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Vuelta a Espana stage 6: Simon Yates wins his first Grand Tour victory with a solo attack

Simon Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) took his first stage win in a Grand Tour, as race favorites finish all together. Darwin Atapuma maintains the race lead in the Red jersey

A breakaway established itself after 45kms of racing featuring; Laurent Didier, Jan Bakelants, Gert Dockx, Alberto Losada, Andrey Zeits, Kevin Reza, Omar Fraile, Mathias Frank, Valerio Conti, José Mendes and Gregor Muhlberger They establish a lead at over 2 minutes. 

On the climb of Alto Alenza, Fraile goes attackjed and the gap grew to 3 minutes at the top. His breakaway companions Bakelants, Didier, Zeits, Losado and Frank are 1 minute down.

In the descent Losado gets dropped, while the peloton started to reel everything in.

With 19 kms to go Mathias Frank went on the attack.

With 5 kms to go Bakelants and Zeits are overtaken by the Peloton, meanwhile Dani Moreno and Simon Yates go on the attack out of the Peloton. The Briton jumps to Mathias Frank and presses on alone.

Ben Hermans, Luis León Sánchez, Fabio Felline and Kenny Elissonde all try to bridge across to Yates, but he powers to a well deserved victory.

Results 6th stage 2016 Vuelta

1. Simon Yates (gbr)
2. Luis León Sánchez (spa) + 0.20
3. Fabio Felline (ita) + 0.22
4. Ben Hermans (bel) s.t.
5. Kenny Elissonde (fra) s.t.
6. Daniel Moreno (spa) s.t.
7. Mathias Frank (swi) s.t.
8. Alejandro Valverde (spa) + 0.29
9. Romain Hardy (fra) s.t.
10. Simon Clarke (aus) s.t.

14. Esteban Chaves (col) s.t.
15. Alberto Contador (spa) s.t.
16. Darwin Atapuma (col) s.t.
20. Chris Froome (gbr) s.t.
22. Samuel Sánchez (spa) s.t.
29. Andrew Talansky (usa) s.t.

GC after 6th stage

1. Darwin Atapuma (col)
2. Alejandro Valverde (spa) + 0.28
3. Chris Froome (gbr) + 0.32
4. Nairo Quintana (col) + 0.38
5. Esteban Chaves (col) s.t.
6. Samuel Sánchez (spa) + 1.07
7. Leopold König (cze) + 1.12
8. Peter Kennaugh (gbr) + 1.14
9. Gianluca Brambilla (ita) + 1.22
10. Simon Yates (gbr) + 1.28

12. Alberto Contador (spa) + 1.52
15. Andrew Talansky (usa) + 2.13
 

VIDEO: Vuelta a Espana 2016 Stage 6 Final Kilometers

 
 
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