Stage 6
Cavendish makes it three
- Thursday 7 July 2016
- 191 km
- 2,025 m climbed
- Won by Mark Cavendish
The road
How it was won
- 23 km to go
The two-man break runs out
Arashiro and Barta have had five minutes for most of the afternoon, but Direct Energie finally marshal the chase and the pair are swept up with 23km to go.
- At the line
Cavendish makes it three
Sabatini opens a disjointed sprint in Montauban and Cavendish comes off it to out-last Kittel and the impressive debutant Dan McLay — his third win in six days and the 29th of his Tour career.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team Dimension Data | 4:43:48 |
| 2 | Marcel Kittel | Etixx - Quick Step | +0:00 |
| 3 | Daniel McLay | Fortuneo - Vital Concept | +0:00 |
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