RENO — Davis Phinney swept into the lead on the second-to-the-last lap to win the sixth stage of the Coors International bicycle race Wednesday night.
Right behind him across the finish line was Doug Shapiro, Phinney's teammate on the 7-Eleven team, who moved into a tie for the overall lead with Norway's Dag-Otto Lauritzen. Shapiro and Lauritzen, of the Peugeot team, both have an overall time of 17 hours 26 minutes 55 seconds, marking the first time there has been a tie for the overall lead in the race's 12-year history.
