Stage 5 wrap up: McEwen's revenge

Two days after being relegated for irregular sprinting, Australian champion Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) has bounced back with a victory over main rival Tom Boonen in Montargis. In a tough uphill sprint at the end of another super fast stage, McEwen came off Boonen's wheel with 100 metres to go to win the stage by a wheel, with Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) coming in for third.

There were no changes to the general classification and Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) kept his grip on the yellow jersey, even if he didn't want to wear it today out of respect for David Zabriskie, who crashed out of it yesterday.

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