Tour de France 2010/6. stage

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		Mark Cavendish (THR)	5:37:42 h
2.		Tyler Farrar (CPT)	equal time
3.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	equal time
4th		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	equal time
5.		Gerald Ciolek (MRM)	equal time
6th		Sébastien Turgot (DEN)	equal time
7th		José Joaquín Rojas Gil (MOV)	equal time
8th.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY)	equal time
9.		Robert Hunter (CPT)	equal time
10.		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	equal time
		Mathieu Perget (MOV)
Intermediate results after the 6th stage
		Fabian Cancellara (TNK)	28:37:30 h
2.		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	+ 0:20 min
3.		Cadel Evans (BMC)	+ 0:39 min
		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	118 pts.
2.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	114 pts.
3.		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	105 pts.
		Jérôme Pineau (EQS)	13 pts.
2.		Mathieu Perget (MOV)	12 pts.
3.		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	8 pts.
		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	28:37:50 h
2.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	+ 0:49 min
3.		Roman Kreuziger (CAN)	+ 2:04 min
		Team Saxo Bank	85:56:25 h
2.		Garmin transitions	+ 0:05 min
3.		Sky Professional Cycling Team	+ 0:19 min

The 6th stage of the Tour de France 2010 on July 9th led over 227.5 km from Montargis to Gueugnon . It was the longest part of this event. On this flat stage there were three sprint classifications and four mountain classifications in the 4th category. As on the previous day, 188 of the 198 registered participants started.

Race course

After around seven kilometers of neutralized drive, the real start was given at 12:02 p.m. Shortly afterwards, a group of three consisting of Mathieu Perget , Sebastian Lang and Rubén Pérez was able to break away . Lang won the first sprint classification, Perget the first two mountain classifications. The group's lead grew to about eight minutes.

Iñaki Isasi fell in the field but was able to continue. Meanwhile, the HTC-Columbia team , supported by the Saxo Bank team , did the follow-up work and was able to shorten the gap a little later. At the head of the race, Sebastian Lang also won the second sprint classification and shortly afterwards Mathieu Perget also won the third mountain classification. Shortly before the third sprint classification, which Rubén Pérez won, several drivers fell again in the field.

Before the last mountain classification, the trio was only a few seconds ahead. The Frenchman Dimitri Champion caught up with the leading group, but Perget sprinted forward from this group and also secured the last mountain classification. This brought him up to one point on the leader of this classification, Jérôme Pineau. Meanwhile, another rider fell in the field with David de la Fuente . Shortly afterwards, Anthony Charteau also joined the leading group, which now comprised five drivers, but were still only a few seconds ahead of the field. The group was only caught up by the field ten kilometers from the finish.

Now the sprint teams put on the sprint, which the previous day's winner Mark Cavendish won again ahead of Tyler Farrar and Alessandro Petacchi . Petacchi was able to shorten his gap in the classification for the green jersey to Hushovd, who was only tenth.

After the race there was a fight between Rui Costa and Carlos Barredo , in which a rim was used. The offense was only punished with a fine. Robbie McEwen , who sustained a fall injury on the first stage, was brought down again behind the finish line by a journalist who ran in front of his bike at 60 km / h. He continued the tour despite his injuries. The journalist was then suspended for a day.

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Saint-Fargeau (kilometer 47) ( 194  m )

First	Sebastian Lang	6 pts.
Second	Rubén Pérez	4 pts.
Third	Mathieu Perget	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Moulins-Engilbert (kilometer 163) ( 238  m )

First	Sebastian Lang	6 pts.
Second	Mathieu Perget	4 pts.
Third	Rubén Pérez	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in Luzy (kilometer 195.5) ( 290  m )

First	Rubén Pérez	6 pts.
Second	Sebastian Lang	4 pts.
Third	Mathieu Perget	2 pts.

• Destination in Gueugnon (kilometer 227.5) ( 262  m )

First	Mark Cavendish	35 pts.
Second	Tyler Farrar	30 pts.
Third	Alessandro Petacchi	26 pts.
Fourth	Robbie McEwen	24 pts.
fifth	Gerald Ciolek	22 pts.
Sixth	Sébastien Turgot	20 pts.
seventh	José Joaquín Rojas Gil	19 pts.
Eighth	Edvald Boasson Hagen	18 pts.
Ninth	Robert Hunter	17 pts.
Tenth	Thor Hushovd	16 pts.
11.	Geraint Thomas	15 pts.
12.	Lloyd Mondory	14 pts.
13.	Mark Renshaw	13 pts.
14th	Brett Lancaster	12 pts.
15th	Jürgen Roelandts	11 pts.
16.	Matthieu Ladagnous	10 pts.
17th	Samuel Dumoulin	9 pts.
18th	Roger Kluge	8 pts.
19th	Yukiya Arashiro	7 pts.
20th	Luke Roberts	6 pts.
21st	George Hincapie	5 pts.
22nd	Cadel Evans	4 pts.
23.	Matti Breschel	3 pts.
24.	Sébastien Minard	2 pts.
25th	Fabian Wegmann	1 point

Mountain ratings

• Côte de Bouhy, category 4 (69.5 km) ( 349  m ; 2.9 km at 4.0%)

First	Mathieu Perget	3 pts.
Second	Sebastian Lang	2 pts.
Third	Rubén Pérez	1 point

• Côte de La Chapelle-Saint-André, category 4 (km 91.5) ( 305  m ; 2.1 km at 4.3%)

First	Mathieu Perget	3 pts.
Second	Rubén Pérez	2 pts.
Third	Sebastian Lang	1 point

• Côte de Montarons, Category 4 (kilometers 179.5) ( 425  m ; 3.6 km at 3.6%)

First	Mathieu Perget	3 pts.
Second	Sebastian Lang	2 pts.
Third	Rubén Pérez	1 point

• Côte de la Croix de l'Arbre, category 4 (kilometer 204.5) ( 418  m ; 2.3 km at 4.5%)

First	Mathieu Perget	3 pts.
Second	Sebastian Lang	2 pts.
Third	Dimitri Champion	1 point

Web links

• Results and ratings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Youtube: Video of the fight. July 10, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010 . 
2. ↑ Cycling News: Journalist takes McEwen off his bike. July 10, 2010, accessed on July 10, 2010 .