On-bike cameras capture the carnage of stage five at the Tour de France

Riders slip and fall all over the place on stage five, but Andre Greipel held it together to win his second stage of the 2015 Tour de France

There was a lot of action on Wednesday's stage five of the Tour de France, but unfortunately that involved a fair few crashes, which left a number of riders having to pull out of the race.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.