2009 Tour de France standings and general classifications before stage 6

July 9, 12:28 AMEndurance Sports ExaminerRoman Mica

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                     Lance Armstrong can taste the yellow jersey                                            photo:AP

Exactly zero seconds separate Lance Armstrong (team Astana) and Fabian Cancellara (team Saxo Bank) in the General Standings of the 2009 Tour de France before the sixth stage of the race.

The next stage of the race will take the tour into Spain before three straight days of mountains in the Pyrenees that will certainly will test the riders. The next mountain stages promise to shake up the general standings of this year's tour.

Stage 6 promises to be another one for the sprinters before the climbers on the tour get their chance in the spotlight.

Top Ten Stage 5 Results:

• 1. Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 4:29:35
• 2. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha in 4:29:42
• 3. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - Htc in 4:29:42 at 00:07
• 4. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream in 4:29:42 at 00:07
• 5. Gerald Ciolek Team Milram in 4:29:42 at 00:07
• 6. Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha in 4:29:42 at 00:07
• 7. Joaquin Rojas Jose Caisse D’epargne in 4:29:42 at 00:07
• 8. Lloyd Mondory Ag2r-La Mondiale in 4:29:42 at 00:07
• 9. Oscar Freire Rabobank in 4:29:42 at 00:07
• 10. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team in 4:29:42 at 00:07

General Standings after Stage 5:

• Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank in 15:07:49
• 2. Lance Armstrong Astana
• 3. Alberto Contador Astana in 15:08:08 at 00:19
• 4. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 15:08:12 at 00:23
• 5. Levi Leipheimer Astana in 15:08:20 at 00:31
• 6. Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream in 15:08:27 at 00:38
• 7. Haimar Zubeldia Astana in 15:08:40 at 00:51
• 8. Tony Martin Team Columbia - Htc in 15:08:41 at 00:52
• 9. David Zabriskie Garmin - Slipstream in 15:08:55 at 01:06
• 10. David Millar Garmin - Slipstream in 15:08:56 at 01:07
• 11. Sergio Paulinho Astana in 15:09:05 at 01:16
• 12. Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream in 15:09:05 at 01:16
• 13. Gustav Larsson Team Saxo Bank in 15:09:11 at 01:22
• 14. Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - Htc in 15:09:18 at 01:29
• 15. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 15:09:20 at 01:31
• 16. Michael Rogers Team Columbia - Htc in 15:09:21 at 01:32
• 17. George Hincapie Team Columbia - Htc in 15:09:25 at 01:36
• 18. Yaroslav Popovych Astana in 15:09:25 at 01:36
• 19. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 15:09:25 at 01:36
• 20. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 15:09:30 at 01:41

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