Bennett takes the lead in Amgen Tour
George Bennet of Team Lotto NL – Jumbo took the overall lead in Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California, coming in fourth behind Team Sky’s Jon Dibben, Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing) and Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Drapac) in the 24 km (14.9 mile) time trial at Big Bear Lake. While the course was relatively flat the stage was held at an elevation of 2000 meters (6500 ft) out and back around the lake. Former Tour leader, Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) came in 22nd, 59 seconds behind Dibben who won the time trial with a time of 28:27. Bookwalter finished seven seconds behind Dibben, moving him up to fourth in the overall standings. Talansky finished 16 seconds off the winning pace and moved up to third.
The overall standings are scrambled with only one stage remaining. Former tour leader, Bennett, know trails by 35 seconds.
Stage Results
#
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Rider
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Time
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1
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Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky
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0:28:27
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2
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Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
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0:00:07
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3
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Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
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0:00:16
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4
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George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
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0:00:18
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5
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Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
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0:00:21
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6
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Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
|
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7
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Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
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0:00:23
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8
|
Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
|
|
9
|
Martin Elmiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team
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0:00:25
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10
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Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
|
0:00:27
|
Overall Standings
#
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Rider
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Time
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1
|
George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
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20:16:48
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2
|
Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
|
0:00:35
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3
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Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
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0:00:36
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4
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Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
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0:00:45
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5
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Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky
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0:01:00
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6
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Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
|
0:01:54
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7
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Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky
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0:02:12
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8
|
Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb
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0:02:15
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9
|
Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data
|
0:02:20
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10
|
Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-Segafredo
|
0:03:14
|
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