2023-07-06 01:02:23
Published on 06.07.2023
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Cycling » Solo winner of the first mountain stage in Laruns, the Australian takes the yellow jersey. Pogacar distanced.
Jai Hindley won the fifth stage of the Tour de France in Laruns alone to take the overall lead. The Australian is now ahead of Jonas Vingegaard who took regarding a minute from his great rival Tadej Pogacar.
This first day in the mountains has already upset the hierarchy with the loss of the yellow jersey for the Briton Adam Yates (UAE), the takeover of Jai Hindley and the coup de force of Jonas Vingegaard who dropped Tadej Pogacar in proportions that we did not imagine given the profile of the stage. The Dane placed a lightning attack just over a kilometer from the top of Marie-Blanque to clinch the Slovenian, unable to follow and who is now 53 seconds behind the defending champion overall.
Jonas Vingegaard gradually extended his lead, including on the long descent to Laruns, taking over the day’s breakaways one by one. It was too late to catch up with Jai Hindley, who left in the morning breakaway made up of 36 riders.
At 27, the Australian, who is discovering the Tour de France following winning the Giro in 2022, has taken a significant advantage over all the other contenders for the podium and is 47 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard overall. For the rest, the Dane managed an excellent operation, well helped by his teammates from Jumbo-Visma who, following a turbulent start to the Tour, were up front all day, like Wout van Aert, fighter of the day. At the end of Marie-Blanque, it was Sepp Kuss, the Sherpa of Vingegaard, who blew up the group of favorites, including Adam Yates, by imposing a hell of a train.
Once the boss flew away, the American still hung like a leech in the wheel of Tadej Pogacar whom he marked until the finish. The Slovenian, winner in 2020 and 2021, will have an opportunity to take his revenge today during the second Pyrenean stage, which notably passes through the Tourmalet. But the doubts surrounding his fitness, following his wrist fracture on April 23, have largely been confirmed at Laruns. TTY
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