13 Jun 2012

Isaychev wins 5th Swiss stage

Gansingen, Switzerland - Vladimir Isaychev, riding for the Katusha team, won the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday.

The Russian crossed the line at the end of the 192.7km run from Trimbach/Olten clear of Spaniard Ruben Perez with Italy's Salvatore Puccio in third.

Movistar rider Rui Costa of Portugal retained the leader's yellow jersey with an eight-second advantage over Luxembourg's Frank Schleck (RadioShack).

Standings from the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, a 192.7km ride from Trimbach/Olten to Gansingen on Wednesday:

Stage

1. Vladimir Isaichev (RUS/KAT) 4hr 58min 28sec, 2. Ruben Perez Moreno (ESP/EUS) at 0:00, 3. Salvatore Puccio (ITA/SKY) 0:00, 4. Karsten Kroon (NED/SAX) 0:00, 5. Sbastien Minard (FRA/ALM) 0:00, 6. Daniel Oss (ITA/LIQ) 0:05, 7. Klaas Lodewyck (BEL/BMC) 1:50, 8. Elia Viviani (ITA/LIQ) 11:07, 9. Kris Boeckmans (BEL/VAC) s.t., 10. Alessandro Bazzana (ITA/TT1) s.t., 11. Fabian Wegmann (GER/GRM) s.t., 12. Lloyd Mondory (FRA/ALM) s.t., 13. Tom Slagter (NED/RAB) s.t., 14. Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP/MOV) s.t., 15. Rui Costa (POR/MOV) s.t., 16. Cedric Pineau (FRA/FDJ) s.t., 17. Laurent Didier (LUX/RSH) s.t., 18. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) s.t., 19. Martin Kohler (SUI/BMC) s.t., 20. Edward King (USA/LIQ) s.t.,

Selected

33. Frank Schleck (LUX/RSH) s/t., 96. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) s.t.,

Overall:

1. Rui Costa (POR/MOV) 20h53min 27sec, 2. Frank Schleck (LUX/RSH) at 0:08s, 3. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/AST) 0:15, 4. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 0:19, 5. Nicolas Roche (IRL/ALM) 0:21, 6. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE/SKY) 0:21, 7. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 0:23, 8. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) 0:24, 9. Mikel Nieve (ESP/EUS) 0:26

Selected

13. Levi Leipheimer (USA/OPQ) 0:37, 38. Thomas Peterson (USA/GRM) 3:18, 57. Alex Howes (USA/GRM) 9:15, 73. Brent Bookwalter (USA/BMC) 13:04, 80. Ben Swift (ENG/SKY) 13:56, 81. Steven Cummings (ENG/BMC) 13:58, 89. Matthew Hayman (AUS/SKY) 18:28, 97. Allan Davis (AUS/GEC) 20:02, 100. Baden Cooke (AUS/GEC) 21:08, 120. Tom Boonen (BEL/OPQ) 27:20, 122. Stuart O'Grady (AUS/GEC) 29:39

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