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Friday, August 8: Stage 6, Bukovina - Bukowina Tatrzańska, 174 km

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Rafal Majka wins stage 6. Photo © Sirotti

The Race: Damiano Cunego, who had crashed in the first stage, did not start stage six.

A seven-man break was allowed some room but with 24 kilometers to go, they had all been mopped up by the Tinkoff-Saxo-led peloton. Tinkoff-Saxo had put so much pressure on the pack that it looked like there were only about ten riders in the lead group as the final ascent began.

Rafal Majka blasted away on the steepest part of the final Bukovina ascent but the Movistar duo of Benat Intxaust and Jon Izaguirre felt like conceding nothing and went after the Polish rider. They came within 10 seconds at the finish.

Race leader Petr Vakoc had gone very deep yesterday to save his lead, but today was just too hard and too fast. Vakoc was shelled on the penultimate climb, scrambled back on on the descent and was dropped for good on the final climb, coming in 15th, 48 seconds behind Majka.

Majka won the stage and finally took the overall lead with the Spaniards 18 and 20 seconds behind. That's close enough to make tomorrow's 25 km individual time trial very interesting. It's still anybody's race.

Complete Results:

1	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	4hr 40min 58sec
2	Benat Intxausti	Movistar	@ 10 seconds
3	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar
4	Christophe Riblon	Ag2r	00' 19''
5	Przemysław Niemiec	Lampre-Merida	00' 20''
6	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7	Warren Barguil	Giant-Shimano
8	Robert Gesink	Belkin
9	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha
10	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	00' 26''
11	Dominik Nerz	BMC	00' 27''
12	Marek Rutkiewicz	CCC Polsat Polkowice
13	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Belkin	00' 42''
14	Davide Formolo	Cannondale	00' 48''
15	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
16	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo
17	Sanchez Samuel	BMC
18	Philip Deignan	SKY
19	Andrey Amador	Movistar
20	Davide Rebellin	CCC Polsat Polkowice	01' 11''
21	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin-Sharp	01' 13''
22	Maxime Bouet	Ag2r	02' 46''
23	Alexis Vuillermoz	Ag2r
24	Davide Villella	Cannondale
25	Jose Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale
26	Ilnur Zakarin	RusVelo
27	Mattia Cattaneo	Lampre-Merida
28	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Belisol
29	Pim Ligthart	Lotto-Belisol	04' 42''
30	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC
31	Peter Velits	BMC
32	Salvatore Puccio	SKY
33	Georg Preidler	Giant-Shimano
34	Bart De Clercq	Lotto-Belisol
35	Christophe Kern	Europcar
36	Sergey Lagutin	RusVelo	06' 14''
37	Paweł Cieślik	Poland	06' 30''
38	Gorka Izaguirre	Movistar	06' 43''
39	Pieter Weening	Orica-GreenEdge	06' 43''
40	Steve Morabito	BMC	10' 10''
41	Dario Cataldo	SKY
42	Tobias Ludvigsson	Giant-Shimano
43	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing
44	Pawel Poljański	Tinkoff-Saxo	10' 35''
45	Tomasz Marczyński	CCC Polsat Polkowice
46	Rory Sutherland	Tinkoff-Saxo
47	Kevin De Weert	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
48	Branislau Samoilau	CCC Polsat Polkowice
49	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha
50	Sergei Chernetski	Katusha
51	Sylwester Szmyd	Movistar
52	Jerome Cousin	Europcar
53	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	11' 15''
54	Paul Martens	Belkin	11' 53''
55	Johannes Frohlinger	Giant-Shimano
56	Christian Meier	Orica-GreenEdge
57	Ivan Santaromita	Orica-GreenEdge
58	Enrico Gasparotto	Astana
59	Fabio Aru	Astana
60	Sebastian Henao	SKY
61	Moreno Moser	Cannondale
62	Kamil Zieliński	Poland
63	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale
64	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida
65	Johan Le Bon	FDJ
66	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp	12' 39''
67	Maxime Mederel	Europcar	14' 17''
68	Angelo Tulik	Europcar
69	Kanstantsin Siutsou	SKY
70	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	16' 18''
71	Manuel Silva Pires	Tinkoff-Saxo	16' 27''
72	Francesco Gavazzi	Astana	20' 33''
73	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r
74	Matteo Bono	Lampre-Merida
75	Guillaume Bonnafond	Ag2r
76	Davide Malacarne	Europcar
77	Thierry Hupond	Giant-Shimano
78	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale
79	Paweł Franczak	Poland
80	Eros Capecchi	Movistar
81	Petr Ignatenko	Katusha
82	Evgeny Petrov	Tinkoff-Saxo
83	Adriano Malori	Movistar
84	Bartosz Warchoł	Poland
85	Koldo Fernandez	Garmin-Sharp
86	Laurent Mangel	FDJ
87	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing
88	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp
89	Giovanni Bernaudeau	Europcar
90	Jimmy Engoulvent	Europcar
91	Timofey Kritskiy	RusVelo
92	Andrey Zeits	Astana
93	Andrey Solomennikov	RusVelo
94	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
95	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Shimano
96	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ
97	Samuel Bewley	Orica-GreenEdge
98	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing
99	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale
100	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing
101	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge
102	Murilo Fischer	FDJ
103	Yaroslav Popovuch	Trek Factory Racing
104	Hugo Houle	Ag2r
105	Nicki Sorensen	Tinkoff-Saxo
106	Lasse Hansen	Garmin-Sharp
107	David Tanner	Belkin
108	Artem Ovechkin	RusVelo
109	Vegard Breen	Lotto-Belisol
110	Joshua Edmondson	SKY
111	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY
112	Stephen Cummings	BMC
113	Mateusz Taciak	CCC Polsat Polkowice
114	Kamil Gradek	Poland
115	Paweł Bernas	Poland	26' 10''
116	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
117	Rick Flens	Belkin
118	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana
119	Ivan Balykin	RusVelo
120	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Shimano	31' 34''
121	Martin Velitis	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
122	Jack Bobridge	Belkin
123	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEdge
124	Grzegorz Stępniak	CCC Polsat Polkowice
125	Przemysław Kasperkiewicz	Poland
126	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r
127	Raymond Kreder	Garmin-Sharp
128	Maxim Belkov	Katusha
129	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha
130	Jonas Van Genechten	Lotto-Belisol
131	Sebastien Chavanel	FDJ
132	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol
133	Marco Haller	Katusha
134	Alexander Rybakov	Katusha
135	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida
136	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin-Sharp
137	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto-Belisol

GC after Stage 6: 1,226 km raced so far at an average speed of 41.18 km/hr

1	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	29hr 46min 17sec
2	Benat Intxausti	Movistar	@ 18 seconds
3	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar	00' 22''
4	Christophe Riblon	Ag2r	00' 39''
5	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha	00' 40''
6	Robert Gesink	Belkin
7	Warren Barguil	Giant-Shimano
8	Przemysław Niemiec	Lampre-Merida
9	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	00' 46''
10	Marek Rutkiewicz	CCC Polsat Polkowice	00' 47''
11	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	00' 57''
12	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	01' 06''
13	Davide Formolo	Cannondale	01' 08''
14	Andrey Amador	Movistar
15	Sanchez Samuel	BMC
16	Dominik Nerz	BMC	01' 13''
17	Philip Deignan	SKY	01' 25''
18	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin-Sharp	01' 33''
19	Davide Rebellin	CCC Polsat Polkowice	01' 43''
20	Maxime Bouet	Ag2r	03' 06''
21	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Belisol	03' 15''
22	Mattia Cattaneo	Lampre-Merida
23	Davide Villella	Cannondale	03' 23''
24	Ilnur Zakarin	RusVelo
25	Jose Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale	03' 44''
26	Alexis Vuillermoz	Ag2r	04' 00''
27	Peter Velits	BMC	05' 02''
28	Georg Preidler	Giant-Shimano	05' 15''
29	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo	05' 26''
30	Christophe Kern	Europcar	05' 54''
31	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC	06' 19''
32	Pim Ligthart	Lotto-Belisol	06' 47''
33	Pieter Weening	Orica-GreenEdge	07' 03''
34	Gorka Izaguirre	Movistar	07' 38''
35	Paweł Cieślik	Poland	07' 59''
36	Sergey Lagutin	RusVelo	08' 03''
37	Bart De Clercq	Lotto-Belisol	09' 52''
38	Steve Morabito	BMC	10' 47''
39	Sylwester Szmyd	Movistar	11' 26''
40	Tobias Ludvigsson	Giant-Shimano	11' 31''
41	Tomasz Marczyński	CCC Polsat Polkowice	11' 33''
42	Branislau Samoilau	CCC Polsat Polkowice	11' 43''
43	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Belkin	11' 51''
44	Dario Cataldo	SKY	11' 53''
45	Pawel Poljański	Tinkoff-Saxo	12' 29''
46	Enrico Gasparotto	Astana	12' 30''
47	Kamil Zieliński	Poland	12' 30''
48	Sebastian Henao	SKY	13' 22''
49	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida	13' 40''
50	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha	14' 12''
51	Rory Sutherland	Tinkoff-Saxo	14' 23''
52	Salvatore Puccio	SKY	15' 03''
53	Ivan Santaromita	Orica-GreenEdge	15' 05''
54	Maxime Mederel	Europcar	18' 05''
55	Johannes Frohlinger	Giant-Shimano	19' 00''
56	Kevin De Weert	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	20' 21''
57	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	20' 22''
58	Sergei Chernetski	Katusha	20' 45''
59	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	20' 56''
60	Eros Capecchi	Movistar	21' 17''
61	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale	21' 39''
62	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	22' 00''
63	Christian Meier	Orica-GreenEdge	22' 35''
64	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY	22' 53''
65	Kanstantsin Siutsou	SKY	23' 04''
66	Artem Ovechkin	RusVelo	23' 22''
67	Fabio Aru	Astana	23' 47''
68	Evgeny Petrov	Tinkoff-Saxo	25' 11''
69	Johan Le Bon	FDJ	25' 19''
70	Paul Martens	Belkin	25' 48''
71	Manuel Silva Pires	Tinkoff-Saxo	26' 13''
72	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	27' 28''
73	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge	28' 56''
74	Stephen Cummings	BMC	29' 12''
75	Vegard Breen	Lotto-Belisol	29' 48''
76	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	29' 54''
77	Moreno Moser	Cannondale	29' 57''
78	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	30' 19''
79	Francesco Gavazzi	Astana	30' 20''
80	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing	31' 02''
81	Adriano Malori	Movistar	31' 30''
82	Andrey Zeits	Astana	32' 50''
83	Nicki Sorensen	Tinkoff-Saxo	33' 15''
84	Jerome Cousin	Europcar	35' 07''
85	Hugo Houle	Ag2r	35' 18''
86	Angelo Tulik	Europcar	35' 34''
87	Samuel Bewley	Orica-GreenEdge	35' 57''
88	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Shimano	36' 52''
89	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale	37' 21''
90	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale	39' 14''
91	Guillaume Bonnafond	Ag2r	39' 21''
92	Timofey Kritskiy	RusVelo	39' 25''
93	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp	39' 38''
94	Giovanni Bernaudeau	Europcar	39' 51''
95	Bartosz Warchoł	Poland	40' 21''
96	Jimmy Engoulvent	Europcar	40' 57''
97	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol	41' 16''
98	Martin Velitis	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	41' 20''
99	Murilo Fischer	FDJ	41' 32''
100	Petr Ignatenko	Katusha	41' 37''
101	Davide Malacarne	Europcar	41' 51''
102	Andrey Solomennikov	RusVelo	41' 57''
103	Koldo Fernandez	Garmin-Sharp	42' 52''
104	Yaroslav Popovuch	Trek Factory Racing	43' 01''
105	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp	43' 31''
106	David Tanner	Belkin	44' 03''
107	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	44' 41''
108	Matteo Bono	Lampre-Merida	45' 36''
109	Paweł Bernas	Poland	46' 18''
110	Ivan Balykin	RusVelo	46' 29''
111	Paweł Franczak	Poland	46' 31''
112	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Shimano	46' 41''
113	Kamil Gradek	Poland	47' 08''
114	Laurent Mangel	FDJ	48' 15''
115	Joshua Edmondson	SKY	49' 35''
116	Lasse Hansen	Garmin-Sharp	49' 58''
117	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	50' 16''
118	Marco Haller	Katusha	50' 25''
119	Grzegorz Stępniak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	50' 26''
120	Raymond Kreder	Garmin-Sharp	52' 09''
121	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida	52' 28''
122	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana	52' 32''
123	Alexander Rybakov	Katusha	53' 00''
124	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEdge	53' 12''
125	Przemysław Kasperkiewicz	Poland	53' 26''
126	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	53' 54''
127	Maxim Belkov	Katusha	54' 42''
128	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin-Sharp	55' 23''
129	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	56' 35''
130	Sebastien Chavanel	FDJ	01h 01' 58''
131	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r	01h 02' 45''
132	Jonas Van Genechten	Lotto-Belisol	01h 02' 52''
133	Mateusz Taciak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	01h 03' 41''
134	Rick Flens	Belkin	01h 05' 45''
135	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto-Belisol	01h 16' 18''
136	Thierry Hupond	Giant-Shimano	01h 25' 52''
137	Jack Bobridge	Belkin	01h 44' 39''

Stage 6 photos:

That's two stages in a row for Majka and the overall lead. But has he gained enough time to withstand the coming time trial? Photo ©Sirotti

Stage winner and overall leader Rafal Majka. Photo ©Sirotti

The podium, Benat Intxausti, Rafal Majka and Jon Izaguirre. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 6 Live Updates:

24 km to go: Damiano Cunego did not start today's stage.

A break of three is just about to be reeled in. Two more climbs to go.

20 km to go: Tinkoff-Saxo is leading a reduced field on a descent. Looks like maybe 25 riders left in the front group. Rafal Majka has lots of help in this front group.

16 km to go: On the penultimate climb to Bukovina. All the GC contenders are there. Tinkoff-Saxo is still hammering at the front.

14 km to go: Rory Sutherland has finished his work at the front and pulled off. It's really steep.

13 km to go: Race leader Petr Vakoc is shelled. Majka has dropped the hammer. A Katusha rider (Caruso?) is trying to get up to him.

12 km to go: Vakoc hasn't given up. He's got at least one teammate and he's keeping the leaders in sight.

Bam! Robert Gesink is first over the climb. No, it's Lars Petter Nordhaug.

11 km to go: Gesink is pushing on. Warren Barguil is staying up front, but seems to be reluctant to help. Rafal Majka is trying to get the others to work.

5 km to go: Warren Barguil has gap, but he's just getting reeled in.

3 km to go: Tinkoff-Saxo is leading a slightly increased lead group as they start the final climbs. Vakoc is shelled again.

2 km to go: Majka always looks like he's on his last legs, but he's right up near the front.

Bam! Majka goes. Barguil tries to mark him, but can't. Rafal Majka is flying away.

1.5 km to go: The climb eases a bit here, but Majka looks like he is well and truly gone. Izaguirre and Intxausti (both Movistar) are chasing.

1 km to go: No time gap, but it looks like Rafal Majka has the stage won.

The finish: Majka wins the stage but the Spaniards are closing in. The gap isn't very big. looks like the Spaniards came in about nine seconds after Majka. With the 10-second time bonus for winning the stage Majka is the race leader. But, does he have enough time to withstand tomorrow's time trial?

Stage 6 map and profile:

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

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