Yates fifth in sixth stage Tour de France after day in the breakaway

Right from the start in Bayeux, the race ignited. Attacks followed in quick succession. Victor Campenaerts opened the action for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, and shortly after, Wout van Aert also made an attempt. The third try was the one that succeeded – this time by Yates. The Brit got away with seven other riders and built up a lead of several minutes.With around forty kilometers to go, fellow escapee Ben Healy made a move and went solo. The Irishman’s attack proved successful, as he arrived alone in Vire Normandie and claimed the stage win. Yates crossed the line in fifth place. Mathieu van der Poel was also part of the breakaway and is now the new leader of the general classification. That means Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson move up to fifth and sixth overall.

“Today I felt much better”

Jonas Vingegaard

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“We wanted to be part of the day’s breakaway, and I managed to get in”, Yates says after the stage. “I’m starting to feel better and better, which I hope is a good sign for the rest of the Tour. It was a tough day out there.” Teammate Tiesj Benoot adds: “Especially the first two hours were extremely fast. Eventually, the GC teams eased up a bit. Overall, it was a good day for us.”On a postive day for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Vingegaard staying out of trouble throughout. “I was obviously disappointed yesterday, but today I felt much better. I’m happy about that. There hasn’t been an easy stage so far in this Tour de France. Tomorrow will be another tough one”, the Dane predicts.

“We are showing good form as a team”

Head of Racing Grischa Niermann

Head of Racing Grischa Niermann is pleased with the team’s performance. “We are showing good form as a team. It was a hard race and we definitely wanted to be part of the break. It’s a pity that Wout’s attempt didn’t work out. Today wasn’t a day for Jonas to try anything, but he felt good and was able to follow Pogacar on the final climb.” Tomorrow’s stage is another long one, finishing atop the Mûr-de-Bretagne.

Tour de France
Stage 6

Result

Rankings

Result

1

Ben Healy

EF Education – EasyPost

04:24:10

2

Quinn Simmons

Lidl – Trek

+00:02:44

3

Michael Storer

Tudor Pro Cycling Team

+00:02:51

5

Simon Yates

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:03:24

10

Jonas Vingegaard

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:05:27

11

Matteo Jorgenson

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:05:27

31

Tiesj Benoot

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:06:07

78

Sepp Kuss

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:09:12

79

Victor Campenaerts

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:09:12

117

Wout van Aert

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:19:54

152

Edoardo Affini

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:29:33

Rankings

1

Mathieu van der Poel

Alpecin – Deceuninck

21:52:34

2

Tadej Pogačar

UAE Team Emirates – XRG

+00:00:01

3

Remco Evenepoel

Soudal Quick-Step

+00:00:43

5

Jonas Vingegaard

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:01:14

6

Matteo Jorgenson

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:01:23

27

Tiesj Benoot

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:07:34

37

Sepp Kuss

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:12:32

40

Simon Yates

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:14:09

69

Victor Campenaerts

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:22:05

72

Wout van Aert

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:23:38

140

Edoardo Affini

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

+00:48:35

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