Tour de France 1998
Stage 6 · Mario Cipollini
La Châtre → Brive-la-Gaillarde
Stage 6 — Mario Cipollini wins La Châtre → Brive-la-Gaillarde (227 km)
Stage facts
La Châtre → Brive-la-Gaillarde
Stage 5 | Cholet - Chateauroux
Stage Winner
Mario Cipollini
Yellow Jersey
Stuart O'Grady
Avg Speed
42.7 km/h
Elevation
1,678 m
Difficulty
23
Win Type
Large group sprint
Won How
Sprint of large group
Startlist Quality
1,692
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Mario Cipollini
Race Date
16 Jul 1998
Profile
Flat
Distance
227 km
Avg Speed
42.7 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 6
Yellow Jersey
Stuart O'Grady
Green Jersey
Erik Zabel
Polka-Dot Jersey
Pascal Herve
White Jersey
Stuart O'Grady
Race leadership after stage 6 — Stuart O'Grady
Route & distance
Distance
227.0 km
Start
La Châtre
Finish
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Profile
Flat
Date
16 Jul 1998
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
42.7 km/h
Vert. Climbing
1,678 m
Difficulty Score
23
Startlist Quality
1,692
Win Type
Large group sprint
Stage 6 in the 1998 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Roscoff → Lorient
206 km
Jens Heppner
Plouay → Cholet
169 km
Jeroen Blijlevens
Cholet → Chateauroux
252 km
Mario Cipollini
Meyrignac l'Eglise → Corrèze
210 km
Jan Ullrich
Brive-la-Gaillarde → Montauban
58 km
Jacky Durand
Montauban → Pau
189 km
Robbie Mc Ewen