2016 Tour de France

103rd edition: July 2 - July 24, 2016

Stage 6, Thursday, July 7: 
Arpajon sur Cère - Montauban

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Stage 6, Thursday, July 7: Arpajon sur Cère - Montauban, 190.5 km

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Mark Cavendish gets another stage win.

Rated ascents:

• Km 62.0: Col des Estaques, 2 km @ 6% - cat 3
• Km 71.5: Côte d'Aubin, 1.3 km @ 5.4% - cat 4
• Km 149.0: Côte de Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, 3.2 km @ 5.1% - cat 3

Weather: at the finishing city of Montauban at 1:45 PM local time, it is 29C (85F) and sunny. Wind is 6 km/hr (4mph) from the WNW. Later in the day it will become 33C (91F)

The Race: All 198 riders who began this Tour on July 2 signed on this morning. the offical start was at 12:52 PM. Greg van Avermaet's 5min 11sec lead is the largest after five stages since Jacques Marinelli was 14min 58sec ahead of Fiorenzo Magni in 1949.

Here's the organizer's stage summary:

Mark Cavendish hadn't won three stages in a single Tour de France since 2012 when he raced for Team Sky along with eventual winner Bradley Wiggins. He made it three again in Montauban out of six stages after winning stage 1 at Utah Beach and stage 3 in Angers to leave Bernard Hinault behind in the history books of the Tour de France as he has now accumulated 29 victories since 2008, one more than the "Badger". The Manxman outsprinted Marcel Kittel and fellow compatriot Dan McLay who is a rookie riding for Fortuneo-Vital Concept. Greg Van Avermaet retained the yellow jersey.

198 riders started stage 6 at Arpajon-sur-Cère. It hadn't happened since 2000 that the peloton was still as numerous as on day 1 after five stages. Yukiya Arashiro (Lampre-Merida) and Jan Barta (Bora-Argon 18) rode away after three kilometers of racing. Their maximum time gap was recorded before the intermediate sprint (5.30 at km 71) where Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) was the fastest of the peloton ahead of Michael Matthews, Peter Sagan and Marcel Kittel, all hunting for the green jersey.

It was a long and hot day on the saddle. Several teams swapped turns at the head of the peloton to maintain the deficit between three and four minutes: Dimension Data, Etixx-Quick Step and Lotto-Soudal.

Direct Energie took the command of the peloton to bring the breakaway back with 35km to go. It was all together 22km before Montauban. Arashiro and Barta have covered 165km at the front but without any illusion of winning as the main pack kept them under control. Team Sky moved up to the front 12km away from the finishing line. Lotto-Soudal, LottoNL-Jumbo, Katusha and Etixx-Quick Step were among the teams who tried to keep the peloton under control before and after the flamme rouge, but Mark Cavendish made his way to the front by himself to pass Marcel Kittel in the last 100 metres.

Complete Results:

Stage 6 photos

190.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.27 km/hr

1	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	4hr 43min 48sec
2	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
3	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
4	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
5	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	s.t.
6	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	s.t.
7	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
8	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
9	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
10	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
11	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
12	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
13	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
14	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
15	GREIPEL André	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
16	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
17	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 3sec
18	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
19	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 00' 04''
20	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
21	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
22	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	s.t.
24	FROOME Christopher	TEAM SKY	s.t.
25	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
26	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
27	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
28	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
29	HENAO Sergio Luis	TEAM SKY	s.t.
30	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
31	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	s.t.
32	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	s.t.
33	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
34	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
35	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
36	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
37	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
38	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	s.t.
39	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
40	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
41	BONNET William	FDJ	s.t.
42	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	s.t.
43	THOMAS Geraint	TEAM SKY	s.t.
44	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
45	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
46	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
47	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
48	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
49	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
50	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
51	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
52	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
53	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
54	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
55	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
56	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
57	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
58	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
59	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
60	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 05''
61	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
62	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	s.t.
63	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
64	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
65	SANCHEZ GIL Luis-Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
66	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
67	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
68	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
69	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
70	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	s.t.
71	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	s.t.
72	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
73	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	s.t.
74	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
75	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
76	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
77	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
78	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
79	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
80	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
81	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
82	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
83	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	s.t.
84	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	s.t.
85	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
86	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	s.t.
87	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
88	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
89	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
90	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
91	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	s.t.
92	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
93	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
94	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
95	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
96	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
97	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
98	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
99	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
100	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
101	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
102	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	s.t.
103	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
104	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
105	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
106	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
107	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
108	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
109	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
110	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
111	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
112	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
113	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
114	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
115	NIEVE Mikel	TEAM SKY	s.t.
116	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	s.t.
117	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	s.t.
118	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
119	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
120	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
121	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
123	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
124	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	s.t.
125	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
126	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	s.t.
127	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
128	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
129	ROWE Luke	TEAM SKY	s.t.
130	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	s.t.
131	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	s.t.
132	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
133	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
134	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
135	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 26''
136	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
137	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
138	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
139	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
140	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	s.t.
141	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
142	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 38''
143	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 42''
144	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 00' 44''
145	LANDA Mikel	TEAM SKY	+ 00' 53''
146	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
147	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 00' 57''
148	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
149	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
150	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
151	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
152	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
153	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
154	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
155	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
156	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
157	PLAZA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
158	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
159	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
160	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
161	POELS Wouter	TEAM SKY	s.t.
162	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
163	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
164	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
165	KIRYIENKA Vasili	TEAM SKY	s.t.
166	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
167	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
168	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
169	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
170	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
171	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
172	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 06''
173	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 01' 12''
174	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
175	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 01' 16''
176	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	s.t.
177	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 01' 25''
178	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	s.t.
179	PINEAU Cedric	FDJ	+ 01' 33''
180	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	s.t.
181	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	s.t.
182	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
183	STANNARD Ian	TEAM SKY	s.t.
184	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
185	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 38''
186	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	s.t.
187	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
188	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 59''
189	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
190	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 02''
191	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 02' 21''
192	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 02' 34''
193	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 12''
194	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
195	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 15''
196	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 06' 26''
197	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	s.t.
198	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

• GC leader: Greg van Avermaet (BMC)
• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)
• Mountains classification leader: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Young rider classification leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Team classification leader: BMC

1,238.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.86 km/hr

1	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	30hr 18min 38sec
2	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 05min 11sec
3	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 13''
4	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	+ 05' 14''
5	FROOME Christopher	TEAM SKY	+ 05' 17''
6	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
7	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
8	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
9	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
10	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
11	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
12	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
13	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
14	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
15	HENAO Sergio Luis	TEAM SKY	s.t.
16	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
17	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 05' 26''
18	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 05' 28''
19	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
20	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	s.t.
21	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 05' 29''
22	THOMAS Geraint	TEAM SKY	+ 05' 57''
23	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 06' 09''
24	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 06' 31''
25	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 06' 39''
26	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 55''
27	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 07' 02''
28	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 07' 21''
29	NIEVE Mikel	TEAM SKY	+ 08' 02''
30	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 08' 45''
31	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
32	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
33	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	s.t.
34	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 09' 09''
35	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 09' 40''
36	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 13''
37	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 10' 31''
38	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 44''
39	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 10' 46''
40	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 10' 52''
41	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 11' 04''
42	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	s.t.
43	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 12' 18''
44	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	+ 13' 22''
45	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 13' 27''
46	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 13' 32''
47	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 13' 56''
48	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	s.t.
49	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 14' 06''
50	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 14' 13''
51	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 17''
52	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 14' 31''
53	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 14' 48''
54	LANDA Mikel	TEAM SKY	+ 14' 53''
55	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 15' 09''
56	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 15' 24''
57	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 15' 36''
58	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
59	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 15' 41''
60	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 16' 10''
61	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 16' 17''
62	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	+ 16' 42''
63	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 16' 45''
64	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 18' 45''
65	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	+ 18' 53''
66	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 19' 29''
67	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	+ 19' 45''
68	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 20' 21''
69	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 20' 24''
70	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	+ 22' 11''
71	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	+ 22' 11''
72	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 22' 37''
73	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 23' 04''
74	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	+ 23' 33''
75	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 23' 55''
76	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 23' 56''
77	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 24' 13''
78	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 24' 17''
79	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 24' 37''
80	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 25' 20''
81	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 25' 25''
82	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 25' 35''
83	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 25' 55''
84	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 26' 01''
85	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 26' 42''
86	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 26' 43''
87	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 26' 44''
88	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 26' 45''
89	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 26' 46''
90	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 26' 47''
91	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 26' 53''
92	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 26' 59''
93	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	+ 27' 10''
94	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 27' 19''
95	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 27' 21''
96	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 28' 12''
97	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 28' 15''
98	BONNET William	FDJ	+ 28' 16''
99	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	s.t.
100	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 28' 17''
101	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 28' 45''
102	POELS Wouter	TEAM SKY	+ 29' 01''
103	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 29' 02''
104	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 29' 08''
105	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	+ 29' 14''
106	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 29' 16''
107	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	+ 29' 17''
108	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	+ 29' 18''
109	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 29' 20''
110	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 29' 28''
111	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
112	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 29' 31''
113	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
114	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 29' 37''
115	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
116	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	+ 29' 41''
117	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 29' 44''
118	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 29' 45''
119	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 29' 51''
120	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 29' 55''
121	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 30' 05''
122	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	+ 30' 17''
123	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 30' 19''
124	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	+ 30' 27''
125	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 30' 52''
126	KIRYIENKA Vasili	TEAM SKY	+ 31' 02''
127	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 31' 14''
128	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
129	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
130	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 31' 39''
131	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 31' 40''
132	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 31' 49''
133	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 32' 08''
134	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 32' 11''
135	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 32' 20''
136	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 32' 39''
137	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 33' 08''
138	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 33' 26''
139	GREIPEL André	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 33' 29''
140	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
141	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 33' 37''
142	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 33' 41''
143	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 33' 44''
144	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 33' 48''
145	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 34' 13''
146	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 34' 16''
147	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 34' 31''
148	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 34' 35''
149	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 34' 44''
150	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 34' 54''
151	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	+ 35' 00''
152	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 35' 13''
153	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 35' 15''
154	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 35' 23''
155	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 35' 27''
156	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 35' 28''
157	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 35' 32''
158	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 35' 36''
159	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 35' 44''
160	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 35' 54''
161	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 36' 13''
162	ROWE Luke	TEAM SKY	+ 36' 14''
163	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 36' 15''
164	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 36' 48''
165	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 36' 49''
166	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 36' 55''
167	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
168	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 37' 11''
169	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 37' 26''
170	STANNARD Ian	TEAM SKY	+ 37' 33''
171	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 38' 11''
172	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 38' 23''
173	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	+ 39' 04''
174	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 39' 07''
175	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 39' 32''
176	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	+ 40' 04''
177	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 40' 08''
178	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 40' 23''
179	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	+ 40' 37''
180	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 40' 43''
181	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 40' 50''
182	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 40' 55''
183	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 41' 08''
184	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 41' 12''
185	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 41' 13''
186	PINEAU Cedric	FDJ	+ 41' 34''
187	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 41' 53''
188	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 42' 39''
189	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	+ 43' 01''
190	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 43' 17''
191	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	+ 43' 48''
192	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 43' 52''
193	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 44' 40''
194	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 45' 42''
195	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	+ 45' 59''
196	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 58' 36''
197	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 02' 31''
198	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA	+ 01h 16' 47''

Stage 6 map and profile:

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

Stage 6 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

GC leader Greg van Avermaet with 1987 Tour winner (among many other victories) Stephen Roche before the stage start.

Alberto Contador at the start. He's had a rough early Tour, as his bandages show.

Geraint Thomas

Peter Sagan at the start

Here they come.

Mark Cavendish beats Marcel Kittel with a throw of his bike...

and appears to be well-pleased.

Fabian Cancellara finishes with the group that came in 26 seconds after Cavendish

Cavendish is back in green

And Greg van Avermaet is still in yellow.

Organizer's preview:

Stage 6 is targeted by the sprinters as the finale has no difficulty. It'll be another occasion for the warriors of the road to pay tribute to the soldiers after Mark Cavendish was full of praise for them when he won on Day-1 at Utah Beach. Stage 4 started in Saumur in front the French most famous cavalry school.

In Montauban, the race will be won in front of another barracks: the tenth dragon's regiment. However, it might as well be a solo win or a small breakaway group like the only time the Tour de France previously stopped in that city on the shores of the Tarn. In 1998, Jacky Durand outsprinted his five breakaway companions including Andrea Tafi and Joona Laukka.

In its first half, stage 6 is contested on a lumpy terrain, very suitable for breakaways to take shape. Five points are up for grabs in the King of the Mountains competition. Thomas De Gendt who now wears the polka dot jersey might be eager to break away again to defend his position but as far as the overall ranking is concerned, Greg Van Avermaet made clear that only one day in the yellow jersey is already a huge achievement for him. Since his BMC team has other targets in the mountains with Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte, the door is open for other opportunists. It'll be a hot day in the South West of France!

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