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Thursday, August 19: Stage 6, Requena - Alto de la Montaña de Cullera, 158.3 km

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Magnus Cort Nielsen wins the stage while just behind him Primoz Roglic takes over the GC lead. Sirotti photo

Rated ascent:

• Km 158.3: Alto de la Montaña de Cullera, 1.9 km @ 9.4%. Cat. 3

Weather at the city of Cullera, on the route, 24 km before the finish at 2:35 PM, local time: 28C (82F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 19 km/hr (12 mph). There is just at 1% chance of rain.

The race: All 182 stage five classified finishers began today's stage at 1:54 PM. There was a slight delay because Enric Mas (Movistar) had a mechancal problem.

Here's the race organizer's stage six summary:

Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education Nippo) claimed a spectacular win as he narrowly edged Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) on the slopes of the Alto de la Montaña de Cullera at the end of stage 6 of La Vuelta 21. The Dane took his fourth victory in the Spanish Grand Tour after an all-day battle. He was the only one from the early breakaway able to fend off the big guns. Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo) survived the many splits that occurred into the last 50km but he couldn’t hold on up the final climb. He loses La Roja to Roglic, who now leads the overall standings ahead of three Movistar Team riders. But stage 7 is set to shake the general classification again on the way to Balcon de Alicante.

Everyone - 182 riders - is back at the start of stage 6 of La Vuelta 21 despite the mass crash that happened on the way to Albacete. And many riders are willing to bring battle on the way to the Alto de la Montaña de Cullera. Attacks fly from the start, in Requena, but it takes 43km before a duo of attackers manage to get away.

BikeExchange on the hunt for the stage
Joan Bou (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Ryan Gibbons (UAE Team Emirates) are the first to open a proper gap. They’re joined at km 51 by three more attackers: Jetse Bol (Burgos-BH), Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education Nippo) and Bert Jan Lindeman (Team Qhubeka NextHash).

Kenny Elissonde’s Trek-Segafredo let them go as they don’t represent a major threat for La Roja, Jetse Bol being the best classified rider on GC with a gap of 9’17’’. The gap increases to a maximum of 7 minutes, with 95km to go, before Team BikeExchange take the lead of the bunch. The attackers’ lead is down to 3 minutes as they enter the final 50km of the stage.

A very tense finale
The bunch splits due to a strong acceleration into the last 35km. Kenny Elissonde is momentarily dropped but his teammates manage to bring him back in the first group with 25km to go. Hugh Carthy is also dropped with 12km to go but EF Education Nippo position him again in the front positions ahead of the final climb.

Ineos Grenadiers set a very hard pace into the final kilometres and the gap is down to under 25’’ at the bottom of the Alto de la Montaña de Cullera. Michael Matthews (Team BikeExchange) tries to bridge that gap in the last 500m and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) sets off in pursuit of Magnus Cort Nielsen… But the Dane holds on to take victory while the Slovenian claims La Roja.

Complete results:

Stage 6 photos

158.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.039 km/hr

1	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	3hr 30min 53sec
2	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
3	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	@ 2sec
4	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 04''
5	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
6	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 06''
7	EGAN ARLEY BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 08''
8	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	0' 09''
10	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 16''
11	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 21''
12	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 25''
13	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
14	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 27''
15	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
16	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
17	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
18	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
19	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
20	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
21	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
22	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
23	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 33''
24	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	0' 34''
25	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
26	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
27	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	0' 40''
28	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 47''
29	SERGIO ROMAN MARTIN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
30	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 50''
31	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
32	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
33	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
34	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 53''
35	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
36	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
37	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
38	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 59''
39	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 00''
40	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	1' 03''
41	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 09''
42	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 11''
43	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 13''
44	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	BURGOS-BH	1' 14''
45	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
46	SIMON CARR	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 18''
47	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1' 21''
48	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 27''
49	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
50	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 34''
51	ANGEL MADRAZO RUIZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 47''
52	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1' 58''
53	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
54	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	2' 16''
55	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2' 22''
56	JHONATAN MANUEL NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 36''
57	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 39''
58	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2' 50''
59	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
60	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	2' 59''
61	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	3' 12''
62	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3' 30''
63	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	3' 52''
64	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
65	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 30''
66	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
67	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
68	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	s.t.
69	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
70	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 37''
71	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
72	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
73	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
74	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
75	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 59''
76	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	5' 04''
77	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
78	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	5' 12''
79	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
80	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
81	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
82	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
83	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	5' 32''
84	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
85	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 36''
86	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
87	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	5' 51''
88	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	5' 58''
89	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	6' 03''
90	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	6' 25''
91	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	6' 27''
92	REINARDT VAN RENSBURG	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	6' 31''
93	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
94	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	6' 37''
95	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 25''
96	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
97	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	7' 41''
98	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	7' 43''
99	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
100	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
101	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	7' 59''
102	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
103	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
104	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	8' 23''
105	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	8' 24''
106	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
107	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
108	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	8' 32''
109	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	8' 36''
110	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
111	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	8' 43''
112	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	8' 52''
113	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	9' 24''
114	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	9' 35''
115	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
116	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
117	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	s.t.
118	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
119	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
120	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
121	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
122	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
123	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
124	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
125	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
126	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
127	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
128	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	s.t.
129	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
130	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
131	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
132	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
133	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
134	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
135	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
136	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
137	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
138	EMMANUEL MORIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
139	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 51''
140	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	9' 53''
141	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
142	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 31''
143	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	12' 53''
144	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
145	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
146	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
147	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
148	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
149	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
150	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
151	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
152	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
153	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
154	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
155	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
156	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
157	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
158	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
159	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
160	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
161	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
162	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
163	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
164	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
165	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
166	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	13' 01''
167	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
168	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
169	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
170	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
171	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
172	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
173	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
174	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	13' 05''
175	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
176	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
177	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	14' 03''
178	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	14' 09''
179	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	14' 17''
180	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
181	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 07''
182	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	20' 43''

GC after stage 6:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Rein Taaramäe (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert)
• Points classification leader: Jasper Philipsen (Alpeci-Fenix)
• Best young rider: Egan Bernal (INEOS Genadiers)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

883.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.911 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	21hr 4min 49sec
2	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	@ 25sec
3	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	0' 36''
4	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	0' 41''
5	EGAN ARLEY BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
6	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 53''
7	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 58''
8	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 04''
9	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 12''
10	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1' 17''
11	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 22''
12	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 42''
13	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1' 55''
14	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 05''
15	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 09''
16	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 13''
17	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 14''
18	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 18''
19	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 19''
20	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 38''
21	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 44''
22	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 45''
23	SIMON CARR	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	2' 53''
24	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2' 54''
25	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 57''
26	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 06''
27	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 16''
28	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 19''
29	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	3' 31''
30	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	3' 39''
31	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	3' 59''
32	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	4' 26''
33	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	4' 28''
34	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 31''
35	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	4' 58''
36	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	4' 59''
37	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	5' 04''
38	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	5' 26''
39	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	5' 35''
40	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	5' 59''
41	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	6' 08''
42	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	6' 47''
43	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	6' 48''
44	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 59''
45	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	7' 11''
46	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	8' 14''
47	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS-BH	10' 13''
48	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	10' 18''
49	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	10' 57''
50	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	12' 05''
51	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	12' 44''
52	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	12' 48''
53	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	12' 55''
54	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 08''
55	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	13' 34''
56	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 42''
57	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	14' 17''
58	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	14' 30''
59	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	14' 42''
60	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	14' 50''
61	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	14' 54''
62	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	15' 07''
63	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	15' 11''
64	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	15' 34''
65	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	15' 35''
66	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	15' 39''
67	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	15' 48''
68	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	15' 57''
69	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	16' 10''
70	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	16' 24''
71	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	16' 27''
72	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	16' 29''
73	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	16' 32''
74	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	16' 47''
75	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	17' 11''
76	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 15''
77	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	17' 24''
78	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	17' 29''
79	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	17' 32''
80	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	17' 47''
81	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
82	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	18' 03''
83	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	18' 18''
84	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	18' 46''
85	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	18' 56''
86	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	19' 01''
87	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	19' 02''
88	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	19' 10''
89	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	19' 31''
90	PELAYO SANCHEZ MAYO	BURGOS-BH	19' 35''
91	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	19' 44''
92	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	19' 50''
93	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	20' 10''
94	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	20' 11''
95	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	20' 27''
96	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
97	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	20' 53''
98	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	21' 00''
99	REINARDT VAN RENSBURG	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	21' 08''
100	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	21' 10''
101	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	21' 20''
102	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	21' 22''
103	JHONATAN MANUEL NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	21' 33''
104	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	21' 47''
105	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
106	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	21' 59''
107	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 01''
108	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	22' 20''
109	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	22' 21''
110	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	22' 24''
111	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	22' 30''
112	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	22' 35''
113	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 39''
114	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	22' 50''
115	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	23' 08''
116	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	23' 26''
117	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	23' 37''
118	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	23' 44''
119	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	23' 46''
120	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	23' 52''
121	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	24' 09''
122	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	24' 15''
123	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	24' 18''
124	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	24' 21''
125	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 59''
126	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	25' 02''
127	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	25' 18''
128	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	25' 20''
129	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	25' 24''
130	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	26' 08''
131	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	26' 13''
132	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	26' 16''
133	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	26' 25''
134	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	27' 16''
135	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	27' 19''
136	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	27' 50''
137	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	27' 53''
138	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	27' 56''
139	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	28' 17''
140	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	28' 18''
141	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	28' 20''
142	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	28' 29''
143	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	28' 56''
144	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	29' 27''
145	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	29' 31''
146	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	29' 58''
147	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	30' 07''
148	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	30' 08''
149	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	30' 22''
150	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	30' 31''
151	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	30' 35''
152	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	30' 43''
153	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	30' 44''
154	SERGIO ROMAN MARTIN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	30' 54''
155	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 59''
156	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	31' 17''
157	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	31' 33''
158	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	31' 36''
159	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	32' 11''
160	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	32' 43''
161	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	32' 59''
162	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	33' 04''
163	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	33' 21''
164	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	33' 38''
165	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	33' 41''
166	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	34' 25''
167	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	34' 28''
168	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	34' 34''
169	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	34' 57''
170	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	35' 11''
171	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	35' 13''
172	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	35' 22''
173	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	35' 52''
174	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	36' 28''
175	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	38' 04''
176	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	38' 10''
177	EMMANUEL MORIN	COFIDIS	38' 28''
178	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	39' 02''
179	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	39' 12''
180	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	39' 12''
181	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS-BH	40' 01''
182	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	44' 49''

Stage 6 map & profile:

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

Stage 6 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Miguel Angel Lopez was ninth.

Tough old Alejandro Valverde was eighth.

Michael Matthews was sixth across the line.

Aleksandr Vlasov was fourth, followed by Enric Mas.

Andrea Bagioli was third.

Magnus Cort Nielsen finishes just ahead of Primoz Roglic to win the stage.

Finishing just behind Nielsen was good enough to retake the GC lead.

King of the Mountains Rein Taaramäe was 159th today.

Stage winner Magnus Cort Nielsen

Primoz Roglic is back in red.

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