Luciano Benavides won stage 6 with an advantage of 1’03” over Howes, 2′ 28” over Price, 2′ 33” over Joan Barreda and 2′ 47” over Kevin Benavides. Despite this, the general continues to be very tight and many things can happen from stage 7, a new marathon stage at the last minute after the last organizational route change due to rain, before the riders enter the dreaded ‘Empty Quarter’ room), an unexplored territory full of sand dunes.