
Total domination. On one side Remco Evenepoel, king of time trials. On the other Tadej Pogačar, who almost pulled off a miracle. The Caen time trial - 33 km for the fifth stage of the Tour de France - delivered important verdicts: the Belgian lived up to expectations and conquered the stage victory, but the second winner is Tadej Pogacar, who defended himself excellently. Only 16" behind, but most importantly, a yellow jersey in the safe and a Jonas Vingegaard who appeared in difficulty. Signals and indications, with the Grande Boucle risking to close even before it begins.
THE RACE - It was a complicated time trial for many, but not for Edoardo Affini: the Italian - European champion of the specialty - immediately set the bar high, with only Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) making the Visma | Lease a Bike rider tremble.
The performance of the world and reigning Olympic champion turned everything around: Evenepoel started with a different leg, painting every curve and constantly pushing, the Belgian went on to take a victory deserved from the first kilometers and almost never in doubt. Pogačar instead exploited the moment, the Slovenian finished 16" behind but crushed his Danish rival, who was particularly stuck in the central part of the trial: the gap is now 1'13", with the Slovenian already the Tour leader.
«I'm convinced I've taken a step forward towards the podium in this Tour - Evenepoel declared -, I'm very happy with my performance. It was an important step to start getting results for the general classification, but the Tour is not over yet, the road to Paris is still long».
ORDINE D'ARRIVO 5ª TAPPA
1 21 *EVENEPOEL Remco SOQ BEL 36'42"02 +00
2 1 POGACAR Tadej UAD SLO 36'58"70 +16"
3 12 AFFINI Edoardo TVL ITA 37'15"08 +33"
4 152 ARMIRAIL Bruno DAT FRA 37'17"55 +35"
5 131 *VAUQUELIN Kévin ARK FRA 37'31"82 +49"
6 72 *LIPOWITZ Florian RBH GER 37'40"53 +58"
7 147 *ROMEO ABAD Ivan MOV ESP 37'44"94 +1'02"
8 2 ALMEIDA Joao UAD POR 37'56"92 +1'14"
9 126 *PLAPP Luke JAY AUS 37'59"96 +1'17"
10 143 *CASTRILLO ZAPATER Pablo MOV ESP 38'00"60 +1'18"
11 15 JORGENSON Matteo TVL USA 38'01"22 +1'19"
12 71 ROGLIC Primoz RBH SLO 38'01"27 ' '
13 11 VINGEGAARD Jonas TVL DEN 38'03"80 +1'21"
14 63 FOSS Tobias IGD NOR 38'07"87 +1'25"
15 144 OLIVEIRA Nelson MOV POR 38'19"06 +1'37"
16 4 POLITT Nils UAD GER 38'19"66 ' '
17 135 *GARCIA PIERNA Raul ARK ESP 38'20"08 +1'38"
18 106 VAN DER POEL Mathieu ADC NED 38'26"53 +1'44"
19 85 *SKJELMOSE Mattias LTK DEN 38'28"56 +1'46"
20 128 SCHMID Mauro JAY SUI 38'28"99 ' '
21 121 O'CONNOR Ben JAY AUS 38'29"51 +1'47"
22 184 *GACHIGNARD Thomas TEN FRA 38'43"63 +2'01"
23 191 *ONLEY Oscar TPP GBR 38'44"93 +2'02"
24 33 ASGREEN Kasper EFE DEN 38'48"63 +2'06"
25 105 RICKAERT Jonas ADC BEL 38'50"00 +2'08"
26 156 PARET PEINTRE Aurélien DAT FRA 38'55"83 +2'13"
27 66 *RODRIGUEZ Carlos IGD ESP 38'57"08 +2'15"
28 51 BUITRAGO Santiago TBV COL 39'00"56 +2'18"
29 167 THOMAS Benjamin COF FRA 39'09"98 +2'27"
30 122 DUNBAR Edward JAY IRL 39'11"64 +2'29"
31 61 THOMAS Geraint IGD GBR 39'15"48 +2'33"
32 62 ARENSMAN Thymen IGD NED 39'17"87 +2'35"
33 98 RUSSO Clément GFC FRA 39'20"70 +2'38"
34 181 CRAS Steff TEN BEL 39'32"35 +2'50"
35 221 JOHANNESSEN Tobias UXM NOR 39'33"30 +2'51"
36 67 SWIFT Connor IGD GBR 39'36"01 +2'54"
37 141 MAS Enric MOV ESP 39'39"37 +2'57"
38 137 RODRIGUEZ Cristian ARK ESP 39'45"55 +3'03"
39 151 GALL Félix DAT AUT 39'46"58 +3'04"
40 54 HAIG Jack TBV AUS 39'48"84 +3'06"
41 22 CATTANEO Mattia SOQ ITA 39'50"60 +3'08"
42 123 DURBRIDGE Luke JAY AUS 39'52"38 +3'10"
43 186 JEGAT Jordan TEN FRA 39'57"61 +3'15"
44 166 TEUNS Dylan COF BEL 39'59"83 +3'17"
45 7 WELLENS Tim UAD BEL 40'01"63 +3'19"
46 32 ALBANESE Vincenzo EFE ITA 40'09"02 +3'27"
47 113 HALLER Marco TUD AUT 40'11"62 +3'29"
48 23 EENKHOORN Pascal SOQ NED 40'12"23 +3'30"
49 95 MADOUAS Valentin GFC FRA 40'12"69 ' '
50 104 MEURISSE Xandro ADC BEL 40'15"05 +3'33"
51 94 *GREGOIRE Romain GFC FRA 40'17"01 +3'35"
52 46 RUTSCH Jonas IWA GER 40'17"09 ' '
53 31 *HEALY Ben EFE IRL 40'18"30 +3'36"
54 75 *PITHIE Laurence RBH NZL 40'22"61 +3'40"
55 111 ALAPHILIPPE Julian TUD FRA 40'22"82 ' '
56 127 REINDERS Elmar JAY NED 40'23"79 +3'41"
57 153 BERTHET Clément DAT FRA 40'26"22 +3'44"
58 103 GROVES Kaden ADC AUS 40'27"03 +3'45"
59 45 REX Laurenz IWA BEL 40'27"17 ' '
60 5 SIVAKOV Pavel UAD FRA 40'27"29 ' '
61 41 *GIRMAY Biniam IWA ERI 40'29"66 +3'47"
62 155 NAESEN Oliver DAT BEL 40'33"54 +3'51"
63 91 MARTIN GUYONNET Guillaume GFC FRA 40'34"29 +3'52"
64 161 BUCHMANN Emanuel COF GER 40'34"51 ' '
65 37 VALGREN Michael EFE DEN 40'35"77 +3'53"
66 132 CAPIOT Amaury ARK BEL 40'35"83 ' '
67 87 STUYVEN Jasper LTK BEL 40'36"26 +3'54"
68 93 BARTHE Cyril GFC FRA 40'39"34 +3'57"
69 168 TOUZE Damien COF FRA 40'39"72 ' '
70 182 BURGAUDEAU Mathieu TEN FRA 40'40"70 +3'58"
71 82 CONSONNI Simone LTK ITA 40'42"80 +4'00"
72 112 DAINESE Alberto TUD ITA 40'43"29 +4'01"
73 35 POWLESS Neilson EFE USA 40'45"80 +4'03"
74 118 TRENTIN Matteo TUD ITA 40'46"47 +4'04"
75 77 VAN POPPEL Danny RBH NED 40'47"78 +4'05"
76 196 MÄRKL Niklas TPP GER 40'49"70 +4'07"
77 3 NARVAEZ Jhonatan UAD ECU 40'49"77 ' '
78 192 BARGUIL Warren TPP FRA 40'50"41 +4'08"
79 44 *PAGE Hugo IWA FRA 40'51"53 +4'09"
80 27 VAN LERBERGHE Bert SOQ BEL 40'53"00 +4'11"
81 217 *VAN EETVELT Lennert LOT BEL 40'54"87 +4'12"
82 78 VLASOV Aleksandr RBH 40'56"94 +4'14"
83 194 *FLYNN Sean TPP GBR 40'59"33 +4'17"
84 116 *MAYRHOFER Marius TUD GER 41'01"19 +4'19"
85 48 ZIMMERMANN Georg IWA GER 41'02"15 +4'20"
86 86 SKUJINS Toms LTK LAT 41'02"44 ' '
87 24 MERLIER Tim SOQ BEL 41'03"06 +4'21"
88 108 *VERSTRYNGE Emiel ADC BEL 41'03"80 ' '
89 214 DRIZNERS Jarrad LOT AUS 41'04"29 +4'22"
90 204 BOIVIN Guillaume IPT CAN 41'04"53 ' '
91 107 VERMEERSCH Gianni ADC BEL 41'05"21 +4'23"
92 38 VAN DEN BERG Marijn EFE NED 41'09"51 +4'27"
93 164 IZAGIRRE Ion COF ESP 41'09"80 ' '
94 187 TURGIS Anthony TEN FRA 41'10"62 +4'28"
95 36 SWEENY Harrison EFE AUS 41'10"85 ' '
96 218 VAN MOER Brent LOT BEL 41'12"14 +4'30"
97 162 ARANBURU Alex COF ESP 41'13"09 +4'31"
98 142 BARTA William MOV USA 41'13"66 ' '
99 47 *VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Roel IWA NED 41'14"13 +4'32"
100 17 VAN AERT Wout TVL BEL 41'14"40 ' '
101 8 YATES Adam UAD GBR 41'14"56 ' '
102 34 *BAUDIN Alex EFE FRA 41'14"87 ' '
103 96 PACHER Quentin GFC FRA 41'15"18 +4'33"
104 43 *BRAET Vito IWA BEL 41'15"63 ' '
105 76 *VAN DIJKE Mick RBH NED 41'16"02 +4'34"
106 202 ACKERMANN Pascal IPT GER 41'16"71 ' '
107 203 *BLACKMORE Joseph IPT GBR 41'16"82 ' '
108 125 MEZGEC Luka JAY SLO 41'17"08 +4'35"
109 134 DEMARE Arnaud ARK FRA 41'18"56 +4'36"
110 223 CORT NIELSEN Magnus UXM DEN 41'18"64 ' '
111 158 *TRONCHON Bastien DAT FRA 41'18"78 ' '
112 97 *PENHOET Paul GFC FRA 41'18"79 ' '
113 197 NABERMAN Tim TPP NED 41'19"99 +4'37"
114 81 *MILAN Jonathan LTK ITA 41'20"08 +4'38"
115 133 *COSTIOU Ewen ARK FRA 41'20"14 ' '
116 165 RENARD Alexis COF FRA 41'20"52 ' '
117 157 SCOTSON Callum DAT AUS 41'20"64 ' '
118 136 *LE BERRE Mathis ARK FRA 41'21"28 +4'39"
119 176 HIGUITA Sergio XAT COL 41'22"24 +4'40"
120 18 YATES Simon TVL GBR 41'22"41 ' '
121 222 ABRAHAMSEN Jonas UXM NOR 41'22"64 ' '
122 148 RUBIO REYES Einer MOV COL 41'22"75 ' '
123 57 STANNARD Robert TBV AUS 41'23"57 +4'41"
124 145 GARCIA CORTINA Ivan MOV ESP 41'25"06 +4'43"
125 212 *BERCKMOES Jenno LOT BEL 41'25"62 ' '
126 6 SOLER Marc UAD ESP 41'25"78 ' '
127 114 HIRSCHI Marc TUD SUI 41'27"32 +4'45"
128 92 *ASKEY Lewis GFC GBR 41'27"46 ' '
129 205 LOUVEL Matis IPT FRA 41'28"38 +4'46"
130 124 GROENEWEGEN Dylan JAY NED 41'31"53 +4'49"
131 207 NEILANDS Krists IPT LAT 41'33"46 +4'51"
132 13 BENOOT Tiesj TVL BEL 41'34"13 +4'52"
133 183 DELETTRE Alexandre TEN FRA 41'35"05 +4'53"
134 224 *EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM Stian UXM NOR 41'37"01 +4'55"
135 215 GRIGNARD Sébastien LOT BEL 41'37"13 ' '
136 138 VENTURINI Clément ARK FRA 41'39"77 +4'57"
137 58 WRIGHT Fred TBV GBR 41'40"45 +4'58"
138 146 MÜHLBERGER Gregor MOV AUT 41'41"64 +4'59"
139 74 MOSCON Gianni RBH ITA 41'42"05 +5'00"
140 206 LUTSENKO Alexey IPT KAZ 41'42"15 ' '
141 42 *BARRE Louis IWA FRA 41'43"65 +5'01"
142 102 DILLIER Silvan ADC SUI 41'43"86 ' '
143 115 LIENHARD Fabian TUD SUI 41'44"65 +5'02"
144 171 TEJADA Harold XAT COL 41'44"96 ' '
145 84 *SIMMONS Quinn LTK USA 41'46"30 +5'04"
146 228 *WAERENSKJOLD Soren UXM NOR 41'47"92 +5'05"
147 16 KUSS Sepp TVL USA 41'48"51 +5'06"
148 198 *VAN DEN BROEK Frank TPP NED 41'48"52 ' '
149 226 JOHANNESSEN Anders UXM NOR 41'50"08 +5'08"
150 208 STEWART Jake IPT GBR 41'51"80 +5'09"
151 172 BALLERINI Davide XAT ITA 41'53"21 +5'11"
152 177 TEUNISSEN Mike XAT NED 41'54"10 +5'12"
153 216 SEPULVEDA Eduardo LOT ARG 41'54"87 ' '
154 163 COQUARD Bryan COF FRA 41'56"84 +5'14"
155 83 *NYS Thibau LTK BEL 41'57"98 +5'15"
156 227 LEKNESSUND Andreas UXM NOR 41'58"29 +5'16"
157 188 *VERCHER Matteo TEN FRA 41'59"48 +5'17"
158 201 WOODS Michael IPT CAN 42'00"59 +5'18"
159 25 *PARET PEINTRE Valentin SOQ FRA 42'03"57 +5'21"
160 73 MEEUS Jordi RBH BEL 42'03"73 ' '
161 174 CHAMPOUSSIN Clément XAT FRA 42'09"18 +5'27"
162 88 THEUNS Edward LTK BEL 42'12"79 +5'30"
163 52 BAUHAUS Phil TBV GER 42'12"86 ' '
164 225 HOELGAARD Markus UXM NOR 42'13"45 +5'31"
165 65 *LAURANCE Axel IGD FRA 42'14"87 +5'32"
166 55 *MARTINEZ Lenny TBV FRA 42'15"31 +5'33"
167 178 VELASCO Simone XAT ITA 42'15"80 ' '
168 26 SCHACHMANN Maximilian SOQ GER 42'16"27 +5'34"
169 56 MOHORIC Matej TBV SLO 42'17"14 +5'35"
170 195 *LUND ANDRESEN Tobias TPP DEN 42'19"21 +5'37"
171 68 *WATSON Samuel IGD GBR 42'20"30 +5'38"
172 173 BOL Cees XAT NED 42'21"24 +5'39"
173 28 *VAN WILDER Ilan SOQ BEL 42'21"81 ' '
174 175 *FEDOROV Yevgeniy XAT KAZ 42'24"21 +5'42"
175 53 GRADEK Kamil TBV POL 42'29"42 +5'47"
176 193 *BITTNER Pavel TPP CZE 42'34"18 +5'52"
177 14 CAMPENAERTS Victor TVL BEL 42'52"03 +6'10"
178 117 STORER Michael TUD AUS 43'02"83 +6'20"
179 211 *DE LIE Arnaud LOT BEL 43'37"22 +6'55"
Non Partant(s)
185 JEANNIERE Emilien TEN FRA
213 DE BUYST Jasper LOT BEL
CLASSIFICA GENERALE
1 1 POGACAR Tadej UAD SLO 17h22'58" +00