Lars Boom won stage five of the Tour de France as he conquered the 152.5km Ypres / Arenberg Porte du Hainaut route.
Lars Boom celebrates as he crosses the finish line at the end of the 152.5km fifth stage of the Tour de France. Photo: Lionel Bonaventure / AFP / Getty Images
Results for stage five:
1 Lars Boom (Belkin) 3:18:35
2 Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), at 0.19
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), st
4 Peter Sagan (Cannondale), 1.01
5 Fabian Cancellara (Trek), st
Alberto Contador crossed the line with a deficit of 2.55.
Overall individual time classification:
Total distance covered – 862.5 KM
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) 20:26:46
2 Jakob Fuglsang +8 (Astana Pro Team) 20:26:48
3 Peter Sagan -1 (Cannondale) 20:27:30
4 Michal Kwiatkowski +15 (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 20:27:36
5 Fabian Cancellara +27 (Trek Factory Racing) 20:28:03
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