Tour de France: Filippo Pozzato wins stage 5
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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 wi
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
RankRiderTeamTime1Fabian Cancellara|Team CSC|align=right| 24h 28'56"'''2Andreas KlödenAstana Team 33"3 Filippo PozzatoLiquigas-Bianchi 35"4 David MillarSaunier Duval-Prodir 41"5 George HincapieDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 43"6 Vladimir GusevDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 45"7 Vladimir KarpetsCaisse d'Epargne 46"8 Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel-Euskadi 49"9Thomas Dekker Rabobank 51"10 Benoît VaugrenardFrançaise des Jeux 52"
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