Ever placed Benjamin Giraud finally caps it off

While mountain bikers are usually known for their transformation as great climbers on the road, Frenchman Benjamin Giraud of La Pomme-Marseille has set an exception to the rule as he became an excellent sprinter but it wasn't a standard victory with just a bunch sprint finish that he claimed at the end of stage 6 in the Tour of Taiwan. Firstly, he was the first attacker of the day, from km 3 to 10, together with Champion System's Mart Ojavee. Secondly, he survived a long and hard climb to be able to come across to the 22 leaders in the finale. Thirdly, he could only count on one team-mate, South Africa's Chris Jennings who had ridden aggressively earlier on, to face the head wind and bring him back onto the attackers alongside the Taiwan Strait ahead of a bunch gallop.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille2:37:51
2Grischa Janorschke (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUSRow 1 - Cell 2
3Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth AdviserRow 3 - Cell 2
5Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Malaysia National TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Benjamin Edmüller (Ger) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-OberndorferRow 7 - Cell 2
9Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN QhubekaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Sai-Udomsin Phuchong (Tha) Thailand National TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Boonratanathanakorn Thurakit (Tha) Thailand National TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Petr Lechner (Cze) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-OberndorferRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) MTN QhubekaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DRAPAC CyclingRow 16 - Cell 2
18Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jai Crawford (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth AdviserRow 18 - Cell 2
20Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Sigurd Nesset (Nor) Team Frøy-BianchiRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) Synergy Baku Cycling Project TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Morten Sandvik (Nor) Team Frøy-BianchiRow 22 - Cell 2
24King Lok Cheung (HKg) Team Hong Kong ChinaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Sirironnachai Sarawut (Tha) Thailand National TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Liam Holohan (GBr) Madison Genesis TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia National TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ki Ho Choi (HKg) Team Hong Kong ChinaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Team Senter - MeridaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Halvor Tandrevold (Nor) Team Frøy-BianchiRow 33 - Cell 2
35Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth AdviserRow 34 - Cell 2
36Mark Dowling (Irl) Polygon Sweet Nice TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Dirk Müller (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUSRow 36 - Cell 2
38Oddbjørn Klomtsen Andersen (Nor) Team Frøy-BianchiRow 37 - Cell 2
39Ryan Sherlock (Irl) Polygon Sweet Nice TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Hiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Japan National TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN QhubekaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Chen Lu Qin (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) Synergy Baku Cycling Project TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Lee Rodgers (GBr) CCN Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN QhubekaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUSRow 45 - Cell 2
47Ohko Shimizu (Jpn) Japan National TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Yin Chih Wang (Tpe) CCN Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-OberndorferRow 49 - Cell 2
51Floris Goesinnen (Ned) DRAPAC CyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
52Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille0:00:11
53Christopher Jenninngs (RSA) Team La Pomme Marseille0:00:14
54Ian Bibby (GBr) Madison Genesis Team0:00:23
55Max Walsleben (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUS0:00:31
56Rick Ampler (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUS0:00:35
57Brennan Townshend (GBr) Madison Genesis Team0:00:39
58Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN Qhubeka0:01:12
60Patrick Shaw (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Adviser0:01:37
61Robbie Hucker (Aus) DRAPAC CyclingRow 60 - Cell 2
62Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Thomas Palmer (Aus) DRAPAC Cycling0:04:01
64Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling Team0:06:26
65Liphongyu Navuti (Tha) Thailand National TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Burr Ho (HKg) Team Hong Kong ChinaRow 65 - Cell 2
67En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Yasuharo Nakajima (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Mohd Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Team Hong Kong ChinaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Mohd Saiful Anwar Azis (Mas) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Hsin Hua Huang (Tpe) Team Senter - MeridaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Joseph Cooper (NZl) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth AdviserRow 72 - Cell 2
74Andreas Müller (Aut) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-OberndorferRow 73 - Cell 2
75Che Wei Hu (Tpe) Team Senter - MeridaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro CyclingRow 75 - Cell 2
77Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Ahmad Fahmi Farhan Ahmad Fuat (Mas) Malaysia National TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthCare Pro CyclingRow 78 - Cell 2
80Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Dominic Jelfs (Irl) Madison Genesis TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Zachary Bell (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83David Clarke (GBr) Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team0:06:44
84Kun Hung Hung (Tpe) Team Senter - MeridaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Fabian Schnaidt (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Yi Hao Tseng (Tpe) Team Senter - MeridaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Chun Wing Leung (HKg) Team Hong Kong ChinaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Gordon Mccauley (NZl) DRAPAC Cycling0:06:47
89Christoph Scweizer (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team0:07:44
90Anuar Manan (Mas) Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team0:11:58
91Nur Arif Prayoga (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Masahiko Yasui (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Andrew Tennant (GBr) Madison Genesis TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
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General classification after Stage 6
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) DRAPAC Cycling17:40:50
2Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) MTN Qhubeka0:00:27
3Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN Qhubeka0:00:28
4Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) Synergy Baku Cycling Project TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Adviser0:00:31
6Oddbjørn Klomtsen Andersen (Nor) Team Frøy-Bianchi0:00:37
7Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team0:00:41
8Ki Ho Choi (HKg) Team Hong Kong ChinaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Liam Holohan (GBr) Madison Genesis Team0:00:43
10Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:00:47
11Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:00:49
12Sigurd Nesset (Nor) Team Frøy-Bianchi0:00:53
13Robbie Hucker (Aus) DRAPAC Cycling0:00:55
14Sai-Udomsin Phuchong (Tha) Thailand National Team0:00:59
15Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:01:04
16Jai Crawford (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth AdviserRow 15 - Cell 2
17Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:01:06
18Morten Sandvik (Nor) Team Frøy-Bianchi0:01:08
19Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Team Senter - Merida0:01:19
20Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Adviser0:01:20
21Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia National Team0:01:35
22Chen Lu Qin (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling Team0:01:36
23Mark Dowling (Irl) Polygon Sweet Nice Team0:01:39
24King Lok Cheung (HKg) Team Hong Kong China0:01:40
25Sirironnachai Sarawut (Tha) Thailand National Team0:01:46
26John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team0:01:47
27Dirk Müller (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUS0:02:03
28Ryan Sherlock (Irl) Polygon Sweet Nice Team0:02:08
29Boonratanathanakorn Thurakit (Tha) Thailand National Team0:02:10
30Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling Team0:02:25
31Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille0:02:26
32Christopher Jenninngs (RSA) Team La Pomme Marseille0:02:58
33Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:03:01
34Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team0:03:16
35Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:33
36Floris Goesinnen (Ned) DRAPAC Cycling0:03:50
37Lee Rodgers (GBr) CCN Cycling Team0:04:08
38Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille0:04:15
39Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:04:19
40Grischa Janorschke (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUS0:04:43
41Ohko Shimizu (Jpn) Japan National Team0:04:56
42Yin Chih Wang (Tpe) CCN Cycling Team0:05:39
43Benjamin Edmüller (Ger) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer0:05:45
44Ian Bibby (GBr) Madison Genesis Team0:06:33
45Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN Qhubeka0:07:01
46Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN Qhubeka0:07:02
47Petr Lechner (Cze) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer0:07:19
48David Clarke (GBr) Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team0:07:48
49Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer0:08:08
50Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling Team0:08:35
51Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling0:08:42
52Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:08:53
53Halvor Tandrevold (Nor) Team Frøy-Bianchi0:08:58
54Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team0:08:59
55Kun Hung Hung (Tpe) Team Senter - Merida0:09:43
56Max Walsleben (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUS0:09:56
57En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling Team0:10:09
58Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Team Hong Kong China0:10:29
59Mohd Saiful Anwar Azis (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team0:10:37
60Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUS0:11:00
61Mohd Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team0:11:19
62Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN Qhubeka0:12:13
63Patrick Shaw (Aus) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Adviser0:13:21
64Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team0:13:24
65Hiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Japan National Team0:14:19
66Andreas Müller (Aut) ARBÖ-Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer0:14:59
67Zachary Bell (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:15:00
68Christoph Scweizer (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team0:15:35
69Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling0:15:46
70Hsin Hua Huang (Tpe) Team Senter - Merida0:16:41
71Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Malaysia National Team0:17:30
72Che Wei Hu (Tpe) Team Senter - Merida0:18:38
73Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling0:19:29
74Rick Ampler (Ger) NUTRIXXION ABUS0:20:30
75Yi Hao Tseng (Tpe) Team Senter - Merida0:20:54
76Liphongyu Navuti (Tha) Thailand National Team0:21:33
77Dominic Jelfs (Irl) Madison Genesis Team0:21:59
78Ahmad Fahmi Farhan Ahmad Fuat (Mas) Malaysia National Team0:23:04
79Joseph Cooper (NZl) Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Adviser0:23:23
80Brennan Townshend (GBr) Madison Genesis Team0:23:32
81Burr Ho (HKg) Team Hong Kong China0:23:51
82Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:24:00
83Masahiko Yasui (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:24:04
84Thomas Palmer (Aus) DRAPAC Cycling0:24:32
85Daniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling0:24:57
86Anuar Manan (Mas) Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team0:25:56
87Chun Wing Leung (HKg) Team Hong Kong China0:27:33
88Nur Arif Prayoga (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team0:28:22
89Fabian Schnaidt (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:28:48
90Yasuharo Nakajima (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:29:29
91Andrew Tennant (GBr) Madison Genesis Team0:30:16
92Gordon Mccauley (NZl) DRAPAC Cycling0:31:27
93Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:37:05
94Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:39:42

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