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Hello and welcome to live coverage of Stage 5 of the Tour de France - a lumpy 204.5km traipse through the Brittany countryside from Lorient to Quimper.

Tour de France
Stage 5 | Semi mountain | Men | 11.07.2018
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Updated 11/07/2018 at 15:34 GMT


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All that means that Greg Van Avermaet will stay in yellow. In fact he has increased his lead over everyone (except Julian Alaphilippe) by two seconds because of that bonus sprint. Meanwhile, Peter Sagan extends his lead in the green jersey competition.
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Confirmation of the result after that thrilling finale.
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Sonny Colbrelli looked to have had enough in the tank but as the road levelled out the green jersey surged through to take his second victory of the race ahead of the Italian and, I think, Gilbert.
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Victory for the world champion Peter Sagan, who else?
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He's just so good...
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Colbrelli and Sagan right there too - and Martin, Alaphilippe and Valverde...
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Gilbert rides cleare with Julien Simon and Van Avermaet in pursuit.
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There have been many splits in the pack as they go under the flamme rouge with Egan Bernal on the front for Sky.
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Dion Smith, the polka dot jersey, is in the mix too. The Wanty rider is Offredo.
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Still Sky set the tempo with Gianni Moscon and Michal Kwiatkowski putting in a big shift, with a Wanty rider getting involved too. It strings out after a chicane as Nibali edges forward. But Sagan is still very well placed, as is Van Avermaet.
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Fernando Gaviria has been dropped...
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This peloton is whittled down to about 100 riders after all those climbs. It's been like a mini classic today.
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All over for Rein Taaramae, who is reined in. Sky and Bora on the front with Bahrain and Quick-Step lurking.
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Taaramae's gap is down to nothing as the riders swing off the main road and move onto a smaller country lane.
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Team Sky have come to the front of the pack with six riders - including Chris Froome, Michael Kwiatkowski (who could spring a surprise today) and Geraint Thomas, who lest we forget is only seconds (make that five now, after those bonuses) behind Van Avermaet on GC.
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Twenty seconds for Taaramae as the pack stretches across the entire width of a rare stretch of wide road.
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Finland's Rein Taaramae has taken advantage of a slight lull to put in an attack off the front of the pack. Third time lucky for Direct Energie, who have already played their Chavanel and Calmejane cards?
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Julian Alaphilippe attacks from the pack and takes Van Avermaet with him. They reel in Skijuns and then pass Calmejane just ahead of the line - so it's the Frenchman who takes the three bonus seconds ahead of Van Avermaet, who has to settle for two seconds. It may have no bearing on the yellow jersey wearer later today, but you never know. When it's so close every second counts.
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It's a bonus 'sprint' but it's at the top of a seriously steep 9% climb. Chavanel is on the front with Skujins just behind - and the peloton breathing down their necks.
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BMC have the gap down to just 25 seconds ahead of the bonus sprint. So that means there will be another bonus second available for whoever crosses in third place on the front of the pack.