The 189.5 kilometer stage 5 of the Tour was up and down all the way, but with no difficult climbs it was expected to be another day for the sprinters. That turned out to be the case, but the ride was made more difficult by rain, wind, and numerous crashes. The top sprinters survived the difficulties though, and German Andre Greipel won the stage, while Peter Sagan of Slovakia finished second and Mark Cavendish of Great Britain finished third.
Stage 6 brings back some climbing, as the 191.5 kilometer course has three category 4 climbs and then finishes on a small climb.
Here are the standings after stage 5:
YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Tony Martin, Germany (ETIXX-Quick Step)
2. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........12"
3. Tejay Van Garderen, United States (BMC Racing)..........25"
4. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........33"
5. Tony Gallopin, France (Lotto-Soudal)..........38"
6. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium (BMC Racing)..........40"
7. Rigiberto Uran Uran, Colombia (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........46"
8. Alberto Contador, Spain (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........48"
9. Geraint Thomas, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........1' 15"
10. Zdenek Stybar, Czech Republic (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........1' 16"
GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Andre Greipel, Germany (Lotto-Soudal)..........151 pts
2. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........119 pts
3. John Degenkolb, Germany (Giant-Alpecin)..........89 pts
4. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........86 puts
5. Tony Martin, Germany (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........60 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Joachim Rodriguez Oliver, Spain (Team Katusha)..........2 pts
2. Michael Schar, Switzerland (BMC Racing)..........1 pt
3. Rafal Majka, Poland (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........1 pt
4. Thomas De Gendt, Belgium (Lotto-Soudal)..........1 pt
5. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........1 pt
WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)
2. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........46"
3. Nairo Alenander Quintano Rojas, Columbia (Movistar)..........1' 35"
TEAM LEADERS
1. BMC Racing (United States)
2. ETIXX-Quick Step (Belgium)..........34"
3. Tinkoff-Saxo (russia).........1' 44"
4. Team Sky (Great Britain)..........3' 14"
5. AG2R La Mondiale (France)..........5' 44"
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