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RACE REPORTS: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 5: PINEAU WINS, NIBALI HOLDS LEAD
Road Bike Action and AFP
May 13, 2010
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(Pineau makes it 2 for 5 for Quick-Step at the Giro d'Italia
Photo: Roberto Bettini)
France's Jerome Pineau won a dramatic late sprint finish with the peloton bearing down his neck to claim the fifth stage of the Tour of Italy over 162 kilometers from Novara to Novi Ligure on Thursday. The Quick Step rider edged out breakaway companions Julien Fouchard, also of France, and Japan's Yukiya Arashiro with the peloton just running out of road in its bid to catch the trio. Italian Vincenzo Nibali of the Liquigas-Doimo squad retained the race leader's pink jersey.
 Japan's Yukiya Arashiro held on for second place. Photo: Roberto Bettini
that the foursome would be given some room to ride. Around halfway through the race the gap was up to almost six minutes before gradually starting to drop.
With 25km to go, Voss cracked and was dropped by the lead three while the gap was now down to around two and a half minutes. At the 9km mark the gap had come down to under a minute and it seemed a forlorn hope for the three leaders but they soldiered on. Even into the final kilometre the peloton had them in their sights just eight seconds back but some windy parts to the home stretch greatly helped the leaders. Arashiro certainly wasn't prepared to quit and made a long dash for the line with Pineau on his wheel and Fouchard hanging on for third.
 Stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia honored Fausto Coppi Photo: Roberto Bettini
 Nibali spend the day protected by the Liquigas-Doimo squad. Photo: Roberto Bettini
Giro d'Italia, Stage 5: Novara-Novi Ligure 162-kilometers
1. Jérôme Pineau (FRA/Quick Step) 3hr 45min 59sec
2. Julien Fouchard (FRA/COF) s.t.
3. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN/BTL) s.t.
4. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) @ 04
5. Greg Henderson (NZL/SKY) @ s.t.
6. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM)
7.Graeme Brown (AUS/RAB)
8. Andre Greipel (GER/THR)
9. Lucas Haedo(ARG/SAX)
10. William Bonnet (FRA/BTL)
Overall Standings After Stage 5
1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ)
2. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) @ .13
3. Valerio Agnoli (ITA/LIQ) @ .20
4. Matthew Goss (AUS/THR) @ .26
5. André Greipel (GER/THR) @ s.t.
6. Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) @ .33
7. Vladimir Karpets (RUS/KAT) @ .39
8. Richie Porte (AUS/SAX) @ .45
9. David Millar (GBR/GRM) @ .45
10. Paolo Tiralongo (ITA/AST) @ .59
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