Tour de France: Tom Boonen wins stage 6
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Friday, July 13, 2007
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Tom Boonen of Belgium has won stage 6 of the Tour de France, after beating Spaniard Oscar Freire in a sprint by a bike length.
British rider Bradley Wiggins tried his luck on a solo-effort from the 2 km-mark, but after reaching a maximum gap of 17½ minute at km 57, the pack reeled him with less than ten kilometres to go.
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland remains the overall race leader, stage winner Boonen conquered the green point jersey, and Sylvain Chavanel keeps the polka dotted mountain jersey.
Injured teammates Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Klöden both finished the stage near the back of the peloton.
Stage 6 Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Boonen | Quick Step-Innergetic | 5h 20'59" |
| 2 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank | s.t" |
| 3 | Erik Zabel | Team Milram | s.t" |
| 4 | Sébastien Chavanel | Française des Jeux | s.t" |
| 5 | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole | s.t" |
| 6 | Daniele Bennati | Lampre-Fondital | s.t" |
| 7 | Robert Förster | Gerolsteiner | s.t" |
| 8 | Robert Hunter | Barloworld | s.t" |
| 9 | Romain Feillu | Agritubel | s.t" |
| 10 | Murilo Fischer | Liquigas | s.t" |
General Classification after Stage 6
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Team CSC | 29h 49'55" |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden | Astana Team | 33" |
| 3 | Filippo Pozzato | Liquigas | 35" |
| 4 | David Millar | Saunier Duval-Prodir | 41" |
| 5 | George Hincapie | Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team | 43" |
| 6 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank | 43" |
| 7 | Vladimir Gusev | Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team | 45" |
| 8 | Vladimir Karpets | Caisse d'Epargne | 46" |
| 9 | Erik Zabel | Team Milram | 48" |
| 10 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 49" |
Sources
- "Boonen wins after Wiggins heroics" – BBC Sport, July 13, 2007
- AP "Boonen wins 6th stage of Tour de France in final day before the Alps" – Yahoo! Sports, July 13, 2007
- "Tom Boonen: Back in charge" – Tour de France, July 13,2007
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