Dumoulin delivers in Tarragona

Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won stage five of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, besting Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) and Ruben Perez Moreno (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in the field sprint finale.

Alberto Contador finished comfortably in the field in the 213.5km stage to Tarragona, the longest of the race, and continues as the overall leader. The Spaniard maintained his 23-second lead over Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) after what he called a "very demanding day".

"Supposedly it was one of these transition days, but until kilometer 87 when there was a breakaway the attacks were constant," said Contador.

"In this race it costs a lot to keep the lead. You have to have a very strong team, not only for the mountains, but also for days like today at 210 km, more than announced."

Contador said he is "very well and I recover very well every day, although I like the stages with a little less kilometres, but anyway I'm fine".

The day started fast and furious with plenty of attacks and the peloton covered nearly 50km in the opening hour. After an early trio containing Miguel Minguez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Craig Lewis (HTC-Highroad) and Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) was neutralised, a four man break, comprised of Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Rémi Cusin (Cofidis), Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) and Christopher Froome (Sky), formed on the ascent of the stage's first categorised climb, the category two Alt de Fatxes at km 86.

The quartet built up a maximum advantage of 5:20 with 65km to go, but the presence of Masciarelli, 1:57 down on Contador and the virtual race leader on the road, plus the sprinters' teams desire for a bunch gallop ensured the break's demise.

The escapees, however, put up a valiant effort in resistance and were caught only five kilometres from the finish in Tarragona.

Inside of two kilometres to go Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) launched an attack, trying to catch the peloton off guard, but the Belgian was swept up by the flamme rouge. Dumoulin proved fastest in the uphill sprint to the line to take his third win of the season.

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Full Results
1Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne4:49:31
2Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 2 - Cell 2
4Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja RuralRow 3 - Cell 2
5Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 5 - Cell 2
7Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 6 - Cell 2
8Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShackRow 7 - Cell 2
9Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-HighroadRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 10 - Cell 2
12Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 13 - Cell 2
15Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 14 - Cell 2
16Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 15 - Cell 2
17Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShackRow 16 - Cell 2
18Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 17 - Cell 2
19Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 20 - Cell 2
22Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 21 - Cell 2
23Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 22 - Cell 2
24Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 23 - Cell 2
25Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 27 - Cell 2
29Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 30 - Cell 2
32Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 31 - Cell 2
33Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky ProcyclingRow 32 - Cell 2
34Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 33 - Cell 2
35Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 35 - Cell 2
37Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 36 - Cell 2
38Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team AstanaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 39 - Cell 2
41Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 41 - Cell 2
43Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 44 - Cell 2
46Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 47 - Cell 2
49Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 48 - Cell 2
50Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMCRow 49 - Cell 2
51Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShackRow 51 - Cell 2
53Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 52 - Cell 2
54Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 53 - Cell 2
55Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 54 - Cell 2
56Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 55 - Cell 2
57Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShackRow 57 - Cell 2
59William Clarke (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 58 - Cell 2
60Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 62 - Cell 2
64Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 63 - Cell 2
65Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Julien Vermote (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 66 - Cell 2
68José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 67 - Cell 2
69Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 68 - Cell 2
70Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-HighroadRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 73 - Cell 2
75Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 75 - Cell 2
77David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 76 - Cell 2
78Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 77 - Cell 2
79Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja RuralRow 78 - Cell 2
80Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 79 - Cell 2
81José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team AstanaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 85 - Cell 2
87Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 86 - Cell 2
88Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 87 - Cell 2
89Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShackRow 88 - Cell 2
90Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 90 - Cell 2
92Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMCRow 91 - Cell 2
93Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 92 - Cell 2
94Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 93 - Cell 2
95Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team AstanaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 95 - Cell 2
97David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISDRow 96 - Cell 2
98Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky ProcyclingRow 97 - Cell 2
99Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 98 - Cell 2
100Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 99 - Cell 2
101Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 100 - Cell 2
102Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 102 - Cell 2
104Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 103 - Cell 2
105Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMCRow 105 - Cell 2
107Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 108 - Cell 2
110Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 109 - Cell 2
111Arturo Mora Ortiz (Spa) Caja RuralRow 110 - Cell 2
112Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 112 - Cell 2
114Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 113 - Cell 2
115Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 114 - Cell 2
116Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 116 - Cell 2
118Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 119 - Cell 2
121John Edibberto Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 122 - Cell 2
124Eloy Ruiz Pinto (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 123 - Cell 2
125Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 125 - Cell 2
127Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Mariusz Witecki (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 128 - Cell 2
130Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 129 - Cell 2
131Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard TrekRow 131 - Cell 2
133Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 134 - Cell 2
136Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre - ISDRow 135 - Cell 2
137Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 136 - Cell 2
138Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
141Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 140 - Cell 2
142Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 141 - Cell 2
143Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
144Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 144 - Cell 2
146Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 145 - Cell 2
147Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja RuralRow 146 - Cell 2
148Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar TeamRow 147 - Cell 2
149Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 148 - Cell 2
150Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 150 - Cell 2
152Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 151 - Cell 2
153Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 152 - Cell 2
154Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 153 - Cell 2
155Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 154 - Cell 2
156Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 155 - Cell 2
157José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 156 - Cell 2
158Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja RuralRow 157 - Cell 2
159Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank SungardRow 158 - Cell 2
160Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShackRow 159 - Cell 2
161Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 160 - Cell 2
162Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:00:31
163Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 162 - Cell 2
164Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:35
165Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling0:01:32
166Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:36
167André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:01:53
168Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:09
169Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:57
170Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek0:14:24
171Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard TrekRow 170 - Cell 2
172Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha TeamRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFKarsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFPierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFFrédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFJan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFDalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 177 - Cell 2
DNSMaxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 178 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Mont-Roig, 64.9km
1Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3pts
2José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Asco, 115.5km
1Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team Astana3pts
2Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Alt de Fatxes (Cat. 2) 86.1km
1Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team Astana10pts
2Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Coll de Paumeres (Cat. 2) 124.1km
1Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team Astana10pts
2Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Team RadioShack14:28:33
2AG2R La MondialeRow 1 - Cell 2
3Lampre - ISDRow 2 - Cell 2
4HTC-HighroadRow 3 - Cell 2
5Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 6 - Cell 2
8Caja RuralRow 7 - Cell 2
9Movistar TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Katusha TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Pro Team AstanaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Team Garmin-CerveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Leopard TrekRow 13 - Cell 2
15Sky ProcyclingRow 14 - Cell 2
16Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 15 - Cell 2
17Omega Pharma-LottoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 17 - Cell 2
19Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Liquigas-CannondaleRow 19 - Cell 2
21Geox-TMCRow 20 - Cell 2
22Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 21 - Cell 2
23BMC Racing TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Saxo Bank SungardRow 23 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 5
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard22:28:28
2Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack0:00:23
3Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 2 - Cell 2
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:35
5Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling0:00:38
7Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:50
10Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:12
11Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 14 - Cell 2
16Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team0:01:20
18Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShackRow 17 - Cell 2
19Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 18 - Cell 2
20Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 19 - Cell 2
21Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:01:23
22Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:33
23Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:37