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Pozzato wins fifth stage

A matter of inches: Filippo Pozzato leads the pack across the line [AFP]

Filippo Pozzato of Italy won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the leader's yellow jersey for the sixth straight day.
 
Pozzato won a sprint at the end of the 182.5-kilometre trek from the Burgundy town of Chablis to Autun, finishing in 4 hours, 39 minutes, 1 second.
Race favourite Alexander Vinokourov bid to win the Tour de France took a hit when he failed to recover fully from a crash towards the end of the stage.
 
The Kazakh Astana leader crashed with 25 km remaining of the 182.5-km ride from Chablis to Autun.
 Source: Agencies
 
 
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