Tour de France 2024: Groenewegen sprints to triumph in Dijon, Pogacar still in yellow

foto: Cor VosThe 6th stage is uneventful until a furious finale. Dylan Groenewegen charges to a sprint win, while Tadej Pogacar retains the yellow jersey. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 6th stage 2024 Tour de France

1. Dylan Groenewegen (nld)
2. Biniam Girmay (eri) s.t.
3. Fernando Gaviria (col) s.t.
4. Phil Bauhaus (ger) s.t.
5. Arnaud de Lie (bel) s.t.
6. Wout van Aert (bel) s.t.
7. Arnaud Démare (fra) s.t.
8. Alexander Kristoff (nor) s.t.
9. Pascal Ackermann (ger) s.t.
10. Piet Allegaert (bel) s.t.

GC after stage 6
1. Tadej Pogacar (slo)
2. Remco Evenepoel (bel) + 0.45
3. Jonas Vingegaard (den) + 0.50
4. Juan Ayuso (spa) + 1.10
5. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 1.14
6. Carlos Rodriguez (spa) + 1.16
7. Mikel Landa (spa) + 1.32
8. João Almeida (por) s.t.
9. Giulio Ciccone (ita) + 3.20
10. Egan Bernal (col) + 3.21

Race report
Initially, there’s no interest in forming the breakaway. When KOM leader Jonas Abrahamsen leaves the peloton to take the only point at the Col du Bois Clair, Alex Zingle joins him. The two then push on together, but never with the intention to beat the peloton.

Zingle and Abrahamsen open up a lead of over 1 minute before they are reeled in in the run-up to the intermediate sprint, where Jasper Philipsen takes most points for the green jersey.

At 80 kilometers from the finish, Visma | Lease a Bike puts down the hammer to split the peloton into echelons. João Almeida, Juan Ayuso, Tim Wellens, and the Yates brothers find themselves in the second group. It’s a short burst of excitement, and they regain contact within 10 kilometers.

The only thing worth remembering from the stage is the sprint. Dylan Groenewegen powers to victory, besting Jasper Philipsen by a tiny margin, while Biniam Girmay comes home in third.

Afterwards, Philipsen is relegated for deviating his line in the sprint.

Another interesting read: route 6th stage 2024 Tour de France.