Peter Sagan's string of stage victories in the 2012 Tour of California ended on Thursday when David Zabriskie (Garmin-Barracuda) emerged to take the Stage 5 win. Sagan finished three minutes and 27 seconds behind Zabriskie, in 52nd place.
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Zabriskie wasn't the only member of Garmin-Barracuda to have a good showing on Thursday: Andrew Talansky finished fifth and Tom Danielson finished ninth. Here is the complete Stage 5 top 10:
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Team | Result |
| 1 | David ZABRISKIE | USA | GRM | 35:59 |
| 2 | Jens VOIGT | GER | RNT | +23 |
| 3 | Tejay VAN GARDEREN | USA | BMC | +34 |
| 4 | Robert GESINK | NED | RAB | +39 |
| 5 | Andrew TALANSKY | USA | GRM | +48 |
| 6 | Peter VELITS | SVK | OPQ | +49 |
| 7 | Maarten TJALLINGII | NED | RAB | +52 |
| 8 | Luke DURBRIDGE | AUS | OGE | +1:01 |
| 9 | Thomas DANIELSON | USA | GRM | +1:07 |
| 10 | Rory SUTHERLAND | AUS | UHC | +1:10 |
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