Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler delights the home crowd with stage five win
Mark Cavendish, wearing the green jersey, signs autographs prior to the start of the 196.5km fifth stage of the Tour de France from Le Cap d'Agde to PerpignanPhotograph: Bas Czerwinski/APThe peloton progresses through the French countrysidePhotograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty ImagesAstana rider Lance Armstrong is content to stay in the packPhotograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA
Clouds hover over the riders as they eat up the milesPhotograph: Eric Gaillard/ReutersA disappointed Robert Gesink, of Dutch team Rabobank, sits in an ambulance after being injured Photograph: Koen Van Weel/AFP/Getty ImagesSpectators look down on the pelotonPhotograph: ERIC GAILLARD/ReutersGood news for the host nation as Bouygues Telecom rider Thomas Voeckler of France wins the fifth stagePhotograph: Jean-paul Pelissier/REUTERSFinnish rider Jussie Veikkanen of French team Francaise des Jeux displays his polka dot jersey for the best climberPhotograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
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