Andre Greipel wins Stage 5 of Tour de France
Stage 5: A mostly flat 122.1-mile trek from Rouen to Saint-Quentin.
Winner: Andre Greipel of Germany, who earned his second stage victory in a row after a crash-marred bunch sprint to the finish.
Yellow jersey: Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. He leads Bradley Wiggins of Britain by seven seconds. Defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia is seventh, 17 seconds off the pace.
Stat of the day: 4. The number of riders who have withdrawn from the Tour so far after young German sprinter Marcel Kittel abandoned the race with a sore knee and a stomach bug that plagued him all week.
Quote of the day: “When you make history in this kind of way at the Tour, it’s more special.” — Cancellara, after earning his 27th yellow jersey, a record for a rider who has yet to win the Tour.
Friday’s sixth stage: A 128.9-mile flat trek from Epernay to Metz in eastern France. It is the last chance for sprinters to battle for a stage win before riders enter the Vosges Mountains on Saturday.
Stage 5 results
| 1. Andre Greipel, Germany | 4:41:30 |
| 2. Matthew Goss, Australia | same time |
| 3. Juan Jose Haedo, Argentina | same time |
| 4. Samuel Dumoulin, France | same time |
| 5. Mark Cavendish, Britain | same time |
Overall standings
| 1. Fabian Cancellara, Switz. | 24:45:32 |
| 2. Bradley Wiggins, Britain | :07 behind |
| 3. Sylvain Chavanel, France | same time |
| 4. Tejay van Garderen, U.S. | :10 behind |
| 5. E. Boasson Hagen, Nor. | :11 behind |
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