Lutsenko wins stage 6 from the break: Daily Tour Digest
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Alexey Lutsenko climbed to victory out of the breakaway on stage 6 of the Tour de France.
The Kazakh national road champ dispatched the rest of his breakaway companions on the Col de la Lusette and then pressed on solo, cresting that summit and continuing to grow his advantage over the remaining escapees as on the ascent to the finish. He hit the Mont Aigoual finish line 55 seconds ahead of runner-up Jesús Herrada, with Greg Van Avermaet in third, 2:15 back.
The GC riders arrived nearly three minutes behind Lutsenko, with Julian Alaphilippe jumping out of the group a few hundred meters before the line to nab one second on his rivals, but little changed in the battle for yellow with the biggest GC contenders finishing safely on the same time.
Adam Yates retained his overall race lead with a three-second gap to Primoz Roglic.
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