March 23, 2012 (Manresa, Spain) – Julien Simon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun took the win over yesterday’s stage winner, Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling, who was second on Stage 5 from Ascó to Manresa, 207.1km, with Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale claiming 3rd. Canada’s Christian Meier (GreenEdge Cycling Team) finished 43rd working for his team mate and race leader Michael Albasini (Aus).

Full Results

1. Julien Simon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 4:58:27
2. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
3. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
4. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
5. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma – QuickStep
6. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
7. Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team
8. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
9. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
10. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
11. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
12. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
13. Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
14. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
15. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – ISD
16. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
17. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
18. Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team
19. Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Esp) Andalucia
20. Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Esp) Movistar Team
21. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
22. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha Team
23. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
24. Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
25. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
26. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural
27. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 00:10
28. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma – QuickStep
29. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma – QuickStep 01:26
30. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team 04:59
31. Jose Vicente Toribio (Esp) Andalucia
32. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – QuickStep
33. Jordi Simon (Esp) Andalucia
34. Miguel Minguez Ayala (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
36. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
37. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i
38. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
39. Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank
40. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
41. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
42. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
43. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
44. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4i
45. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
46. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
47. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre – ISD
48. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
49. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
50. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
51. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
52. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
53. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
54. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
55. David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Esp) Caja Rural
56. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
57. Xabier Zandio Echaide (Esp) Sky Procycling
58. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team
59. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
60. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Movistar Team
61. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 08:28
62. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
63. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
64. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1t4i
65. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
66. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
67. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team
68. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre – ISD
69. Iván Velasco Murillo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
70. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
71. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
72. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 12:46
73. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
74. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
75. Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre – ISD
76. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
77. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma – QuickStep
78. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
79. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
80. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
81. Denis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
82. Javier Ramirez (Esp) Andalucia
83. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
84. David De La Fuente Rasilla (Esp) Caja Rural
85. Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
86. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural
87. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana
88. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
89. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
90. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
91. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma – QuickStep
92. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – ISD
93. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma – QuickStep
94. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team
95. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
96. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
97. Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
98. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
99. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – ISD
100. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
101. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre – ISD
102. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1t4i
103. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
104. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
105. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
106. Egor Silin (Rus) Pro Team Astana
107. Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Esp) Caja Rural
108. Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i
109. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 18:25
110. Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
111. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
112. Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Andalucia 21:04
113. Jesus Rosendo Prado (Esp) Andalucia
114. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
115. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
116. André Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural
117. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
118. Sergio Carrasco (Esp) Andalucia
119. Aitor Galdos (Esp) Caja Rural
120. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
121. Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
122. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
123. Victor Cabedo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
124. José Luis Cano (Esp) Andalucia
DNF Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
DNF Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
DNF Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
DNF Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
DNS Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNS Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

GC after Stage 5

1. Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team 17:23:51
2. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 01:32
3. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
4. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
5. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
6. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – ISD
7. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
8. Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Esp) Movistar Team
9. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
10. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma – QuickStep
11. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
12. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
13. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
14. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
15. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
16. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma – QuickStep 01:42
17. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 02:16
18. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha Team
19. Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Esp) Andalucia 02:23
20. Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
21. Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team 03:07
22. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
23. Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team 03:41
24. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural 04:25
25. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 04:29
26. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 05:18
27. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 05:19
28. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 06:31
29. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 07:15
30. Miguel Minguez Ayala (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 08:06
31. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team
32. Julien Simon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 08:23
33. Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank 08:27
34. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
35. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Movistar Team 08:40
36. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team 09:18
37. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
38. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
39. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
40. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
41. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan 10:16
42. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – QuickStep 10:36
43. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
44. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
45. Jose Vicente Toribio (Esp) Andalucia
46. David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Esp) Caja Rural
47. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i
48. Iván Velasco Murillo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 12:47
49. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
50. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 12:53
51. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 14:06
52. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre – ISD 14:09
53. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda 15:02
54. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 15:15
55. Xabier Zandio Echaide (Esp) Sky Procycling
56. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4i 15:18
57. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
58. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 16:14
59. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 16:48
60. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 17:05
61. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
62. Egor Silin (Rus) Pro Team Astana 17:15
63. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 18:03
64. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team
65. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 18:24
66. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 18:47
67. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team
68. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 19:57
69. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 20:01
70. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 20:40
71. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 21:09
72. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 21:39
73. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
74. David De La Fuente Rasilla (Esp) Caja Rural 23:02
75. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma – QuickStep 23:05
76. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural
77. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 23:26
78. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 24:52
79. André Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural 26:21
80. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma – QuickStep 27:44
81. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma – QuickStep 29:47
83. Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 29:50
84. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 29:58
85. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre – ISD
86. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 30:48
87. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 31:10
88. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana 31:41
89. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – ISD 32:39
90. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 32:59
91. Denis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
92. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre – ISD
93. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
94. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
95. Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i
96. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1t4i
97. Jordi Simon (Esp) Andalucia 33:20
98. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling 33:23
99. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1t4i
100. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 34:16
101. Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre – ISD
102. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 34:25
103. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 36:25
104. Victor Cabedo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 37:04
105. Javier Ramirez (Esp) Andalucia 37:41
106. Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
107. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – ISD
108. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
109. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 41:17
110. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
111. Jesus Rosendo Prado (Esp) Andalucia
112. Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
113. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
114. Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 42:04
115. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 42:34
116. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 43:37
117. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma – QuickStep 44:02
118. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 45:26
119. José Luis Cano (Esp) Andalucia 45:59
120. Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Andalucia
121. Sergio Carrasco (Esp) Andalucia
122. Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Esp) Caja Rural 46:34
123. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 46:46
124. Aitor Galdos (Esp) Caja Rural 52:20