2022 Tour de France Stage 5 Results & Recap
Stage 5 of the 2022 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Clarke wins stage 5
Simon Clarke (IPT) took home victory for Australia today on the fifth stage of the Tour de France after a photo finish sprint, beating breakaway companion Taco van der Hoorn. Edvald Boasson Hagen was third out of an original breakaway of six riders.
âI mean, after winter I had, I had no team and Israel-Premier Tech rang me up," Clarke said. "I was given that chance. Today is the reality check that everything can happen if you take the opportunity. The first few days of the Tour, I was looking after the team. But this morning, the team director said: âClarkey, today is a breakaway day!â The stages I won at La Vuelta and the pink jersey I had at the Giro all came in the first week of the race. So I thought today was maybe the day⌠But I still canât believe it. I passed Taco less than 50 meters to go. I gave my bike the biggest throw I could. My stages at La Vuelta came in similar finishes. I chose to sit back and hope for the other guys to crack before. I really had to chase Edvald down. Weâve been sprinting since the last corner. I went as hard as I could until the line. I moved to Europe for racing when I was 16 and Iâll turn 36 on the second rest day of the Tour, so after 20 years, now the dream comes true. Hi to everyone in Australia and thanks for the support through all those years!â
Jumbo Visma had abysmal luck today with several crashes and bike mishaps that left Jonas Vingegaard (TJV) fighting to get back into contention during the cobbled sections in the later part of the stage. Wout Van Aert (TJV) and the rest of the Jumbo Visma team had to pace his GC hopeful back into contention, while Roglic suffered a crash behind the group and also spent time chasing back on. Jumbo Visma limited their losses, however, and van Aert still leads the yellow jersey despite their horrible luck.
"I didnât really like it at the front of the bunch," van Aert said. "The roads were very dangerous in my opinion, as we went through many villages and there were some narrowings (sic) and road furnitures. I didnât want to take any risks and I decided to bid my time at the back before hitting the front of the bunch. When I started move up, I crashed, lost some ground and, above all, lost some confidence to handle myself on the bunch and on the cobbles. I let down my teammates as I was spent the whole day chasing back. It was not the day we were hoping for at Jumbo-Visma. But even in the heat of the race, you should try and change your mind. Yesterday we fought at the front and today we had to fight from the back. We are glad we didnât take too much damage on the GC with Jonas. Iâm proud of how everyone in the team has committed to the chase. It has been a big surprise for me to hear that I kept yellow jersey. I wasnât thinking of it anymore as I wasnât feeling powerful legs in the final. It is nice to keep it for one more day in order to enjoy it in Belgium tomorrow."\n
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