Mark Cavendish(HTC) came from behind to take stage five of the Tour De France from Caraix to Cap Frehel.
In a frantic stage which had crashes galore and an equally exciting finish the sprinter from the Isle of Man put his doubters in their place to take the win. None of his rivals had noticed Cavendish hiding behind them until he came around them to take the win 200 yards from the finish.The stage was full of incidents and crashes which have littered the opening week of the race so far. Favourite and last year’s winner Alberto Contador was again one of the riders to hit the deck but finished safely in the bunch. Jérémy Roy (FDJ) and Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) were out in front of the bunch in the days break but were brought back with 5KM to go.
Thor Hushovd kept the yellow jersey and all the main favourites and Scottish rider David Millar finished safely in the bunch.
Mark Cavendish seemed to have messed up another sprint opportunity when his lead out train seemed to have lost him in the last kilometre. Then when the win seemed out of reach fellow British rider Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) led him to the front. From here the Manx missile did what he does best and powered around Philip Gilbert (Omega Lotto) 2nd and Jose Rojas (Movie Star) 3rd.
Stage six is another flat stage for the sprinters so Mark Cavendish will again be favourite in his chase to get the green jersey.
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