Stage 6 Results

So it has been a few days seen I posted results from the Tour. Well, I took my family camping this weekend (I will post about that later), so I missed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday's stages. Tivo recorded all of them, but that's a lot to watch. I have finished watching Friday and Saturday's stages. So, on with the results:
Stage 6 of the Tour was 189km (117 miles) from Lisieux to Vitre. This stage did not get very exciting until the very end. The sprinters are just incredible. Robbie McEwen came out of no where to win his 3rd Tour de France stage this year. I thought Boonen was going to win this one. He was perfectly position for the sprint. The out of no where, Gert Steegmans launched Robbie McEwen to a win.

The top five for this stage
1. Robbie McEwen (AUS - DVL) 04:10:17
2. Daniele Bennati (ITA - LAM)
3. Tom Boonen (BEL - QSI)
4. Bernhard Eisel (AUT - FDJ)
5. Thor Hushovd (NOR - C.A)

Overall standings (top 5)
1. Tom Boonen, QuickStep, in 29:21:00
2. Robbie McEwen, Davitamon-Lotto, at 12"
3. Michael Rogers, T-Mobile, at 21"
4. Oscar Freire, Rabobank, at 25"
5. George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, at 25"


Stage Map

(From www.olntv.com)

Stage Topography

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