The Tour de France returned to Les Cuspides on Stage 6. Julien Simon of Cofidis and Damien Gaudin of AG2R La Mondiale shared placement on the cusp of the fulcrum.

The crash of tour leader Tony Martin and the subsequent announcement that he would abandon due to a broken collarbone made the stage win by teammate Zdenek Stybar a pyrrhic victory.

On the other hand, the work done by Daniel Teklehaimanot of MTN-Qhubeka to pick up the 3 mountain-climber points available on the course of Stage 6 meant that he is the first Eritrean and, in fact, the first African to stand on the Tour de France podium. He won the mountain jersey in this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné.

Also, Armindo Fonseca, who held the Point d’Appui after Stage 5, finished strongly on Stage 6, attaining 14th place in the sprint finish.

The yellow jersey was still held by Martin at the end of the stage, although it , and Michael Matthews remains the Lanterne Rouge.