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11.09.2007/ José Herrada won todays sixth stage after an attack out of a breakaway group. German rider Tony Martin defended his yellow jersey.

Copyright A.S.O.
The route of the 2007 Tour de l'Avenir (picture: A.S.O.)

The sixth stage from Contres to Saint-Amand-Montrond with a distance of 143.5 kilometers started rather slow. The pack took off at a rather cool pace.

David Veilleux (CAN) took advantage of this slow start to break away after 12.5 kilometers. He was eventually caught back at after 25 kilometers, his maximum lead was 45".

After 32 kilometers, Dario Cataldo (ITA) gave it a go and took off alone. His lead grew gradually. Just before the first intermediate sprint, Marco Coledan (ITA), Gatis Smukulis (LAT), Martins Trautmanis (LAT) and José Herrada (ESP) took off on a counter-attack. At the intermediate sprint at Graçay Cataldo grapped the most points with a small 15” lead over Coledan, Trautmanis and Smukulis while the pack remained 1’ behind. The front man was eventually caught by the chasing group of four after 49 kilometers.

The five leaders increased their advantage and had a 4’30 lead at kilometre 90. At the intermediate sprint of Chateauneuf-sur-Cher, Trautmanis made it first ahead of Smukulis and Cataldo, with the pack 5’ behind. The chase started from then on under the influence of the German team. After 110 kilometers, the lead of the escapees dropped down to 3’40’’. The bunch at high speed started breaking up in several groups.

After 116 kilometers, the leading group entered the final circuit with a 3’ gap on the first part of the bunch. With 25 kilometers to go, the gap had dropped down to 2’40. At the first passage on the line at Saint-Amand-Montrond, Smukulis claimed the third and final bonus sprint ahead of Coledan and Cataldo, while the bunch was then only 2’15 adrift.

The escapees then started the climb up the Vieille Côte. Coledan and Trautmanis were rapidly dropped behind. At the top, Cataldo claimed the most climber’s points ahead of Herrada and Smukulis. Coledan cleared the climb 15’’ behind while the pack remained at 3’15. The three leaders increased their advantage over their former companions, Coledan and Trautmanis. They made it together until the final three kilometres working perfectly well together. Herrada then managed a decisive attack with Smukulis and Cataldo failing to respond. The Spaniard enjoyed a decent 40’’ with only a kilometer to go. He went on to claim stage victory ahead of Cataldo and Smukulis.

No worries however for German Tony Martin who keeps the yellow jersey on his shoulders. Cataldo on the other hand becomes the new leader of the points’ standings.

Results
 
Stage 6
 
1 Jose Herrada (Spa) Spanish National Team               3.17.05 (43.68 km/h)
2 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Italian National Team                 0.04
3 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team                0.12
4 Marco Coledan (Ita) Italian National Team                 1.03
5 Martins Trautmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team            1.08
6 Martin Kohler (Swi) Swiss National Team                   2.12
7 Keven Lacombe (Can) Canadian National Team                   
8 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Russian National Team                    
9 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Polish National Team                   
10 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Belgian National Team            
11 Aleksey Kunshin (Rus) Russian National Team                 
12 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Belgian National Team                  
13 Yoann Offredo (Fra) French National Team B                  
14 Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Alg) Mixed Team                      
15 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Norwegian National Team            
16 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Swiss National Team                  
17 Nelson Rocha (Por) Portuguese National Team                 
18 Andrius Buividas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             
19 Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenian National Team                    
20 Haijun Ma (Chn) Mixed Team                                  
21 Christer Rake (Nor) Norwegian National Team                 
22 Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Polish National Team                    
23 Adrian Honkisz (Pol) Polish National Team                   
24 Pawel Wachnik (Pol) Polish National Team                    
25 Herberts Pudans (Lat) Latvian National Team                 
26 Craig Lewis (USA) USA National Team                         
27 Simon Spilak (Slo) Slovenian National Team                  
28 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team                  
29 Anthony Roux (Fra) French National Team A                   
30 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          
31 Tony Martin (Ger) German National Team                      
32 Thomas Kvist (Den) Danish National Team                     
33 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) USA National Team                  
34 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Dutch National Team                     
35 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Mixed Team                          
36 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) French National Team A             
37 Dalivier Ospina (Col) Mixed Team                            
38 José Mendes (Por) Portuguese National Team                  
39 Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) French National Team B       
40 Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Mixed Team                              
41 Peter Stetina (USA) USA National Team                       
42 Rui Costa (Por) Portuguese National Team                    
43 Sondre Sortveit (Nor) Norwegian National Team               
44 Volodymyr Landyrev (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team            
45 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Norwegian National Team          
46 Marius Kukta (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                 
47 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          
48 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Slovenian National Team                
49 Laurent Beuret (Swi) Swiss National Team                    
50 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Dutch National Team                     
51 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Dutch National Team                 
52 Andriy Suralyov (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team               
53 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Latvian National Team              
54 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Norwegian National Team              
55 Michael Randin (Swi) Swiss National Team                    
56 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Belgian National Team              
57 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Russian National Team                      
58 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) French National Team A               
59 Bradley Fairall (Can) Canadian National Team                
60 Ryan Anderson (Can) Canadian National Team                  
61 Oscar Sanchez (Col) Mixed Team                           2.42
62 Lukasz Modzelewski (Pol) Polish National Team            2.12
63 Andre Steensen (Den) Danish National Team                   
64 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Italian National Team                   
65 Jonas Jörgensen (Den) Danish National Team                  
66 Adriano Malori (Ita) Italian National Team                  
67 Lars Boom (Ned) Dutch National Team                         
68 Jakob Bering (Den) Danish National Team                     
69 Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team                   
70 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Dutch National Team                 
71 Tom Leezer (Ned) Dutch National Team                        
72 Alexandr Kilibaev (Kaz) Kazakh National Team             2.42
73 Florian Morizot (Fra) French National Team B             2.12
74 Joze Senekovic (Slo) Slovenian National Team             2.42
75 David Veilleux (Can) Canadian National Team              2.12
76 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Spanish National Team             2.42
77 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Slovenian National Team                     
78 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Italian National Team                  
79 Christian Meier (Can) Canadian National Team             2.12
80 Thomas Brigaud (Fra) French National Team B              2.42
81 Gediminas Kaupas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             
82 Simon Geschke (Ger) German National Team                 2.12
83 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Danish National Team                2.42
84 Mathias Belka (Ger) German National Team                 2.12
85 Mickael Larpe (Fra) French National Team B               2.42
86 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Spanish National Team                 
87 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Spanish National Team                   
88 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Swiss National Team                       
89 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Belgian National Team              2.12
90 Thomas Peterson (USA) USA National Team                  2.42
91 Oleh Opryshko (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team              2.12
92 Cyril Bessy (Fra) French National Team B                 2.42
93 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) French National Team A               2.12
94 Eric Boily (Can) Canadian National Team                  2.42
95 Sergey Shcherbakov (Rus) Russian National Team           3.39
96 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakh National Team               3.54
97 Dmytro Novosad (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team                
98 Diego Milan (Spa) Spanish National Team                  2.42
99 Dries Van Der Ginst (Bel) Belgian National Team          2.12
100 Kristofers Racenajs (Lat) Latvian National Team            
101 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Belgian National Team                6.09
102 Gasper Svab (Slo) Slovenian National Team               7.55
103 Chris Barton (USA) USA National Team                       
104 Normunds Lasis (Lat) Latvian National Team                 
105 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team              9.16
106 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakh National Team             
107 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Kazakh National Team         
108 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Norwegian National Team          9.18
109 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) French National Team A        13.44
110 Peter Salon (USA) USA National Team                    14.13
111 Andreas Frisch (Den) Danish National Team                  
112 Claudio Apolo (Por) Portuguese National Team               
113 Vitor Rodrigues (Por) Portuguese National Team             
114 Tomasz Krupinski (Pol) Polish National Team                
115 Stefan Schafer (Ger) German National Team                  
116 Dominic Klemme (Ger) German National Team              14.22
117 Paul Voss (Ger) German National Team
 
General Classification after stage 6
 
1 Tony Martin (Ger) German National Team                19.43.55
2 Andre Steensen (Den) Danish National Team                 0.18
3 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Dutch National Team                   0.19
4 Simon Spilak (Slo) Slovenian National Team                0.46
5 Craig Lewis (USA) USA National Team                       1.11
6 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Belgian National Team            1.16
7 Yoann Offredo (Fra) French National Team B                1.20
8 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Spanish National Team               1.25
9 Tom Leezer (Ned) Dutch National Team                      1.35
10 Frederik Wilmann (Nor) Norwegian National Team           1.45
11 Christian Meier (Can) Canadian National Team             1.56
12 Thomas Kvist (Den) Danish National Team                  1.59
13 Michael Randin (Swi) Swiss National Team                    
14 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) French National Team A          2.16
15 Laurent Beuret (Swi) Swiss National Team                 2.54
16 Florian Morizot (Fra) French National Team B             4.23
17 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Latvian National Team               4.31
18 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Italian National Team                4.55
19 Jose Herrada (Spa) Spanish National Team                 5.07
20 Rafaa Chtioui (Tun) Mixed Team                           6.22
21 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Norwegian National Team       6.28
22 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Dutch National Team                  6.53
23 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) French National Team A               6.57
24 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Russian National Team                   7.00
25 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team       7.02
26 Lars Boom (Ned) Dutch National Team                      7.15
27 Sergey Shcherbakov (Rus) Russian National Team           7.16
28 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Dutch National Team              7.17
29 Aleksey Kunshin (Rus) Russian National Team              7.33
30 José Mendes (Por) Portuguese National Team               7.34
31 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Swiss National Team                    7.42
32 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) USA National Team               7.50
33 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Dutch National Team              7.56
34 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team               7.57
35 Haijun Ma (Chn) Mixed Team                               8.04
36 Marco Coledan (Ita) Italian National Team                8.17
37 Andrius Buividas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          8.22
38 Simon Geschke (Ger) German National Team                 8.29
39 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Polish National Team                  
40 Martin Kohler (Swi) Swiss National Team                  8.33
41 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Belgian National Team                 
42 Pawel Wachnik (Pol) Polish National Team                 8.37
43 Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Polish National Team                    
44 Dalivier Ospina (Col) Mixed Team                         8.38
45 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) French National Team A            8.41
46 Rui Costa (Por) Portuguese National Team                 8.57
47 Abdelkader Belmokhtar (Alg) Mixed Team                   9.03
48 Herberts Pudans (Lat) Latvian National Team              9.04
49 Sondre Sortveit (Nor) Norwegian National Team            9.10
50 Ryan Anderson (Can) Canadian National Team               9.12
51 Nelson Rocha (Por) Portuguese National Team              9.14
52 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakh National Team               9.17
53 Peter Stetina (USA) USA National Team                    9.19
54 Thomas Peterson (USA) USA National Team                  9.22
55 Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) French National Team B    9.29
56 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Swiss National Team               9.33
57 Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team                   
58 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team       9.36
59 Andrey Klyuev (Rus) Russian National Team                9.37
60 Mathias Belka (Ger) German National Team                 9.43
61 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Spanish National Team             9.45
62 Alexandr Kilibaev (Kaz) Kazakh National Team             9.56
63 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Mixed Team                      10.00
64 Mickael Larpe (Fra) French National Team B              10.04
65 Adriano Malori (Ita) Italian National Team                  
66 Anthony Roux (Fra) French National Team A               10.11
67 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Belgian National Team        10.14
68 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Italian National Team              10.29
69 Marius Kukta (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             10.30
70 Bradley Fairall (Can) Canadian National Team                
71 Fabio Taborre (Ita) Italian National Team               10.36
72 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Spanish National Team               10.41
73 Jakob Bering (Den) Danish National Team                 10.50
74 Diego Milan (Spa) Spanish National Team                 11.02
75 Volodymyr Landyrev (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team        11.06
76 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Norwegian National Team        11.15
77 Adrian Honkisz (Pol) Polish National Team               11.16
78 Christer Rake (Nor) Norwegian National Team             11.53
79 Dries Van Der Ginst (Bel) Belgian National Team         12.19
80 Dmytro Novosad (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team            12.30
81 Lukasz Modzelewski (Pol) Polish National Team           12.37
82 Jonas Jörgensen (Den) Danish National Team                  
83 David Veilleux (Can) Canadian National Team             12.59
84 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Belgian National Team                13.08
85 Cyril Bessy (Fra) French National Team B                13.09
86 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Belgian National Team                  
87 Andriy Suralyov (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team           13.43
88 Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenian National Team                14.24
89 Oscar Sanchez (Col) Mixed Team                          14.45
90 Gasper Svab (Slo) Slovenian National Team               14.52
91 Andreas Frisch (Den) Danish National Team               14.54
92 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Danish National Team                   
93 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Latvian National Team          16.51
94 Thomas Brigaud (Fra) French National Team B             17.17
95 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Slovenian National Team                     
96 Normunds Lasis (Lat) Latvian National Team              17.20
97 Oleh Opryshko (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team             17.41
98 Stian Sommerseth (Nor) Norwegian National Team          18.10
99 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakh National Team              18.12
100 Kristofers Racenajs (Lat) Latvian National Team        18.52
101 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Slovenian National Team           19.25
102 Keven Lacombe (Can) Canadian National Team             19.34
103 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) French National Team A        20.59
104 Vitor Rodrigues (Por) Portuguese National Team         21.44
105 Dominic Klemme (Ger) German National Team              22.21
106 Martins Trautmanis (Lat) Latvian National Team         22.58
107 Chris Barton (USA) USA National Team                   23.31
108 Paul Voss (Ger) German National Team                   26.02
109 Joze Senekovic (Slo) Slovenian National Team           26.22
110 Gediminas Kaupas (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team        28.43
111 Stefan Schafer (Ger) German National Team              29.25
112 Tomasz Krupinski (Pol) Polish National Team            30.14
113 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakh National Team         33.47
114 Claudio Apolo (Por) Portuguese National Team           33.55
115 Peter Salon (USA) USA National Team                    37.46
116 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Kazakh National Team     57.44
117 Eric Boily (Can) Canadian National Team              1.10.36

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