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Vuelta a Espana Stages 4, 5, 6 – Valverde Takes Control

by pedalmag.com

August 28, 2014 (Cordoba, Spain) – John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano won the 164.7km Stage 4 from Mairena del Alcor to Cordoba, followed by Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) IAM Cycling in second and GC leader Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge in third. Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp finished 47th on the stage.

John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano  ©  Cor Vos

Stage 5
Degenkolb went on to win his second consecutive Vuelta stage the following day on the fifth leg of the tour, 180km from Priego de Cordoba to Ronda, while Matthews maintained his overall lead. Canada’s Hesjedal finished 90th on the stage.

Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar finished with the pack on Stage 5 and went on to win Stage 6. © Cor Vos

Stage 6
After an exciting mountaintop finish from Benalmádena to Cumbres Verdes on the 167.7km stage 6, Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team set himself up as the new GC leader. He is in very elite company. Second on the stage was Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky, followed by Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo in third. All three finished in the same time.

Results

Stage 4 – Mairena del Alcor to Cordoba – 164.7km

1. John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 4:02:55
2. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) IAM Cycling
3. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge
4. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale
5. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp
6. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
7. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida
9. Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
10. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team
11. Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
12. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
13. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
14. Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Esp) MTN – Qhubeka
15. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
16. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale
17. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
18. Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge
19. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
20. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
21. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
22. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Tinkoff-Saxo
23. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha
24. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky
25. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
26. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr
27. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
28. Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
29. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
30. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
31. André Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp
32. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol
33. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
34. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
35. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (Crc) Movistar Team
36. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
37. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Team Sky
38. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
39. Samuel Sanchez (Esp) BMC Racing Team
40. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
41. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
42. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha
43. Peio Bilbao (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
44. Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida
45. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) Trek Factory Racing
46. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
47. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp
48. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
49. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
50. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
51. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
52. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp
53. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha
54. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Movistar Team
55. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Astana Pro Team
56. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team
57. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team
58. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo
59. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
60. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:10
61. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 0:00:18
62. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:25
63. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:26
64. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:32
65. Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 0:00:45
66. Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 0:00:53
67. Adam Yates (Gbr) Orica Greenedge 0:01:01
68. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica Greenedge 0:01:47
69. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge
70. Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:03:42
71. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
72. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN – Qhubeka
73. Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
74. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
75. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Team Katusha
76. Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar
77. Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
78. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida
79. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale
80. Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN – Qhubeka
81. Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
82. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:04:53
83. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:15
84. Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale
85. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
86. Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team
87. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
88. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin Sharp
89. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano
90. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
91. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:08:31
92. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
93. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
94. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
95. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
96. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
97. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
98. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
99. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol
100. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:10:47
101. Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp
102. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
103. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
104. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
105. Luis Mas Bonet (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
106. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky
107. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
108. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
109. Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr
110. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol
111. Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN – Qhubeka
112. Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing
113. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha
114. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
115. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Team Sky
116. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing 0:13:40
117. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr
118. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky
119. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 0:13:44
120. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
121. Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
122. Marcel Aregger (Sui) IAM Cycling
123. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
124. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
125. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
126. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
127. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team
128. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling
129. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp
130. Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar
131. Jesse Sergent (Nzl) Trek Factory Racing
132. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica Greenedge
133. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin Sharp
134. Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar
135. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp
136. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing
137. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale
138. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale
139. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
140. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
141. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale
142. Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto Belisol
143. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr
144. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale
145. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
146. Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha
147. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
148. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
149. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
150. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Trek Factory Racing
151. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
152. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale
153. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol
154. Johann Tschopp (Sui) IAM Cycling
155. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol
156. Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
157. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky
158. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
159. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale 0:16:55
160. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
161. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
162. Daniel Craven (Nam) Team Europcar
163. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
164. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica Greenedge
165. Pirmin Lang (Sui) IAM Cycling
166. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar
167. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
168. Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM Cycling
169. Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
170. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
171. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
172. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
173. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr
174. Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
175. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
176. Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol
177. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
178. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica Greenedge
179. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
180. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
181. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
182. Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling
183. Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida
184. Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
185. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar
186. Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
187. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky
188. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN – Qhubeka
189. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
190. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
191. Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
192. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky
193. Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling
194. Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling
195. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr
196. Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica Greenedge
197. Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
198. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:17:37

Stage 5 – Priego de Cordoba to Ronda – 180km

1. John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 4:41:47
2. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr
3. Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
4. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
5. Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
6. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
7. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) IAM Cycling
9. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN – Qhubeka
10. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
11. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge
12. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol
13. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale
14. Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:00:05
15. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky
16. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Team Sky
17. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale
18. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
19. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
20. André Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp
21. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
22. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
23. Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida
24. Samuel Sanchez (Esp) BMC Racing Team
25. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol
26. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
27. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
28. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
29. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
30. Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Esp) MTN – Qhubeka
31. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
32. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Team Sky
33. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
34. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
35. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
36. Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge
37. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
38. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team
39. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
40. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp
41. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
42. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
43. Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
44. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha
45. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha
46. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Movistar Team
47. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
48. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (Crc) Movistar Team
49. Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.fr
50. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
51. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Astana Pro Team
52. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
53. Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida
54. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
55. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) Trek Factory Racing
56. Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
57. Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team
58. Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar
59. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
60. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
61. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
62. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
63. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo
64. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
65. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
66. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha
67. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
68. Luis Mas Bonet (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
69. Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida
70. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Tinkoff-Saxo
71. Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 0:00:16
72. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky 0:00:19
73. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:00:21
74. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
75. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
76. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky
77. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
78. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:31
79. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Team Katusha
80. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr
81. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol 0:00:35
82. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:49
83. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky 0:01:16
84. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
85. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale 0:01:33
86. Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:01:35
87. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team 0:01:45
88. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:02:14
89. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:03:19
90. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp
91. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
92. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale
93. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:03:30
94. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
95. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol
96. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 0:03:42
97. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
98. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:03:45
99. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky 0:03:49
100. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:03:51
101. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp
102. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing 0:03:53
103. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling 0:11:27
104. Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN – Qhubeka
105. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
106. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Shimano
107. Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN – Qhubeka
108. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
109. Marcel Aregger (Sui) IAM Cycling
110. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
111. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team
112. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
113. Daniel Craven (Nam) Team Europcar
114. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
115. Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
116. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale
117. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale
118. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
119. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr
120. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale
121. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo
122. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
123. Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
124. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge
125. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky
126. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
127. Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha
128. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha
129. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Trek Factory Racing
130. Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
131. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka 0:13:32
132. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
133. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
134. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin Sharp
135. Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
136. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
137. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
138. Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
139. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
140. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
141. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
142. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
143. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
144. Dominic Klemme (Ger) IAM Cycling
145. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team
146. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
147. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr
148. Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
149. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
150. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
151. Jesse Sergent (Nzl) Trek Factory Racing
152. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica Greenedge
153. Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling
154. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar
155. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
156. Adam Yates (Gbr) Orica Greenedge
157. Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp
158. Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM Cycling
159. Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing
160. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
161. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
162. Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
163. Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling
164. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin Sharp
165. Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar
166. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica Greenedge
167. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
168. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
169. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica Greenedge
170. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
171. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida
172. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
173. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr
174. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN – Qhubeka
175. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr
176. Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
177. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
178. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky
179. Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol
180. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
181. Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
182. Johann Tschopp (Sui) IAM Cycling
183. Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto Belisol
184. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar
185. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar
186. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale
187. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale
188. Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale
189. Pirmin Lang (Sui) IAM Cycling
190. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp
191. Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar
192. Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka
193. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
194. Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica Greenedge 0:13:43
195. Peio Bilbao (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
196. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
197. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica Greenedge
198. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin Sharp 0:13:51

Stage 6 – Benalmádena to Cumbres Verdes – 167.7km

1. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 4:35:27
2. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky
3. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
4. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha 0:07
5. Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:013
6. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:18
7. Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge 0:24
8. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:26
9. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Team Sky 0:31
10. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:33

GC after Stage 6

1  Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team  22:48:08
2. Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:15
3. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:18
4. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 0:22
5. Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge 0:41
6. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha 0:45
7. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:55
8. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:58
9. Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano 1:02
10. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:06





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