Stage 6: Ciudad Real - Toledo 162km
Vuelta 6: Paolo Bettini wins in Toledo
A jubilant Paolo Bettini wins Stage 6 in Toledo, Spain September 4. (DIEGO TUSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Italian rider Paolo Bettini of QuickStep won Stage 6 of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, a 150.1 kilometre course from Ciudad Real to Toledo, while France's Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis took the lead.
Bettini came in ahead of Belgium's Philippe Gilbert of Francaise des Jeux in while Spain's Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d'Epargne was third in the sprint.
Chavanel, who climbed to second place in the overall standings after Wednesday's individual time trial, collected 12 bonus seconds for winning both intermediate sprints which allowed him take the leader's golden jersey from American rider Levi Leipheimer.
For full results, report and photos, visit Cyclingnews.com.
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STAGE 6 RESULTS
| 1 Paolo Bettini (Ita|Quick Step) | ||
| 2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel|Française des Jeux) | ||
| 3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa|Caisse d'Epargne) | ||
| 4 Oscar Freire (Spa|Rabobank) | ||
| 5 Daniele Bennati (Ita|Liquigas) | ||
| 6 Davide Rebellin (Ita|Gerolsteiner) | ||
| 7 Sébastien Hinault (Fra|Crédit Agricole) | ||
| 8 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel|Silence-Lotto) | ||
| 9 Karsten Kroon (Ned|CSC-Saxo Bank) | ||
| 10 Matti Breschel (Den|CSC-Saxo Bank) | ||
| General classification after stage 6 | ||
| 1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra|Cofidis) | ||
| 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA|Astana) | 0:00:10 | |
| 3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa|Caisse d'Epargne) | 0:00:26 | |
| 4 Alberto Contador (Spa|Astana) | 0:00:57 | |
| 5 Carlos Sastre (Spa|CSC-Saxo Bank) | ||
| 6 Daniele Bennati (Ita|Liquigas) | ||
| 7 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa|Rabobank) |
