Tour Stage 5 Report: At the end of a chaotic day on the cobbles of northern France, the early break fought for the stage win. Simon Clarke took the stage honours as Wout van Aert held the yellow jersey by 13 seconds as the Jumbo-Visma team had its worst day on the 2022 Tour de France. Stage 5 finalSimon Clarke beat Taco van der Hoorn in a chaotic and busy cobblestone stage in the Tour de France. After a dusty stage of 157 kilometres between Lille and Wallers-Arenberg, with almost 20 kilometres of cobblestones. Jumbo-Visma had a bad day; Jonas Vingegaard and especially Primo Rogli lost time on a strong Tadej Pogaar.Van der Poel not on form?Tour Boss, Christian Prudhomme: “In 2018, the Tours last stage over the cobbles concluded with John Degenkolb winning in Roubaix. This stage will feature an equivalent amount of bone-jarring action in what is the most acrobatic challenge of the opening week. Good preparation and full concentration will be the Tour favourites best weapons when it comes to dealing with their apprehension about this test.”Stage 5 ProfileThe first serious acceleration came from Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarch-Wanty-Gobert), who escaped with KOM, Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (TotalEnergies). Three riders eventually managed to cross with difficulty. Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) and Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM). A nervous peloton gave the six riders a lead of more than 3 minutes, putting Neilson Powless in the virtual yellow jersey.You are never…
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