Van Avermaet takes stage 5

ByEurosport

Published 01/02/2007 at 12:49 GMT

A Belgian came out on top again on stage 5 of the Tour of Qatar, but for once it was not Tom Boonen.

CYCLING 2007 Tour of Qatar Greg Van Avermaet

Image credit: Imago

The sprint king failed to make it four individual stage wins on the spin as compatriot Greg Van Avermaet prevailed for Predictor-Lotto.

Van Avermaet was part of a ten-man breakaway that gained two minutes on the peloton, and beat Marcel Sieberg and Stephane Poulhies in a sprint finish.

The 156km trip from Al Zubarah to Mesaieed along flat, desert-lined roads, also saw Boonen lose the race lead.

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