2014 Vuelta a España

69th Edition: August 23 - September 14, 2014

Stage 6 Results

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Stage 6, Thursday, Aug 28: Benalmádena - La Zubia, 167.1 km

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Alejandro Valverde wins stage 6. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Yet another hot, brutal day in Spain. Today had this year's first hill top finish and it smoked out the GC men.

For much of the day Pim Ligthart and Luis Mas Bonet rode off the front, at one time having a lead of more than twelve minutes. Even towards the end of the stage it looked as if the pair would succeed. But today was too important to the teams with GC ambitions and one squad after another sent men to the front to help pull the pack.

The pair weren't captured until partway up the final ascent, the first category climb to La Zubia.

When the climb began to really bite Alejandro Valverde set a fiery pace as he led teammate Nairo Quintana. As expected, near the top Joaquin Rodriguez attacked, but he doesn't have the form to put the others to the sword. Then Chris Froome attacked and several others scrambled up to him, including a surprising Alberto Contador. Valverde swept by and drove hard up the hill. No one could come by. Valverde accomplished the double coup. He won the stage and takes over the GC lead.

Complete Stage 6 results:

Winner's average speed: 36.4 km/hr

1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	4h 35' 27''
2	Christopher Froome	Team SKY
3	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo
4	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	@ 8 seconds
5	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	+ 12''
6	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team	+ 18''
7	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge	+ 25''
8	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
9	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY	+ 32''
10	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 33''
11	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano
12	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 40''
13	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 44''
14	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
15	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	+ 47''
16	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 56''
17	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida	+ 59''
18	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp
19	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 1' 04''
20	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	+ 1' 07''
21	Mikel Landa	Astana Pro Team
22	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar	+ 1' 15''
23	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ.fr	+ 1' 19''
24	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 23''
25	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha	+ 1' 25''
26	Jerome Coppel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1' 31''
27	Andre Fernando Cardoso	Garmin Sharp	+ 1' 39''
28	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol	+ 1' 43''
29	George Bennett	Cannondale Pro Cycling
30	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1' 48''
31	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar Team
32	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 1' 53''
33	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre Merida	+ 1' 54''
34	Maxime Bouet	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1' 57''
35	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 2' 12''
36	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek Factory Racing	+ 2' 16''
37	Steve Morabito	BMC Racing Team
38	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team
39	Giampaolo Caruso	Team Katusha	+ 2' 20''
40	Luis Angel Mate	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 2' 23''
41	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 2' 30''
42	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 3' 10''
43	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 3' 13''
44	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp	+ 3' 44''
45	José Herrada	Movistar Team	+ 3' 55''
46	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 4' 17''
47	Alberto Losada	Team Katusha
48	Chris Anker Sörensen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 4' 29''
49	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 4' 47''
50	Louis Meintjes	MTN - Qhubeka
51	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp	+ 4' 52''
52	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 5' 04''
53	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano
54	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team
55	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana Pro Team	+ 5' 12''
56	Tanel Kangert	Astana Pro Team	+ 5' 30''
57	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 5' 49''
58	Jesús Hernández	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 6' 02''
59	Bart De Clercq	Lotto Belisol
60	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team
61	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	+ 6' 41''
62	Thibaut Pinot	FDJ.fr
63	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha	+ 6' 53''
64	Eduard Vorganov	Team Katusha
65	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar	+ 6' 57''
66	Martijn Keizer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 7' 06''
67	Chad Haga	Team Giant - Shimano
68	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
69	Antonio Piedra	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
70	Jose Rodolfo Serpa	Lampre Merida
71	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Team SKY
72	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin	MTN - Qhubeka
73	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 7' 38''
74	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol
75	Romain Zingle	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 7' 55''
76	Johan Le Bon	FDJ.fr
77	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	+ 7' 59''
78	Sander Armee	Lotto Belisol
79	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team	+ 8' 10''
80	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team
81	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 8' 47''
82	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing
83	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing
84	León Sánchez Luis	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
85	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team
86	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 8' 50''
87	Vasil Kiryienka	Team SKY	+ 8' 53''
88	Koldo Fernández	Garmin Sharp	+ 9' 09''
89	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing	+ 9' 15''
90	Imanol Erviti	Movistar Team	+ 9' 46''
91	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	+ 10' 02''
92	Ivan Santaromita	Orica GreenEdge
93	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff - Saxo
94	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling
95	Karol Domagalski	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
96	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
97	Maxime Mederel	Team Europcar
98	Koen De Kort	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 10' 37''
99	Rohan Dennis	BMC Racing Team
100	Sergio Miguel Paulinho	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 10' 39''
101	Peter Kennaugh	Team SKY
102	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	+ 10' 56''
103	Bryan Nauleau	Team Europcar
104	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing
105	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
106	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
107	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
108	Sam Bewley	Orica GreenEdge
109	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol
110	Cameron Meyer	Orica GreenEdge
111	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling
112	Daniel Teklehaimanot	MTN - Qhubeka
113	Cédric Pineau	FDJ.fr
114	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing
115	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar
116	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling
117	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	+ 11' 23''
118	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre Merida	+ 11' 25''
119	Matteo Tosatto	Tinkoff - Saxo
120	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling
121	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	+ 11' 28''
122	Simon Clarke	Orica GreenEdge
123	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team
124	Daniele Bennati	Tinkoff - Saxo
125	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
126	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
127	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale Pro Cycling
128	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 11' 33''
129	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	+ 11' 37''
130	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr
131	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	+ 11' 42''
132	Philip Deignan	Team SKY	+ 11' 47''
133	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 11' 52''
134	Carlos Verona	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 11' 59''
135	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
136	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo
137	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale Pro Cycling
138	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano
139	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale Pro Cycling
140	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 12' 27''
141	Robert Wagner	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
142	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant - Shimano
143	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant - Shimano
144	Sergei Chernetski	Team Katusha
145	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha	+ 12' 32''
146	Vegard Breen	Lotto Belisol
147	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing
148	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 12' 44''
149	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 12' 59''
150	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	+ 13' 08''
151	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	+ 13' 11''
152	Javier Moreno	Movistar Team	+ 13' 25''
153	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling
154	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida	+ 13' 30''
155	Luke Rowe	Team SKY	+ 13' 34''
156	Christian Knees	Team SKY	+ 13' 45''
157	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol
158	Laurent Mangel	FDJ.fr	+ 13' 53''
159	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 14' 18''
160	Jaco Venter	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 14' 18''
161	Peio Bilbao	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
162	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar
163	Dario Cataldo	Team SKY
164	Jay Robert Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka
165	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	+ 14' 26''
166	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar
167	Dmitry Kozontchuk	Team Katusha
168	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge
169	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
170	Murilo Fischer	FDJ.fr
171	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
172	Dan Craven	Team Europcar
173	Daniil Fominykh	Astana Pro Team	+ 14' 53''
174	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 15' 06''
175	Damien Gaudin	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 15' 11''
176	David Millar	Garmin Sharp	+ 15' 24''
177	Nathan Brown	Garmin Sharp	+ 15' 30''
178	Damiano Cunego	Lampre Merida
179	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	+ 15' 33''
180	Yohan Bagot	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 15' 44''
181	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 15' 59''
182	Pirmin Lang	IAM Cycling
183	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida	+ 16' 27''
184	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre Merida
185	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 16' 37''
186	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team	+ 16' 48''
187	Johan Van Summeren	Garmin Sharp	+ 19' 00''
188	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
189	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
190	Carlos Alberto Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 19' 30''
191	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale
192	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 19' 47''
193	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling	+ 19' 52''
194	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr	+ 20' 59''
195	Andrea Guardini	Astana Pro Team	+ 26' 17''
196	Aleksejs Saramotins	IAM Cycling	+ 27' 06''
197	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+ 27' 14''
198	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	+ 27' 27''

GC after Stage 6:

1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	22hr 48min 8sec
2	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	@ 15 seconds
3	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 18''
4	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	+ 22''
5	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge	+ 41''
6	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	+ 45''
7	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 55''
8	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team	+ 58''
9	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 1' 02''
10	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 1' 06''
11	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY	+ 1' 09''
12	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 11''
13	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1' 12''
14	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 1' 18''
15	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1' 19''
16	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1' 26''
17	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp	+ 1' 37''
18	Mikel Landa	Astana Pro Team	+ 1' 47''
19	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida	+ 1' 57''
20	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha	+ 2' 06''
21	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 2' 25''
22	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre Merida	+ 2' 29''
23	Andre Fernando Cardoso	Garmin Sharp	+ 2' 30''
24	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek Factory Racing	+ 2' 35''
25	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	+ 2' 40''
26	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 2' 44''
27	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol	+ 2' 46''
28	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 2' 52''
29	Steve Morabito	BMC Racing Team	+ 3' 10''
30	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 3' 47''
31	Giampaolo Caruso	Team Katusha	+ 4' 47''
32	George Bennett	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 5' 16''
33	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 5' 48''
34	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 6' 03''
35	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar Team	+ 6' 03''
36	Tanel Kangert	Astana Pro Team	+ 6' 10''
37	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar	+ 6' 10''
38	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ.fr	+ 6' 36''
39	Maxime Bouet	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 6' 42''
40	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana Pro Team	+ 7' 10''
41	Luis Angel Mate	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 7' 29''
42	Chris Anker Sörensen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 7' 47''
43	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp	+ 7' 49''
44	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 8' 09''
45	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	+ 8' 19''
46	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha	+ 8' 22''
47	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team	+ 9' 01''
48	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp	+ 9' 29''
49	José Herrada	Movistar Team	+ 9' 56''
50	Eduard Vorganov	Team Katusha	+ 10' 27''
51	Jesús Hernández	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 11' 42''
52	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	+ 12' 01''
53	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 12' 06''
54	Alberto Losada	Team Katusha	+ 12' 40''
55	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	+ 12' 58''
56	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 13' 16''
57	Sergio Miguel Paulinho	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 13' 19''
58	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 14' 00''
59	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 14' 14''
60	Jerome Coppel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 14' 33''
61	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	+ 14' 38''
62	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida	+ 15' 42''
63	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	+ 16' 01''
64	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	+ 16' 04''
65	Koen De Kort	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 16' 07''
66	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	+ 16' 55''
67	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 17' 15''
68	Rohan Dennis	BMC Racing Team	+ 18' 22''
69	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	+ 19' 15''
70	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 19' 56''
71	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 20' 09''
72	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 20' 32''
73	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	+ 20' 34''
74	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 21' 10''
75	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	+ 21' 24''
76	Chad Haga	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 21' 47''
77	Peter Kennaugh	Team SKY	+ 22' 03''
78	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 22' 32''
79	Philip Deignan	Team SKY	+ 22' 40''
80	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 23' 02''
81	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Team SKY	+ 23' 15''
82	Carlos Verona	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 23' 18''
83	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	+ 23' 26''
84	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 24' 01''
85	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	+ 24' 38''
86	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	+ 24' 50''
87	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 25' 44''
88	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	+ 27' 08''
89	Ivan Santaromita	Orica GreenEdge	+ 27' 43''
90	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 27' 43''
91	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 28' 32''
92	Maxime Mederel	Team Europcar	+ 28' 38''
93	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 28' 49''
94	Daniel Teklehaimanot	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 28' 50''
95	Imanol Erviti	Movistar Team	+ 29' 03''
96	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha	+ 29' 10''
97	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol	+ 29' 18''
98	Simon Clarke	Orica GreenEdge	+ 29' 21''
99	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol	+ 29' 38''
100	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 29' 40''
101	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre Merida	+ 29' 43''
102	Martijn Keizer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 29' 44''
103	Koldo Fernández D	Garmin Sharp	+ 29' 57''
104	Peio Bilbao	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 30' 07''
105	Daniele Bennati	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 30' 11''
106	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team	+ 30' 20''
107	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team	+ 30' 53''
108	Cédric Pineau	FDJ.fr	+ 31' 12''
109	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 31' 25''
110	Bart De Clercq	Lotto Belisol	+ 31' 45''
111	Romain Zingle	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 31' 56''
112	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 32' 15''
113	Javier Moreno	Movistar Team	+ 32' 29''
114	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 33' 11''
115	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing	+ 33' 31''
116	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 34' 00''
117	Johan Le Bon	FDJ.fr	+ 36' 05''
118	Antonio Piedra	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 36' 10''
119	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 36' 12''
120	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	+ 36' 34''
121	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 36' 54''
122	Jose Rodolfo Serpa	Lampre Merida	+ 37' 03''
123	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing	+ 37' 05''
124	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 37' 29''
125	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 37' 42''
126	Christian Knees	Team SKY	+ 37' 48''
127	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing	+ 38' 10''
128	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre Merida	+ 38' 11''
129	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida	+ 38' 21''
130	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 38' 56''
131	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 39' 32''
132	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling	+ 39' 56''
133	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	+ 40' 30''
134	Louis Meintjes	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 40' 56''
135	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr	+ 41' 01''
136	Dmitry Kozontchuk	Team Katusha	+ 41' 38''
137	Sergei Chernetski	Team Katusha	+ 41' 39''
138	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 41' 41''
139	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 41' 43''
140	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 41' 45''
141	Karol Domagalski	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 41' 52''
142	Yohan Bagot	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 42' 13''
143	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 42' 22''
144	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling	+ 42' 27''
145	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar	+ 42' 46''
146	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	+ 42' 50''
147	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 43' 29''
148	Vegard Breen	Lotto Belisol	+ 43' 44''
149	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	+ 43' 59''
150	Thibaut Pinot	FDJ.fr	+ 44' 18''
151	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar	+ 44' 27''
152	Cameron Meyer	Orica GreenEdge	+ 45' 04''
153	Nathan Brown	Garmin Sharp	+ 45' 18''
154	Damien Gaudin	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 45' 25''
155	Dan Craven	Team Europcar	+ 45' 27''
156	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 45' 31''
157	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	+ 45' 32''
158	Matteo Tosatto	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 45' 38''
159	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 45' 43''
160	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	+ 45' 49''
161	Damiano Cunego	Lampre Merida	+ 46' 12''
162	Vasil Kiryienka	Team SKY	+ 46' 44''
163	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 47' 05''
164	Murilo Fischer	FDJ.fr	+ 47' 08''
165	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 48' 11''
166	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 48' 49''
167	David Millar	Garmin Sharp	+ 49' 12''
168	Dario Cataldo	Team SKY	+ 49' 31''
169	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	+ 50' 19''
170	Jaco Venter	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 50' 30''
171	Daniil Fominykh	Astana Pro Team	+ 50' 42''
172	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	+ 50' 45''
173	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 51' 04''
174	Laurent Mangel	FDJ.fr	+ 51' 42''
175	Johan Van Summeren	Garmin Sharp	+ 52' 02''
176	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 52' 09''
177	Pirmin Lang	IAM Cycling	+ 53' 20''
178	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 53' 51''
179	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr	+ 53' 58''
180	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 54' 07''
181	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 54' 12''
182	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing	+ 54' 54''
183	Sander Armee	Lotto Belisol	+ 55' 01''
184	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	+ 55' 33''
185	Andrea Guardini	Astana Pro Team	+ 56' 31''
186	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team	+ 58' 58''
187	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	+ 59' 45''
188	Bryan Nauleau	Team Europcar	+ 59' 54''
189	Sam Bewley	Orica GreenEdge	+ 1h 00' 17''
190	Aleksejs Saramotins	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 01' 24''
191	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar	+ 1h 02' 21''
192	Robert Wagner	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 1h 02' 44''
193	Jay Robert Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1h 03' 01''
194	Luke Rowe	Team SKY	+ 1h 06' 04''
195	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	+ 1h 07' 17''
196	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 09' 50''
197	Carlos Alberto Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1h 12' 22''
198	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 25' 44''

Points Classification:

1	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	72 points
2	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	50
3	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	49
4	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp	32
5	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	31
6	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	30
7	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	29
8	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	28
9	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	28
10	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	25
11	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	24
12	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	23
13	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida	22
14	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	16
15	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo	16
16	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team	16
17	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	16
18	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	15
19	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	14
20	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	14
21	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	13
22	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	12
23	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	12
24	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	10
25	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha	10
26	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling	10
27	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	9
28	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge	9
29	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	9
30	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	8
31	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	8
32	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	8
33	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY	7
34	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha	7
35	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	7
36	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	7
37	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	6
38	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	6
39	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	5
40	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	5
41	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	5
42	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	5
43	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	5
44	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	4
45	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale	4
46	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	4
47	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida	4
48	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol	4
49	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	3
50	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	3
51	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	3
52	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	2
53	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	2
54	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	2
55	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1
56	José Herrada	Movistar Team	1
57	Christian Knees	Team SKY	1
58	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr	1
59	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1

Mountains Classification:

1	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	18 points
2	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	10
3	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar	10
4	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	7
5	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	6
6	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	6
7	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida	5
8	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	5
9	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo	4
10	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	3
11	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	3
12	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	2
13	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	2
14	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	2
15	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	2
16	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	1
17	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar	1
18	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	1
19	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1

Team Classification:

1	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	67hr 58min 17sec
2	Movistar Team	@ 45 seconds
3	Team Katusha	+ 2' 28''
4	BMC Racing Team	+ 2' 39''
5	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 3' 37''
6	Astana Pro Team	+ 5' 10''
7	Omega Pharma - Quick Step	+ 5' 22''
8	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 7' 26''
9	Garmin Sharp	+ 8' 21''
10	Lampre - Merida	+ 9' 05''
11	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 14' 08''
12	Team SKY	+ 14' 40''
13	Lotto Belisol	+ 20' 59''
14	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	+ 21' 01''
15	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 21' 08''
16	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 21' 35''
17	Orica GreenEdge	+ 24' 13''
18	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 31' 37''
19	Trek Factory Racing	+ 33' 21''
20	FDJ.fr	+ 35' 59''
21	Team Europcar	+ 59' 35''
22	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 25' 40''

Stage 6 photos:

Philippe Gilbert at the start. Photo ©Sirotti

Nacer Bouhanni. Photo ©Sirotti

Fabian Cancellara. Photo ©Sirotti

Alejandro Valverde breaking legs on the final climb. Photo ©Sirotti

Mikel Nieve and Joaquin Rodriguez. Photo ©Sirotti

Chris Froome. Photo ©Sirotti

Alberto Contador. Photo ©Sirotti

Daniel Navarro. Photo ©Sirotti

Warren Barguil. Photo ©Sirotti

Cadel Evans. Photo ©Sirotti

Robert GEsink and Laurens Ten Dam. Photo ©Sirotti

When Valverde went past Rodriguez (in back, in red and white kit), neither Chris Froome nor Alberto Contador could come around him. Photo ©Sirotti

After winning stage 6, Valverde is back in the red leader's jersey. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 6 live updates:

Weather at Granada (base of final climb), Spain at 1PM, local time: Hot! 33C (91F) with some clouds, clearing to full sun and climbing to 36C (97F) . Wind from the north at 5 km/hr (3mph). Really dry, humidity is 23% and will drop to 20%. Wind should shift to west-southwest at 8-16 km/hr (5-10 mph). No chance of rain.

Km 25, 142 km to go: Two of this year's Vuelta escape artists have broken away: Pim Ligthart (Lotto-Belisol) and Luis Mas Bonet (Caja Rural). Mas Bonet currently leads the mountains classification. Ligthart spent many kilometers yesterday off the front with Tony Martin or alone, on an ultimately unsuccessful solo break. The pair are 5min 47sec ahead of the field. A couple of times groups have tried to bridge up to the duo, but each time they have been caught by the peloton.

Km 35, 132 km to go: Ligthart and Mas Bonet are being allowed a lot of freedom. Their gap has ballooned to 9min 40sec. Average speed for the first hour of racing is 39.3 km/hr.

Km 50, 117 km to go: We're closing in on the first categorized ascent of the day, the second category Alto de Zafarraya. Garmin-Sharp has moved some riders to the front and the break's lead, which had grown to about fourteen minutes, is down to 13min 30sec

Km 65, 102 km to go: The ascent of the Alto de Zafarraya has begun. The lead duo's gap continues to fall, it's now 11min 50sec.

Km 77, 90 km to go: Ligthart and Mas Bonet have passed the summit of the Zafarraya and are 11 minutes ahead of the peloton.

Km 86, 81 km to go: The order of the top three over the Zafarraya: 1st Luis Mas Bonet, 2nd pim Ligthart, 3rd Jerome Cousin. Lightart and Mas Bonet are 9min 55sec ahead of the field. Garmin-Sharp and Katusha are working to chase the pair. No doubt the teams are thinking the hilltop finish suits Dan Martin and Joaquin Rodriguez.

62 km to go: Gap is 9min 34sec as the leaders ascend an uncategorized climb. Garmin has several riders at the front, followed by Movistar.

Km111, 56 km to go: The breakaway duo are approching the second categorized climb of the day, the third category Alto de los Bermejales. Gap is 8min 45sec. Lots of riders are going back to the team cars for bottles.

48 km to go: Garmin-Sharp still works the front of the peloton, getting some help from Katusha. Astana has several riders near the front. Lighthart and Mas Bonet are 7min 55sec up the road.

BMC and Movistar have just put some muscle at the front as well.

32 km to go: The order over the Alto de los Bermejales: 1st Luis Mas Bonet, 2nd Pim Lightart, 3rd Amets Turruka. The lead duo's gap has been cut to 6min 22sec.

21 km to go: Gap is down to 4min 31sec. The lead riders go through the intermediate sprint at Alhendan. Ligthart is first, then Mas Bonet. John Degenkolb was third. Gap is down to 4min 15sec.

17 km to go: The speed is going up and the peloton is stringing out. Now the gap is 3min 48sec. Orica-GreenEdge and Movistar are at the front of the pack.

13 km to go: The leaders are 2min 42sec up. Closing in on the final climb to La Zubia. Damiano Cunego had a puncture and was back on the road in a flash after a teammate gave him a wheel.

11 km to go: Ligthart and Mas Bonet are looking surprisingly good but they have only two minutes as the fast-moving pack close in on them. No, gap is 1min 44sec. Race leader Matthews is near the front. But his ownership of the red jersey is doomed.

7 km to go: Riders are moving up for the final ascent. Omega Pharma and Tnkoff-Saxo are up there. Gap is one minute.

6 km to go: Tinkoff-Saxo leads. Might be Michael Rogers. Peter Sagan is already dropped. Gap is down to 37 seconds. It's over for Ligthart and Mas Bonet.

4 km to go: The final climb has begun. Average grade is 7.8% with a maximum over 12%.

3 km to go: Le Mevel (Cofidis) has attacked the peloton. He's not getting a gap. Ligthart is still off the front, but only with a few seconds. It's all together. The pack is much smaller now. Lots of riders are getting shelled. Cadel Evans is in trouble.

2 km to go: Contador and Valverde are at the front. It's steep. Quintana looks good. Looks like Valverde is leading Quintana. Chris Froome is near the front as well. Dan Martin is in trouble now. Now Kelderman is dropped.

1 km to go: Valverde is setting the road on fire as he leads Quintana. Samuel Sanchez is gone. Looks like we're down to about 15 riders in the lead group.

The finish: Bam! there goes Rodriguez. Valverde Chases. Froome chases. Others scramble up to them

Chris Froome Goes. Valverde goes by to take the stage and the ten-second stage winner's time bonus.

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