Kirsipuu sprints to victory

A thrilling sprint finish win for Estonian Jaan Kirsipuu and a catastrophic crash in the peloton were the features of stage five of the Tour de France today.

Thu, 11 Jul, 2002 - 18:41

A thrilling sprint finish win for Estonian Jaan Kirsipuu and a catastrophic crash in the peloton were the features of stage five of the Tour de France today.

Kirsipuu and four other riders broke away from the peloton just after the halfway mark in the 195km stage from Soisson to Rouen and were never caught.

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