Nico Denz wins stage 6 as Jakob Fuglsang takes the overall race lead

After coronavirus ripped through the peloton, Nico Denz takes victory from the breakaway on the queen stage

Nico Denz wins stage 6 as Jakob Fuglsang takes the overall race lead

Following a frenetic final sprint at the end of stage six of the Tour de Suisse, a photo finish was needed to confirm the stage winner at the top of the Moosalp mountain. Nico Denz (Team DSM) eventually took the honours and with them his first ever victory in a WorldTour race.

With much of the peloton depleted by covid, the breakaway were left to fight it out as the race reached the summit of the HC category Swiss mountain.

As they hit the final 6km to go, Fausto Masnada (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) sensed the win was up for grabs and launched a series of stinging attacks. 

However, all this did was cause the pace to slow as he was caught and allowed the king of the mountains leader, American Quinn Simmons (Trek Segafredo), to reach the leaders before launching a powerful sprint at 300 metres to go that nobody could initially answer.

Clément Champoussin  (AG2R-Citröen) and Masnada along with Nico Denz (Team DSM) were able to get back on terms. Denz then passed both Champussin, Jose Herrada (Cofidis) and Simmons on the line to take a stage win for Team DSM.

Further back down the road Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) tried an attack in the group of favourites but Sergio Higuita (Bora-Hansgrohe) was quick to shut it down. The favourites rolled into the finish as a group and Jakob Fuglsang (Israel Premier-Tech) retained the overall lead.

VIDEO: 2022 Tour de Suisse Stage 6 Highlights

2022 Tour de Suisse Stage 6 Top 10

1. Nico Denz (Ger) Team DSM, in 5-11-14
2. Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R-Citroën
3. Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis
4. Quinn Simmons (USA) Trek–Segafredo
5. Fausto Masnada (Ita) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl at 11s
6. Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ at 1-33
7.  Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Vorarlberg at 1-46
8. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers at 2-14
9. Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe
10. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Israel – Premier Tech both at same time

2022 Tour de Suisse GC after Stage 6

1. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Israel-Premier Tech, in 27-30-30
2. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers, at 1s
3. Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 10s
4. Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost, at 26s
5. Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 34s
6. Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Team DSM, at 46s
7. Stefan Küng (Sui) Groupama FDJ, at 49s
8. Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal, at 49s
9. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux, at 1-07
10. Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ, at 1-29

 
Tag: tourdesuisse
 
Jun 22 2025 - NEWS: João Almeida Clinches 2025 Tour de Suisse Victory
Jun 16 2024 - NEWS: UAE Team Emirates' Yates and Almeida take victory at the Tour de Suisse
Jun 15 2024 - NEWS: Yates wins stage seven to keep Tour de Suisse lead ahead of final Time Trial
Jun 14 2024 - NEWS: Almeida beats teammate Yates in shortened Tour de Suisse mountain stage
Jun 13 2024 - NEWS: Yates boosts Tour de Suisse lead with another stage win
Jun 12 2024 - NEWS: Norwegian Traeen wins Queen stage as Yates secures race lead at the Tour de Suisse
Jun 11 2024 - NEWS: Thibau Nys takes stage 3 sprint at the Tour de Suisse
Jun 10 2024 - NEWS: Coquard wins stage 2 sprint as Lampaert retains lead
Jun 09 2024 - NEWS: Lampaert wins ITT prologue at the Tour of Switzerland
May 30 2024 - NEWS: Mattias Skjelmose to defend Tour de Suisse Title
Apr 13 2023 - NEWS: 2023 Tour de Suisse is Two Time Trials and Lots of Climbing
Jun 19 2022 - NEWS: Geriant Thomas wins Tour de Suisse as Evenepoel fastest at final Time Trial
Jun 18 2022 - NEWS: Higuita takes race lead as Pinot wins from the breakaway
Jun 18 2022 - NEWS: Nico Denz wins stage 6 as Jakob Fuglsang takes the overall race lead
Jun 16 2022 - NEWS: Vlasov takes race lead as COVID strikes Tour de Suisse