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Tour de France 2016 stage 6

Tour de France 2016 Stage 6: Cavendish outsprints Kittel for third win, Van Avermaet retains in lead

The 6th stage on the Tour de France serves hills early on, but the finale is pan flat. As expected the race boils down to a bunch sprint. Mark Cavendish bests Kittel and McLay to power to his third win in this year's Grande Boucle. Greg Van Avermaet retains in the overall lead.

Tour de France 2016 Route stage 6: Arpajon-sur-Cère – Montauban

Tour de France 2016 Route stage 6: Arpajon-sur-Cère – Montauban

Thursday, July 7, 2016 – After the climbs in Massif Central, stage 6 of the 2016 Tour de France seems to be tailor made for a bunch of escapees. In between Arpajon-sur-Cère and Montauban are 190.5 kilometres. Or are the sprinters teams going to control the race to bring their fast men to the fore?

Tour de France 2016 Favourites stage 6: Who dares to spoil a Cav/Kittel party?

After a hilly 190.5 kilometres race the 6th stage could go two ways: either a party for sprinters or for escapees. It looks like the fast men are in favour when it comes to popping champagne as all hills are in the first 150 kilometres.

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