Tour de France 2011- ÉTAPE 5 - Carhaix=>Cap Fréhel 164.5 km(15)

  • 13 years ago
Back in the sprint played in Redon and Tyler Farrar won by Mark Cavendish did not miss the opportunity presented itself to Cape Freels, after a stage marked by numerous falls, which included forced Janez Brajkovic abandoned. In the end, the platoon was organized to use the last day of the attackers, Jeremy Roy and Thomas Voeckler, and organize a mass sprint in which Boasson Hagen and Gilbert were the main facilitators. But in the last 300 meters, the British sprinter has placed its acceleration up to and exceeding ten runners. After the effort, it takes a 16th victory on the Tour de France, the first in 2011.
Chavanel and Wiggins on the ground ...
From Carhaix, candidates for the break are numerous. It's finally Tristan Valentin (COF) that manages to get the ball rolling to pay 4 km, followed by Jose Ivan Gutierrez (MOV), Sébastien Turgot (EUC) and Anthony Delaplace (UAA). At four, the escape progresses slowly, in the remote monitoring of Team Garmin-Cervélo.

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