Tdf Stage 5 Villers Cotterêts - Joigny

Today another typical sprinters stage and another quite boring race. An early escape with Flecha, Verdugo, Sprick, Knees, Chavanel but at 5km before the finish they were taken again so a sprint could start. It was an unorganised sprint but with a great winner Thor Hushovd.

For Euskaltel there was Gorka Verdugo in the early escape and he did the most work in the escape. In the sprint there was Ruben Perez with a good 12th place and Inaki Isasi with a 20th place.

Stage Result
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 4.37.47 (41.69 km/h)
2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld ST
3 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank ST
...
12. Ruben Perez ST
20. Inaki Isasi ST
62. Igor Anton ST
93. Mikel Astarloza ST
106. Haimar Zubeldia ST
113. Inigo Landaluze ST
128. Jorge Azanza ST
145. Amets Txurruka ST
183. Gorka Verdugo +3:08

General Ranking
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 19.49.55
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole +0.29
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana +0.33
...
11. Mikel Astarloza +0:49
23. Ruben Perez +0:56
90. Haimar Zubeldia +1:17
129. Inigo Landaluze +1:28
131. Amets Txurruka +1:28
145. Inaki Isasi +1:36
147. Jorge Azanza +1:38
163. Igor Anton +2:05
178. Gorka Verdugo +4:18