Overview

• Remco Evenepoel posted the fastest ride in stage 5’s 33 km Caen individual time trial to claim the victory.
• Tadej Pogacar moved into the overall lead by 16 seconds over Evenepoel and donned the yellow jersey.
• Jonas Vingegaard lost over a minute on the flat course and now sits third in the general classification.
• Stage 5 served as the Tour’s only non-mountain test and reshaped the standings ahead of the upcoming high mountain stages.
• Pogacar’s momentum followed his milestone 100th professional win on stage 4 and highlighted his all-round strengths.