2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 5
The fifth stage of the Tour de France 2007 on July 12 was 182.5 km long and took the riders from Chablis south through Burgundy, specifically by the departments of Yonne, Nièvre and Saône -et -Loire, to Autun. This stage through the Morvan had a total of eight mountain stages, including, for the first time during this tour, mountains of the second and third category. Through its undulating profile was the only mid-mountain stage as one of the most challenging in the entire race.
From the outset, the race designed very restless and over again to single or multiple drivers tried to solve by the peloton. At about 20 kilometers of the race there was a trio composed of Sylvain Chavanel, William Bonnet and Philippe Gilbert. Behind the Italian Giampaolo Cheula tried to catch the trio as a soloist. The projection of the three outliers on the peloton grew in the wake quickly to a maximum of 14:45 minutes, while Cheula first vain the residue of about one and a half minutes trying to make up for the triple. Finally, he managed after 59 kilometers driven connection. Meanwhile, the teams of the peloton began to organize an orderly prosecution and the residue shortened significantly. Up to 60 kilometers from the finish, at the foot of Haut- Folin, a mountain in the second category, the projection of the guide Quartet had shrunk to 3:40 minutes.
In increase, the group then split into two parts because Cheula Bonnet and the pace Chavanel and Gilbert could not follow. At the peak of almost 13 km long ascent, the projection of the leaders was the pursuer 1:17 minutes and the peloton followed with another 53 seconds behind. The pursuers were still made by the peloton on the descent, leaving just the duo Chavanel / Gilbert propelled remained ahead of the field. They defended their lead to eleven kilometers to go before the field filed past them in the ascent to the Côte de la Croix de la Libération led by Rabobank.
Immediately after the merger, some riders attacked again, but not all were able to sell itself decisive. Only Yaroslav Popovych succeeded on the descent a small gap extending. After a mistake in a tight left turn, he lost his lead but again. Thus, the field went closed, with David Millar and Laurent Lefèvre at the top, on the home stretch in Autun one. There, won the sprint Filippo Pozzato before Óscar Freire and Daniele Bennati.
Fabian Cancellara and Vladimir Gusev again defended the lead in the overall and youth classification. Sylvain Chavanel, who won seven of the eight climbs of the day, took the lead in the rating by the polka-dot jersey well ahead of his Ausreißgefährten Philippe Gilbert and William Bonnet. In addition, the lead changed hands in the points standings, where Erik Zabel took over the green jersey of Tom Boonen. In the team standings, Team CSC took the lead after only two riders of the Astana team were able to place in the first group.
Alexander Vinokourov, one of the favorites for the overall victory, lost after a collision with a motorbike, about 24 kilometers from the finish, 1:20 minutes on his greatest opponent, who reached the goal in the first group. Prior to his teammate Andreas Kloden had also come to case. However, he negotiated a time no further residue. Vinokourov suffered when he fell deep bruises and abrasions on his right thigh and both knees that had to be sewn even. In Klöden the doctors diagnosed a hairline crack in the coccyx. The Frenchman Geoffroy Lequatre, tormented, despite a bad fall with about 44 minutes down on the winner, thus exceeding the grace period, was not disqualified because of his militant attitude of the stewards.
Tasks
Intermediate sprints
First intermediate sprint in Avallo ( 36 km ) ( 232 m )
Second intermediate sprint in Montbreuillon ( 94.5 km ) ( 228 m)
Third intermediate sprint at Bibracte -Mont- Beuvray ( 145 km ) (603 m)
Climbs
Côte des Grandes- Chatelaines, Category 4 ( 39.5 km ) ( 284 m; 1.5 km à 6,7 %)
Côte de Domecy -sur- Cure, Category 4 ( 52.5 km ) (238 m; 1.3 km à 6,2 %)
Côte de Champignolles -le- Bas, Category 3 ( 58.5 km ) ( 338 m; 2.0 km à 6,5 %)
Côte de Coulon, Category 4 ( 86.5 km ) ( 275 m; 1.0 km à 6,2 %)
Côte de Saint -Maurice, Category 3 ( 98.5 km ) ( 389 m; 3.0 km à 5,2 %)
Côte de Château- Chinon, Category 4 ( 119 km ) ( 519 m; 2.5 km à 3,8 %)
Haut- Folin, Category 2 ( 135.5 km ) ( 867 m; 12.9 km à 3,7 %)
Côte de la Croix de la Libération, Category 3 ( 174 km ) ( 586 m; 3.4 km à 5,4 %)