Valverde wins stage 6 of the Vuelta a Espana

Alejandro Valverde moved back into pole position at the Vuelta a Espana when he won the first summit finish of the race at La Zubia. Valverde had enough finishing punch to edge out Chris Froome (Sky) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) at the end of a thrilling stage contested fiercely by all of the race's biggest names. The victory put him back into the leader's red jersey which he had ceded to Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) in Arcos de la Frontera three days ago.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team4:35:27
2Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 1 - Cell 2
3Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha0:00:08
5Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team0:00:12
6Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:18
7Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge0:00:25
8Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky0:00:32
10Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:00:33
11Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN - Qhubeka0:00:40
13Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:00:44
14Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:00:47
16Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale0:00:56
17Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida0:00:59
18Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin SharpRow 17 - Cell 2
19Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:01:04
20Adam Yates (GBr) Orica Greenedge0:01:07
21Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:15
23Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr0:01:19
24Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:01:23
25Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha0:01:25
26Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:31
27André Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp0:01:39
28Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:01:43
29George Bennett (NZl) CannondaleRow 28 - Cell 2
30Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:48
31Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:01:53
33Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida0:01:54
34Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:57
35Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Tinkoff-Saxo0:02:12
36Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing0:02:16
37Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:02:20
40Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:23
41Wout Poels (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:02:30
42Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:03:10
43Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:13
44Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp0:03:44
45José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team0:03:55
46Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:04:17
47Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:04:29
49Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:04:47
50Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp0:04:52
52Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:05:04
53Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 52 - Cell 2
54Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:05:12
56Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team0:05:30
57Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:05:49
58Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo0:06:02
59Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 58 - Cell 2
60Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:06:41
62Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.frRow 61 - Cell 2
63Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:06:53
64Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar0:06:57
66Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:07:06
67Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 66 - Cell 2
68Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 68 - Cell 2
70Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-MeridaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team SkyRow 70 - Cell 2
72Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:07:38
74Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto BelisolRow 73 - Cell 2
75Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:07:55
76Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 75 - Cell 2
77Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol0:07:59
78Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 77 - Cell 2
79Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team0:08:10
80Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:08:47
82Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory RacingRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 82 - Cell 2
84Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 83 - Cell 2
85Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano0:08:50
87Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:08:53
88Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin Sharp0:09:09
89Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing0:09:15
90Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team0:09:46
91Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:10:02
92Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenedgeRow 91 - Cell 2
93Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 92 - Cell 2
94Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 94 - Cell 2
96Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 95 - Cell 2
97Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 96 - Cell 2
98Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano0:10:37
99Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:10:39
101Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team SkyRow 100 - Cell 2
102Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) IAM Cycling0:10:56
103Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 102 - Cell 2
104Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory RacingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Factory RacingRow 104 - Cell 2
106Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenedgeRow 107 - Cell 2
109Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto BelisolRow 108 - Cell 2
110Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenedgeRow 109 - Cell 2
111Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 110 - Cell 2
112Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.frRow 112 - Cell 2
114Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 113 - Cell 2
115Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 114 - Cell 2
116Johann Tschopp (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 115 - Cell 2
117Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing0:11:23
118Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:11:25
119Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 118 - Cell 2
120Peter Sagan (Svk) CannondaleRow 119 - Cell 2
121Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team0:11:28
122Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenedgeRow 121 - Cell 2
123Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 123 - Cell 2
125Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) CannondaleRow 126 - Cell 2
128Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:11:33
129Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling0:11:37
130Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.frRow 129 - Cell 2
131Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:11:42
132Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky0:11:47
133Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale0:11:52
134Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team0:11:59
135Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 135 - Cell 2
137Matthias Krizek (Aut) CannondaleRow 136 - Cell 2
138Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 137 - Cell 2
139Maciej Bodnar (Pol) CannondaleRow 138 - Cell 2
140John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano0:12:27
141Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
142Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 141 - Cell 2
143Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-ShimanoRow 142 - Cell 2
144Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team KatushaRow 143 - Cell 2
145Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha0:12:32
146Vegard Breen (Nor) Lotto BelisolRow 145 - Cell 2
147Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory RacingRow 146 - Cell 2
148Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale0:12:44
149Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:12:59
150Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge0:13:08
151Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp0:13:11
152Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team0:13:25
153Oscar Gatto (Ita) CannondaleRow 152 - Cell 2
154Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:13:30
155Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky0:13:34
156Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:13:45
157Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 156 - Cell 2
158Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ.fr0:13:53
159Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka0:14:18
160Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 159 - Cell 2
161Peio Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 160 - Cell 2
162Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team EuropcarRow 161 - Cell 2
163Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team SkyRow 162 - Cell 2
164Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica Greenedge0:14:26
166Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 165 - Cell 2
167Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Team KatushaRow 166 - Cell 2
168Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenedgeRow 167 - Cell 2
169Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 168 - Cell 2
170Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.frRow 169 - Cell 2
171Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 170 - Cell 2
172Daniel Craven (Nam) Team EuropcarRow 171 - Cell 2
173Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:14:53
174Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka0:15:06
175Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:15:11
176David Millar (GBr) Garmin Sharp0:15:24
177Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp0:15:30
178Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 177 - Cell 2
179Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar0:15:33
180Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:15:44
181Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:15:59
182Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling