McEwen takes stage six of tour with late charge

DAVITAMON LOTTO’S Robbie McEwen made a late charge to take stage six of the Tour de France in Vitre.

The green jacket holder emerged from the peleton in a dramatic late run to earn the 11th stage win of his career. However, the Australian remains 12 seconds behind Belgium’s Tom Boonen in the chase for the yellow jersey.

Quickstep rider Boonen has yet to win a stage, but finished third yesterday to preserve his hold on the overall lead from McEwen, with the latter’s compatriot Michael Rogers third for the T-Mobile team.