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Caen Time Trial Underway with Pogačar and Van der Poel Level on GC

Today’s 33 km individual time trial represents the first pivotal test against the clock for specialists aiming to unsettle the deadlocked leaders.

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Caen to Caen - Caen, France - July 9, 2025 Soudal Quick-Step's Remco Evenepoel in action during the stage 5 time trial REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the 2025 Tour de France cycling, Amien Metropole - Rouen (173 km), on Tuesday 08 July 2025 in France. The 112th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 5 July in Lille, France, and will finish in Paris, France on the 27th of July.
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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.