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The first HC category climb at Tour de France 2023 (Stage 5, Pau-Laruns)

Program of Tour de France 2023 stage 5

5th Stage
5 July 2023
Pau -Laurus
162,7 km

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JAI HINDLEY WINS THE STAGE.

Last 2km

Hindley still at the front. Vingegaard with three riders 40" behind him.

Pogacar was waiting for Adam Yatest, they're are more than a minute behind Vingegaard.

19 km

For a while, Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar rode together.

No Vingegaard attacks. Pogacar doesn't react. There is a gap between them.

Meanwhile, Hindley is still leading the race.

20 km to go

Jumbo-Visma takes over the lead in the  the peloton.

For a while Jai Hindley rode together with Felix Gall at the front of the race, now he left the Austrian rider behind.

24 km to go

Hindley's group at the front of the race. Peloton almost 3 mimutes behind.

Col de Marie Blanque
Col de Marie Blanque Tour de France 2023 stage 5

 

 

37 km to go

Krists Neilands has been caught by van Aerts and Alaphilippe at the front of the race. Jai Hindley's group is 20" behind.

Peloton at 3 and half minutes.

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76 km to go

1 km to the top of Col de Soudet. Felix Gall is heading to take the max points for the ascent.

There is a bit concern about the  very poor visibility.

84 km to go

Pedersen is back in the chasing group. Only WvA and Campenaerts are at the front if the race. The chasing group is closer now, only half  a minute behind the leading duo.

Peloton  at 3 minutes.

90 km to go

Still the same 3 riders at the front of the race

Let's take a look at the Col de Soudet again

Col de Soudet Tour de France 2023 stage 5

100 km to go

Mads Pedersen, Wout van Aert and Victor Campenaerts at the front of the race . Gap betwee them and their chasers is around 1 min.

Chasers:
Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma)
Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma)
Felix Grosschartner (UAE)
Marc Soler (UAE)
Omar Fraile (Ineos)
Dani Martínez (Ineos)
Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ)
Esteban Chaves (EF)
Rigoberto Uran (EF)
Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep)
Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep)
Remi Cavagna (Soudal-QuickStep)
Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious)
Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek)
Juanpe López (Lidl-Trek)
Berthet (AG2R)
Felix Gall (Ag2R)
Aurelien Paret-Peintre (AG2R)
Bryan Coquard (Cofidis)
Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar)
Gregor Muhlberger (Movistar)
Chris Hamilton (DSM)
Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech)
Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech)
Christopher Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AIUIa)
Anthony Delaplace (Arkea-Samsic)
Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny)
Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan)
Torstein Traen (Uno-X)
Mathieu Burgaudeau (Total-Energies)

Peloton is almost 3 minutes behind.

 

125 km to go

Breakaway group has more than a minute.

Did UAE Team Emirates react too late? Let's see.

Peloton will start to climb Col de Soudet around 3 pm.

Profile

Tour de France 2023 stage 5 profile

Map

map of tour de france 2023 stage 5

Col de Soudet

Col de Soudet Tour de France 2023 stage 5

Col de Marie Blanque

Col de Marie Blanque Tour de France 2023 stage 5


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