Tour de France 2010/5. stage

◄ 4.00000 Result of the 5th stage 6. ►00000
		Mark Cavendish (THR)	4:30:50 h
2.		Gerald Ciolek (MRM)	equal time
3.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY)	equal time
4th		José Joaquín Rojas Gil (MOV)	equal time
5.		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	equal time
6th		Sébastien Turgot (DEN)	equal time
7th		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	equal time
8th.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	equal time
9.		Lloyd Mondory (ALM)	equal time
10.		Tyler Farrar (CPT)	equal time
		José Iván Gutiérrez (MOV)
Intermediate results after the 5th stage
		Fabian Cancellara (TNK)	22:59:45 h
2.		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	+ 0:23 min
3.		Cadel Evans (BMC)	+ 0:39 min
		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	102 pts.
2.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	88 pts.
3.		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	81 pts.
		Jérôme Pineau (EQS)	13 pts.
2.		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	8 pts.
3.		Pure Taaramäe (COF)	8 pts.
		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	23:00:08 h
2.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	+ 0:46 min
3.		Roman Kreuziger (CAN)	+ 2:01 min
		Team Saxo Bank	69:03:10 h
2.		Garmin transitions	+ 0:11 min
3.		Sky Professional Cycling Team	+ 0:25 min

The 5th stage of the Tour de France 2010 on July 8th led over 187.5 km from Épernay to Montargis . On this flat stage there were three sprint classifications and two mountain classifications in the 4th category. After Amets Txurruka gave up due to fall injuries the day before, 188 of the 198 registered participants started.

Race course

After almost 10 kilometers of neutralized drive, the official start took place at 12:53 p.m. After a few minutes, Julien El-Farès , Jurgen Van De Walle and José Iván Gutiérrez attacked and quickly pulled away. With just under eight minutes, the group achieved the largest lead of a breakaway group so far in the 2010 Tour. Van De Walle was the first to cross the two mountain classifications. Gutiérrez was the first to drive over the sprint classification in between, which, however, was not a sprint.

At the head of the field, the HTC-Columbia team set the pace, supported at times by Kanstanzin Siuzou and Stuart O'Grady , and so the lead became smaller again. With up to 35 ° C it was pretty hot on this stage. Van De Walle, meanwhile, did most of the work in the leading trio. El-Farès won the second sprint classification. Now the pace of this stage, which was initially a bit leisurely, increased. About 6.5 kilometers from the finish, Gutiérrez, who had previously won the last sprint classification, attacked from the leading trio and was able to pull away briefly. Four kilometers from the finish, however, he too, like his two former companions, was taken off the field.

The Garmin-Transitions team pulled on the finish sprint, which was ultimately won by Mark Cavendish , who was able to prevail against Gerald Ciolek and Edvald Boasson Hagen . It was the Briton's first stage win on this tour and the eleventh overall. Thor Hushovd was able to extend his lead in the points classification with a good fifth place. As on the day before, nothing changed in the other ratings.

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Vauchamps (27.5 km) ( 211  m )

First	José Iván Gutiérrez	6 pts.
Second	Julien El-Fares	4 pts.
Third	Jurgen Van De Walle	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Ville-Saint-Jacques (kilometer 126.5) ( 92  m )

First	Julien El-Fares	6 pts.
Second	Jurgen Van De Walle	4 pts.
Third	José Iván Gutiérrez	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in Préfontaines (kilometer 169.5) ( 76  m )

First	José Iván Gutiérrez	6 pts.
Second	Julien El-Fares	4 pts.
Third	Jurgen Van De Walle	2 pts.

• Destination in Montargis (km 187.5) ( 70  m )

First	Mark Cavendish	35 pts.
Second	Gerald Ciolek	30 pts.
Third	Edvald Boasson Hagen	26 pts.
Fourth	José Joaquín Rojas Gil	24 pts.
fifth	Thor Hushovd	22 pts.
Sixth	Sébastien Turgot	20 pts.
seventh	Robbie McEwen	19 pts.
Eighth	Alessandro Petacchi	18 pts.
Ninth	Lloyd Mondory	17 pts.
Tenth	Tyler Farrar	16 pts.
11.	Samuel Dumoulin	15 pts.
12.	Daniel Oss	14 pts.
13.	Danilo Hondo	13 pts.
14th	Nicolas Roche	12 pts.
15th	Yukiya Arashiro	11 pts.
16.	Juan Antonio Flecha	10 pts.
17th	Andrij Hrywko	9 pts.
18th	Christopher Horner	8 pts.
19th	Alberto Contador	7 pts.
20th	Egoi Martínez	6 pts.
21st	Mark Renshaw	5 pts.
22nd	Cadel Evans	4 pts.
23.	Geraint Thomas	3 pts.
24.	Christian Knees	2 pts.
25th	George Hincapie	1 point

Mountain ratings

• Côte d'Orbais-l'Abbaye, Category 4 (kilometers 40.5) ( 205  m ; 1.6 km at 4.8%)

First	Jurgen van de Walle	3 pts.
Second	José Ivan Gutierrez	2 pts.
Third	Julien El-Fares	1 point

• Côte de Mécringes, Category 4 (36.5 km) ( 184  m ; 1.3 km at 5.4%)

First	Jurgen van de Walle	3 pts.
Second	José Ivan Gutierrez	2 pts.
Third	Julien El-Fares	1 point

tasks

• 187 - Amets Txurruka ( Euskaltel-Euskadi ): After falling on the 4th stage, did not start the stage.

Web links

• Results and ratings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ letour.fr: Tears of joy at Cavendish. (No longer available online.) July 8, 2010, archived from the original on July 9, 2010 ; Retrieved July 9, 2010 (5 - Épernay> Montargis). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.