Slipstream/Chipotle H3O pull, Tour de Georgia stage 6 Slipstream/Chipotle H30 worked hard at the front today (above: Zabriskie, Danielson, Vande Velde, Lowe) as they chased down the day’s main breakaway on the way to the decisive Brasstown Bald finish. They managed to position race leader Trent Lowe for the grand finale. Tenacious Trent hung close to challenger Levi Leipheimer on the slopes of the unrelenting and crowded ascent.

When the lesser known, but equally dangerous rival Kanstantin Sivtsov took off, neither of the favorites reacted. Unbeknownst to almost everyone covering the event, the Belarussian rider was only 6″ off of Trent in GC. His finish on Brasstown put him in the yellow race leader’s jersey.

Lowe did hang on to the Best Young Rider jersey and increased his lead on second place Christian Meier to 3′40″. Tyler Farrar remains second in the sprint classification and will look to move up tomorrow during the final circuit race through downtown Atlanta.

Stage 6 Results
1. Kanstantin Sivtsov 3:47′16″

2. Trent Lowe +10″
9. Christian Vande Velde +1′38″
47. David Zabriskie +8′57″
55. Tom Danielson +11′27″
77. Lucas Euser +21′43″
91. Tyler Farrar +22′16″
106. Danny Pate +24′03″

General Classification
1. Kanstantin Sivtsov 20:20′51″

2. Trent Lowe +4″
7. Christian Vande Velde +1′32″
40. David Zabriskie +8′51″
45. Tom Danielson +11′38″
72. Danny Pate +24′56″
95. Tyler Farrar +39′05″
99. Lucas Euser +41′58″

Best Young Rider
1. Trent Lowe 20:20′55″
2. Christian Meier +3′40″

Sprint Classification
1. Greg Henderson 38 pts
2. Tyler Farrar 30 pts