06.16 - Tour de Suisse: Stage 5

Martin Maaskant leads a five-man escape away on the first climb...

MAASKANTESCAPETDS

The peloton is chasing gently at first, but those five escapers are big, strong men...

David Zabriskie makes a bike change on a wet descent...

ZABRISKIEMECHANICTDS

Christian Vande Velde finds something to laugh at - maybe himself..?

VANDE VELDETDS

This man's happy too - and he's just been given his lunch..!

ARMSTRONGFEED BAGTDS

THe five escapers look as strong as ever - they are sitting on a four-minute lead all the way...

MAASKANTESCAPETDS

Robbie McEwen is not smiling - he expects a sprint-finish and needs to study details of the finale...

MCEWENTACTICSTDS

The peloton is in full pursuit on the rolling roads of the Berner Oberland....

SCENERYPELOTONTDS

Mark Cavendish is suffering badly on the biggest climb of the day, maybe this has a factor in McEwen's planning..?

CAVENDISHINJURYTDS

Tony Martin doesn't look too comfortable today - is the race-leader feeling the pressure..?

MARTINTDS

Unlike his rival, Fabian Cancellara is enjoying the wet conditions today...and he's smiling!

CANCELLARARAINTDS

Marcus Burghardt is emerging as a favourite to win if the escape doesn't get caught...

BURGHARDTESCAPETDS

McEwen has put a Katusha teamate on the front of the peloton to chase harder...

Radio Shack has suddenly begun to chase hard - - Popovych, Kloden, Armstrong and Leipheimer make a potent force at the front...

POPOVYCHRAINTDS

Oss, Burghardt and Maaskant are out in front with five-kilometres to go - and by just over one minute!

Marcus Burghardt wins stage five after a last-kilometre attack...

BURGHARDTBMCTDS

Robbie McEwen wins the sprint for 4th place, with Tony Martin safely assured of his race-leadership...

MCEWENSPRINTWETTDS