Snapped chain ends Millar hopes

Britain's David Millar saw his dreams of a win ended by a snapped chain as Russia's Pavel Brutt won stage five of the Giro d'Italia in Conturso Terme.

Going into the final kilometre, Millar was in the breakaway group but he threw his bike in a ditch in frustration after it prevented him finishing.

"I was so motivated to get the win that I was just really angry at that moment," he said afterwards.

"I want a stage win. I'll try another day, not tomorrow, but another time."

"I really want to win a stage in this Giro," added Millar, whose time was recorded as the same as the last of the breakaway group - 25 seconds behind Brutt.

Italy's Franco Pellizotti retains the overall leader's pink jersey, one second ahead of Christian Vandevelde.

Danilo di Luca is in third place, seven seconds back.

Britain's Mark Cavendish moved up to fourth in the sprinters' points competition on 32 points, 14 behind Italy's Daniele Bennati.

Thursday's 231km sixth stage, from Potenza to Peschici, is the longest of the Giro.

That is despite having been cut by 34 km to give riders more time off after long overnight journeys between stages.

Giro d'Italia fifth stage result:

1. P Brutt (Rus/Tinkoff) 5hrs 04mins 52secs
2. J Froehlinger (Ger/ Gerolsteiner) @ 4secs
3. LF Laverde (Col/ CSF Group) @ 10secs
4. F Perez (Spn/Caisse d'Epargne) @ 25secs
5. P Bettini (Ita/Quick-Step) @ 31secs
6. D Pietropolli (Ita/Team LPR) =
7. R Ricco (Ita/Saunier Duval) =
8. F Pellizotti (Ita/Liquigas) =
9. J Veikkanen (Fin/Francaise des Jeux) =
10. A Contador (Spn/Astana) =

Selected others

103. Geraint Thomas (GB) @ 3mins 3secs

119. David Millar (GB) @ 25secs

134. Charly Wegelius (GB) @ 5mins 22secs

163. Steve Cummings (GB) @ 13mins 27secs

177. Bradley Wiggins (GB) @ 16mins 3secs

179. Mark Cavendish (GB) =

Overall Standings

1. F Pellizotti (Ita) 21 hours, 46 minutes, 49 seconds

2. C Vandevelde (US) @ 1 sec

3. D Di Luca (Ita) @ 7 secs

4. M Possoni (Ita) @ 8 secs

5. V Nibali (Ita) =

6. Nicki Sorensen (Den) @ 17 secs

7. Kanstantin Sivtsov (Bel) @ 18 secs

8. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) @ 19 secs

9. Andrea Noe (Ita) @ 22 secs

10. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) @ 25 secs

Selected others

13. Andreas Kloden (Ger) @ 28secs

16. Alberto Contador (Spa) @ 30secs

17. Riccardo Ricco (Ita) @ 33secs

21. Levi Leipheimer (US) @ 40secs

64. David Millar (GB) @ 2mins 2secs

135. Geraint Thomas (GB) @ 21mins 19secs

145. Charly Wegelius (GB) @ 24mins 34secs

152. Mark Cavendish (GB) @ 26mins 50secs

159. Bradley Wiggins (GB) @ 29mins 16secs

166. Steve Cummings (GB) @ 31mins 14secs