Hilly Fifth Stage
The stage has been full of falls, including the counter. In recent months, Nieman Foundation has been very successful. Thor Hushovd retained the yellow jersey of leader in the general classification. The Rojas Spanish was penalized and lost the Green Jersey. The British Mark Cavendish (HTC High Road) once again became the largest between the ride and won the fifth stage race held between Carhaix and Frehel, 164 kilometers in a day marked by multiple falls in which the Norwegian Thor Hushovd (Garmin) retained the yellow Jersey. Reappeared Cavendish, of whom little was known since his double victory in the Giro of Italy, and did so to impose dramatically in a very disputed Sprint in which raised her arms with clarity ahead of the Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Omega), the number one global seeking double that denied him the wall of Brittany, and of the Spanish Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar), back in the fight. The murcian corridor became outraged with Italian Alessandro Petachi (Lampre), who, as he commented in goal, is a dirty, since I cramped and punched at 1,500 m from the banner. This time the controversy had no Cav as the protagonist, but the own Rojas, disqualified for misuse manoeuvre in the Sprint by pushing Boonen, intermediate which cost him the Green Jersey, which passed to Gilbert.
Within the main group and in a time of 3h.38.32 entered all the favourites, putting an end a journey that covered more than 45 kilometres per hour. And Thor Hushovd front, he fought for the stage, but it fell to Gilbert and Cavendish, who came flying from the back. The Norwegian retained the yellow jersey with the same differences: 1 second to Cadel Evans and 4 to Frank Schleck. Thus ended a stage in principle open to another kind of outcome, but the ride teams led to the mass arrival. A day of falls that Alberto Contador, paid to the difficulties since leaving in the Gois passage became involved.
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