Beau Plan to L'Aventure du Sucre (99.5km)
Stage 6 was a flat stage, and would not have an impact on the GC as long as we kept out of trouble. With plenty of rain falling that was not as easy as it seemed. After many attacks at the start of the stage, things settled down for a while, and Standard Bank controlled the race. I punctured and while trying to get back into the bunch after a wheel change, I hit a pothole and punctured again! So, after a second wheel change, I finally managed to get back into the bunch to find that a break had gone containing 3 riders, of which one was Philip Fourie (TCS).
So, once again I just settled into a position close to the front and stayed out of trouble. The last 10km Standard Bank started to really push the pace, wanting a stage win for their sprinters. The break was caught close to the finish, and after a furious last 10km or so, the race was over and Andrew had managed to keep his third place on the GC.
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