The fifth stage was a day for OmegaPharma-Lotto. Philippe Gilbert was beaten by some climbing specialists on theMûr-de-Bretagne and by sprinters in Cap Fréhel but the Belgian champion stillfinished second in a final that also suited André Greipel who came sixth. Asthe riders for the general classification also have to remain vigilant and tryand keep themselves out of trouble and not lose time, Jurgen van den Broeck was15th making him the third man from the squad sponsored in part bythe Belgian national lottery. They beat their counter-parts from France – FDJ,another team backed by a lottery that put three riders into the top 20: WilliamBonnet (8th), Arnold Jeannesson (13th) and Anthony Roux(19th). Depsite their gains, there was no majorchange to the team classification as Garmin-Cervélo remain in the lead with atwo-second advantage over Sky and four seconds ahead of Leopard-Trek.RadioShack is still in fourth, 10 seconds behind but they’re going to find ithard to defend their place after the retirement of an injured Janez Brajkovic.
Interview
July 6
th
2011
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Team Classification Summary
