Athletics: Tour sprinters wait in wings

Bradley WIGGINS and his fellow Tour de France sprinters - including HTC-Highroad's Mark Cavendish - were looking to return to the fore on the 164.5km fifth stage from Carhaix to Cap Frehel after the general classification was shaken up in Brittany yesterday.

Cadel Evans pipped Alberto Contador on the line in Mur-de-Bretagne as the Spaniard attempted to reduce his deficit on his overall rivals and Wiggins moved up to sixth overall.

Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) now sits in 41st place, still one minute 42 seconds behind race leader Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) but eight seconds closer to Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek), who is ninth. Scotland's David Millar is fourth.