WESTPHAL UPSETS BIG NAMES IN ENECO TOUR

Eneco Tour stage 5 Carlo Westphal

Germany?s Carlos Westphal (Gerolsteiner) pulled off a surprise win at the end of stage five of the Eneco Tour on Monday, beating the sprinters with a late attack after a twisting finish shuffled the peloton that had already been split in cross winds.

It was the Gerolsteiner rider?s first win as a professional and could be enough to find him a new team and save his professional career as the Gerolsteiner folds.

ENECO TOUR STAGE FIVE RESULTS
1. Carlos Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3hrs 7mins 38secs

5. Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence

7. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom

OVERALL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE FIVE
1. André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia 21 hrs 57mins 26sec

2. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne at 11secs

3. Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto at 12secs

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Race leader Andre Greipel and his Columbia team-mates

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Stage five

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Riders pass war graves on stage five

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This way

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Carlos Westphal takes a surprise win

Photos by Luc Claessen

2008 ENECO TOUR STAGE REPORTS

2008 Eneco Tour photo gallery, updated daily

Stage four: Boonen wins again

Stage three: Bennati wins and takes race lead

Stage two: Greipel takes Eneco Tour stage

Stage one: Boonen back to his best

Prologue: Gutierrez takes Eneco opener

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