered to victory in Messina.

Demare, who fought back into contention after being dropped on the same ascent, held off Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) in a tight finish after the Colombian appeared to be hampered by a gearing issue on the home straight. Italy’s Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) took third place ahead of compatriot Davide Ballerini, the only Quick-Step rider who had not dropped back to try and nurse Cavendish, the Stage 3 winner, back into the fold.

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