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Tour de France 2014: stage five – rider reaction

Riders react to a brutal, exhilarating stage on the cobbles

Frightening, exhilarating, epic – stage five of the Tour de France delivered on all fronts as the peloton tackled the pave of Northern France.

Crashes, cobbles and huge splits overall left plenty to talk about post-stage, and the riders were quick to take to Twitter to share their thoughts.

From optimism in the camps of Tinkoff-Saxo and Omega Pharma-Quickstep to the reaction of Team Sky to losing team leader Chris Froome, the whole spectrum of cycling emotions were laid bare.

We have rounded up the best reaction below, check it out.

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