Stage 5: Loreto - Macerata (ITT) 30km
Tirreno-Adriatico 5: Andreas Klöden triumphs against the clock
Andreas Klöden was the fastest against the clock in stage 5 (AFP/Getty Images)
Germany's Andreas Klöden won the fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race on Sunday topping a 30-kilometre individual time-trial between Loreto and Macerata ahead of Stijn Devolder of Belgium and Sweden's Thomas Lövkvist.
Klöden, the winner in 2007, also took the overall lead in the week-long race which concludes on Tuesday.
He leads Lövkvist by six seconds but with two stages remaining more suitable to sprint finishes, the German looks set to repeat his victory of two years ago.
Previous leader Joaquin Rodriguez of Caisse d'Epargne, a specialist climber, finished well down on the day in 44th position almost three minutes back and fell out of the running for overall victory.
Former Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso of Liquigas, back from a two-year doping suspension, finished in 19th on the stage and moved up to eighth overall.
Monday's sixth stage is over 235km from Civitanova Marche to Camerino.
For full results, report and photos, visit Cyclingnews.com
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STAGE 5 RESULTS
| 1 Andreas Klöden (Ger|Astana) | 0:41:32 | |
| 2 Stijn Devolder (Bel|Quick Step) | 0:00:20 | |
| 3 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe|Columbia-Highroad) | 0:00:21 | |
| 4 Michele Scarponi (Ita|Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) | ||
| 5 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus|Katusha) | 0:00:32 | |
| 6 Robert Gesink (Ned|Rabobank) | 0:00:40 | |
| 7 Stefano Garzelli (Ita|Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) | 0:00:41 | |
| 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor|Columbia-Highroad) | 0:00:52 | |
| 9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger|Milram) | 0:00:58 | |
| 10 Jérôme Coppel (Fra|Française des Jeux) | 0:01:00 | |
| General classification after stage 5 | ||
| 1 Andreas Klöden (Ger|Astana) | 16:51:13 | |
| 2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe|Columbia-Highroad) | 0:00:06 | |
| 3 Michele Scarponi (Ita|Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) | 0:00:21 | |
| 4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita|Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) | 0:00:41 | |
| 5 Davide Rebellin (Ita|Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) | 0:01:02 | |
| 6 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita|Liquigas) | 0:01:07 | |
| 7 Linus Gerdemann (Ger|Milram) | 0:01:22 | |
| 8 Ivan Basso (Ita|Liquigas) | 0:01:25 | |
| 9 Ryder Hesjedal (Can|Garmin-Slipstream) | 0:01:26 | |
| 10 Johan Van Summeren (Bel|Silence-Lotto) | 0:01:34 |
