June 13, 2014 (Poisy, France) – A spectacular stage winner of the Tour de France in Ajaccio last year, Jan Bakelants scored his first win for Omega Pharma-Quick Step in Poisy after winning a tormented two-man sprint against Lieuwe Westra of Astana. Race leader Chris Froome (Team Sky) got a fright as he crashed within ten kilometers but without any apparent consequence. He praised his rivals’ sportsmanship for waiting for him.

Sixteen leaders after 30 kilometres
After a very fast start from Grenoble, the capital of the Alps, and many attempts, it took half an hour to a sixteen man breakaway to be formed, comprising Lieuwe Westra (Astana), Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff-Saxo), Julien Simon (Cofidis), Jens Keukeleire (Orica), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Jean-Christophe PÈraud (AG2R-La Mondiale), Pim Ligthart (Lotto), Aleksej Saramotins (IAM), Maciej Bodnar (Cannondale), Jens Voigt (Trek), Jan Bakelants and Zdenek Stybar (OPQS), Thomas Damuseau (Giant), Valerio Conti (Lampre), Bram Tankink (Belkin) and Cesare Benedetti (NetApp). At km 70, they reached a time gap of 5.55. It wasn’t enough for Bakelants, 6.03 down on Chris Froome, to virtually put himself in the lead. Team Sky kept the race under control with a difference of five minutes between the front group and the pack for most of the race.

FDJ.fr missed out on Friday 13?
FDJ.fr, one of the six teams that has missed the breakaway, sent two riders at the front in order to bring the gap down but with 32 kilometres to go, it was a bit too late. Briefly, Katusha took over as they imagined they could win for the third straight day but action occurred at the front once the escapees hit the hills located in the final 25 kilometres. A trio rode away in the 4th category cÙte de Marcellaz-Albanais: Ligthart, Westra and Bakelants. The peloton was timed 3.20 at the top.

Froome crashed with 10 kilometers to go
In the narrow and curvy roads of the finale, race leader Chris Froome crashed with ten kilometers to go, but the peloton slowed down to wait for him to come back as they already had no more hopes to bring the breakaway back. At the difference of Bakelants, Ligthart couldn’t follow Westra when he attacked in the final climb. With eight kilometers to go, the race was coming down to a duel but Bakelants and Westra played a game of cat and mouse. They almost crashed during the final sprint. It was tight but Bakelants proved to be the fastest while his team-mate Stybar positioned it two in the top three for OPQS on that stage. Led by Tinkoff-Saxo in the finale, the peloton reduced the gap to prevent Bakelants from entering the top 10 on GC.

Results

1. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 4:07:20
2. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
3. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 0:24
4. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto-Belisol
5. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge
6. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing
7. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale
8. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
9. Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida
10. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits.
11. Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
12. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp-Endura
13. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
14. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar
15. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
16. Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling 1:14
17. Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 3:55
18. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Team Sky
19. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky
20. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Team Sky
21. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
22. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
23. Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura
24. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits.
25. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
26. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
27. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
28. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
29. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
30. Adam Yates (Gbr) Orica GreenEdge
31. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) IAM Cycling
32. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura
33. Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
34. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
35. Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale
36. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp
37. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Sharp
38. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
39. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
40. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
41. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits.
42. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits.
43. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha
44. Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team
45. Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team
46. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
47. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
48. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Fdj.fr
49. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) Trek Factory Racing
50. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
51. Mickaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
52. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
53. John Gadret (Fra) Movistar
54. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura
55. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky 4:03
56. Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling 4:32
57. Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
58. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
59. Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.fr
60. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits.
61. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge 4:55
62. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
63. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar
64. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) Trek Factory Racing
65. Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Team Katusha
66. Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Movistar
67. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
68. Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha
69. Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
70. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
71. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Fdj.fr 5:05
72. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
73. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling
74. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
75. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
76. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
77. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
78. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
79. Scott Thwaites (Gbr) Team Netapp-Endura
80. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 5:24
81. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
82. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling
83. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
84. Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
85. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge 5:37
86. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
87. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 5:51
88. Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
89. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano
90. Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura
91. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
92. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team
93. Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits.
94. Bruno Pires (Por) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
95. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Fdj.fr
96. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits.
97. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
98. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin-Sharp
99. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit) Garmin-Sharp
100. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 6:15
101. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdge 6:54
102. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida
103. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar
104. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale
105. Natnael Berhane Teweldemedhin (Eri) Team Europcar
106. Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar
107. Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha
108. Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
109. Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
110. Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura
111. Kristjan Koren (Slo) Cannondale
112. Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha
113. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
114. Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar
115. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano
116. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Movistar
117. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team
118. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing
119. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
120. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp
121. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
122. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
123. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale
124. Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
125. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 7:20
126. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol 7:26
127. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 8:28
128. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team
129. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
130. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky
131. Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling 9:33
132. Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha 9:39
133. Yohan Offredo (Fra) Fdj.fr 0:10:48
134. Mickael Delage (Fra) Fdj.fr
135. Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
136. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale 0:12:01
137. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
138. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
139. Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura
140. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin-Sharp
141. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
142. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale
143. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:12:35
144. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
145. Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky 0:13:11
146. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:15:16
147. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar 0:15:29
148. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
149. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
150. Xabier Zandio Echaide (Esp) Team Sky

GC after Stage 6

1. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 23:12:15
2. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 0:12
3. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
4. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:33
5. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:35
6. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:50
7. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) Trek Factory Racing 1:22
8. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
9. Adam Yates (Gbr) Orica GreenEdge 1:24
10. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 1:35
11. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:40
12. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) IAM Cycling
13. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 1:43
14. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura 1:44
15. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 1:58
16. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 2:22
17. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 2:32
18. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Team Sky 2:36
19. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha 2:42
20. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 2:47
21. Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team 3:31
22. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura 3:56
23. John Gadret (Fra) Movistar 4:01
24. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5:09
25. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team 5:59
26. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Fdj.fr 6:09
27. Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling 6:27
28. Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha 6:31
29. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 7:14
30. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha 7:50
31. Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 8:20
32. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 8:28
33. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale 9:02
34. Mickaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 9:10
35. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team 9:19
36. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol 9:35
37. Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:10:21
38. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 0:10:23
39. Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:10:27
40. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdge 0:10:35
41. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:10:57
42. Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 0:11:08
43. Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 0:11:11
44. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 0:11:18
45. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling 0:11:23
46. Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team 0:11:50
47. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:11:55
48. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 0:11:59
49. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0:13:32
50. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 0:14:17
51. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:14:22
52. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale 0:14:51
53. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 0:15:19
54. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:15:23
55. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:16:13
56. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 0:17:45
57. Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar 0:18:03
58. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Movistar 0:18:10
59. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar 0:18:14
60. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Team Sky 0:18:49
61. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge 0:19:03
62. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 0:19:16
63. Kristjan Koren (Slo) Cannondale 0:19:19
64. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar 0:19:33
65. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 0:20:10
66. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:20:20
67. Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 0:21:04
68. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky 0:21:27
69. Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha 0:21:37
70. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 0:22:05
71. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano 0:22:18
72. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto-Belisol 0:22:24
73. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Fdj.fr 0:22:29
74. Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 0:23:49
75. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 0:23:54
76. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 0:24:13
77. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 0:25:39
78. Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha 0:25:50
79. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) Trek Factory Racing 0:26:27
80. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Fdj.fr 0:27:04
81. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge 0:27:19
82. Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 0:27:46
83. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 0:28:06
84. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team 0:28:42
85. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge 0:30:36
86. Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura 0:31:01
87. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:32:01
88. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar 0:32:11
89. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 0:33:18
90. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:34:03
91. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:34:16
92. Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 0:34:54
93. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:34:57
94. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp 0:35:45
95. Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:35:59
96. Bruno Pires (Por) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 0:36:04
97. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale 0:36:29
98. Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale 0:37:29
99. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:37:40
100. Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp-Endura 0:39:27
101. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:41:42
102. Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:41:55
103. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:42:32
104. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 0:44:05
105. Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 0:44:42
106. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale 0:44:46
107. Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling 0:44:48
108. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano 0:45:02
109. Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura 0:45:50
110. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:45:55
111. Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Movistar 0:46:55
112. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:48:25
113. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 0:49:59
114. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 0:53
115. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:58
116. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale 0:50:52
117. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 0:51:40
118. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling 0:51:57
119. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 0:53:03
120. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing 0:53:43
121. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit) Garmin-Sharp 0:55:09
122. Yohan Offredo (Fra) Fdj.fr 0:55:11
123. Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar 0:55:15
124. Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling 0:55:55
125. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano 0:56:27
126. Scott Thwaites (Gbr) Team Netapp-Endura 0:56:41
127. Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.fr 0:56:44
128. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:58:53
129. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:00
130. Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha 1:00:44
131. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin-Sharp 1:01:10
132. Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura 1:01:22
133. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:02:00
134. Mickael Delage (Fra) Fdj.fr 1:03:37
135. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 1:03:55
136. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano 1:04:10
137. Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha 1:06:40
138. Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:07:32
139. Natnael Berhane Teweldemedhin (Eri) Team Europcar 1:08:48
140. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 1:10:16
141. Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura 1:10:48
142. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin-Sharp 1:12:49
143. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto-Belisol 1:14:23
144. Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky 1:14:38
145. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 1:17:29
146. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky 1:19:01
147. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:23:12
148. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar 1:32:49
149. Xabier Zandio Echaide (Esp) Team Sky 1:37:57
150. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 1:39:09