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I've often wondered what the tactics are when it comes to applying suntan cream during a warm stage. The peloton seems in pretty relaxed mood right now. That will change later, at least at the front end.
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Zdenek Stybar wins after late crash
Yellow leader Martin crashes towards the end
2014 champion Vincenzo Nibali also involved
Froome remains second in GC, 12 seconds behind
Teklehaimanot takes polka dot jersey
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Image source, EPAKeep it steadypublished at 15:11
The three breakaway riders - Europcar's Perrig Quémeneur, Cofidis's Kenneth Van Bilsen and MTN-Quebeka's Daniel Teklehaimanot - have a lead of about four-and-a-half minutes with 71km remaining.
Teklehaimanot will be desperate to claim the final climbing point (which comes 30km from the end) and take the polka dot jersey.
Image source, EPAPostpublished at 15:09
Rob Hayles
Former GB cyclistQuote MessageThere is no wind whatsoever at the finish. The racing has been absolutely full-on from the word go all week but it should be a little bit easier for the riders today.
Tough guyspublished at 15:07
I've got to be honest, I don't fancy this.
Ever ridden through the pain? What is the worst crash you have been involved in? Any accompanying photos would be great - unless they're too gruesome, of course.
Let me know by texting 81111 or using #bbccycling
Postpublished at 15:06
Spanish isn't my strongest suit, some would argue English isn't. But interpreting the tweet below one is left with the conclusion that Movistar's Alejandro Valverde has taken a tumble, seemingly on the gravel as he returned to this bike. He seems to be OK.
Listen uppublished at 15:03
You can now listen to Simon Brotherton and Rob Hayles talking us through the remainder of this stage as the peloton reaches the 75km to go mark via the play button on this page.
Agree on Sagan winning the stage! Chris Froome will Vroooooom into yellow again, and I think he will not lose it this time! Martin has got as much chance of keeping the jersey as Cav has beating Griepel.
Freddie from London
Postpublished at 14:58
Quote MessageMany of you, OK, a few, have been asking about the BBC team's tips for today: Sagan or Valverde for the stage, with two of us saying Martin will lose the yellow jersey to Froome. Isn't it pretty flat between Dieppe and Le Havre? Well, yes, compared to umpteen other parts of France it is. But the finish line in Le Havre is right in front of the fort that used to guard the port from British raiders and other riff-raff. Forts tend to be on high ground and this is no different. There is an 850m climb with a gradient of 7% to get up here before the road levels out to leave 650m to the line. That bit is straight and perhaps even slightly downhill. But the climb is one of those that feels longer and harder than the road book says. When I asked Mark Cavendish about today he said it wasn't one for a pure sprinter. Team director Brian Holm thought he could do it but he is a notorious optimist.
Matt Slater, BBC Sport at the Tour de France
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You can tell it is a steady old day when the photographers following the race are pulling out some seriously arty shots.
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 9 July 2015
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Tuck in, you've earned it.
The riders pass through the feed zone at Veules-les-Roses and the main pack has a deficit of slightly more than four minutes.
The final KOM point for the climbers is 30km from the finish line but we have an intermediate sprint before that.
All about Teklehaimanotpublished at 14:38
Image source, ReutersSo what about Daniel Teklehaimanot, who is looking to hold on in the breakaway to collect the final point he needs to move to the top of the KOM standings and claim the polka jersey?
The 26-year-old won the polka dot jersey at the recent Criterium du Dauphine. That was a big deal - the first World Tour jersey won by the MTN-Quebeka team. He is riding the Tour for the first time and has won numerous races in Africa.
He was diagnosed with tachycardia (a heart rate the exceeds the normal resting rate) earlier in his career. That was corrected by surgery.
Ever seen him race?
Postpublished at 14:33
Quote MessageAfter a few days in the trenches, Le Tour hits the beach again today and there is a relaxed look to proceedings so far. I do not expect a huge amount of action until the intermediate sprint with about 50km to go, and then the final charge up the Cote d'Ingouville in Le Havre. A speed bump in the Tour's general scheme but a serious and stage-defining obstacle after four-and-a-half hours in the saddle.
Matt Slater, BBC Sport at the Tour de France
Who will win today?published at 14:25
Simon Brotherton and Matt Slater are tipping Peter Sagan to win today, while Rob Hayles is going for Alejandro Valverde.
Matt and Rob reckon Chris Froome will hoover up the 12 seconds he needs to take yellow off Tony Martin. Simon predicts the German will keep the jersey.
What do you reckon? Let me know by texting 81111 on using #bbccycling
Image source, AFPCheck out the podcastpublished at 14:22
There will be live commentary on the website from 15:00 BST, with Simon Brotherton joined by Rob Hayles.
If you cannot wait until then, then check out the podcast as Simon, Rob and Matt take a look back at stage five.
That features an interview with stage winner Andre Greipel plus Mark Cavendish and his lead-out man Mark Renshaw.
Snap happypublished at 14:19
No real reason for this entry, other than I very much like the rather arty photo.
A tad above 100km left.
Image source, APPostpublished at 14:16
Some superb TV pictures as the Tour wheels its way along the coast. I'll be honest, I really do quite fancy some of that. Delicious.
No crashes so far today, everything going along very nicely indeed thank you.
By the way, although Daniel Teklehaimanot and Joaquim Rodriguez both have two points at the top of the King of the Mountains classification, Rodriguez is still in the jersey because he was the first up the race's only category three climb so far - up the Mur de Huy.
Polka dot jerseypublished at 14:10
And now it is two. Daniel Teklehaimanot draws level at the top of the polka dot standings with Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez. Both have got two points.
However, it is surely unlikely the MTN-Quebeka man can stay away and potentially pick up the one more point available today to move him top of standings. The three-man breakaway currently has a lead of five minutes.
Sleepless nightspublished at 14:06
While we're talking about Cav, there was a fascinating article on the website prior to the start of the Tour when Mark Cavendish lifted the lid on the secret world of sprinting .
I thought this sentence was particularly fascinating in the light of his disappointment on Wednesday.
"It's bigger news, and has bigger consequences, if I don't win. I'll be more caught up in it if I don't win. Then it'll be a sleepless night."
I wonder how he slept last night?
Concerned about Cav?published at 14:03
Polka dot jerseypublished at 13:58
And MTN-Quebeka's Daniel Teklehaimanot claims the one point available after crossing the côte de Dieppe first.