A group of 6 riders – with homerider Tom Danielson – is up front during the whole day. Their gain goes down on the closing climb, but Danielson, De la Cruz and Chavez survive. When the last one dances away from his fellow escapees in the last 5 kilometres no one is able to react.
In the bunch with GC men Wiggins is having a hard time, but he manages to cling on and eventually gains 2 seconds.
Results 6th stage Tour of California 2014
1. Esteban Chaves (Colombia)
2. David de la Cruz (Spain) + 0.13
3. Tom Danielson (USA) + 0.41
4. Adam Yates (GB) + 0.53
5. Bradley Wiggins (GB) s.t.
6. Peter Stetina (USA) + 0.55
7. Rohan Dennis (Australia) s.t.
8. Jack Bobride (Australia) + 1.07
9. Georg Bennett (Australia) +1.15
10. Lawson Craddock (USA) + 1.16
GC after stage 6
1. Bradley Wiggins (GB)
2. Rohan Dennis (Australia) + 0.30
3. Lawson Craddock (USA) + 1.48
4. Tiago Machado (Portugal) + 2.02
5. Adam Yates (GB) + 2.14
6. Peter Stetina (USA) + 2.30
7. Esteban Chaves (Colombia) + 2.39
8. Laurens Ten Dam (The Netherlands) + 3.01
9. Janier Acevedo (Colombia) + 3.05
10. David de la Cruz (Colombia) + 3.06
Tour of California 2014 stage 6: Images and more
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