Presidential Cycling Tour Turkey Stage 6

Nine men took off after just 12 kilometers: Rubens Bertogliati (Saunier Duval), Aitor Perez (Extremadura), Dominique Cornu (Silence-Lotto), Andrey Zeits (Astana), Danilo Hondo (Serramenti PVC-Diquigiovanni), Martin Mares (PSK Whirlpool), Sander Oostlander (Dutch national team), Mindaugas Striska (Mitsubishi-Jartazi), Der Zolt (Centri della Calzatura-Partizan).

Results
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 2.43.35 (41.95 km/h)
2 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
3 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica
4 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
5 Ciaran Power (Irl) Irish National Team
6 André Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author
7 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 0.03
8 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
9 Sante Di Nizio (Ita) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica
10 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Mitsubishi - Jartazi

General classification after stage 6

1 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia 21.43.57
2 Jose Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.18
3 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto
4 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.21
5 Danail Petrov (Bul) Benfica 1.38
6 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni 7.20
7 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni 8.56
8 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 8.58
9 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence-Lotto 9.11
10 Josu Mondelo Diaz (Spa) Extremadura 9.23