RACE REPORTS: TOUR OF BRITAIN STAGE 6: BOASSON HAGEN MAKES IT FOUR

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RACE REPORTS: TOUR OF BRITAIN STAGE 6: BOASSON HAGEN MAKES IT FOUR
Road Bike Action & AFP
September 17, 2009

(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)

Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed a fourth successive stage win to stretch his lead in the Tour of Britain standings to 19 seconds with two stages left to race. The 22-year-old won a sprint finish at the end of the 183.7-kilometer sixth stage in England's west country and he will now expect to hold off second-placed Kai Reus over the course of Friday's penultimate stage and the 92.5-km race to the finish in London on Saturday. Germany's Martin Reimer finished second in Thursday's stage, just ahead of Britain's Russell Downing.

Tour of Britain Stage 6, 183.7km
1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Columbia-HTC) 4:05:20
2. Martin Reimer (Ger/Cervélo) @ s.t.
3. Russell Downing (GBr/Candi TV- Pinarello RT)
4. Koldo Fernandez (Spa/Euskaltel-Euskadi)
5. Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita/ISD)
6. Michele Merlo (Ita/Barloworld)
7. Christopher Sutton (Aus/Garmin-Slipstream)
8. Reinier Honig (Ned/Vacansoleil)
9. Alan Marangoni (Ita/CSF Group-Navigare)
10. Davide Appollonio (Ita/Cervélo)

General Classification After Stage 6
1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Columbia-HTC) 22:17:17
2. Kai Reus (Ned/Rabobank) @ .19
3. Martin Reimer (Ger/Cervélo) @ .21
4. Christopher Sutton (Aus/Garmin-Slipstream) @ .24
5. Russell Downing (GBr/Candi TV- Pinarello RT) @ .35
6. Geraint Thomas (GBr/Barloworld) @ .36
7. Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra/Agritubel) @ .40
8. Simon Clarke (Aus/ISD) @ s.t.
9. Reinier Honig (Ned/Vacansoleil) @ .42
10. Serge Pauwels (Bel/Cervélo) @ s.t.

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