Tour de France Stage 6 Results: Thor Hushovd Captures Sixth Leg As Lance Armstrong Remains Split Second Behind Fabian Cancellara

Thor Hushovd of Norway took the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, which took the racers on a 113-mile trek in Stage 6.

Lance Armstrong remained a split second behind leader Fabian Cancellara as the field endured heavy rains on the sleek roads from Gerona, France to Barcelona, Spain.

Hushovd, who races for the Cervelo team, collected his seventh Tour stage win by edging two Spaniards in the final sprint: three-time world champion Oscar Freire, the runner-up, followed by Jose Joaquin Rojas.

They finished in 4 hours, 21 minutes, 33 seconds, the same time as 40 other riders, including Armstrong and Cancellara in the main pack.

Stage 7 will take place Friday 140-mile trip from Barcelona to Andorra as the field travels through the Pyrenees Mountains. The Tour de France ends on July 26.

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