[Ben Lauer]

Stage 6: Troyes to Nancy - 199km
This stage had 4 climbs and 3 general sprints.
Weather: Rain, again
- There were a few breakaways that were unsuccessful today. One of these included George Hincapie, Lance's Teammate.
- As they continued to happen the Discovery Channel team continued to lead the peloton at a very high pace.
- One of the breakaway groups was formed after a move was instigated by Christophe Mengin at the 23km mark. He was chased down first by Mauro Gerosa. Then by Karsten Kroon, Stephane Auge and Jaan Kirsipuu. The junction was at the 38km mark. The obtained a biggest lead of any escapee group in the tour 2005, previously it was 5:30.
- At about halfway through this stage, the 5 escapees were 8:30 from the peloton. Two other teams (Quickstep and Davitamon-Lotto) stepped up and started trying to reel these five in.
- With 30km to go, the lead was under 3 minutes.
- During the last 15km, the lead groups splits up and 4 of the riders get sucked back in to the peloton. Mengin still had a 23 second lead with only 5km left to ride.
- With just 1km to ride, Mengin went down in a corner, and when the peloton came around the corner 10 seconds later, they trampled him, and multiple riders went down.
- Lorenzo Bernucci won the stage. He was the Fassa Bortolo rider who chased down another riders counter attack.
The crash on the final turn has caused total chaos. All the usual winning candidates were taken out of the picture but nothing can be taken away from Lorenzo Bernucci who was in the right place at the right time.
The top 10 in the stage is:
1. Lorenzo Bernucci (FAS)
2. Alexandre Vinokourov (TMO)
3. Robert Forster (GST)
4. Angelo Furlan (DOM)
5. Thor Hushovd (C.A)
6. Kim Kirchen (FAS)
7. Gianluca Bortolami (LAM)
8. Egoi Martinez (EUS)
9. Gerrit Glomser (LAM)
10. Kurt Atle Arvesen (CSC)

Yellow Jersey (overall time leader): Lance Armstrong (USA/DIS)
Green Jersey (Most Sprint Points): Tom Boonen (BEL/QST)
Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountian): Karsten Kroon (NED/RAB)
White Jersey (Top Young Rider): Yaroslav Popovych (UKR/DIS)
Sorry for the length of this one, but it was pretty exciting.