CRO Race: Israeli champion Oded Kogut wins bunch dash on stage 6 as Brandon McNulty takes total victory

Israeli nationwide champion Oded Kogut (Israel Premier-Tech) dominated the ultimate bunch dash of the Cro Race to win stage 6, denying Alexander Kristoff a 3rd win of the week, as Brandon McNulty clung on for the general victory. 

Kogut adopted the Uno-X wheels and rounded Kristoff within the closing few metres of the stage to win by a motorbike size, with the Norwegian and his team-mate Tord Gudmestad ending second and third in Zagreb, whereas Ineos Grenadiers’ Ben Turner was fourth. 

Dsm-firmenich PostNL had managed proceedings all day in a bid to shut the hole between their second-placed rider, Tobias Lund Andresen, and McNulty. But though the Dane snatched six seconds off his purple jersey rival by successful two intermediate sprints, it was not sufficient to take the general and McNulty completed eight seconds clear. 

Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) moved into third total, 27 seconds down, a single second forward of team-mate Edoardo Zambanini. 

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