After Stage 5 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, Garmin-Barracuda's Ramunas Navardauskas still wears the Maglia Rosa (pink jersey), but he has just a five-second lead over his nearest opponent. That happens to be teammate Robbie Hunter, who finished in fourth-place on Stage 5. Navardauskas' time is stands at 14:45:13.
Also from Garmin, Ryder Hesjedal takes third-place overall with an 11-second gap ahead of him. Christian Vande Velde is the last Garmin racer to place in the top 10, taking eighth place with a 26-second gap ahead of him.
Matthew Harley Goss and Stage 5 winner Mark Cavendish come in at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
Stage 6 on Friday represents the first medium mountain stage of the Giro. This one will be a 207 km race from Urbino to Porto Sant'Elpidio.
Here is the top 10 after Stage 5 (complete standings here):
| Pos. | Name | Country | Team | Time | d |
| 1 | Ramunas Navardauskas | LTU | GRM | 14:45:13 | 0:00 |
| 2 | Robbie Hunter | RSA | GRM | 14:45:18 | 0:05 |
| 3 | Ryder Hesjedal | CAN | GRM | 14:45:24 | 0:11 |
| 4 | Matthew Harley Goss | AUS | OGE | 14:45:26 | 0:13 |
| 5 | Mark Cavendish | GBR | SKY | 14:45:27 | 0:14 |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas | GBR | SKY | 14:45:29 | 0:16 |
| 7 | Manuele Boaro | ITA | SAX | 14:45:32 | 0:19 |
| 8 | Christian Vande Velde | USA | GRM | 14:45:39 | 0:26 |
| 9 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver | ESP | KAT | 14:45:43 | 0:30 |
| 10 | Alexander Kristoff | NOR | KAT | 14:45:43 | 0:30 |
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