Mathieu van der Poel leads by one second after stage six
Email Amy with your thoughts | Stage-by-stage guide
Stage six did not disappoint. There were plenty of breakaways and attacks, not to mention a lot of climbing for the riders. It was relentless. However, it was EF Education-EasyPost’s Ben Healy who stole the show with an impressive solo attack at 42km to go. Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) and Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling) gave chase, fighting to get to Healy, and ended the day with a second and third place respectively.
Meanwhile, Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was in a decisive breakaway for a big chunk of the day, ended stage six taking the yellow jersey off Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) by one second. It was a gripping day. Thank you for keeping me company, emailing in and reading the blog.
A full race report of today’s stage will be posted here shortly.
