Yamamoto and Carneiro win Brasil Ride stage 6

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Racers competed on a new 119km route during stage 6 of the Brasil Ride. It was a long, but fast course. Luis Leão Pinto and Tiago Ferreira (Lapierre Cycles) defended their overall lead while Kohei Yamamoto and Daniel Carneiro (Specialized) won the stage.

The top racers started with a conservative pace in the beginning over asphalt, sand and dirt and over singletrack uphills and downhills. Cloudy weather again favored the athletes; however, a strong wind blew constantly, raising a lot of dust.

The day was characterized by the formation of many groups. The main bunch was dismantled in the first third of the race by two attacks, the first one from the German team Focus Bikes, but without success. Then came the decisive attack from Japanese-Brazilian duo Kohei Yamamoto and Daniel Carneiro. Team Specialized Brasil attacked and earned a gap of more than seven minutes over opponents to take the stage win.

"Today was just attack, attack, attack, and we won. Tomorrow (Saturday), we will also go for it with more attacks and perhaps another victory," said Yamamoto after the finish.

"It was a special day, we had no problems. During the second stage we had a flat. On the cross country stage (3), I was not good, but at least Yamamoto took first place," said Daniel Carneiro, Yammamoto's teammate. "Another day, we punctured again. I think we were pretty unlucky. Physically we are well prepared, but it is a race that also depends on luck. It's about not having mechanical problems."

The two Specialized / Tripp Aventura riders only met the day before the race, but they are working well together.

Portuguese race leaders Luis Leão Pinto and Tiago Ferreira (Lapierre Cycles) managed the gap and finished sixth on the day, keeping their nearly 30-minute lead on Czech team BMC Savo Racing.

The surprise was second place. Brazilians Uirá Ribeiro and Gustavo Santos (LM Bike / Shimano) finished just in front of their compatriots Gilberto Gois and Josemberg Pinho "Montoya". They were together because the Trust Bikes/JC Bikes team stopped to wait for them. So the white jersey did not change hands as the team that could have won chose to pay back favors for help on other days.

The women's, mixed and masters categories are effectively decided. Adriana Nascimento and Daniela Genovesi (RC Bikes / Brasil Soul) have a huge advantage of five hours on the second placed women's team of Team Alegria (Joy). The situation is similar to Abraão Azevedo and Paulo Borges (RC Bikes / Brasil Soul), with an almost 30-minute advantage. Mateus Ferraz and Ivonne Kraft (RC Bikes / Brasil Soul) are one hour ahead of second placed mixed team. There is a closer fight in the grand masters category.

The final stage 7 will be very technical. It will end with the same section covered by racers in the first stage time trial.

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