Stage 6: Caravaca de Cruz - Murcia 151km

Markus Eichler (Ger,Team Milram) rides in the days break and Paul Voss (Ger, Team Milram) gets 13th.

Thor Hushovd (Nor, Cervélo Test Team) made it over Alto de la Cresta del Gallo (catagory 2) to win the the bunch sprint (71 riders). Philippe Gilbert (Bel, Omega Pharma-Lotto) took 6th and remains in the GC lead (four days now).

Stage 7 on Friday covers 170 km from Murcia to Orihuela and features one catagory 3 climb, the Puerto de Hondón de los Frailes (8.8 km at 4.83%). Another stage for the sprinters.

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Results stage 6:
1 HUSHOVD, Thor CTT 3h 36' 20''
2 BENNATI, Daniele LIQ m.t. 1º
3 BOLE, Grega LAM m.t. 1º
4 DAVIS, Allan AST m.t. 1º
5 POZZATO, Filippo KAT m.t. 1º
6 GILBERT, Philippe OLO m.t. 1º
7 VELITS, Peter THR m.t. 1º
8 URTASUN, Pablo EUS m.t. 1º
9 DUMOULIN, Samuel COF m.t. 1º
10 ROCHE, Nicholas ALM m.t. 1º
...
13 VOSS, Paul MRM m.t. 1º
34 FOTHEN, Markus MRM m.t. 1º
77 SENTJENS, Roy MRM + 2' 09''
78 SCHRÖDER, Björn MRM + 2' 09''
89 FRÖHLINGER, Johannes MRM + 2' 09''
102 EICHLER, Markus MRM + 4' 16''
158 FÖRSTER, Robert MRM + 10' 31''
162 TERPSTRA, Niki MRM + 10' 31''
189 ROELS, Dominik MRM + 12' 31''

General Classification:
1 GILBERT, Philippe OLO 22h 36' 26''
2 ANTON, Igor EUS + 10''
3 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin KAT + 10''
4 NIBALI, Vincenzo LIQ + 12''
5 VELITS, Peter THR + 16''
6 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay THR + 29''
7 TONDO, Xavier CTT + 49''
8 SCHLECK, Frank SAX + 50''
9 PLAZA, Ruben GCE + 54''
10 MOSQUERA, Ezequiel XAC + 55''
...
26 FOTHEN, Markus MRM + 2' 28''
50 SENTJENS, Roy MRM + 7' 39''
74 FRÖHLINGER, Johannes MRM + 19' 52''
79 TERPSTRA, Niki MRM + 21' 14''
101 SCHRÖDER, Björn MRM + 33' 19''
103 VOSS, Paul MRM + 33' 57''
106 EICHLER, Markus MRM + 34' 25''
128 ROELS, Dominik MRM + 41' 48''
155 FÖRSTER, Robert MRM + 50' 26''