Millar's brave bid denied on Barcelona hill as Hushovd triumphs

Thor Hushovd, Tour de France 2009, stage 6

After all the talk of the finishing hill in Barcelona being too much for the sprinters, Thor Hushovd powered to victory at the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France.

Britain's David Millar was denied victory after he was caught by the bunch as he approached the red kite denoting there was one kilometre to go.

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