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Tour de France: Boom the master of the pavé

published 9 July 2014

Nibali a boss on the cobbles, Contador struggles, Froome abandons

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Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx look on as Nibali collects another yellow jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx talking aboutthe cobbles (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

A clean looking Vincenzo Nibali in a fresh yellow jersey after the mud of stag e5 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Bauke Mollema (Belkin) signs on (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida) after the stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Jurgen Van Den Broeck tries to wipe the mud away (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Jurgen Van Den Broeck manages to slightly clean his face after the stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Lars Boom (Belkin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

World champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Tejay van Garderen (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) takes the wetter option (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

G Thomas (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Lars Boom (Belkin) on his own (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) leads the chasers (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Peter Sagan's custom helmet with another set of eyes (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

There were plenty of wheels being waved about during the stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Cofidis support staff (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Vincenzo Nibali bossing it on the cobbles (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) followed by Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge) and Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Fabian Cancellara (Trek) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Pierre Rolland (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Lars Boom (Belkin) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Sebastian Langeveld leads Garmin-Sharp over the cobbles (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome (Team Sky) was already saw after crashing yesterday (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome (Team Sky) tries to get back to the peloton after his first crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Jurgen Van Den Broeck gets back up after crashing (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Jurgen Van Den Broeck hits the cobbles hard (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Tinkoff-Saxo was riding in full support of Alberto Contador today (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Het Nieuwsblad journalist Michael Van Damme on the back of a moto (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Wheels? (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Pierre Rolland with his Europcar teammates (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

One of the many cemeteries in Ypres (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

A familiar sight in Ypres (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome (Team Sky) being being paced back to the peloton (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The King of Belgium with the other 'king of Belgium Eddy Merckx (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Ready for the start in Ypres (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Chris Froome's wrist at the startline (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

A very heavily bandaged wrist for Chris Froome (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

King Filip Of Belgium making his way to the start (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

A mural in honour of Patrick Lefevere (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The men behind Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Eddy Merckx cracks a joke with Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The jersey wearers get set for the start of stage 5 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) shakes Eddy Merckx's hand (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Fränk Schleck (Trek) lost eight minutes on today's stage (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Vincenzo Niabli (Astana) (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis) rode well on the cobbles in the KOM jersey (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge) (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Arnaud Démare (FDJ) drops back to see the race doctor (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) early on in the stage (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Mat Hayman (Orica-GreenEdge) leads the break past a windmill (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Anthony Delaplace signs on (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)

Lars Boom (Belkin) wins stage 5 of the Tour de France (Image credit: AFP)

Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Geraint Thomas (Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) did not have a great day on the cobbles (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Lars Boom (Belkin) wins stage 5 of the Tour de France. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Jerome Pineau crashed on the pavement (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giovanni Visconti helps Movistar pace Valverde back to the peloton (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Who would have expected Vincenzo Nibali to distance Fabian Cancellara on the pave'? (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Michael Rogers leads the Tinkoff-Saxo chase (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Sebastian Langeveld sets pace for his Garmin Sharp teammates (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) and Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) were in the original breakaway (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Lieuwe Westra (Astana) made the break then set pace for his team leader (Image credit: Bettini Photo)