Stage 6: Oakley Cyclist Edvald Boasson Hagen Claims Tour de France Stage Win for Team Sky’s First
Oakley-sponsored Team Sky has never taken a stage win. Until now.
Our Norwegian Cyclist Edvald Boasson Hagen powered his way to a Stage 6 victory during the longest of the contest’s stages. The 226.5km stretch, from Dinan to Lisieux, had Edvald edge fellow O rider Matt Goss on the uphill drag to the finish – with O’s Thor Hushovd rounding out the podium.
Thor, who has been rocking that Yellow Jersey to this point, did just enough to hold onto the coveted shirt by a mere second in front of Oakley’s Cadel Evans – with O’s Frank Schleck four seconds behind the third spot.
With that, Oakley domination of the overall Top 10 continued – holding nine of 10 spots.
In addition, the country of Norway enjoyed a historic day – with two riders hitting the podium at the same for the first time in their history.
Watch for O’s chargers to take it hard to competition during Friday’s Stage 7 – a 218km trek over flat terrain from one of motorsports’ most famed cities, Le Mans, to Chateauroux.
Overall G.C. Standings
1. HUSHOVD Thor TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO 13h 58’ 25" OAKLEY
2. EVANS Cadel BMC RACING TEAM + 00’ 01" OAKLEY
3. SCHLECK Frank TEAM LEOPARD-TREK + 00’ 04" OAKLEY
4. MILLAR David TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO + 00’ 08" OAKLEY
5. KLÖDEN Andréas TEAM RADIOSHACK + 00’ 10" Definitely Not Oakley
6. WIGGINS Bradley SKY PROCYCLING + 00’ 10" OAKLEY
7. THOMAS Geraint SKY PROCYCLING + 00’ 12" OAKLEY
8. HAGEN Edvald Boasson SKY PROCYCLING + 00’ 12" OAKLEY
9. SCHLECK Andy TEAM LEOPARD-TREK + 00’ 12" OAKLEY
10. FUGLSANG Jakob TEAM LEOPARD-TREK + 00’ 12" OAKLEY
Images by Tim de Waele
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