Race Report: Stage 6 of the Tour de France will be remembered for a few reasons: Africa took its first Tour King of the Mountains jersey with Daniel Teklehaimanot, ex-cyclo-cross World champion, Zdenek Stybar, won his first French Grand Tour stage and (probably) we lost another yellow jersey in a crash as Tony Martin hit the tarmac in the final kilometer. Yet another crazy day in the Tour de France.An early break was expected and when it included MTN-Qhubeka’s Daniel Teklehaimanot, we knew he would be going for the KOM jersey. What we couldn’t guess would happen; on the steep one kilometer climb to the finish line in Le Harve was a case of pleasure and pain for the Etixx – Quick-Step team. Zdenek Stybar won the stage in a stunning fashion, but the Yellow jersey wearing Tony Martin crashed on the steepest part of the climb and had to be pushed to the finish by his teammates. Have we lost our second yellow jersey in this year’s Tour?Tony Martin crossed the line with help, but what about tomorrow?The CourseStage 6 from Abbeville to Le Harve: 191.5 kilometers of very undulating roads with three Cat 4 climbs and an uphill finish. The course follows the Normandy coast before it hits the last rise. The finish is at 75 meters, so we are not talking about anything too big, but it shouldnt suit the specialist sprinters like Greipel and Cavendish, although with the form the German has at the moment…The break...
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