2021 Tour de France

108th edition: June 26 - July 18, 2021

Stage 6, July 1, 2021

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Thursday, July 1: Stage 6, Tours - Châteauroux, 160.6 km

Stage 6 map & profile | Stage 6 photos

Two road stage wins in a row for the re-born Mark Cavendish. Photo: ASO/Charly Lopez

Weather at the finish city of Châteauroux at 2:20 PM, local time: 24C (75F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the north-northeast at 6 km/hr (4 mph). During the afternoon there is just a 3% chance of rain.

Rated ascent:

• Km 72.6: Côte de Saint-Aignan, 2.2 km @ 2.9%. Cat. 4

The race: All 177 stage stage five finishers were on the line to begin stage six. There were given the official start to today's stage at 2:04 PM.

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

Mark Cavendish won the bunch gallop in Châteauroux for the third time after 2008 and 2011, beating Jasper Philipsen and Nacer Bouhanni on the line just like in Fougères on stage 4. It’s his 32nd stage win at the Tour de France. Mathieu van der Poel retained the Maillot Jaune.

An impressive flying start
177 riders took the start of stage 6 in Tours at 14.04. Olivier Naesen (AG2R-Citroën) was the first attacker but the second offensive by the Belgian group of the French outfit worked better as a front group of eight riders was formed at km 3, comprising Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R-Citroën), Jonas Rickaert (Alpecin-Fenix), Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Soren Kragh Andersen (DSM), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) and Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty Gobert). Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) went in between but was brought back by the pack. Sprinters’ teams Groupama-FDJ, Arkea-Samsic and Qhubeka-Nexthash pulled out to bring the breakaway back but Van Avermaet forged on at km 31 to remain alone in the lead.

Van Avermaet and Kluge in the lead
Roger Kluge (Lotto-Soudal) came across to him at km 41. Their advantage was 2’15’’ at that point and remained the maximum of the day. After having covered almost 50km in the first hour of racing, the leading duo was kept on a leash all the way by the Alpecin-Fenix team followed by Deceuninck-Quick Step. Greg Van Avermaet won the only KOM prize of the day at St-Aignan (km 72) and the intermediate sprint at Luçay-le-Mâle (km 104) where the peloton was just thirty seconds adrift. The bunch waited as much as they could before they bridged the gap.

Cav does it again
Van Avermaet and Kluge got reeled in 2.5km before the end. Julian Alaphilippe seized the reins of the peloton to prepare the sprint for Cavendish. The Manxman positioned himself behind Philipsen and Merlier to overhaul them in the last 100 metres. With 32 stage wins in the Tour de France, he’s only two successes shy on Eddy Merckx’ record.

Complete results:

Stage 6 photos

160.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 48.765 km/hr

1	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3hr 17min 36sec
2	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
3	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
4	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
5	PETER SAGAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
6	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
7	TIM MERLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
8	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
9	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
10	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
11	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
12	JASPER DE BUYST	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
13	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
14	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
15	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
16	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
17	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
18	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
19	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
20	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
21	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
22	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
23	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
24	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
25	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
26	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
27	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
28	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
29	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
30	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
31	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
32	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
33	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	s.t.
34	MATHIEU VAN DER POEL	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
35	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
36	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
37	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
38	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
39	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
40	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
41	NANS PETERS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
42	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
43	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
44	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
45	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
46	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
47	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
48	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
49	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
50	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
51	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
52	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
53	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
54	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
55	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
56	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
57	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
58	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
59	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
60	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
61	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
62	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
63	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
64	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
65	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
66	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
67	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
68	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
69	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
70	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
71	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
72	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
73	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
74	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
75	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
76	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
77	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
78	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
79	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
80	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
81	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
82	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
83	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
84	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
85	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
86	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
87	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
88	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
89	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
90	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
91	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
92	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
93	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
94	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
95	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
96	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
97	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
98	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
99	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
100	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
101	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
102	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
103	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
104	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
105	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
106	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
107	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
108	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
109	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
110	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
111	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
112	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
113	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
114	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
115	STEFAN DE BOD	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
116	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
117	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
118	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
119	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
120	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
121	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
122	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
123	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
124	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	@ 22sec
125	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 24''
126	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
127	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	0' 40''
128	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 46''
129	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 52''
130	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
131	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
132	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 03''
133	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1' 06''
134	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 07''
135	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
136	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
137	LUKE ROWE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
138	ROGER KLUGE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
139	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
140	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
141	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
142	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
143	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
144	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 13''
145	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 51''
146	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
147	MICHAEL GOGL	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
148	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
149	LOÏC VLIEGEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
150	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
151	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
152	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
153	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
154	SIMON YATES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
155	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
156	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
157	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
158	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
159	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
160	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
161	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
162	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
163	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
164	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
165	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
166	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
167	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
168	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
169	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
170	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
171	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
172	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
173	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 56''
174	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 13''
175	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 30''
176	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 42''
177	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	4' 24''

GC after stage 6:

• GC leader: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix)
• Mountains classification leader: Ide Schelling (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Team classification leader: Jumbo-Visma

902.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.589 km/hr

1	MATHIEU VAN DER POEL	ALPECIN-FENIX	20hr 9min 17sec
2	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	@ 8sec
3	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 30''
4	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	0' 48''
5	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 21''
6	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	1' 28''
7	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 29''
8	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 43''
9	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 44''
10	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 48''
11	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 49''
12	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 54''
13	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 56''
14	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	1' 58''
15	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 08''
16	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	2' 16''
17	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 35''
18	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 45''
19	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 55''
20	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	3' 06''
21	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 24''
22	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
23	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	3' 38''
24	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	3' 55''
25	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 58''
26	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	3' 59''
27	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 23''
28	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 29''
29	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	4' 31''
30	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	4' 39''
31	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	4' 47''
32	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	4' 56''
33	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 59''
34	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	5' 17''
35	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	5' 20''
36	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 22''
37	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	5' 24''
38	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	5' 25''
39	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	5' 40''
40	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 46''
41	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	6' 28''
42	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	6' 33''
43	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	6' 33''
44	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	6' 35''
45	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	6' 37''
46	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 17''
47	STEFAN DE BOD	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	7' 21''
48	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	7' 25''
49	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	7' 57''
50	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8' 07''
51	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	8' 17''
52	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	8' 42''
53	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	8' 53''
54	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	9' 00''
55	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	9' 32''
56	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	10' 07''
57	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	10' 13''
58	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	10' 21''
59	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	10' 32''
60	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	10' 39''
61	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	11' 07''
62	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	11' 24''
63	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	11' 34''
64	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
65	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	11' 47''
66	PETER SAGAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	11' 49''
67	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 52''
68	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	12' 01''
69	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	12' 30''
70	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	12' 38''
71	SIMON YATES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	12' 40''
72	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	12' 46''
73	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	12' 53''
74	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	12' 54''
75	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	13' 00''
76	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	13' 10''
77	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	13' 27''
78	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
79	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	13' 30''
80	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	13' 33''
81	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	14' 04''
82	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	14' 11''
83	MICHAEL GOGL	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	14' 18''
84	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	14' 28''
85	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	14' 38''
86	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	14' 53''
87	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	15' 40''
88	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	15' 47''
89	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
90	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	15' 52''
91	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	16' 04''
92	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	16' 05''
93	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	16' 26''
94	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	16' 32''
95	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	16' 34''
96	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ MARTIN	TOTALENERGIES	16' 44''
97	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	17' 10''
98	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	17' 12''
99	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 18''
100	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	17' 37''
101	NANS PETERS	AG2R-CITROEN	18' 06''
102	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	18' 13''
103	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	18' 24''
104	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	18' 32''
105	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	18' 34''
106	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	18' 51''
107	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	18' 58''
108	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	19' 15''
109	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	19' 27''
110	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	19' 38''
111	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	19' 51''
112	LOÏC VLIEGEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	19' 58''
113	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	20' 12''
114	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	20' 17''
115	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	20' 20''
116	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	20' 35''
117	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	20' 35''
118	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	21' 07''
119	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	21' 51''
120	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 20''
121	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	22' 27''
122	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 42''
123	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	22' 43''
124	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	22' 47''
125	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	23' 01''
126	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	23' 22''
127	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	23' 42''
128	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	23' 55''
129	LUKE ROWE	INEOS GRENADIERS	23' 58''
130	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	24' 03''
131	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	24' 06''
132	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	24' 10''
133	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	24' 39''
134	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	24' 52''
135	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	25' 20''
136	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	25' 58''
137	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	26' 07''
138	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	26' 28''
139	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	26' 30''
140	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	26' 38''
141	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	26' 44''
142	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	26' 45''
143	TIM MERLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	26' 46''
144	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	26' 53''
145	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	26' 55''
146	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	27' 01''
147	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	27' 13''
148	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	27' 19''
149	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	27' 22''
150	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	27' 35''
151	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	27' 57''
152	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	28' 22''
153	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	28' 56''
154	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	29' 12''
155	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	29' 22''
156	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	29' 30''
157	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	29' 40''
158	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	29' 54''
159	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	29' 57''
160	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	30' 30''
161	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	30' 31''
162	JASPER DE BUYST	LOTTO SOUDAL	32' 21''
163	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	32' 59''
164	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	33' 05''
165	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	33' 18''
166	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	33' 38''
167	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	33' 41''
168	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	35' 02''
169	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	35' 19''
170	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	37' 20''
171	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	37' 49''
172	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	38' 15''
173	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	39' 06''
174	ROGER KLUGE	LOTTO SOUDAL	39' 36''
175	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	39' 58''
176	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	40' 26''
177	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	41' 17''

Stage 6 map & profile:

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

Stage 6 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Greg van Avermaet keeps moving before the stage start.

Sprinter André Greipel heads to the start.

World Road Champion Julian Alaphilippe

Race leader Mathieu van der Poel

The peloton leaves the ancient city of Tours.

Here they come...

He really did it.

Mark Cavendish wins again.

Greg van Avermaet was the day's most aggressive rider.

Second-place in the GC, Tadej Pogacar retains the Best Young Rider's White Jersey.

Ide Schelling remains the King of the Mountains.

Mark Cavendish will ride stage seven in green.

Mathieu van der Poel is still in yellow.

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