What a stage today! Work is pretty busy this week so I'm listening way more than watching which is okay for the most part. Then today I clicked over to see Frank and Fothen up in the lead and minutes later I watch as Frank goes over the guard rail! I am usually pretty good about not swearing but on our live thready today the F bomb came out of my fingers faster than I could even say it watching. OMG. I was very relieved to see him back up from the ravine below and getting back on a bike and then finishing the stage. So far, nothing is broken, and other than some major bruising going on, the man seems to be okay.
Frank has had some issues with bike handling in the past and he's not known as a great descender but wow. Would not have expected to see that. I'm pretty sure he probably would've won the stage but I am ever so happy to see him okay and finishing. Scary, very scary stuff.
Make sure to check out tomorrow's stage if you can. It should be another good one. (Hopefully no scary fall this time.)
Stage 5 - June 18: Domat-Ems - Caslano, 190km
Results
1 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.47.31 (39.587 km/h)
8 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 0.57
12 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
38 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.54
44 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 2.52
61 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 10.08
62 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
77 Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team 11.08
83 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
84 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team
87 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 13.30
88 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC
94 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
108 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
DNF Jose Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team
DNF Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
General classification after stage 5
1 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 21.25.12
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road 0.06
8 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 0.40
14 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1.09
19 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 2.11
49 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 14.45
56 Steve Bovay (Swi) BMC Racing Team 16.59
57 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 17.05
84 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 25.43
91 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team 28.29
95 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 29.39
96 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 30.07
98 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 30.51
110 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 33.04
123 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 37.35
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