Tour's Stage 5 Is Another Day For Sprinters

Stage 5 of the 100th Tour de France turned out to be another day for the sprinters, as the peloton finished in a group. There were some medium grade climbs in the stage (category 3 and 4), but none of the really difficult climbs (category 2, 1, or unrated) that would break up the peloton and show us who the real contenders are this year. As a result, there are still 50 riders less than a minute off the lead, and at least 37 riders less than 30 seconds out of the overall lead (a time difference that could easily disappear in the higher mountains). Here are the top finishers for stage 5, and the overall standings after that stage:

STAGE 5 TOP FINISHERS
1. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) Sky Procycling
3. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale

YELLOW JERSEY (Best Overall Time)
1. Simon Gerrans (Australia) Orica Greenedge
2. Daryl Impey (South Africa) Orica Greenedge..........0' 00"
3. Michael Albasini (Switzerland) Orica Greenedge..........0' 00"
4. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........0' 01"
5. Sylvain Chavanel (France) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........0' 01"
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) Sky Procycling..........0' 03"
7. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling..........0' 03"
8. Richie Porte (Australia) Sky procycling..........0' 03"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........111 pts
2. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........76 pts
3. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........76 pts
4. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........65 pts
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) Sky Procycling..........58 pts
6. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........57 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........10 pts
2. Simon Clarke (Australia) Orica Greenedge..........5 pts
3. Blel Kadri (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........5 pts
4. Thomas De Gendt (Belgium) Vacansoleil-DCM..........4 pts
5. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........3 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........0' 16"
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........0' 19"
4. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........0' 25"
5. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........0' 33"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Orica Greenedge (Australia)
2. Sky Procycling (Great Britain)..........0' 03"
3. Saxo-Tinkoff (Denmark)..........0' 09"
4. Garmin-Sharp (United States)..........0' 17"
5. Movistar (Spain)..........0' 20"
6. Lampre-Merida (Italy)..........0' 25"
7. BMC Racing (United States)..........0' 26"