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)
