The Manx Missile Is Back!

CAP FREHEL, July 6, 2011 (Bicycling.com/AFP) - Britain's Mark Cavendish of HTC-Highroad claimed his 16th career win in the Tour de France when he powered to victory in the race's fifth stage on Wednesday.
 

Norwegian Thor Hushovd, of the Garmin-Cervelo team, kept the race leader's yellow jersey after the 164.5km ride from Carhaix to Cap Frehel.
 

Cavendish, who claimed 15 stage wins over the previous three Tours, came into the 98th edition knowing there would be few chances to sprint to victory in the race.
 

However, his HTC-Highroad team defied the difficult conditions on the coast road leading to Cap Frehel before successfully chasing down a late attack launched by French pair Thomas Voeckler and Jeremy Roy.
 

Having followed Roy when the FDJ rider pulled away with 33km to race, Voeckler was caught with 1.8km to go, paving the way for the sprinters' teams to up the pace ahead of an explosive burst for the line.
 

HTC, however, gave their rivals food for thought when German time-trial specialist Tony Martin pulled away inside the final kilometre, prompting Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen into a furious chase.
 

He was followed by stage one winner Philippe Gilbert, Spaniard Jose Joaquin Rojas, and Hushovd.
 

Cavendish played a waiting game, powering up the middle of the road in the final 100 metres to beat Gilbert at the finish line.
 

Rojas was third ahead of young Frenchman Tony Gallopin.
 

Hushovd, who took the race lead when Garmin won Sunday's team time-trial in Les Essarts, will now wear the yellow jersey into Thursday's 226.5km ride from Dinan to Lisieux as the race heads out of Brittany towards Normandy.

 

Stage 5 results:

 

1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/HTC) 3h38min 32sec

2. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/OLO) at 0:00.

3. Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

4. Tony Gallopin (FRA/COF) 0:00.

5. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 0:00.

6. André Greipel (GER/OLO) 0:00.

7. Sébastien Hinault (FRA/ALM) 0:00.

8. William Bonnet (FRA/FDJ) 0:00.

9. Daniel Oss (ITA/LIQ) 0:00.

10. Thor Hushovd (NOR/GRM) 0:00.

11. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 0:00.

12. Andreas Kloden (GER/RSH) 0:00.

13. Arnold Jeannesson (FRA/FDJ) 0:00.

14. Stuart O'Grady (AUS/LEO) 0:00.

15. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/OLO) 0:00.

16. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/AST) 0:00.

17. Rob Ruijgh (NED/VAC) 0:00.

18. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 0:00.

19. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) 0:00.

20. Nicolas Roche (IRL/ALM) 0:00.

21. Denis Galimzyanov (RUS/KAT) 0:00.

22. Cyril Gautier (FRA/EUC) 0:00.

23. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/LEO) 0:00.

24. Jérôme Pineau (FRA/QST) 0:00.

25. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 0:00.

26. Tony Martin (GER/HTC) 0:00.

27. Bjorn Leukemans (BEL/VAC) 0:00.

28. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) 0:00.

29. Julien El Farès (FRA/COF) 0:00.

30. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) 0:00.

31. George Hincapie (USA/BMC) 0:00.

32. Kevin De Weert (BEL/QST) 0:00.

33. Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ/AST) 0:00.

34. Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS/KAT) 0:00.

35. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) 0:00.

36. Chris Horner (USA/RSH) 0:00.

37. Ivan Gutierrez (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

38. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) 0:00.

39. Jérome Coppel (FRA/SAU) 0:00.

40. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 0:00.

41. Frank Schleck (LUX/LEO) 0:00.

42. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 0:00.

43. Rein Taaramae (EST/COF) 0:00.

44. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ALM) 0:00.

45. Carlos Barredo (ESP/RAB) 0:00.

46. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/RSH) 0:00.

47. Dries Devenyns (BEL/QST) 0:00.

48. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) 0:00.

49. Andy Schleck (LUX/LEO) 0:00.

50. Sébastien Turgot (FRA/EUC) 0:00.

51. Gorka Verdugo (ESP/EUS) 0:00.

52. Vladimir Gusev (RUS/KAT) 0:00.

53. Tom Danielson (USA/GRM) 0:00.

54. Romain Feillu (FRA/VAC) 0:00.

55. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 0:00.

56. Bauke Mollema (NED/RAB) 0:00.

57. Rigoberto Uran (COL/SKY) 0:00.

58. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GRM) 0:00.

59. Levi Leipheimer (USA/RSH) 0:00.

60. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/RAB) 0:00.

61. Fabio-Leonardo Duque (COL/COF) 0:00.

62. Maxime Monfort (BEL/LEO) 0:00.

63. Egor Silin (RUS/KAT) 0:00.

64. Vladimir Karpets (RUS/KAT) 0:00.

65. Rui Alberto Costa (POR/MOV) 0:00.

66. Romain Zingle (BEL/COF) 0:00.

67. Yury Trofimov (RUS/KAT) 0:00.

68. Peter Velits (SVK/HTC) 0:00.

69. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 0:00.

70. Imanol Erviti (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

71. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/EUC) 0:00.

72. Linus Gerdemann (GER/LEO) 0:00.

73. Gianni Meersman (BEL/FDJ) 0:00.

74. Jürgen Roelandts (BEL/OLO) 0:00.

75. Kristjan Koren (SLO/LIQ) 0:00.

76. Ruben Perez Moreno (ESP/EUS) 0:00.

77. Alan Perez Lezaun (ESP/EUS) 0:00.

78. Yannick Talabardon (FRA/SAU) 0:00.

79. Maxime Bouet (FRA/ALM) 0:00.

80. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP/RAB) 0:00.

81. Pavel Brutt (RUS/KAT) 0:00.

82. Julian Dean (NZL/GRM) 0:00.

83. Brian Vandborg (DEN/SAX) 0:00.

84. Wout Poels (NED/VAC) 0:00.

85. Markel Irizar (ESP/RSH) 0:00.

86. Laurens ten Dam (NED/RAB) 0:00.

87. Sandy Casar (FRA/FDJ) 0:00.

88. Remi Pauriol (FRA/FDJ) 0:00.

89. Mickael Delage (FRA/FDJ) 0:00.

90. Johnny Hoogerland (NED/VAC) 0:00.

91. Michael Schär (SUI/BMC) 0:00.

92. Tomas Vaitkus (LTU/AST) 0:00.

93. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 0:00.

94. Dmitry Muravyev (KAZ/RSH) 0:00.

95. Borut Božic (SLO/VAC) 0:00.

96. Andrej Zeits (KAZ/AST) 0:00.

97. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 0:00.

98. Hubert Dupont (FRA/ALM) 0:00.

99. David Arroyo (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

100. Anthony Charteau (FRA/EUC) 0:00.

101. Sebastian Lang (GER/OLO) 0:00.

102. Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA/LAM) 0:00.

103. Benat Intxausti (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

104. Ben Swift (ENG/SKY) 0:00.

105. David Moncoutié (FRA/COF) 0:00.

106. Arthur Vichot (FRA/FDJ) 0:00.

107. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 0:00.

108. Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA/SAU) 0:00.

109. Jeremie Galland (FRA/SAU) 0:00.

110. Marcel Sieberg (GER/OLO) 0:25.

111. Amets Txurruka (ESP/EUS) 0:25.

112. Lieuwe Westra (NED/VAC) 0:25.

113. Grischa Niermann (GER/RAB) 0:25.

114. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 0:32.

115. Arnaud Coyot (FRA/SAU) 0:32.

116. Matthew Goss (AUS/HTC) 0:33.

117. Remy Di Gregorio (FRA/AST) 0:33.

118. Maciej Paterski (POL/LIQ) 0:33.

119. Simon Gerrans (AUS/SKY) 0:33.

120. Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA/SAU) 0:36.

121. Jelle Vanendert (BEL/OLO) 0:36.

122. Benjamin Noval (ESP/SAX) 0:36.

123. Matteo Tosatto (ITA/SAX) 0:36.

124. Adriano Malori (ITA/LAM) 0:36.

125. Maciej Bodnar (POL/LIQ) 0:36.

126. David Loosli (SUI/LAM) 0:36.

127. Denys Kostyuk (UKR/LAM) 0:36.

128. Danilo Hondo (GER/LAM) 0:56.

129. Michael Buffaz (FRA/COF) 1:00.

130. Frederik Willems (BEL/OLO) 1:35.

By: Bicycling Magazine