Tour de France: Filippo Pozzato wins stage 5

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Italian rider Filippo Pozzato has won stage 5.

Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland kept the overall lead, again.

The 182.5 km fifth stage from Chablis to Autun featured eight climbs, including one Category 2 climb. Many of the sprinters lost contact with the peleton, but all of the major contenders finished together, apart from Alexandre Vinokourov. Vinokourov crashed before the final climb, and ended up losing more than a minute to the rest of the field.

A tailbone injury may force Andreas Klöden, who is second in the overall standings, to withdraw from the Tour. Teammates Vinokourov and Klöden were both taken to the hospital.

General classification after after stage 5

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara	Team CSC	24h 28'56"
2	Andreas Klöden	Astana Team	33"
3	Filippo Pozzato	Liquigas-Bianchi	35"
4	David Millar	Saunier Duval-Prodir	41"
5	George Hincapie	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	43"
6	Vladimir Gusev	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	45"
7	Vladimir Karpets	Caisse d'Epargne	46"
8	Mikel Astarloza	Euskaltel-Euskadi	49"
9	Thomas Dekker	Rabobank	51"
10	Benoît Vaugrenard	Française des Jeux	52"

Sources

Martin Gough. "Contenders crash as Pozzato stars" — BBC Sport, July 12, 2007
Jamey Keaten, AP. "Pozzato wins fifth stage of Tour de France, Cancellara retains lead" — Yahoo! Sports, July 12, 2007

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