Tour de France 2014: André Greipel fastest in bunch sprint

Thursday July 10th, juli 2014 - On rolling terrain the stage leads in 194 kilometres from Arras to Reims. André Greipel outsprints each of everyone. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 6th stage Tour de France 2014

1. André Greipel (Ger)
2. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) s.t.
3. Samuel Dumoulin (fra) s.t.
4. Mark Renshaw (aus) s.t.
5. Peter Sagan (Svk) s.t.
6. Romain Feillu (fra) s.t.
7. Tom Veelers (Nld) s.t.
8. Bryan Cocquard (fra) s.t.
9. Sep Vanmarcke (bel) s.t.
10. Sylvain Chavanel (fra) s.t

GC after stage 6th stage
1. Vincenzo Nibali (ita)
2. Jakob Fuglsang (den) + 0.02
3. Peter Sagan (Svk) + 0.44
4. Michal Kwiatkowski (pol) + 0.50
5. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) + 1.17
6. Jurgen Van den Broeck (bel) + 1.45
7. Tony Gallopin (fra) s.t.
8. Richie Porte (aus) + 1.54
9. Andrew Talansky (USA) + 2.05
10. Alejandro Valverde (spa) + 2.11

11. Tejay van Garderen (USA) s.t.
13. Rui Costa (por) s.t
17. Bauke Mollema (Nld) + 2.27

Race report
Four riders break away from the start and the bunch agrees. In 10 kilometres Tom Leezer, Jerome Pineau, Luis Mate Mardones and Arnaud Gerard the gap is shooting up to around 4 minutes.

Giant takes control and with 10 kilometres left the last escapee – Mate – is reeled in.

In the last kilometre Michal Kwiatkowski attacks, but when the sprint ignites he is flooded by fast men. Fastest being André Greipel, taking advantage of his countrymen Kittel being dropped in the last few kilometres.