Tour de France 2008/6. stage

00000 Result of the 6th stage 00000
		Riccardo Riccò (GEO)	4:57:52 h
2.		Alejandro Valverde (MOV)	+ 0:01 min
3.		Cadel Evans (OLO)	equal time
4th		Frank Schleck (TNK)	+ 0:04 min
5.		Kim Kirchen (THR)	equal time
6th		Roman Kreuziger (CAN)	+ 0:07 min
7th		Moisés Dueñas (BAR)	equal time
8th.		Carlos Sastre (TNK)	equal time
9.		Denis Menshov (TLJ)	equal time
10.		Leonardo Piepoli (GEO)	equal time
		Sylvain Chavanel (COF)
Intermediate results after the 6th stage
		Kim Kirchen (THR)	24:30:41 h
2.		Cadel Evans (OLO)	+ 0:06 min
3.		Stefan Schumacher (GST)	+ 0:16 min
		Kim Kirchen (THR)	97 pts.
2.		Thor Hushovd (CA)	88 pts.
3.		Óscar Freire Gomez (TLJ)	85 pts.
		Sylvain Chavanel (COF)	27 pts.
2.		Thomas Voeckler (DEN)	27 pts.
3.		Riccardo Riccò (GEO)	20 pts.
		Thomas Lövkvist (THR)	24:31:35 h
2.		Maxime Monfort (COF)	+ 0:46 min
3.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	+ 1:04 min
		Garmin Chipotle	73:34:10 h
2.		Team CSC-Saxo Bank	+ 0:19 min
3.		Team Columbia	+ 0:20 min

The 6th stage of the Tour de France 2008 on July 10th was 195.5 kilometers long and ran from Aigurande to Super Besse . There were three sprint classifications as well as two mountain classifications in the 4th category and two in the 2nd category, with the last mountain classification being the finish line in Super Besse.

The stage began again with numerous attempts to break away. Sylvain Chavanel started the first successful breakaway attempt at kilometer 6, later Freddy Bichot and Benoît Vaugrenard joined him. But they were only able to slowly gain a lead, which was a maximum of 5:15 minutes, while new drivers from the field tried to catch up to the front. As on the previous day, each of the drivers was able to decide a sprint classification for themselves, but Chavanel was always able to prevail in the mountain classifications, thus securing the jersey . Then he fell back too. Vaugrenard fell back from the top group at Col de la Croix-Morand, while at the same time new attacks were started from the peloton. Bichot was finally overtaken 13 km from the finish. There were more attacks on the final climb. Leonardo Piepoli and Christian Vande Velde were initially able to pull away a little, but did not manage to stay ahead either. The goal in Super Besse was reached on a 180 meter long and 6.5 meter wide home straight. There Riccardo Riccò won , who was able to prevail against Alejandro Valverde and Cadel Evans . Stefan Schumacher was stopped by a fall shortly before the finish and thus lost valuable seconds and thus the yellow jersey that Kim Kirchen was able to secure, who was fifth behind Fränk Schleck and thus also the new leader in the points classification. Kirchen is thus the first Luxembourgish wearer of the yellow jersey since Charly Gaul in 1958. Chavanel was voted the most combative driver for the second time on this tour.

tasks

• 178 Aurélien Passeron Failed to start the stage (consequences of a fall, 5th stage )

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Châtelus-Malvaleix (23.5 km) (396 m above sea level)

First	Sylvain Chavanel	6 pts.
Second	Benoît Vaugrenard	4 pts.
Third	Freddy Bichot	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Cressat (44.5 km) (532 m above sea level)

First	Freddy Bichot	6 pts.
Second	Benoît Vaugrenard	4 pts.
Third	Sylvain Chavanel	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in La Bourboule (144 km) (877 m above sea level)

First	Benoît Vaugrenard	6 pts.
Second	Freddy Bichot	4 pts.
Third	Sylvain Chavanel	2 pts.

• Target sprint in Super Besse (kilometer 195.5) (1289 m above sea level)

First	Riccardo Riccò	25 pts.
Second	Alejandro Valverde	22 pts.
Third	Cadel Evans	20 pts.
Fourth	Frank Schleck	18 pts.
fifth	Kim churches	16 pts.
Sixth	Roman Kreuziger	15 pts.
seventh	Moisés Dueñas	14 pts.
Eighth	Carlos Sastre	13 pts.
Ninth	Denis Menshov	12 pts.
Tenth	Leonardo Piepoli	11 pts.
11.	Manuel Beltran	10 pts.
12.	Samuel Sánchez	9 pts.
13.	Óscar Pereiro	8 pts.
14th	Stijn Devolder	7 pts.
15th	Thomas Lövkvist	6 pts.
16.	Yuri Trofimov	5 pts.
17th	Dmitri Fofonov	4 pts.
18th	Mikel Astarloza	3 pts.
19th	Christian Vande Velde	2 pts.
20th	Tadej Valjavec	1 point

Mountain ratings

• Côte de l'Armelle, Category 4 (km 70) (602 m above sea level; 2.3 km at 4.7%)

First	Sylvain Chavanel	3 pts.
Second	Benoît Vaugrenard	2 pts.
Third	Freddy Bichot	1 point

• Côte de Crocq, category 4 (kilometer 89) (740 m above sea level; 1.6 km at 6.0%)

First	Sylvain Chavanel	3 pts.
Second	Freddy Bichot	2 pts.
Third	Benoît Vaugrenard	1 point

• Col de la Croix-Morand, category 2 (kilometer 158) (1401 m above sea level; 8.0 km at 5.2%)

First	Sylvain Chavanel	10 pts.
Second	Freddy Bichot	9 pts.
Third	Thomas Voeckler	8 pts.
Fourth	Sandy Casar	7 pts.
fifth	Gorka Verdugo	6 pts.
Sixth	Luis Sánchez	5 pts.

• Super Besse, category 2 (kilometers 195.5) (1289 m above sea level; 11.0 km at 4.7%)

First	Riccardo Riccò	20 pts.
Second	Alejandro Valverde	18 pts.
Third	Cadel Evans	16 pts.
Fourth	Frank Schleck	14 pts.
fifth	Kim churches	12 pts.
Sixth	Roman Kreuziger	10 pts.