07.08 - Tour de France: Stage 5

Julian El Fares is leading a trio of escspers away...

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A TV helicopter overs over a peloton not in too much of a hurry...

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George Hincapie and Lance Armstrong can relax for a while...

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The Tour de France has its first-ever female 'blackboard' person - she's telling the escape it is nearly six minutes ahead...

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Bradley Wiggins now has Armstrong's attention...

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Ivan Gutierrez is celebrating Spain's football success by getting in the day's break - they'll need him later in the day..!

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Wiggins is in a good mood today, he's even put a smile on Geraint Thomas's face..!

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Lunch is being served for Jani Brajkovic...

Mark Cavendish takes his lunch on-board - much is expected of the Brit' later today...

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Even in these scorching temperatures, nothing is likely to make Fabian Cancellara sweat...

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Saxo Bank signals a start to the chasing - with Stuart O'Grady leading the way...

There are even some sunflowers along the road today..!

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Gutierrez is now the strong man in the long escape - they still have four minutes, but it's dropping all the time...

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The sun and its heat cannot be ignored today...

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French legend, Christophe Moreau, is handing out water bottles on days like this...

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HTC Columbia is now chasing hard with 25-kilometres to go...

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The sprint has a clear leader, and it's not Petacchi today..!

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Mark Cavendish wins stage five - he's on the come back trail in this Tour de France..!

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Cavendish's podium emotions reveal the pressure he's been under since winning six stages in 2009...

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