UAE Team Emirates (USA) - Press Release: Tadej Pogačar won Stage 6 of the Tour of California, taking the overall lead in the race.

The Queen Stage of the 2019 Tour of California was 127,5 kilometers long, starting in Ontario and heading for the summit finish at Mt. Baldy.

All UAE Team Emirates riders kept Pogačar well positioned and out of trouble leading into Mt. Baldy, then Pogačar continued pushing at his own pace to remain in the group of favourites.

Higuita (EF Education First) led the way heading to the final corner, but Pogačar took a better line and came past the Colombian, allowing him to pull ahead and sprint clear for the his first World Tour victory.

In the general classification, the Slovenian is 16 seconds ahead of second place Higuita (EF Education First) heading into the final stage.

Stage 6 results:

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates  3:48:49
2. Sergio Higuita (Col) EF Education First s.t.
3. George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma +5″

General Classification after stage 6:

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates  30:01:56
2. Sergio Higuita (Col) EF Education First  +16″
3. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep  +20″