Stage 5 Results – Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia-High Road Takes the Sprint, AGAIN

Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Posted by: thien

Mark Cavendish out-sprints Tom Boonen for a second day in a row to win Stage 5 of the Tour of California.

Stage 5 top-five finishers:
1 – Mark Cavendish (GBR), Team Columbia-High Road
2 – Tom Boonen (BEL), Quick Step
3 – Pedro Horrillo (ESP), Rabobank
4 – Francesco Chicchi (ITA), Liquigas
5 – Thor Hushovd (NOR), Cevelo Test Team

General Classification top-five standings as of Stage 5:
1 – Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana
2 – Michael Rogers (AUS), Team Comumbia-High Road
3 – David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Slipstream
4 – Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana
5 – Christopher Horner (USA), Astana

Stage 5 jersey winners include:
Amgen Race Leader Jersey- Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana
Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer Most Courageous Rider Jersey- Mathew Crane (USA), Jelly Belly
Herbalife Sprint Jersey- Mark Cavendish (GBR), Team Columbia-High Road
Rabobank Best Young Rider Jersey- Robert Gesink (NED), Rabobank
California Travel & Tourism Commission King of the Mountain (KOM) Jersey- Francisco Mancebo (ESP), Rock Racing

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