March 28, 2008 (Beaumont Hague, France) – Canada’s Mark Walters (Team RACE Pro) finished 30th today on Stage 5, 197km from Domfront to Beaumont Hague, and is has moved up to 29th overall. Steven Caethoven (Bel) Agritubel won today’s stage over Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Elshof in second and Daniil Komkov (Rus) Katyusha in third. Unfortunately Walters Team RACE Pro team mates all DNF’d today with two stages to go.

Results

1. Steven Caethoven (Bel) Agritubel 4.36.00
2. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Elshof
3. Daniil Komkov (Rus) Katyusha
4. Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel
5. David Lelay (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux
6. Raphael Lesage (Fra) Nogent Sur Oise 0.07
7. Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga 1.13
8. Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux
9. Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux
10. Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Elshof

30. Mark Walters (Can) Team RACE Pro
DNF Ryan Roth (Can) Team RACE Pro
DNF Buck Miller (Can) Team RACE Pro
DNF Dustin Macburnie (Can) Team RACE Pro
DNF Mark Pozniak (Can) Team RACE Pro

GC after Stage 5

1. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker-Bianchi 18:48:34
2. Antoine Dalibard (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux 0:02
3. Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Elshof 0:09
4. Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental 0:15
5. Christopher Stevenson (Swe) Amore & Vita-McDonald’s 0:23
6. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH Elshof 2:21
7. David Lelay (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux
8. Steven Caethoven (Bel) Agritubel 2:32
9. Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel 2:39
10. Daniil Komkov (Rus) Katyusha 2:51

29. Mark Walters (Can) Team RACE Pro 4:15