Tour de France 2014 - stage five

Summary

Dutchman Lars Boom wins dramatic fifth stage
Defending champion Chris Froome out of the Tour
Briton Froome hurt after second crash on day five & third of race
Italian Vincenzo Nibali retains yellow jersey; Team Sky's Richie Porte 8th overall
Seven sections across cobbles after two removed because of bad weather

Live Reporting

Lawrence Barretto

Postpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Here's the story of how Lars Boom took victory in stage five and also a link to the story on defending champion Chris Froome's exit from the Tour de France.
That's all from me for today. Peter Scrivener is back in the saddle tomorrow for the 194km stage from Arras to Reims. Until next time, it's good afternoon from me.
Postpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Two-time Alberto Contador, who is one of the leading contenders for the overall title, had a difficult day, losing ground on one of the cobbled sections. The Spaniard is 19th overall, two minutes and 37 seconds off the pace.
Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Britain's Geraint Thomas is 14th in the general classification, two minutes and 16 seconds behind leader Vincenzo Nibali.
General classificationpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
1. Vincenzo Nibali 20 hrs 26 mins 46 secs
2. Jakob Fuglsang +2secs
3. Peter Sagan +44secs
4. Michal Kwiatkowski +50secs
5. Fabian Cancellara +1min 17secs
Selected others:
8: Richie Porte +1min 54secs
Stage five resultpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
1. Lars Boom (Belkin) 3:18:35"
2. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) +19"
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) same time
4. Peter Sagan (Cannondale) +1:01"
5. Fabian Cancellara (Trek) same time
Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Team Sky's Richie Porte crosses the line around two minutes and 15 seconds behind. It's worse for Alberto Contador, who loses around two minutes and 52 seconds.
Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Yellow Jersey
Classification
Vincenzo Nibali crosses the line third, just behind his team-mate Jakob Fuglsang. What a stunning ride from the Italian.
He's going to have a massive lead over rival Alberto Contador after this stage.
CHAMPAGNE MOMENTpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, AFP
Lars Boom wins stage five of the Tour de France.
Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Meanwhile, Team Sky's Geraint Thomas is working for Richie Porte, who is the new team leader following Chris Froome's retirement from the race. They're two minutes and six seconds behind.
Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Vincenzo Nibali looks content to let Lars Boom go. Instead, he's working with team-mate Jakob Fuglsang to get to the finish. It's been a great ride from the Italian who has a massive two minutes and 30 second lead over Alberto Contador.
Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
The last cobbled section has been negotiated and now it's the push to the finish. Lars Boom takes the opportunity to go it alone in a bid for the stage victory with 4km to go.
Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Vincenzo Nibali and Astana team-mates Lieuwe Westra and Jakob Fuglsang have surged away at the front. What a stage this is for yellow jersey holder Nibali. Alberto Contador is two minutes and 10 seconds adrift.
Slipping and slidingpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, AP
A rider has slid off the road but just avoided falling into a ditch. Unfortunately for a couple of spectators, they weren't so lucky as they took avoiding action.
Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Team Sky's Richard Porte and Geraint Thomas, who are part of the group which features Alberto Contador, have broken away in a bid to limit the amount of time they're going to lose to race leader Vincenzo Nibali. They're currently two minutes and six seconds behind.
FROOME OUT - What you're sayingpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Andrew Harvey:, external What a Tour de France this has been already. Still can't come to terms with Chris Froome being out though, such devastating news.
Dave W: , external Can't believe that Sky have 8 riders better than Wiggins. Leaving him out was about ego, not ability. Sky get what they deserve.
Euan Holloway:, external Sky made mistake not having Brad as plan B? Rubbish. They already have a plan B in Porte, who is in much better form than Wiggo.
Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, AP
Just two more cobbled sections and 17km to go. Alberto Contador is one minute and 51 seconds behind the lead group, which contains Vincenzo Nibali.
Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Lars Boom has a stab at a breakaway, taking three rides with him with 22km to go. However, the quartet is soon sucked back by the group, featuring race leader Vincenzo Nibali.
Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
The group featuring race leader Vincenzo Nibali, green jersey holder Peter Sagan and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara has caught the counter attack and breakaway and now form a leading group of 16 riders. Alberto Contador is 45 seconds behind.
This is looking very good for Nibali at the moment.
Postpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Before the stage, Geraint Thomas said it would "carnage" out there today - and he's been proved right. Chris Froome is out of the Tour, after crashing twice, while several others have been caught out by the tricky conditions. It's been brutal.
As it standspublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 9 July 2014
Image source, Reuters
So this is how it stands: a breakaway of six riders are 18 seconds clear of a two-man counter attack. The peloton is 10 seconds further back with a group that features Alberto Contador 53 seconds adrift.