It was the first ever WorldTour victory for Rudy Molard today at Stage 6 of Paris-Nice 2018. The Groupama-FDJ rider played a strong hand on the run into Vence- he broke away from the group of general classification favourites just after the flamme rouge. Although the Frenchman had created a significant gap between himself and his rivals he came close to jeopardising his victory by a flurry of glances behind as closed-in on the finish line. Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) and Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step Floors) took second and third places respectively, while Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) maintained the yellow jersey.
Stage 6 Paris-Nice 2018 Results
1 Rudy Molard (Groupama – FDJ)
2 Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) à 0’02
3 Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)
4 Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana Pro Team)
5 Sam Oomen (Team Sunweb)
6 Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team)
7 Patrick Konrad (BORA – hansgrohe)
8 Johan Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott)
9 Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team)
10 Sergio Luis Henao (Team Sky)
General Classification after Stage 6
1 Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana Pro Team)
2 Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) +0’22
3 Marc Soler (Movistar Team) +0’26
4 Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team) +0’34
5 Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) +0’35
6 Ion Izagirre (Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team) +0’42
7 Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) +0’45
8 Sergio Luis Henao (Team Sky) +0’46
9 Johan Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott) +0’48
10 Patrick Konrad (BORA – hansgrohe) +0’54