UAE Tour 2023: Merlier again, Evenepoel stays in red
foto: Cor VosTim Merlier sprints to his second victory on the 2023 UAE Tour at the breakwater north of Abu Dhabi. Sam Bennett and Dylan Groenewegen finish in second and third. Remco Evenepoel keeps the leader's jersey. (Slideshow route/profile)
Results 6th stage 2023 UAE Tour
1. Tim Merlier (bel)
2. Sam Bennett (irl) s.t.
3. Dylan Groenewegen(nld) s.t.
4. Olav Kooij (nld) s.t.
5. Fernando Gaviria (col) s.t.
6. Arvid De Kleijn (nld) s.t.
7. Sam Welsford (aus) s.t.
8. Gerben Thijssen (bel) s.t.
9. Emil Liepiņs (lit) s.t.
10. Phil Bauhaus (ger) s.t.
GC after stage 6
1. Remco Evenepoel
2. Luke Plapp (aus) + 0.09
3. Pello Bilbao (spa) + 0.13
4. Stefan de Bod (rsa) + 1.03
5. Wout Poels (nld) + 1.06
6. Harm Vanhoucke (bel) + 1.12
7. Andreas Leknessund (nor) s.t.
8. Einer Rubio (col) + 1.13
9. Georg Steinhauser (ger) s.t.
10. Adam Yates (gbr) + 1.14
Race report
Planckaert, Warbasse and Zoccorato attack from the gun. The trio rides to a 5 minutes lead before the peloton takes the reins, while they are caught just inside the last 7 kilometres.
Merlier powers to a commanding victory in the ensuing bunch sprint. The Belgian Champion outguns Bennett and Groenewegen, while his team mate Evenepoel stays in the overall race lead.
Another interesting read: route 6th stage 2023 UAE Tour.
UAE Tour 2023 – stage 6: route, profile, tweets
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