Tour De France 2008: Stage Six - Live!
Just under 200 mountainous kilometers from Aigurande to a summit finish at Super-Besse should separate the men from the boys. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Technical information we've culled from the official Tour website: The journey from Aigurande to Super Besse includes four categorized climbs: two category-four ascents (the Cote de L'Armelle at 70km and the Cote de Crocq at 89km) and the first category-two rises in the 95th edition (the Col de la Croix-Morand at 158km and the climb to the finish).Although it is regarded as a mountain stage there are still three intermediate sprints in Chatelus-Malvaleix (23.5km), Cressat (44.5km) and La Bourboule (144km).
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Will Fotheringham typed his fingers to the bone to bring you this report on yesterday's maiden stage win by Mark Cavendish, who provided his own account of the momentous triumph in this here column. We've also got this feature on the 10th anniversary of the Tour of Shame, while anyone who wants to survey Tour stage maps or brush up on their Tour tactics, could do worse than peruse our multi-media guide. You'll find any other Tour de France 2008 news and comment you might need in our trusty special report.
Today's stage
A sprinter who, by his own admission, is rubbish at climbing, yesterday's stage winner Mark Cavendish is unlikely to feature in the shakeup at the end of today's stage. While not exactly alpine in profile, the mountains the riders will cross today will test the mettle of any competitor who fancies his chances of winning this year's Tour outright, while the summit finish line at Super-Besse will give indicate of which riders are in the best physical nick after the best part of a week in the saddle.
General classification after stage five
1. Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) 14hr 04min 41sec2. Kim Kirchen (Team Columbia) +12sec3. David Millar (Garmin Chipotle) +12sec4. Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) +21sec5. Fabian Cancellara ((CSC) +33sec6. Christian Vandevelde (Garmin Chipotle) +37sec7. George Hincapie (Team Columbia) +41sec8. Thomas Lovkvist (Team Columbia) +47sec9. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) +58sec10. José Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse D'Epargne) +1min 01sec97. Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia) +05min 58sec
Read all about it ...
Will Fotheringham typed his fingers to the bone to bring you this report on yesterday's maiden stage win by Mark Cavendish, who provided his own account of the momentous triumph in this here column. We've also got this feature on the 10th anniversary of the Tour of Shame, while anyone who wants to survey Tour stage maps or brush up on their Tour tactics, could do worse than peruse our multi-media guide. You'll find any other Tour de France 2008 news and comment you might need in our trusty special report.
Today's stage
A sprinter who, by his own admission, is rubbish at climbing, yesterday's stage winner Mark Cavendish is unlikely to feature in the shakeup at the end of today's stage. While not exactly alpine in profile, the mountains the riders will cross today will test the mettle of any competitor who fancies his chances of winning this year's Tour outright, while the summit finish line at Super-Besse will give indicate of which riders are in the best physical nick after the best part of a week in the saddle.
General classification after stage five
1. Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) 14hr 04min 41sec2. Kim Kirchen (Team Columbia) +12sec3. David Millar (Garmin Chipotle) +12sec4. Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) +21sec5. Fabian Cancellara ((CSC) +33sec6. Christian Vandevelde (Garmin Chipotle) +37sec7. George Hincapie (Team Columbia) +41sec8. Thomas Lovkvist (Team Columbia) +47sec9. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) +58sec10. José Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse D'Epargne) +1min 01sec97. Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia) +05min 58sec
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