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Schumacher wins TT, takes lead in Tirreno-Adriatico
German Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) won the fifth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico on Sunday to take a slender overall lead of the weeklong Italian stage race.
Schumacher edged out compatriot Andreas Klöden (Astana) in an individual time trial over 20.5km from Civitanova to Civitanova Alta.
Schumacher finished in 27 minutes and eight seconds, a second ahead of Kloden. He now leads the overall standings with Klöden in second place and Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) third.
Tirreno-Adriatico
Stage 5
1. Stefan Schumacher (G) Gerolsteiner, 20.5km in 27:08
2. Andreas Klöden (G) Astana, at 0:01
3. Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile, at 0:06
4. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana, at 0:13
5. Yevgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff, at 0:21
6. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel, s.t.
7. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, at 0:24
8. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank, at 0:33
9. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel, at 0:36
10. Linus Gerdemann (G) T-Mobile, at 0:40
Overall
1. Stefan Schumacher (G), Gerolsteiner, 19:25:51
2. Andreas Klöden (G), Astana, at 0:03
3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz), Astana, at 0:09
4. Kim Kirchen (Lux). T-Mobile, at 0:12
5. Janez Brajkovic (Slo), Discovery Channel, at 0:27
6. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, at 0:30
7. Thomas Dekker (Ned), Rabobank, at 0:39
8. Yevgeni Petrov (Rus), Tinkoff, 0:41
9. Linus Gerdemann (G), T-Mobile, at 0:46
10. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank, at 0:57
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