July 6, 2006 – Here are the results from today’s stage, Beauvais – Caen, 225 km:

Stage 5

1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 5.18.50 (42.341 km/h)
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic
3 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
4 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
6 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
8 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
10 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux

Overall

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic 25.10.51
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 0.13
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 0.17
4 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 0.19
6 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.24
7 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 0.27
8 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 0.28
9 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.29
10 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile