Nouveau succès du Hollandais Lars Boom qui remporte ce vendredi la 6e étape du Tour de Grande Bretagne disputée entre Taunton et Wells (146 km). Le coureur de la Rabobank conforte son maillot de leader en s'imposant devant le Français Alexandre Pichot (Europcar) et l'Allemand Leopold Koenig (Team NetApp). Au général Boom devance Koenig de 28", le Britannique Daniel Lloyd (Garmin Cervélo) occupant lui la 3e place à 29" de l'ex lauréat du Tour de Bretagne.
Stage Six, Taunton to Wells, 146km, Result
Stage Result 1 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 03:19:02
2 Alexandre Pichot (Fra, Team Europcar) st
3 Leopold Koenig (Ger, Team NetApp) st
4 Jan Barta (Cze, Team NetApp) st
5 Steve Cummings (GB, Sky ProCycling st
6 Linus Gerdemann (Ger, Leopard Trek) st
7 Jack Bauer (NZ, Endura Racing) st
8 Julian Dean (NZ, Garmin - Cervelo) st
9 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol, Team NetApp) st
10 Iker Camano (Spa, Endura Racing) st
Overall General Classification, after Stage Six 1 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 20:13:18
2 Leopold Koenig (Ger, Team NetApp) @ 0:28
3 Daniel Lloyd (GB, Garmin - Cervelo) @ 0:29
4 Linus Gerdemann (Ger, Leopard Trek) @ 0:31
5 Steve Cummings (GB, Sky ProCycling) @ 0:32
6 Jelle Wallays (Bel, Topsport Vlaanderen) st
7 Jan Barta Team NetApp st
8 Jonathan Tiernan Locke Rapha Condor Sharp st
9 Iker Camano Endura Racing @ 0:50
10 Joost Posthuma Leopard Trek @ 0:52
The Prostate Cancer Charity Points Classification, after Stage Six
1 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 52pts
2 Geraint Thomas (GB, Sky ProCycling) 41pts
3 Mark Cavendish (GB, HTC Highroad) 40pts
4 Mark Renshaw (Aus, HTC Highroad) 29pts
Skoda King of the Mountains Classification, after Stage Six
1 Jonathan Tiernan Locke (GB, Rapha Condor Sharp) 71pts
2 Russell Hampton (GB, Sigma Sport Specialized) 48pts
3 Steve Cummings (GB, Sky ProCycling) 30pts
4 Linus Gerdemann (Ger, Leopard Trek) 28pts
5 Thomas De Gendt (Bel, Vacansoleil - DCM) 25pts
Yodel Sprints Classification, after Stage Six 1 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel, AN Post - Sean Kelly 36pts
2 Russell Hampton (GB, Sigma Sport - Specialized) 13pts
3 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 11pts
4 Mark McNally (GB, AN Post - Sean Kelly) 10pts
5 Andrew Fenn (GB, AN Post - Sean Kelly) 10pts
UNISON Best Young Rider
1 Jelle Wallays (Bel, Topsport Vlaanderen) 20:13:50
Stage Six Combativity Award: Jamie Sparling (Can, Team Raleigh)