Stage 5 – Yawn
They should have taken a bus and not bothered. OK, here’s the “exciting” news from the official site:
Thomas Voeckler of France won the stage which propelled him from 144 to 138 in the standings. There was no change for any of the 137 people in front of him in the overall standings, and no changes in jerseys.
Mikhail Ignatiev of Russia has won the right to wear the red numbers of the most combative rider. He is currently 39th.
That’s it. It was windy and no one wanted a repeat of the problem on stage 3 where there was a break away in the wind, so Voeckler scored a stage win for France.
