Greig Leach

True to form, Stage 6 of the Tour de France open with a break away getting clear with just three kilometers covered. The first Japanese rider to finish a Tour de France, Yukiya Arashiro who rides for the Italian team, Lampre-Merida, led his companion, Jan Barta (Bora-Argon 18) into a sharp right turn under the watchful eyes of the TV Moto, the race director and some dignitaries riding along in the second red car. Bora-Argon 18 has managed to but a rider into every break thus far with the exception of Stage 4. It is on the wild card teams to give the race a good show, to validate their presence in the Tour.