Stage 6 - Huércal-Overa > San Javier. Mar Menor

Bouhanni finds his way back to the top

A nervous stage 6 of La Vuelta 18 saw Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) dominate a very tight sprint ahead of Danny Van Poppel (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors). The Frenchman claims his first Grand Tour victory since he took two on the Spanish Grand Tour in 2014. Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) managed to finish in a 50-man bunch to retain the red jersey. But his leader...

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Summary - Stage 6 - La Vuelta 2018

Porte: “I hadn’t been in a breakaway for years!”

Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team): “It’s been a fun day. I’m finally starting to feel a bit like things are getting back to normal and I recover. It’s just nice to do something different, I hadn’t been in a breakaway for years! Otherwise I’d just be sitting in the bunch and not doing much. It’s also interesting ahead of the third week.”

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Molard: “They told me today was going to be easy…”

Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ): “We had anticipated the wind but not that Thibaut (Pinot) would lose time. The goal was to defend the red jersey but also to protect him. The pace picked up when we got out of the village. I don’t know how it happened, I thought I had the guys just behind me and then I heard on the radio Thibaut was behind. He was at the front all day,...

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	Kilometers		Schedules Local Time
	From the finish	From the start	Caravan	44km/h	42km/h	40km/h
España
Almería
Almería	155.7	0	12:30	13:58	13:58	13:58
Huércal-Overa	155.7	0	12:30	13:58	13:58	13:58
Pulpí	140.2	15.5	12:53	14:19	14:20	14:21
San Juan de los Terreros	125.7	30	13:14	14:38	14:40	14:43
Águilas	119.7	36	13:20	14:47	14:49	14:52
D20 Comienza Puerto. D20	102.2	53.5	13:46	15:10	15:14	15:18
Alto del Garrobillo	98.4	57.3	13:51	15:16	15:19	15:23
RM-3 Avituallamiento. RM-3	78.5	77.2	14:21	15:43	15:48	15:53
Mazarrón	75.7	80	14:24	15:47	15:52	15:58
Puerto de Mazarrón	71.2	84.5	14:29	15:53	15:58	16:04
Isla Plana	60.7	95	14:47	16:07	16:13	16:20
RM-E22 Comienza Puerto. RM-E22	56.7	99	14:52	16:13	16:19	16:26
Alto del Cedacero	52.7	103	14:57	16:18	16:25	16:32
Canteras	42.7	113	15:11	16:32	16:39	16:47
Cartagena	37.7	118	15:18	16:38	16:46	16:55
Vista Alegre	31.7	124	15:36	16:47	16:55	17:04
La Esperanza	27.7	128	15:41	16:52	17:00	17:10
La Unión	26.7	129	15:42	16:53	17:02	17:11
El Algar	22.7	133	15:52	16:59	17:08	17:17
Los Alcázares	10.7	145	16:08	17:15	17:25	17:35
Los Narejos	8.5	147.2	16:16	17:18	17:28	17:38
Santiago de la Ribera	1.7	154	16:28	17:28	17:38	17:49
San Javier	0	155.7	16:31	17:30	17:40	17:51

Alto del Garrobillo

Km 57.3 3.8kilometre-long climb at 5,7% Category 3

Alto del Cedacero

Km 103 4kilometre-long climb at 6,2% Category 3

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Huércal-Overa > San Javier. Mar Menor

30/08/2018 - Stage 6 - 155,7 km - Flat