Tour De France Stage 6 LIVE: Pedersen and Campanaerts up the Road on Big Day of Climbing in the Pyrenees
Pedersen and Campanaerts stretched their lead to 1:15 as the NSN-led peloton kept chasing before the major Pyrenees climbs.
- Stage 6 of the Tour began in Pau on Thursday, marking the first major mountain stage in the Pyrenees with a showdown expected between general classification favorites Poga and Vingegaard.
- Riders face the region's infamous 'circle from hell,' including the steep Col d'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet, representing the most challenging terrain in the race's first week.
- Early in the stage, Mads Pedersen, Victor Campanaerts, and Huub Artz launched an attack, building a lead of over one minute against the peloton.
- Huub Artz unexpectedly dropped from the breakaway after communicating with race officials; Pedersen and Campanaerts now lead by 1:15 against the NSN-led peloton.
- Race organizers placed the stage in the Extreme Weather Protocol 'red zone' due to potential thunderstorms, while Jonas Vingegaard continues wearing a mask to avoid infection.
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We're bringing you live coverage of the queen stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees, featuring the ascent of the Tourmalet.
The riders of the Grande Boucle sneeze from Pau on Thursday, before an unprecedented finish in Gavarnie-Gèdre. The stage is described by the director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, as "the most selective of the course of the Pyrenean stay".
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