Nacer Bouhanni just claimed a well-deserved victory in a reduced bunch during stage six of this season’s Vuelta a Espana as Rudy Molard kept his overall lead in red jersey.
Both Frenchmen were given time penalties after taking feeds on stage five during the last 20km – this is something that the UCI does not allow for pure safety reasons unless the race officials decide otherwise.
Today’s stage is expected to be calmer as riders are headed to an up and down route that includes two third category climbs throughout the 185.7km route between Puerto Lumbreras and Pozo Alcon.
Stage Six Results
Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, 3:58:35
Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida
Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team
Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors
General Classification after stage six
Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ, 22:26:15
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott
Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team
Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida
Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors
