Cycling’s coming home.
Ireland’s Dan Martin has won Tour de France Stage Six.
Three years after finishing second to Alexis Vuillermoz at Mûr-de-Bretagne, the UAE Team Emirates rider won the queen stage of Brittany ahead of another AG2R-La Mondiale, Pierre Latour, to score his second Tour de France stage win five years.
6ª Etapa
¡Victoria para Dan Martin! #TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/peM3hLFO9q— Pedro (@Pedriove) July 12, 2018
170 riders started Stage 6 but it was Martin who triumphed despite taking an almighty gamble to sprint for the front.
He had accelerated from 19 to 30km/h on a 10 per cent gradient and he went for it with a kilometre to go to the finish line.
🇮🇪 Dan Martin (UAD) accelerated from 19 to 30km/h on a 10% gradient when he went for his decisive attack at Mûr-de-Bretagne #TDF2018 #TDFdata pic.twitter.com/FZCR4X2i1B
— letourdata (@letourdata) July 12, 2018
After the race, Martin admitted that he had gone for it a bit early but it was a risk he felt that was worth taking.
Dream big and dare to fail.
💬 @DanMartin86
To dare.
Oser.#TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/n2G9dQElmc— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 12, 2018
Tour de France Stage 6 results
1. Dan Martin
2. Pierre Latour
3. Alejandro Valverde
4. Julian Alaphilippe
5. Rafal Majka
