Quick-Step Floors’ Maximilian Schachmann won the 117km sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya in Torrefarrera, Spain, today.
The German won the stage, which was shortened by 77km due to snow, in 2:34:25, beating Burgos BH’s Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spain) into second. Bora-Hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett (Ireland) finished in third.
Quick-Step Floors’ Maximilian Schachmann won the 117km sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya in Spain today. Photo: @VoltaCatalunya/@namussfilms
Movistar Team’s Alejandro Valverde retained the yellow jersey ahead of the seventh and final stage tomorrow.
View more results below.
Stage six
1. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 2:34:25
2. Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH
3. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:18
4. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
5. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
6. Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
7. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
8. Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
9. José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
10. Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
General classification
1. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 24:56:48
2. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky +0:16
3. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team +0:26
4. Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale +0:48
5. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott +01:12
6. Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team +01:18
7. George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo +01:20
8. Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale +01:24
9. Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale +01:26
10. Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team +01:28
