Tour de France 2016/6. stage

◄ 5.00000 Result of the 6th stage 7. ►00000
		Mark Cavendish (DDD)	04:43:48 h
2.		Marcel Kittel (EQS)	equal time
3.		Daniel McLay (FVC)	equal time
4th		Alexander Kristoff (KAT)	equal time
5.		Christophe Laporte (COF)	equal time
6th		Peter Sagan (TNK)	equal time
7th		Dylan Groenewegen (TLJ)	equal time
8th.		Edward Theuns (TFS)	equal time
9.		Bryan Coquard (DEN)	equal time
10.		Shane Archbold (BOA)	equal time
		Yukiya Arashiro (LAM)
Intermediate results after the 6th stage
		Greg Van Avermaet (BMC)	30:18:58 h
2.		Julian Alaphilippe (EQS)	+ 5:11 min
3.		Alejandro Valverde (MOV)	+ 5:13 min
		Mark Cavendish (DDD)	204 pts.
2.		Marcel Kittel (EQS)	182 pts.
3.		Peter Sagan (TNK)	175 pts.
		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	13 pts.
2.		Greg Van Avermaet (BMC)	11 pts.
3.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	5 pts.
		Julian Alaphilippe (EQS)	30:29:49 h
2.		Warren Barguil (TGA)	+ 0:06 min
3.		Wilco Kelderman (TLJ)	equal time
		BMC Racing Team	91:08:23 h
2.		Team Sky	+ 3:36 min
3.		Movistar team	+ 4:12 min

The 6th stage of the Tour de France 2016 was held on July 7th, 2016. The flat stage led over 190.5 kilometers from Arpajon-sur-Cère to Montauban . There was one mountain classification in the 4th and two mountain ratings in the 3rd category as well as an intermediate sprint in Montbazens after 77.5 kilometers.

Race course

Just a few minutes after the start, a breakaway group formed with Jan Bárta ( BOA ) and Yukiya Arashiro ( LAM ), who were able to extend their lead to around 4 minutes. The peloton caught up with the outliers 20 km from the finish and the sprinter teams positioned themselves at the head of the field for the mass sprint at the finish. In the finish sprint, Mark Cavendish prevailed just ahead of Marcel Kittel and Daniel McLay . With his third win of the day, Cavendish recaptured the green jersey from Peter Sagan . In the ranking of the record stage winners at the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish, with 29 daily victories, is second behind Eddy Merckx and ahead of Bernard Hinault . Yukiya Arashiro was named the most aggressive driver of this stage, there were no changes in the other ratings.

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Montbazens after 77.5 km at 474  m 1. Jan Bárta (BOA) 20 pts. 2. Yukiya Arashiro (LAM) 17 pts. 3. Bryan Coquard (DEN) 15 pts. 4th Michael Matthews (OBE) 13 pts. 5. Peter Sagan (TNK) 11 pts. 6th Marcel Kittel (EQS) 10 pts. 7th Edward Theuns (TFS) 9 pts. 8th. Mark Cavendish (DDD) 8 pts. 9. Fabio Sabatini (EQS) 7 pts. 10. Maximiliano Richeze (EQS) 6 pts. 11. Tony Martin (EQS) 5 pts. 12. Bernhard Eisel (DDD) 4 pts. 13. Petr Vakoč (EQS) 3 pts. 14th Julien Vermote (EQS) 2 pts. 15th Lars Bak (LTS) 1 point

Stage finish in Montauban after 190.5 km at 99  m 1. Mark Cavendish (DDD) 50 pts. 2. Marcel Kittel (EQS) 30 pts. 3. Daniel McLay (FVC) 20 pts. 4th Alexander Kristoff (KAT) 18 pts. 5. Christophe Laporte (COF) 16 pts. 6th Peter Sagan (TNK) 14 pts. 7th Dylan Groenewegen (TLJ) 12 pts. 8th. Edward Theuns (TFS) 10 pts. 9. Bryan Coquard (DEN) 8 pts. 10. Shane Archbold (BOA) 7 pts. 11. Michael Matthews (OBE) 6 pts. 12. Davide Cimolai (LAM) 5 pts. 13. Samuel Dumoulin (ALM) 4 pts. 14th Matti Breschel (CDT) 3 pts. 15th André Greipel (LTS) 2 pts.

Mountain ratings

Col des Estaques Category 3 after 62.0 km at 322  m 2.0 km at 6% 1. Jan Bárta (BOA) 2 pts. 2. Yukiya Arashiro (LAM) 1 point

Côte d'Aubin Category 4 after 71.5 km over 335  m 1.3 km at 5.4% 1. Yukiya Arashiro (LAM) 1 point

Côte de Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val Category 3 after 149.0 km at 289  m 2.0 km at 6% 1. Jan Bárta (BOA) 2 pts. 2. Yukiya Arashiro (LAM) 1 point

Web links

• 6th stage of the Tour de France 2016
• Race course (see dispatches)