You can find the results for Stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de France here -- Great Britain's Mark Cavendish won Stage 5 Wednesday, outsprinting a large group to the finish line for his 16th career stage win. Norway's Thor Hushovd finished 10th with the same time as the stage winner, and will again wear the coveted yellow jersey as the overall leader of cycling's most prestigious event for a fourth straight day.
Here are the current standings:
| 1. |
 HUSHOVD Thor |
51 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 17h 36' 57" | |
| 2. |
 EVANS Cadel |
141 | BMC RACING TEAM | 17h 36' 58" | + 00' 01" |
| 3. |
 SCHLECK Frank |
18 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 17h 37' 01" | + 00' 04" |
| 4. |
 MILLAR David |
56 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 17h 37' 05" | + 00' 08" |
| 5. |
 KLÖDEN Andréas |
74 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 17h 37' 07" | + 00' 10" |
| 6. |
WIGGINS Bradley |
111 | SKY PROCYCLING | 17h 37' 07" | + 00' 10" |
| 7. |
THOMAS Geraint |
117 | SKY PROCYCLING | 17h 37' 09" | + 00' 12" |
| 8. |
HAGEN Edvald Boasson |
114 | SKY PROCYCLING | 17h 37' 09" | + 00' 12" |
| 9. |
 FUGLSANG Jakob |
13 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 17h 37' 09" | + 00' 12" |
| 10. |
SCHLECK Andy |
11 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 17h 37' 09" | + 00' 12 |
Another chance for the sprinters to excel comes Thursday in Stage 6. The longest stage of this year's event features a trio of climbs but a flat finish, as it takes the riders 226.5 kilometers from Dinan to Lisieux.
| Standing | Team | Time | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 52h 01' 31" | |
| 2. | SKY PROCYCLING | 52h 01' 33" | + 00' 02" |
| 3. | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 52h 01' 35" | + 00' 04" |
| 4. | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 52h 01' 41" | + 00' 10" |
| 5. | HTC - HIGHROAD | 52h 01' 44" | + 00' 13" |
| 6. | PRO TEAM ASTANA | 52h 02' 20" | + 00' 49" |
| 7. | MOVISTAR TEAM | 52h 02' 46" | + 01' 15" |
| 8. | TEAM EUROPCAR | 52h 02' 46" | + 01' 15" |
| 9. | QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM | 52h 02' 52" | + 01' 21" |
| 10. | RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 52h 03' 05" | + 01' 34" |
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