The 5th stage of the Tour de France disputed this Wednesday, July 5, was won by the former winner of the Giro Jai Hindley while Jonas Vingegaard distanced Tadej Pogacar.
The essential
- The 5th stage of the Tour de France between Pau and Laruns, the first Pyrenean stage of this Grande Boucle, was won by the Australian Jai Hindley, member of the breakaway of the day.
- Big changes in the general classification with a new yellow jersey in the person of Jai Hindley. Jonas Vingegaardoffensive, took more than a minute from Tadej Pogacar and is now 2nd in the general classification.
- Follow with us the latest information on the Tour de France 2023.
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9:50 p.m. – Jai Hindley, “not here to put socks on a centipede”
In an interview with The Team, the winner of the 5th stage confided to having assiduously prepared for his Tour de France. “Personally, I have been preparing for this Tour since May, with the recognition of many stages and then a four-week altitude training course”, detailed Jai Hindley. The 27-year-old sportsman claimed to have “lived like a monk for two months, with only a suitcase and without seeing [sa] family”. A preparation which seems to have borne fruit in view of his victory this Wednesday, but also of his feelings. “Since the start of the Tour, I have not been in very good shape and as I said last year when winning the Giro: ‘I’m not here to put socks on a centipede'”, he said.
20:52 – What is the 6th stage of the Tour de France 2023?
After a first mountain stage this Wednesday July 5 in the Pyrenees, the riders of the Grande Boucle will continue with a second mountain stage on Thursday July 6, 2023. This will link Tarbes to Cauterets. On the program: some 145 kilometres. The departure should take place around 1:10 p.m. for an estimated arrival at 5:08 p.m., indicates the Tour de France website.
19:50 – “It’s a good gap, I’m very happy”, says Vingegaard after taking a minute on Pogačar
Jonas Vingegaard returned to his attack on Tadej Pogačar in the Marie Blanque pass, at the end of the 5th stage of the Tour de France 2023 this Wednesday. “It was the dream scenario,” he said, detailing that “we had to go up quickly in the ascent”. And to develop: “I wanted to test Pogačar a bit, my legs were good. I’m very happy to take a minute. It’s a good gap, I’m very happy.”
18:51 – Yellow jersey, green jersey, polka dot jersey.. The recap of the jerseys after stage 5
In pictures, here are the holders of the different jerseys at the end of the fifth stage of the Tour de France this Wednesday, July 5, 2023. While the Australian Jai Hindley won the yellow jersey, the Belgian Jasper Philipsen is green jersey. For his part, the Austrian Felix Gall endorses the polka dot jersey. Finally, the Slovenian Tadej Pogačar is the white jersey.
18:14 – Félix Gall polka dot jersey
If he cracked in the collar of Marie Blanque, the Swiss of the AG2R team will be able to console himself with a polka dot jersey on the shoulders.
18:00 – Vingegaard attack on video
Relive Jonas Vingegaard’s attack on Tadej Pogacar in the pass of Marie Blanque. First turning point of this Tour de France?
17:53 – Hindley: “It wasn’t really planned”
“It probably surprises a lot of people (that I’m wearing the yellow jersey). But I’m very happy to wear this magnificent jersey. It wasn’t really planned (to be up front) but I felt good. So I started in the breakaway. And I tried to put as much time as possible between me and the other leaders. And anyway I wanted the stage victory. The yellow jersey in addition is a dream” explained the Australian.
17:45 – “Auspicious” for Gaudu
“These are 2 different configurations with Hindley, congratulations to him. Behind, it was between heavyweights on the climb. I’m 3rd of the favorites behind Vingegaard and Pogacar. I felt good all day. It’s a good omen The Tour de France is still long” explained the Frenchman.
17:42 – The new general classification
Jai Hindley is therefore the new leader of the Tour de France with 47 seconds ahead of Vingegaard, 1’34 over Adam Yates and 1’40 over Pogacar. David Gaudu is the first Frenchman and joins the top 10.
17:36 – Video. Images of Hindley’s victory
Images of Australian Jai Hindley’s victory at Laruns, alone, with the yellow jersey as a bonus.
17:30 – Vingegaard takes a minute from Pogacar
Jonas Vingegaard performs the excellent operation of the day by taking a minute on Tadej Pogacar.
17:25 – 2nd place for Ciccone, 3rd Gall
The pursuers’ sprint was settled by Giulio Ciccone who was ahead of Felix Gall. Jonas Vingegaard finished 5th.
17:23 – Yellow for Hindley
After winning the pink jersey of the Tour of Italy, Jai Hindley will wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France for the first time in his career.
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Classification of the Tour de France
Results powered by FirstCycling.com. At the end of each stage, discover the up-to-date classification of this Tour de France 2023, with the gaps between the riders.
Route and map of the Tour de France 2023
Here is the official map and the route of the Tour de France 2023 whose start has been set in Bilbao, Spain. A course that is concentrated almost exclusively in the Center and East of France. Several recognized passes have been programmed, in the Pyrenees and the Alps. The Tourmalet and the Grand Colombier have notably been included in the programme. In detail, this Tour de France offers 3,404 kilometres, 30 passes (Out of category, 1st category or 2nd category), 4 summit finishes and 22 kilometers of time trial. The organization has declared 6 flat stages, 6 hilly ones, 8 mountain ones and one stopwatch.
Find the list of all the riders entered for the Tour de France 2023.
List of stages of the Tour de France 2023
- Saturday 1 July – Stage 1: Bilbao – Bilbao, 182 km
- Sunday July 2 – Stage 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz – San Sebastian, 209 km
- Monday July 3 – Stage 3: Amorebieta-Etxano – Bayonne, 185 km
- Tuesday July 4 – Stage 4: Dax – Nogaro, 182 km
- Wednesday July 5 – Stage 5: Pau – Laruns, 165 km
- Thursday July 6 – Stage 6: Tarbes – Cauterets, 145 km
- Friday July 7 – Stage 7: Mont-de-Marsan – Bordeaux, 170 km
- Saturday July 8 – Stage 8: Libourne – Limoges, 201 km
- Sunday July 9 – Stage 9: Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat – Puy-de-Dôme, 184 km
- Monday July 10 – 1st rest day in Clermont-Ferrand
- Tuesday July 11 – Stage 10: Vulcania – Issoire, 167 km
- Wednesday July 12 – Stage 11: Clermont-Ferrand – Moulins, 180 km
- Thursday July 13 – Stage 12: Roanne – Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169 km
- Friday July 14 – Stage 13: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne – Grand Colombier, 138 km
- Saturday July 15 – Stage 14: Annemasse – Morzine, 152 km
- Sunday July 16 – Stage 15: Morzine – Saint-Gervais-Mont Blanc, 180 km
- Monday July 17 – 2nd rest day in Saint-Gervais-Mont Blanc
- Tuesday July 18 – Stage 16: Passy – Combloux, individual time trial 22 km
- Wednesday July 19 – Stage 17: Saint-Gervais-Mont Blanc – Courchevel, 166 km
- Thursday July 20 – Stage 18: Moutiers – Bourg-en-Bresse, 186 km
- Friday July 21 – Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne – Poligny, 173 km
- Saturday July 22 – Stage 20: Belfort – Le Markstein, 133 km
- Sunday July 23 – Stage 21: National Velodrome of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Paris Champs-Elysées, 115 km