Cofidis, Solutions Credits’ Nacer Bouhanni rode to victory on stage six of the Vuelta a Espana that finished in San Javier, Murcia, today.
The Frenchman completed the 155.7km route, which started in Huércal-Overa, in a time of 3:58:35.
An aerial shot of cyclists in action during a previous Vuelta a Espana stage. Photo: Luis Ángel Gómez
LottoNL-Jumbo’s Danny van Poppel claimed second place, with Quick-Step Floors’ Elia Viviani in third.
Groupama-FDJ’s Rudy Molard retained his overall lead, while Team Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski is in second and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Emanuel Buchmann in third.
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Stage six
1. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:58:35
2. Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
3. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
4. Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
5. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
6. Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida
7. Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team
8. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
9. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
10. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors
*Selected
58. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:01:44
60. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data
134. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +0:04:30
General classification
1. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 22:26:15
2. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky +0:00:41
3. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:00:48
4. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott +0:00:51
5. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team +0:00:53
6. Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida +0:01:11
7. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale +0:01:14
8. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team +0:01:14
9. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo +0:01:18
10. Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors +0:01:23
*Selected
27. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data +0:05:35
64. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:16:34
131. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +0:41:17
