Tour de France: Tom Boonen wins stage 6
{{date|July 13, 2007}}__noTOC__
{{Tour de France 2007}}[[Image:Tom Boonen Nancy TDF 2005.JPG|thumb|left|Tom Boonen wearing the green jersey in 2005. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:EmmanuelFAIVRE|EmmanuelFAIVRE]]}}]]
[[w:Tom Boonen|Tom Boonen]] of [[Belgium]] has won stage 6 of the Tour de France, after beating Spaniard [[w:Oscar Freire|Oscar Freire]] in a sprint by a bike length.

[[United Kingdom|British]] rider [[w:Bradley Wiggins|Bradley Wiggins]] tried his luck on a solo-effort from the 2 km-mark, but after reaching a maximum gap of 17½ minute at km 57, the pack reeled him with less than ten kilometres to go.

[[w:Fabian Cancellara|Fabian Cancellara]] of [[Switzerland]] remains the overall race leader, stage winner Boonen conquered the [[w:Maillot vert|green point jersey]], and [[w:Sylvain Chavanel|Sylvain Chavanel]] keeps the [[w:Polka dot jersey|polka dotted mountain jersey]].

Injured teammates [[w:Alexandre Vinokourov|Alexandre Vinokourov]] and [[w:Andreas Klöden|Andreas Klöden]] both finished the stage near the back of the [[w:Peloton|peloton]].

===Stage 6 Result===
{| class="prettytable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|- bgcolor=limegreen
|'''1'''
|'''[[w:Tom Boonen|Tom Boonen]]'''
|'''[[w:Quick Step-Innergetic|Quick Step-Innergetic]]'''
|align="right"| '''5h 20'59"'''
|- 
|2
|[[w:Óscar Freire|Óscar Freire]]
|[[w:Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|3
|[[w:Erik Zabel|Erik Zabel]]
|[[w:Team Milram|Team Milram]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|- 
|4
|[[w:Sébastien Chavanel|Sébastien Chavanel]]
|[[w:Française des Jeux|Française des Jeux]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|- 
|5
|[[w:Thor Hushovd|Thor Hushovd]]
|[[w:Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|6
|[[w:Daniele Bennati|Daniele Bennati]]
|[[w:Lampre-Fondital|Lampre-Fondital]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|7
|[[w:Robert Förster|Robert Förster]]
|[[w:Team Gerolsteiner|Gerolsteiner]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|8
|[[w:Robert Hunter (cyclist)|Robert Hunter]]
|[[w:Barloworld|Barloworld]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|9
|[[w:Romain Feillu|Romain Feillu]]
|[[w:Agritubel|Agritubel]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|10
|[[w:Murilo Fischer|Murilo Fischer]]
|[[w:Liquigas|Liquigas]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|}

===General Classification after Stage 6===
{| class="prettytable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|- bgcolor=yellow
|'''1'''
|'''[[w:Fabian Cancellara|Fabian Cancellara]]'''
|'''[[w:Team CSC|Team CSC]]'''
|align=right|    '''29h 49'55"'''
|-
|2 
|[[w:Andreas Klöden|Andreas Klöden]]
|[[w:Astana Team|Astana Team]]
|align=right| 33"
|-
|3 
|[[w:Filippo Pozzato|Filippo Pozzato]]
|[[w:Liquigas|Liquigas]]
|align=right| 35"
|-
|4 
|[[w:David Millar|David Millar]]
|[[w:Saunier Duval-Prodir|Saunier Duval-Prodir]]
|align=right| 41"
|-
|5 
|[[w:George Hincapie|George Hincapie]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| 43"
|-
|6 
|[[w:Óscar Freire|Óscar Freire]]
|[[w:Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]
|align="right"| 43"
|- bgcolor=lightblue
|7
|[[w:Vladimir Gusev|Vladimir Gusev]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| 45" 
|-
|8 
|[[w:Vladimir Karpets|Vladimir Karpets]]
|[[w:Caisse d'Epargne|Caisse d'Epargne]]
|align=right| 46"
|-
|9 
|[[w:Erik Zabel|Erik Zabel]]
|[[w:Team Milram|Team Milram]]
|align=right| 48"
|-
|10 
|[[w:Mikel Astarloza|Mikel Astarloza]]
|[[w:Euskaltel-Euskadi|Euskaltel-Euskadi]]
|align=right| 49"
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6897964.stm
|title=Boonen wins after Wiggins heroics
|author=
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news;_ylt=ArPVx7M4SKWE475ykeW6bRg5nYcB?slug=ap-tourdefrance&prov=ap&type=lgns
|title=Boonen wins 6th stage of Tour de France in final day before the Alps
|author=AP
|pub=Yahoo! Sports
|date=July 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.letour.com/2007/TDF/LIVE/us/600/journal_etape.html
|title=Tom Boonen: Back in charge
|author=
|pub=Tour de France
|date=July 13,2007}}

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Tom Boonen wearing the green jersey in 2005. 
Tom Boonen of Belgium has won stage 6 of the Tour de France, after beating Spaniard Oscar Freire in a sprint by a bike length.

British rider Bradley Wiggins tried his luck on a solo-effort from the 2 km-mark, but after reaching a maximum gap of 17½ minute at km 57, the pack reeled him with less than ten kilometres to go.

Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland remains the overall race leader, stage winner Boonen conquered the green point jersey, and Sylvain Chavanel keeps the polka dotted mountain jersey.

Injured teammates Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Klöden both finished the stage near the back of the peloton.

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