Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, July 6, 2022 – The stage 5 as expected, it upsets the general ranking of the Tour de France 2022: not as regards the yellow jersey, defended with nails and teeth by a Wout Van Aert today in the guise of luxury wingman of Jonas Vingegaard, which runs into a series of mechanical problems. It will definitely get worse at Jack Haig (withdrawn), Ben O’Connor (shipwrecked) e Primoz Roglicicaught in a fall and left a little alone by Jumbo-Visma: the Slovenian loses further 2′ from compatriot Tadej Pogacar, who gains on all rivals for the final success and already sends a very strong signal for final victory. Not just the reigning champion: the other winner of the day is Simon Clarkethe Australian by adoption who beats his escape companion in the photo finish Taco Van Der Hoorn. Also there stage 6the Binche Longwy from 219,9 kmwith his 3 GPM to climb, promises to be moved and nervous.
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The fugitives of the day are Magnus Cort Nielsen, Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Taco Van Der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Materials), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team TotalEnergies), Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) e Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM). The most feared pitfall of the day is the cobblestones, ma Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) falls before the stones and comes to lose contact before returning and then detaching again also to escort the teammate Jonas Vingegaardvictim of a mechanical problem as well as Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroen Team). To further fragment the group there is a fall that involves Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) and above all Primoz Roglici (Jumbo-Visma): they also remain behind Geraint Thomas e Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers). Instead, it goes great Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), which shoots together with Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo): there are in pursuit of this duo Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious), Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe), Nairo Quintana (Team Arkéa-Samsic), to which the squad led by Vingegaard e Thomas and literally pulled by an amazing Van Aert, who also manages to save the yellow jersey. At the head of the race, apart Gougeardresist the group of fugitives of the first hour: to win the stage is Clarkewhich beats the photo finish Van Der Hoorn.
Order of arrival stage 5 Tour de France 2022
1) Simon Clarke (IPT) in 3h13’35”
2) Taco Van Der Hoorn (IWG) st
3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (TEN) +2 ”
4) Neilson Powless (EFE) +4”
5) Magnus Cort Nielsen (EFE) +30 ”
6) Jasper Stuyven (TFS) +51”
7) Tadej Pogacar (UAD) 51”
8) Jasper Philipsen (ADC) + 1’04 ”
9) Fabio Jakobsen (QST) + 1’04 ”
10) Luca Mozzato (BBK) + 1’04 ”
Tour de France 2022 general classification
1) Wout Van Aert (TJV) in 16h17’22”
2) Neilson Powless (EFE) +13”
3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (TEN) +14 ”
4) Tadej Pogacar (UAD) +19”
5) Yves Lampaert (QST) +25”
6) Mads Pedersen (TFS) +36 ”
7) Jonas Vingegaard (TJV) +40”
8) Adam Yates (IGD) +48”
9) Tom Pidcock (IGD) +49”
10) Geraint Thomas (IGD) +50”
11) Mattia Cattaneo (QST) +55 ”
37) Damian Carus +1’59”
Tour de France 2022, tappa 4: Vince Van Aert