Int. Österreich-Rundfahrt 2011: Stage 6 Results

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Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) get the salami and the yellow jersey (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

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BMC's Greg Van Avemaet is happy to accept the winner's kisses (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

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Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) takes his win (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

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Approaching the finish (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

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A mouthful for yellow jersey Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

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The field doesn't have time to look at the beautiful gate (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

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The wind played a factor (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

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Sunflowers in Austria (Image credit: www.derfotograf.at)

Greg Van Avermaet won a photo finish sprint in the Tour of Austria stage 6 out of an escape group which crossed the line only seconds ahead of the chasing peloton. The BMC Racing team rider nosed out Matthew Brammeier of HTC-Highroad, with Leopard Trek's Daniele Bennati taking third. The peloton crossed the finish line only six seconds behind the 11 men in the break.

The top riders in the GC all crossed the line in the same time. Fredrik Kessiakoff of Astana continues to lead ahead of Mauro Santambrogio (BMC) and Leopold König (NetApp).

"I am really happy. It's been a long year for me,” Van Avermaet said. “I think it was two years ago that I last won a race. I'm really happy to do it in the BMC Racing Team jersey, too. With 4km to go, the gap was only 25 seconds, so it was really close. I just kept trying to keep the speed up and tried to go for the victory in the sprint. I wasn't sure about (Daniele) Bennati because he's a really strong sprinter. He went with 300 meters to go. I tried to catch his wheel and in the end I was a little bit faster."

Van Avermaet also took over the points jersey, which he said "was not so important to me. But I wanted to have a stage win. I've had a really good year. The only thing I didn't have was a win. So for me, today is really special."

The sixth stage was just about as flat as it gets in Austria, with only three category four climbs. The stage got off to a nervous start, until an escape group formed.

Daniele Bennati (Leopard Trek), Robert Wagner (Leopard Trek), Matthew Brammeier (HTC-Highroad), Jaroslaw Marycz (Saxo Bank-SunGard), Gregory Rast (RadioShack), Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Nikolay Trusov (Katusha), Michael Barry (Sky), Andrey Mizurov (Astana), Francesco Ginanni (Androni-Giacattoli), Aleksejs Saramotins (Cofidis), Daniele Ratto (GEOX) and De Negri (Farnese Vini) built up a lead of up to four minutes.

Skil-Shimano and Team NetApp led the peloton in cutting that down to around the two-minute mark, but the group held doggedly to its lead. Approaching the 10km marker, Wagner and Rast were the first to be dropped.

The remaining 11 managed to stay together and stay away until the end, with Van Avermaet taking the narrowest of wins.

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	3:19:11
2	Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad
3	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek
4	Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
5	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC
6	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
7	Nicolai Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team
8	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
9	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard
10	Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling	0:00:03
11	Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:00:06
12	Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
13	Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek
14	Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano
15	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
16	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team
17	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack
18	Rene Weissinger (Ger) Team Vorarlberg
19	Stefan Kirchmair (Aut) Tyrol Team
20	Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad
21	Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana
22	Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
23	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana
24	Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek
25	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad
26	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad
27	Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
28	Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team
29	Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack
30	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Vorarlberg
31	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek
32	Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
33	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano
34	Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack
35	Silvan Dillier (Swi) Team Vorarlberg
36	Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana
37	Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC
38	Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana
39	Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
40	Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp
41	Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling
42	Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
43	Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
44	André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
45	Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC
46	Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
47	Adam Homolka (Cze) WSA - Viperbike
48	Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
49	Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Team Vorarlberg
50	Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp
51	Moris Possini (Ita) Sky Procycling
52	Michael Schwaiger (Aut) WSA - Viperbike
53	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
54	Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp
55	Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack
56	Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC
57	Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad
58	Harald Totschnig (Aut) Tyrol Team
59	Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team
60	Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team
61	Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team
62	Dimitry Kozonchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC
63	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
64	Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek
65	Andreas Hofer (Aut) Tyrol Team
66	Georg Preidler (Aut) Tyrol Team
67	Kajetan Fricke (Ger) Team Vorarlberg
68	Luca Barla (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
69	Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Team Vorarlberg
70	Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad
71	Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek
72	Yonnatta Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
73	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
74	Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp
75	Yohann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
76	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad
77	Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC
78	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek
79	Yevgeniy Nepomyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
80	Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack
81	Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
82	Christensen Mads (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
83	Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad
84	Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:00:22
85	Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling	0:00:26
86	Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:01:05
87	Luca Mirenda (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:01:44
88	Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:01:47
89	Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack	0:01:50
90	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp	0:02:13
91	Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek
92	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp	0:00:06
93	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:03:11
94	Emanuel Vona (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:05:06
95	Josef Benetseder (Aut) Team Vorarlberg
96	Matthias Brändle (Aut) Geox-TMC
97	Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
98	Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha Team
99	Wolfgang Geisler (Aut) WSA - Viperbike
100	Roman Kiriyev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
101	Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team
102	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:05:52
103	Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano
104	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:10:46
105	Thomas Hasibeder (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:14:33
106	Stefan Stadler (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
107	Markus Götz (Aut) WSA - Viperbike
108	Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
109	David Wöhrer (Aut) Tyrol Team
110	Otavio Didier Bulgarelli (Bra) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
111	Patrick Schörkmayer (Aut) WSA - Viperbike
112	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Tyrol Team
113	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
114	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
115	Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Netapp
116	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard
117	Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team
118	Mario Schoibl (Aut) Tyrol Team
119	Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
120	Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
121	Petr Lechner (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
122	Martin Schöffmann (Aut) WSA - Viperbike
123	Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team
124	Stefan Rucker (Aut) WSA - Viperbike
125	Dominik Brändle (Aut) Team Vorarlberg
126	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano	0:15:25
127	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano

Sprint 1, km. 18,1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	4	pts
2	Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack	2
3	Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek	1

Sprint 2, km. 111,5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	4	pts
2	Nicolai Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team	2
3	Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek	1

Sprint 3, km. 136,8
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	4	pts
2	Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack	2
3	Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek	1

Points
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	15	pts
2	Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad	12
3	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek	10
4	Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	8
5	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC	7
6	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	6
7	Nicolai Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team	5
8	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	4
9	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard	3
10	Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling	2

Penalties
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek	-5
2	Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team	-5

Mountain 1 - Cat. 4, km.:27,9
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack	3	pts
2	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	2
3	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	1

Mountain 2 - Cat. 4, km. 125,8
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack	3	pts
2	Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek	2
3	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek	1

Mountain 3 - Cat. 4 km. 144
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nicolai Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team	3	pts
2	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard	2
3	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	1

Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	BMC Racing Team	9:57:45
2	Leopard Trek
3	HTC-Highroad
4	Pro Team Astana
5	Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
6	Saxo Bank Sungard
7	Katusha Team
8	Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
9	Geox-TMC
10	Sky Procycling	0:00:03
11	Team RadioShack	0:00:06
12	Team Vorarlberg
13	Tyrol Team
14	Team Netapp
15	Androni Giocattoli
16	WSA - Viperbike	0:05:06
17	Skil - Shimano	0:05:52
18	ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:19:33

General classification after stage 6
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana	23:48:33
2	Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team	0:01:18
3	Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp	0:01:26
4	Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC	0:01:34
5	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek	0:01:46
6	Moris Possini (Ita) Sky Procycling	0:02:12
7	Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team	0:02:46
8	Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:02:51
9	Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC	0:03:11
10	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Vorarlberg	0:03:29
11	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	0:04:18
12	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano	0:04:19
13	Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack	0:04:26
14	Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp	0:04:31
15	Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC	0:04:38
16	Harald Totschnig (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:04:39
17	Stefan Kirchmair (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:05:07
18	Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana	0:06:34
19	Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek	0:06:51
20	Dimitry Kozonchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC	0:07:39
21	Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling	0:08:23
22	Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp	0:08:24
23	Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack	0:08:31
24	Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team	0:09:10
25	Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:09:22
26	Georg Preidler (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:09:32
27	Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana	0:09:40
28	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	0:09:47
29	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:09:55
30	Yonnatta Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli	0:11:30
31	Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek	0:11:41
32	Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad	0:13:57
33	Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek	0:14:22
34	Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling	0:14:59
35	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC	0:16:45
36	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:17:17
37	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad	0:17:30
38	Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack	0:17:42
39	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:17:43
40	Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team	0:17:44
41	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp	0:19:07
42	Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack	0:19:12
43	Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana	0:19:39
44	Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack	0:19:54
45	Martin Schöffmann (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	0:21:06
46	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:21:43
47	Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:22:11
48	Christensen Mads (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:22:12
49	Kajetan Fricke (Ger) Team Vorarlberg
50	Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling	0:22:52
51	Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp	0:23:18
52	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad	0:24:39
53	Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:24:54
54	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek	0:24:59
55	Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team	0:26:29
56	Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad	0:27:53
57	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:27:55
58	Yevgeniy Nepomyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	0:28:11
59	Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad	0:28:12
60	Yohann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:28:52
61	Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team	0:29:20
62	Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha Team	0:30:11
63	Andreas Hofer (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:32:56
64	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack	0:34:53
65	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:35:14
66	Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Team Vorarlberg	0:35:37
67	Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:36:10
68	Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad	0:36:33
69	Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:39:24
70	Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack	0:39:29
71	Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC	0:39:38
72	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:40:54
73	Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:41:08
74	Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team	0:41:29
75	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:42:02
76	Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Team Vorarlberg	0:42:26
77	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad	0:43:47
78	Josef Benetseder (Aut) Team Vorarlberg	0:45:40
79	David Wöhrer (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:45:44
80	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:46:00
81	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:46:28
82	Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek	0:46:58
83	Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:48:34
84	Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:48:59
85	Luca Mirenda (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:49:22
86	Nicolai Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team	0:49:25
87	Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team	0:49:33
88	Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling	0:50:10
89	Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team	0:51:15
90	Rene Weissinger (Ger) Team Vorarlberg	0:53:05
91	Adam Homolka (Cze) WSA - Viperbike	0:53:19
92	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:53:42
93	Dominik Brändle (Aut) Team Vorarlberg	0:55:28
94	Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
95	Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:58:35
96	Stefan Rucker (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	0:58:43
97	André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:58:47
98	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:59:01
99	Markus Götz (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	0:59:31
100	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek	0:59:50
101	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team	1:00:18
102	Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad	1:01:02
103	Silvan Dillier (Swi) Team Vorarlberg	1:01:30
104	Matthias Brändle (Aut) Geox-TMC	1:01:49
105	Roman Kiriyev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	1:02:04
106	Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano	1:03:42
107	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp	1:05:07
108	Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	1:08:19
109	Stefan Stadler (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	1:12:00
110	Luca Barla (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	1:13:13
111	Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano	1:13:23
112	Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Netapp	1:15:14
113	Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	1:18:52
114	Emanuel Vona (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	1:20:53
115	Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek	1:22:42
116	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	1:25:11
117	Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling	1:28:49
118	Wolfgang Geisler (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	1:30:01
119	Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	1:36:48
120	Michael Schwaiger (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	1:36:55
121	Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	1:40:29
122	Petr Lechner (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	1:45:27
123	Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	1:47:03
124	Thomas Hasibeder (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	1:49:11
125	Mario Schoibl (Aut) Tyrol Team	1:50:08
126	Patrick Schörkmayer (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	1:50:41
127	Otavio Didier Bulgarelli (Bra) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	1:57:36

Sprint classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	43	pts
2	Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp	28
3	Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team	26
4	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana	23
5	Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	22
6	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad	22
7	Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling	18
8	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano	17
9	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	16
10	Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack	14
11	Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp	14
12	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano	13
13	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC	13
14	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek	13
15	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	12
16	Nicolai Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team	12
17	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	11
18	Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling	10
19	Moris Possini (Ita) Sky Procycling	10
20	Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	10
21	Christensen Mads (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	9
22	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek	9
23	Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana	9
24	Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC	8
25	Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano	7
26	Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek	7
27	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	6
28	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	6
29	Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	5
30	Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	5
31	Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack	5
32	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	5
33	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek	5
34	Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC	4
35	Stefan Kirchmair (Aut) Tyrol Team	4
36	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp	4
37	Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team	4
38	Dimitry Kozonchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC	4
39	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	4
40	Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling	3
41	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano	3
42	Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp	3
43	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard	3
44	David Wöhrer (Aut) Tyrol Team	3
45	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard	3
46	Rene Weissinger (Ger) Team Vorarlberg	3
47	Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek	2
48	Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack	2
49	Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad	2
50	Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano	2
51	Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team	1
52	Silvan Dillier (Swi) Team Vorarlberg	1
53	Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	1
54	Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team
55	Martin Schöffmann (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	-1
56	Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek	-5
57	Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling	-5
58	Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Team Vorarlberg	-5
59	Dominik Brändle (Aut) Team Vorarlberg	-5
60	Markus Götz (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	-5
61	Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	-5
62	Petr Lechner (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	-5

Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	38	pts
2	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano	37
3	Christensen Mads (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	28
4	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	18
5	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano	17
6	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	17
7	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana	15
8	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad	14
9	David Wöhrer (Aut) Tyrol Team	14
10	Martin Schöffmann (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	13
11	Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek	12
12	Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team	11
13	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek	10
14	Dimitry Kozonchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC	9
15	Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling	8
16	Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	8
17	Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp	8
18	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp	8
19	Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana	8
20	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard	8
21	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek	7
22	Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC	6
23	Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack	6
24	Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano	6
25	Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC	5
26	Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack	3
27	Nicolai Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team	3
28	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	3
29	Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp	2
30	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard	2
31	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	2
32	Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek	2
33	Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	1
34	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek	1

Young rider classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp	23:49:59
2	Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team	0:01:20
3	Stefan Kirchmair (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:03:41
4	Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team	0:07:44
5	Georg Preidler (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:08:06
6	Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana	0:08:14
7	Yonnatta Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli	0:10:04
8	Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad	0:12:31
9	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC	0:15:19
10	Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:15:51
11	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad	0:16:04
12	Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team	0:16:18
13	Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack	0:18:28
14	Martin Schöffmann (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	0:19:40
15	Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:20:45
16	Kajetan Fricke (Ger) Team Vorarlberg	0:20:46
17	Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling	0:21:26
18	Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad	0:23:13
19	Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:23:28
20	Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek	0:23:33
21	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:26:29
22	Yevgeniy Nepomyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	0:26:45
23	Yohann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:27:26
24	Andreas Hofer (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:31:30
25	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack	0:33:27
26	Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Team Vorarlberg	0:34:11
27	Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:37:58
28	Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack	0:38:03
29	Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC	0:38:12
30	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:39:28
31	Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:39:42
32	Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad	0:42:21
33	David Wöhrer (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:44:18
34	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:44:34
35	Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:47:33
36	Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team	0:48:07
37	Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team	0:49:49
38	Patrick Konrad (Aut) Tyrol Team	0:52:16
39	Dominik Brändle (Aut) Team Vorarlberg	0:54:02
40	André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:57:21
41	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team	0:58:52
42	Silvan Dillier (Swi) Team Vorarlberg	1:00:04
43	Matthias Brändle (Aut) Geox-TMC	1:00:23
44	Roman Kiriyev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	1:00:38
45	Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team Netapp	1:13:48
46	Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	1:17:26
47	Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	1:23:45
48	Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	1:45:37
49	Thomas Hasibeder (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	1:47:45
50	Mario Schoibl (Aut) Tyrol Team	1:48:42
51	Patrick Schörkmayer (Aut) WSA - Viperbike	1:49:15

Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Geox-TMC	71:34:04
2	Pro Team Astana	0:01:59
3	BMC Racing Team	0:04:00
4	Team Netapp	0:05:57
5	Sky Procycling	0:09:59
6	Tyrol Team	0:10:01
7	Leopard Trek
8	Team RadioShack	0:13:00
9	Skil - Shimano	0:15:00
10	Katusha Team	0:16:58
11	Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	0:31:57
12	Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:31:59
13	Androni Giocattoli	0:34:57
14	HTC-Highroad	0:38:58
15	Team Vorarlberg	0:42:59
16	Saxo Bank Sungard	1:07:58
17	WSA - Viperbike	1:27:58
18	ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	2:32:58

Van Avermaet wins stage 6

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