2023 Vuelta a España

78th edition: Aug 26 - Sep 17, 2023
Stage 6: Thursday, August 31

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Thursday, August 31: Stage 6, La Vall d'Uixo - Pico del Buitre. Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre, 179.4 km

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Sepp Kuss takes the stage.

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Weather at the city of Torrijas, on the route, 21 km from the finish, at 1:40 PM, local time: 22C (72F), fair, with the wind from the south-soutwest at 13 km/hr (8 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

Rated ascents:

• Km 48.8: Puerto de Arenillas, 5.8 km @ 4.7%. Cat. 3
• Km 83.1: Alto Fuente de Rubielos, 6.1 km @ 6.2%. Cat. 3
• Km 183.1: Pico del Buitre, 10.9 km @ 8%. Cat. 1

The race: All 169 riders who finished stage five began stage six. Early in the race there were several abandons: Andrea Bagioli (Soudal Quick-Step), Lorenzo Milesi (dsm-firmenich), who crashed earlier in the stage and Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates), who also crashed.

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

An outstanding stage 6 of La Vuelta delivered historic results at the Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre. The American climber Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), participating in his third Grand Tour of the year, was the strongest from an impressive breakaway to take victory ahead of Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ). The French wonderkid becomes the overall leader at 20 years old! Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) ganged up against Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) to gain 30 seconds on the Belgian star. La Vuelta 23 started less than a week ago and the GC battle is already in full swing!

After two sprints dominated by Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), La Vuelta 23 heads back to the mountain with a summit finish at the Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre, atop the cat-1 ascent of the Pico del Buitre (10.9km at 8%). With a prestigious stage win to claim, and potentially La Roja on the line, attackers are very much inspired.

An impressive battle towards Javalambre
It takes 70 kilometres of extremely hard battle for a group of 42 attackers to eventually make the break, including 11 riders from the GC top 25: Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ), Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates), Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Steff Cras (Total Energies), Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), Jefferson Cepeda (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), David De La Cruz (Astana Qazaqstan), Rémy Rochas (Cofidis), Juanpe Lopez (Lidl-Trek), Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious), Hugh Carthy (EF Education-EasyPost) and Attila Valter (Jumbo-Visma). Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny), already a stage winner in Barcelona, is also up there.

Soudal Quick-Step, Ineos Grenadiers and Movistar work together to control the break. The gap goes as high as 7 minutes. It quickly drops down towards the main ascent of the day… But at the bottom of the climb to the Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre, an already seriously reduced peloton still trails by 3’50’’.

Kuss, Martinez, Roglic… What a showdown!
Michael Storer (Groupama-FDJ) sets the pace at the front for Martinez. Einer Rubio (Movistar) attacks with 4 kilometres to go. Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich) and Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) are the quickest to react but Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) gets back to them and goes solo inside the last 3 kilometres. At the summit, he wins 26’’ ahead of Martinez… who takes La Roja 6’’ ahead of the American climber!

In the GC group, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) attacks with 4km to go as well. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) can’t react while Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) his Slovenian teammate at the front. The two of them collaborate to gain 7’’ on Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates), 14’’ on Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) and Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bora-Hansgrohe), 24’’ on Enric Mas (Movistar) and 32’’ on Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step).

Complete results:

Photos

179.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.242 km/hr

1	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	4hr 27min 29sec
2	LENNY MARTINEZ	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 26sec
3	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	0' 31''
4	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 46''
5	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
6	WOUT POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 03''
7	EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO	MOVISTAR TEAM	1' 05''
8	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 12''
9	STEFF CRAS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
10	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	1' 26''
11	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 32''
12	LENNERT VAN EETVELT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
13	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	1' 38''
14	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 46''
15	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 15''
16	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	LIDL-TREK	2' 28''
17	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 33''
18	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 52''
19	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
20	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 59''
21	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 06''
22	CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
23	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	3' 16''
24	REMCO EVENEPOEL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 24''
25	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
26	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	3' 46''
27	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 17''
28	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	4' 25''
29	ATTILA VALTER	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 38''
30	THYMEN ARENSMAN	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 56''
31	DAVID MAX POOLE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	5' 09''
32	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	5' 39''
33	LENNARD KÄMNA	BORA-HANSGROHE	7' 11''
34	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
35	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
36	MATTIA CATTANEO	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	7' 46''
37	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	8' 02''
38	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	8' 50''
39	SEAN QUINN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
40	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO DSTNY	9' 00''
41	FELIX ENGELHARDT	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	9' 00''
42	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	s.t.
43	ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON	LOTTO DSTNY	9' 26''
44	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	9' 41''
45	LOUIS VERVAEKE	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	10' 31''
46	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
47	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
48	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
49	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
50	RUI COSTA	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
51	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	10' 55''
52	EGAN BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	12' 04''
53	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	12' 28''
54	WILCO KELDERMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
55	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
56	ANTONIO TIBERI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
57	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
58	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
59	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
60	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
61	ROMAIN GREGOIRE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
62	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	12' 52''
63	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	13' 14''
64	DORIAN GODON	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	13' 27''
65	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	14' 22''
66	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	JUMBO-VISMA	14' 33''
67	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	15' 13''
68	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	15' 18''
69	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR TEAM	15' 50''
70	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
71	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
72	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	17' 10''
73	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
74	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	17' 57''
75	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	18' 06''
76	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	18' 35''
77	LUKASZ OWSIAN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
78	BAUKE MOLLEMA	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
79	FABIO FELLINE	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	19' 03''
80	JACOPO MOSCA	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
81	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
82	LORENZO GERMANI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	20' 22''
83	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	20' 26''
84	MATTEO SOBRERO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
85	FILIPPO GANNA	INEOS GRENADIERS	21' 03''
86	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
87	JON BARRENETXEA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	21' 52''
88	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	22' 02''
89	NICO DENZ	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 21''
90	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	22' 55''
91	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	22' 57''
92	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	23' 31''
93	JAMES KNOX	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	24' 35''
94	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
95	JULIEN BERNARD	LIDL-TREK	24' 46''
96	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
97	SEAN FLYNN	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
98	SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
99	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
100	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
101	CLÉMENT DAVY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
102	AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
103	KENNY ELISSONDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
104	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
105	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	25' 18''
106	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
107	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	25' 32''
108	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	25' 44''
109	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
110	THOMAS BONNET	TOTALENERGIES	25' 46''
111	MILAN MENTEN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
112	EDWARD THEUNS	LIDL-TREK	26' 25''
113	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	26' 27''
114	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
115	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
116	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
117	JAN MAAS	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
118	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
119	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
120	ELIE GESBERT	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
121	MATHIS LE BERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
122	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	s.t.
123	PAUL LAPEIRA	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	26' 51''
124	WELAY BERHE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
125	GEOFFREY SOUPE	TOTALENERGIES	26' 55''
126	LEWIS ASKEY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	27' 12''
127	EDUARDO SEPULVEDA	LOTTO DSTNY	27' 29''
128	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
129	ANDREA VENDRAME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
130	DAVID GONZALEZ LOPEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	28' 19''
131	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	28' 32''
132	SAMUEL WATSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
133	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
134	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	28' 59''
135	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
136	PIETER SERRY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	29' 20''
137	PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	29' 27''
138	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	COFIDIS	29' 36''
139	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
140	ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	s.t.
141	ORLUIS ALBERTO AULAR	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	s.t.
142	RUNE HERREGODTS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	30' 09''
143	ANDRÉ CARVALHO	COFIDIS	30' 14''
144	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
145	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
146	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
147	MATEVŽ GOVEKAR	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	30' 27''
148	JARRAD DRIZNERS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
149	CALLUM SCOTSON	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
150	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
151	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
152	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	30' 40''
153	KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK	INEOS GRENADIERS	31' 04''
154	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	31' 16''
155	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
156	HUGO HOFSTETTER	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	31' 19''
157	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	31' 21''
158	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	31' 26''
159	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	31' 50''
160	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
161	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	s.t.
162	SAMUEL GAZE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	32' 17''
163	ROBBE GHYS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	32' 19''
164	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	33' 17''
165	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.

 

GC after stage 6:

• GC leader: Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ)
• Mountains classification leader: Eduardo Sepulveda (Lotto Dstny)
• Points classification leader: Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Best young rider: Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ)
• Teams classification leader: Bahrain Victorious

895.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.312 km/hr

1	LENNY MARTINEZ	GROUPAMA-FDJ	21hr 40min 35sec
2	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 8sec
3	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 51''
4	WOUT POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 41''
5	STEFF CRAS	TOTALENERGIES	1' 48''
6	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 58''
7	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	2' 06''
8	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	2' 23''
9	REMCO EVENEPOEL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	2' 47''
10	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	2' 50''
11	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 52''
12	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 58''
13	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3' 03''
14	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 06''
15	CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 08''
16	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 17''
17	EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO	MOVISTAR TEAM	3' 22''
18	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 36''
19	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	LIDL-TREK	3' 38''
20	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 58''
21	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	4' 01''
22	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	4' 39''
23	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 57''
24	THYMEN ARENSMAN	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 10''
25	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	6' 00''
26	ATTILA VALTER	JUMBO-VISMA	6' 24''
27	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	9' 39''
28	SEAN QUINN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	9' 58''
29	LENNARD KÄMNA	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 22''
30	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	11' 36''
31	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	12' 24''
32	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	13' 20''
33	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	13' 35''
34	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	14' 05''
35	DAVID MAX POOLE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	14' 51''
36	MATTIA CATTANEO	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	14' 58''
37	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	15' 34''
38	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	16' 44''
39	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	17' 19''
40	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	17' 19''
41	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	17' 26''
42	EGAN BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	18' 06''
43	WILCO KELDERMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	18' 27''
44	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	19' 10''
45	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	19' 26''
46	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	20' 26''
47	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
48	LENNERT VAN EETVELT	LOTTO DSTNY	20' 56''
49	ANTONIO TIBERI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	22' 35''
50	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	23' 32''
51	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	23' 44''
52	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	23' 54''
53	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	24' 18''
54	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	25' 02''
55	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR TEAM	25' 13''
56	FELIX ENGELHARDT	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	25' 30''
57	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	26' 12''
58	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	27' 53''
59	ROMAIN GREGOIRE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	29' 01''
60	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	29' 30''
61	DORIAN GODON	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	30' 27''
62	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO DSTNY	31' 25''
63	LOUIS VERVAEKE	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	31' 27''
64	ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	31' 41''
65	KENNY ELISSONDE	LIDL-TREK	31' 46''
66	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	31' 55''
67	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	33' 08''
68	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR TEAM	33' 15''
69	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	34' 03''
70	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	34' 06''
71	LUKASZ OWSIAN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	34' 32''
72	RUI COSTA	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	34' 41''
73	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	34' 54''
74	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	35' 15''
75	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	35' 17''
76	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	35' 22''
77	ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON	LOTTO DSTNY	36' 38''
78	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	36' 46''
79	BAUKE MOLLEMA	LIDL-TREK	36' 47''
80	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	37' 05''
81	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	37' 43''
82	JAMES KNOX	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	37' 51''
83	JON BARRENETXEA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	38' 15''
84	MATHIS LE BERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	38' 48''
85	JACOPO MOSCA	LIDL-TREK	39' 18''
86	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	39' 35''
87	FABIO FELLINE	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	40' 09''
88	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	40' 36''
89	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	40' 58''
90	EDUARDO SEPULVEDA	LOTTO DSTNY	41' 03''
91	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	41' 06''
92	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	41' 16''
93	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	41' 45''
94	SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD	LOTTO DSTNY	42' 53''
95	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	43' 28''
96	LORENZO GERMANI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	43' 31''
97	ANDREA VENDRAME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	43' 52''
98	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	JUMBO-VISMA	43' 59''
99	NICO DENZ	BORA-HANSGROHE	44' 51''
100	AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER	LIDL-TREK	44' 59''
101	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	45' 06''
102	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	45' 10''
103	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	45' 12''
104	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	45' 20''
105	MATTEO SOBRERO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	45' 21''
106	PAUL LAPEIRA	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	45' 37''
107	SEAN FLYNN	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	45' 42''
108	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	45' 43''
109	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTALENERGIES	46' 28''
110	EDWARD THEUNS	LIDL-TREK	46' 36''
111	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	46' 42''
112	FILIPPO GANNA	INEOS GRENADIERS	47' 04''
113	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	47' 44''
114	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	47' 53''
115	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	48' 10''
116	LEWIS ASKEY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	48' 16''
117	GEOFFREY SOUPE	TOTALENERGIES	48' 16''
118	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	48' 37''
119	JULIEN BERNARD	LIDL-TREK	48' 40''
120	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	49' 52''
121	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	50' 08''
122	JESUS EZQUERRA MUELA	BURGOS-BH	51' 08''
123	ORLUIS ALBERTO AULAR	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	51' 14''
124	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ	BURGOS-BH	51' 15''
125	ELIE GESBERT	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	51' 41''
126	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	52' 07''
127	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	52' 19''
128	DAVID GONZALEZ LOPEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA	52' 21''
129	MILAN MENTEN	LOTTO DSTNY	52' 31''
130	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	52' 51''
131	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	53' 13''
132	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	53' 42''
133	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	53' 49''
134	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	54' 20''
135	ROBBE GHYS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	54' 30''
136	JARRAD DRIZNERS	LOTTO DSTNY	54' 32''
137	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	54' 54''
138	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	54' 56''
139	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	55' 02''
140	WELAY BERHE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	55' 10''
141	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	55' 42''
142	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	55' 49''
143	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	55' 56''
144	KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
145	SAMUEL GAZE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	56' 15''
146	CLÉMENT DAVY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
147	PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	56' 16''
148	HUGO HOFSTETTER	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	56' 20''
149	SAMUEL WATSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	56' 29''
150	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	56' 50''
151	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	57' 08''
152	ANDRÉ CARVALHO	COFIDIS	57' 21''
153	JAN MAAS	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	57' 36''
154	PIETER SERRY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	57' 36''
155	THOMAS BONNET	TOTALENERGIES	58' 22''
156	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	59' 06''
157	RUNE HERREGODTS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	59' 14''
158	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	59' 50''
159	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 00' 23''
160	MATEVŽ GOVEKAR	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 00' 57''
161	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	COFIDIS	1H 02' 42''
162	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 03' 01''
163	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 04' 15''
164	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	1H 05' 08''
165	CALLUM SCOTSON	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	1H 08' 11''

 

Stage 6 map & profile:

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

Profile of the stage's final kilometers

 

Stage 6 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

American racer Sepp Kuss has left everyone else behind.

Jefferson Cepeda was tenth

Jonas Vingegaard (19th) & Primoz Roglic (18th) drive for the line.

Juan Ayuso finsihed 20th.

22nd place Cian Uijtdebroeks

Enric Mas finishing 23rd.

Remco Evenepoel in his last moments in red.

Aleksandr Vlasov finished 25th, with Remco Evenepoel.

Stage winner Sepp Kuss

Lenny Martinez is the new GC leader.