Tour de France 2009 stage 6 results and standings: Hushovd wins with Armstrong tied for lead

July 9, 11:55 AMEndurance Sports ExaminerRoman Mica

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                                                                                                                                                                           AP Photo Hushovd wins

It was a wet and wild stage 6 at the Tour de France that saw David Miller try to break away but get caught within kilometers of the finish.

At the end of the rainy day it was Norway's Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) won his first stage since last year. It was the big Norwegians seventh career stage win.

In the Genral standings Cancellara still leads the race over Armstrong with two two tied on time. Contador is in third just 19 seconds behind, with Andreas Klöden (Astana) next, 23 seconds, and Levi Leipheimer taking up the fifth spot of the top 5.

Overall team Astana has four riders in the top fivegeneral standing positions.

Top Stage 6 Results:

1 Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam)
2 Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
3 José Joaquín Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne) roj
4 Gerald Ciolek (Milram)
5 Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas)
6 Filippo Pozzato (Katusha)
7 Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-NGC)
Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)

GC Standings after Stage 6:

• 1. Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank in 19:29:22
• 2. Lance Armstrong Astana in 19:29:22
• 3. Alberto Contador Astana in 19:29:41 at 00:19
• 4. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 19:29:45 at 00:23
• 5. Levi Leipheimer Astana in 19:29:53 at 00:31
• 6. Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream in 19:30:00 at 00:38
• 7. Tony Martin Team Columbia - Htc in 19:30:14 at 00:52
• 8. Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream in 19:30:38 at 01:16
• 9. Gustav Larsson Team Saxo Bank in 19:30:44 at 01:22
• 10. Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - Htc in 19:30:51 at 01:29
• 11. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 19:30:53 at 01:31
• 12. George Hincapie Team Columbia - Htc in 19:30:58 at 01:36
• 13. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 19:30:58 at 01:36
• 14. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 19:31:03 at 01:41
• 15. Haimar Zubeldia Astana in 19:31:03 at 01:41
• 16. Yaroslav Popovych Astana in 19:31:07 at 01:45
• 17. Jens Voigt Team Saxo Bank in 19:31:25 at 02:03
• 18. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia - Htc in 19:31:38 at 02:16
• 19. Frank Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 19:31:39 at 02:17
• 20. David Millar Garmin - Slipstream in 19:31:50 at 02:28

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