Tour de France sixth stage results and standings

(Reuters) - Result and standings after the 181.5-km sixth stage of the Tour de France from Girona to Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday

Stage result

1. Thor Hushovd (Norway / Cervelo ) 4 hrs 21 mins 33 secs

2. Oscar Freire (Spain / Rabobank ) same time

3. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne )

4. Gerald Ciolek (Germany / Milram )

5. Franco Pellizotti (Italy / Liquigas )

6. Filippo Pozzato (Italy / Katusha )

7. Alessandro Ballan (Italy / Lampre )

8. Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy / AG2R )

9. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto )

10. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Saxo Bank )

11. Andreas Kloeden (Germany / Astana )

12. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / AG2R )

13. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank )

14. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas )

15. Sebastien Rosseler (Belgium / Quick-Step )

16. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Columbia )

17. Jerome Pineau (France / Quick-Step )

18. George Hincapie (U.S. / Columbia )

19. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas )

20. Levi Leipheimer (U.S. / Astana )

21. Linus Gerdemann (Germany / Milram )

22. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / Silence - Lotto )

23. Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana )

24. Bradley Wiggins (Britain / Garmin )

25. Fraenk Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank )

26. Alexandre Botcharov (Russia / Katusha )

27. Lance Armstrong (U.S. / Astana )

28. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne )

29. Tony Martin (Germany / Columbia )

30. Carlos Sastre (Spain / Cervelo )

Overall standings

1. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Saxo Bank ) 19 hrs 29 mins 22 secs

2. Lance Armstrong (U.S. / Astana ) same time

3. Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana ) +19"

4. Andreas Kloeden (Germany / Astana ) +23"

5. Levi Leipheimer (U.S. / Astana ) +31"

6. Bradley Wiggins (Britain / Garmin ) +38"

7. Tony Martin (Germany / Columbia ) +52"

8. Christian Vande Velde (U.S. / Garmin ) +1:16"

9. Gustav Larsson (Sweden / Saxo Bank ) +1:22"

10. Maxime Monfort (Belgium / Columbia ) +1:29"

11. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas ) +1:31"

12. George Hincapie (U.S. / Columbia ) +1:36"

13. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas )

14. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank ) +1:41"

15. Haimar Zubeldia (Spain / Astana )

16. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukraine / Astana ) +1:45"

17. Jens Voigt (Germany / Saxo Bank ) +2:03"

18. Kim Kirchen (Luxembourg / Columbia ) +2:16"

19. Fraenk Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank ) +2:17"

20. David Millar (Britain / Garmin ) +2:28"

21. Franco Pellizotti (Italy / Liquigas ) +2:32"

22. David Zabriskie (U.S. / Garmin ) +2:43"

23. Carlos Sastre (Spain / Cervelo ) +2:44"

24. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Norway / Saxo Bank ) +2:55"

25. Ryder Hesjedal (Canada / Garmin ) +2:56"

26. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) +2:59"

27. Thor Hushovd (Norway / Cervelo )

28. Oscar Pereiro (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +3:03"

29. Sergio Paulinho (Portugal / Astana ) +3:11"

30. Linus Gerdemann (Germany / Milram )

Sprinter standings

1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Columbia ) 106 points

2. Thor Hushovd (Norway / Cervelo ) 105

3. Gerald Ciolek (Germany / Milram ) 66

4. Tyler Farrar (U.S. / Garmin ) 54

5. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Saxo Bank ) 53

6. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 53

7. Oscar Freire (Spain / Rabobank ) 47

8. Thomas Voeckler (France / Bbox - Bouygues ) 41

9. Romain Feillu (France / Agritubel ) 39

10. Samuel Dumoulin (France / Cofidis ) 36

King of the Mountains standings

1. Stephane Auge (France / Cofidis ) 14 points

2. Jussi Veikkanen (Finland / Francaise des Jeux ) 9

3. David Millar (Britain / Garmin ) 8

4. Sylvain Chavanel (France / Quick-Step ) 8

5. Tony Martin (Germany / Columbia ) 6

6. Anthony Geslin (France / Francaise des Jeux ) 6

7. Koen de Kort (Netherlands / Skil - Shimano ) 6

8. Cyril Dessel (France / AG2R ) 5

9. Amets Txurruka (Spain / Euskaltel ) 5

10. Maxime Bouet (France / Agritubel ) 4

Youth standings

1. Tony Martin (Germany / Columbia ) 19 hrs 30 mins 14 secs

2. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas ) +39"

3. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas ) +44"

4. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank ) +49"

5. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Caisse d'Epargne ) +2:20"

6. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / AG2R ) +2:24"

7. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +2:25"

8. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Columbia ) +2:41"

9. Peter Velits (Slovakia / Milram ) +3:44"

10. Nikolai Trussov (Russia / Katusha ) +3:53"

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(Compiled by Infostrada Sports; Editing by Tom Pilcher)