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Cuban Luis Amaran wins the stage 6 circuit race at the Tour de San Luis
Published: Jan. 25, 2009
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Colavita-Sutter Home's Luis Amaran won Saturday's sixth stage of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. The Cuban-born sprinter won by about 39 seconds over a group of three: Saxo Banks' Matti Breschel, Diquigiovanni's Manuel Bellettti and Liquigas's Kjell Carlstrom.
Stage 6: Potrero de Los Funes Circuit
121 km (75.2 miles)
Winner: Luis Amaran (Colavita-Sutter Home)
Winner's average speed: 43.6 kph. (27.1 mph)
Sprints leader: Sebastian Haedo (Colavita), 13 points; Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) is second with 7 points
Mountains leader: Xavier Tondo, 17 points, followed by Sebastian Haedo with 14 points.
Best young rider (Under 23): Ignacio Pereyra (Argentina U23 team)
Team GC: Argentina-A
Peloton: Eight riders abandoned: Marco Marriagado (DNS), Milton Brito (retired), Jose Aravena (retired), Alvaro Tradaguila (retired), Jorge Soto (retired), Walter Perez (retired), Dmytro Grabovsky (retired)
Winner's average speed: 43.6 kph. (27.1 mph)
Sprints leader: Sebastian Haedo (Colavita), 13 points; Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) is second with 7 points
Mountains leader: Xavier Tondo, 17 points, followed by Sebastian Haedo with 14 points.
Best young rider (Under 23): Ignacio Pereyra (Argentina U23 team)
Team GC: Argentina-A
Peloton: Eight riders abandoned: Marco Marriagado (DNS), Milton Brito (retired), Jose Aravena (retired), Alvaro Tradaguila (retired), Jorge Soto (retired), Walter Perez (retired), Dmytro Grabovsky (retired)
Race leader Alfredo Lucero finished in the main pack about 50 seconds behind Amaran and holds the leader's jersey heading into Sunday's final stage.
The top American on the stage was Team Bissell's Ben Jacques-Maynes, who was 14th, in the main pack. Jacques-Maynes remains the top American on GC, in eighth, three minutes behind Lucero.
Sunday's final stage is three laps of a hilly San Luis circuit for a total of 145 kilometers.
