Overview
- Stage 5’s largely flat Caen loop marks the Tour’s first individual time trial and is now in progress.
- Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel share the overall lead at 16 h 46′ 00″, with van der Poel retaining yellow on countback and Pogačar holding the polka dot jersey.
- Reigning Olympic and world time-trial champion Remco Evenepoel is the pre-stage favorite and must erase a 58-second deficit to claim yellow.
- Two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard lies eight seconds off the pace and faces pressure to deliver a strong ride.
- Today’s outcomes will be magnified by time bonuses and tiebreakers, setting the tone for the early general classification battle.