Tour of Qatar, stage 5

Race leader Tom Boonen is still in gold after stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Fans observe from camelback on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

The peloton cruises through the desert on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

The peloton is split by winds on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Robert wagner leads an escape on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Taylor Phinney gets a boost on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

The peloton on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Sebastian Langeveld on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Aleksandr Kuchynski leads an escape on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Frantisek Rabon chases on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Tyler Farrar takes a wheel change on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Robert wagner leads an escape on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Riders scatter to avoid a crash on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Stage winner Mark Cavendish on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Mark Cavendish wins stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Tom Boonen still in gold after finishing 13th on stage five of the 2012 Tour of Qatar. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com