Vuelta a Espana stage 6 highlights - Video

Chris Froome checks behind during stage 6 at the Vuelta

Chris Froome checks behind during stage 6 at the Vuelta (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Stage 6 of the Vuelta a España, on paper, looked like a day for the breakaway, and indeed it was Tomasz Marczynski (Lotto Soudal) who won from the group of escapees. But there was no complacency in the group of overall contenders as Chris Froome (Team Sky) was repeatedly pressured by the attacks from Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo).

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