Tour de France Stage Report: Mark Cavendish made history in today’s stage 5 of the 2024 Tour de France. His name will be in the record books for a long time with thirty-five Tour de France stage wins, one more than the Great Eddy Merckx. He beat Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) into second and third places. The overall is unchanged.
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The final kilometre
Mark Cavendish made history. The Briton won the fifth stage of the Tour de France and becomes the sole record holder for the number of stage victories in the Tour de France. He previously shared the record with Eddy Merckx, on 34 victories in the Tour. Cavendish was too fast for Jasper Philipsen, and everyone else, in Saint-Vulbas.
No.35 for Mark Cavendish
Christian Prudhomme, Tour de France general director: “The race’s temporary exit from the Alps will be made via Chambéry. Soon after, the peloton will be in La Bridoire, where the finish of the Classique des Alpes Juniors is regularly held. That’s a race for climbers, but they won’t get a look-in here as they head for Saint-Vulbas. After the Côte de l’Huis, tackled with 34km remaining, the wide roads beyond will be ideal for keeping a close eye on the breakaway riders. The winner’s bouquet looks destined to go to a sprinter.”
Stage 5 profile
The Col du Galibier will still be hurting the rider’s legs on stage 5, but any sprinters who have survived the giant climb will be hoping for a bunch finish. From Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, a 177 kilometre stage takes the peloton to Saint-Vulbas near Lyon. There are two small climbs that shouldn’t bother the fast finishers. The first 50 kilometres are flat or downhill. The first of two climbs is the Côte de Couz (12.9km at 2.7%), the riders then cross the Rhône and pass through Le Pont-de-Beauvoison and Aoste. This takes them from the Savoie department via Isère to Ain. Forty kilometres from the finish is the Côte de Lhuis (4.4km at 4.2%), the sprint trains can get on their rails.
2nd overall and best young rider – Remco Evenepoel
There should be a chance for Mark Cavendish today
Stage win No.2 for Bini Girmay?
Mads Pedersen looked good in the last sprint, but went too early
Dylan Groenewegen says he’s the fastest man in the Tour
Young Arnaud De Lie has the speed and power for his first Tour stage win
Tadej Pogačar back in yellow – All the way to Nice?
Jonas Vingegaard nearly held on to Pogačar on the Galibier
The leaders at the start
Can Jonas Abrahamsen hold the points and the KOM jersey?
The failed break of the day – Clement Russo (Groupama-FDJ) and Matteo Vercher Matteo (TotalEnergies)
The peloton didn’t want to let the break get too far ahead
The yellow jersey seemed happy with how the stage was going
Welcome back to France
This London bus is very lost
No mountains today, only two small climbs
The break was caught in good time before the finish
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Tour de France Stage 5 Result:
1. Mark Cavendish (GB) Astana Qazaqstan in 4:08:46
2. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Uno-X Mobility
4. Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto Dstny
5. Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) dsm-firmenich-PostNL
6. Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Israel-Premier Tech
7. Arnaud Démare (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels
8. Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty
9. Biniam Girmay Hailu (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty
10. Marijn van den Berg (Ned) EF Education-EasyPost.
Tour de France Overall After Stage 5:
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