Most of the field finished within five seconds of the winner in the sixth stage of the Tour de France including American Tejay Van Garderen who was four seconds back in 39th. Van Garderen was actually able to move up a spot to 11th overall and didn’t lose any time on the leader, still 5:17 back. Lawson Craddock was the only other American in the top 100 and he just barely got there in 99th. Craddock did move up a spot to 50th overall and trails the leader by 14:13. Peter Stetina is 57th overall.

Friday is the 101-mile medium-mountain seventh stage as the Tour de France opens with nine straight days of racing followed by a day off and seven more days of racing. After a second day of rest the races ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update
Stage Three Update
Stage Four Update
Stage Five Update