Jonathan Dibben (Team Sky) wins stage six Big Bear Lake ITT, California.

Jonathan Dibben (Team Sky) wins stage six ITT in Big Bear Lake, George Bennet (LottoNL-Jumbo) move's into overrall race lead, Amgen Tour of California.

 He took the stage win, covering the 24km route in 28:27, seven seconds better than runner-up Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing), who moved into fourth overall with his performance. Cannondale-Drapac's Andrew Talansky finished third, 16 seconds behind Dibben and moved into third overall.

 The 24km time trial course in Big Bear Lake, a picturesque alpine pool about 169km due east from Los Angeles, had a perfectly flat profile and was not especially technical, but the elevation of more than 2,000 metres added an extra challenge.

Top Ten riders after stage six result

 1, George Bennett (Newzealand) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 20:16:48,  
2, Rafal Majka (Poland) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:35,
 3, Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 0:00:36,
 4, Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:45,
 5, Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky 0:01:00,
6, Vegard Stake Laengen (Norway) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:54,
7, Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky 0:02:12,
8, Sam Oomen (Netherland) Team Sunweb 0:02:15,
 9, Lachlan Morton (Australia) Dimension Data 0:02:20,
10, Haimar Zubeldia (Spain) Trek-Segafredo 0:03:14