Vuelta a España Stage Report: Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) stormed to the stage win on the sixth stage of the 2024 Vuelta a España and took the crimson jersey with a lead of practically 5 minutes on Primoz Roglič (Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe). The Australian had misplaced time to the opposite favourites within the first mountain stage, went with the early break, earlier than he soloed to the end in Yunquera for a double end result.
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The ultimate kilometre
Vuelta race director, Fernando Escartín: “The issue of this version’s second mountain stage is concentrated in the beginning and center of the stage. From the beginning, the terrain will peak upwards till it reaches the Boyar mountain cross, a Class 1 climb. A number of Class 3 climbs will add one other layer of issue to the stage, previous to its remaining climb on the way in which to Yunquera. Escapes are anticipated to happen.”
Stage 6 profile
Stage 6: The Vuelta is now within the deep south. Stage 6 begins in Jerez de la Frontera on Thursday. This space is pretty flat and climbing doesn’t actually begin till after 50 kilometres, on the Cat.1 climb of the Puerto del Bojar (15km at 5.7%) with most gradients of 10%. That is the hardest climb of the day, however the stage solely actually begin then, with 4 extra Cat.3 climbs. First is the Alto de Ronda (5.9km at 4.6%), then the Puerto del Viento (6.9km at 4.1%) and the simpler Puerto Martinez (3.8km at 5.5%), the final is the Alto de las Abejas (9.3km at 4%). The ultimate climb just isn’t troublesome. The end is in Yunquera for the primary time in Vuelta historical past.
A tough day to come back with 4 categorised climbs – Will Primoz Roglič defend his crimson jersey?
Within the run-up to the Puerto del Bojar, many riders wished to be within the break. It took some time, however ultimately a big main group of 33 riders shaped. On the Puerto del Bojar, a number of riders tried to cross, together with Richard Carapaz (EF Schooling-EasyPost) and Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers).
Stage 6 began from a grocery store
This counter-attack brought on the race to come back again collectively once more. Three riders from the unique main group; Clément Berthet (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), Pelayo Sanchez (Movistar) and Cristian Rodriguez (Arkea-B&B Resorts) managed to remain away. They might later be joined by ten different riders, a few of whom had been within the earlier strikes.
Stage 6 began from a grocery store
Leemreize (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Vansevenant (T-Rex Fast-Step), Pablo Castrillo and Urko Berrade (Equipo Kern Pharma), Jay Vine (UAE Crew Emirates), Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla), Marco Frigo (Israel-Premier Tech), Luca Vergallito (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Florian Lipowitz (Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) all made it into the lead group. Lipowitz was the most effective positioned rider on GC with the leaders. He was 1:50 behind the crimson jersey, his teammate Primoz Roglic. O’Connor was at 6 extra seconds.
The leaders on the check-out
Regardless of Lipowitz being within the break, Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe managed the peloton, however ultimately stopped driving on the entrance. Bahrain Victorious took over and the lead didn’t improve way more than 5 minutes. The lead had been diminished when O’Connor and Leemreize attacked with 60 kilometres to go. They quickly had a minute lead on the chasers.
Everybody wished to be within the break
Three riders jumped away from the chase group: Berrade, Frigo and Sánchez. They bought inside half a minute of Leemreize and O’Connor, however then misplaced time. The peloton, the place Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe had been being helped by UAE Crew Emirates and Movistar, was now greater than 5 minutes behind the leaders. O’Connor had an opportunity of taking the crimson jersey and he saved pushing arduous. Leemreize was simply hanging on.
The assaults saved coming
It took many makes an attempt earlier than the ‘correct’ break of the day shaped
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Vuelta a España Stage 6 End result:
1. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale in 4:28:12
2. Marco Frigo (Ita) Israel-Premier Tech at 4:33
3. Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 5:12
4. Clement Berthet (Fra) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale
5. Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Arkéa-B&B Resorts
6. Gijs Leemreize (Ned) dsm-firmenich-PostNL
7. Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Soudal-Fast Step at 5:35
8. Urko Berrade Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma at 6:02
9. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Crew Emirates at 6:31
10. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ.
Vuelta a España Total After Stage 6:
1. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale in 23:28:28
2. Primož Roglič (Slo) Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 4:51
3. João Almeida (Por) UAE Crew Emirates at 4:59
4. Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Pink Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 5:18
5. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar at 5:23
6. Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Arkéa-B&B Resorts at 5:26
7. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 5:29
8. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto Dstny at 5:32
9. Felix Gall (Aust) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale at 5:38
10. Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (Den) Lidl-Trek at 5:49.
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