Mark Cavendish will be out to silence his critics when the fifth stage takes the peloton on a 164.5km trek from Carhaix to Cap Frehel. Briton Cavendish, who will join the top 10 of Tour stage winners if he claims his 16th victory, failed in his first attempt on Monday after being squeezed between two riders in the finale of the third stage.
Tour de France
Stage 5 | Flat | Men | 06.07.2011
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Top 5: 1. Cavendish, 2. Gilbert, 3. Rojas, 4. Gallopin, 5. Thomas
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Superb win for Cavendish, who did that on his own and without a proper lead out! He came from 10 or so riders back to steal the win from Gilbert and Rojas.
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But Mark Cavendish comes through on his own to take the victory!
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But it's too early for the Norwegian, and he's caught by Hushovd, Gilbert and Rojas.
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Goss eases up, no sign of Cav. Martin speeds through, then Boasson Hagan attacks!
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Under the banner... Martin leading Goss and Cavendish.
1.5km
Hondo on the front for Lampre, followed by Martin, who is leading the HTC train.
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Roy already dropped by the bunch as Voeckler decides to concede defeat. A bold effort nevertheless.
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But it's all futile, surely. Roy is caught and Voeckler now has 6 seconds.
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Voeckler looks keen to call it a day, but Roy won't give up... but it's a bluff - VOECKLER ATTACKS!
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The peltoon sweeps on to the beach front promenade. Romain Feillu is hitching a ride with the HTC train, with a mass of Sky riders in pursuit.
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The HTC train is forming, getting ready to leave the station. The pressure is huge on Mark Cavendish and his team to deliver a belated victory.
7km
It was a gutsy effort from Voeckler and Roy, and for a moment it looked like the break could stick, but the gap is just 15 seconds now.
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Carrots are pretty much cooked for Voeckler and Roy. They have just 22 seconds now and the peloton is hungry for a bunch sprint.
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The Lampre team of Alessandro Petachhi have come to the front, followed by four men from HTC. The French duo's lead has dropped to 30 seconds.
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Boonen and Engels are now a huge 12 minutes off the pace. The three-time Paris Roubaix winner crashed heavily earlier in the stage but is determined to finish.
12km
News coming in that Tour director Christian Prudhomme has already fired the motorbike rider who caused the accident with Sorensen.
13km
All the big guns are right on the front of the bunch in a bid to keep out of trouble. But the lead stays the same at 1:05.
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Niki Sorensen, who tangled with that motorcycle earlier, is off the back, as is Vincent Jerome (Europcar), who has been struggling every day since crashing twice in stage one.