2008 Tour de France
July 5 - July 27, 2008
Pictures by Fotoreporter Sirotti from Stage 5, Wednesday July 9: Cholet - Châteauroux, 232 km
Stefan Schumacher at the day's start. Gerolsteiner didn't go for the fancy yellow kit, gloves, shorts, booties, glasses, etc. Just a jersey and helmet. | |||||
French Champion Nicolas Vogondy took a flyer with a kilometer to go. The Columbia train wasn't to be denied this day. Vogondy ended up 21st. | |||||
And here's the result, Columbia's Mark Cavendish delivers the goods. | |||||
Thor Hushovd's 4th place was good enough to give him the Green Jersey. | |||||