{"id":45680,"date":"2025-07-10T07:57:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=45680"},"modified":"2025-07-10T08:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:01:18","slug":"tdf-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=45680","title":{"rendered":"TDF 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Our continuing coverage of the other big event going on this month<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  body, table, h2, h3, p, ul, li {\n    font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n  <thead style=\"background-color: #4CAF50; color: white;\">\n    <tr>\n      <th>Stage<\/th>\n      <th>Date<\/th>\n      <th>Start > Finish<\/th>\n      <th>Type<\/th>\n      <th>Distance (km)<\/th>\n      <th>Distance (mi)<\/th>\n      <th>Winner<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\">\n      <td>5<\/td>\n      <td>Wed 07\/09<\/td>\n      <td>Caen > Caen<\/td>\n      <td>Individual Time Trial<\/td>\n      <td>33<\/td>\n      <td>20.5<\/td>\n      <td><b>Remco Evenepoel<\/b> (Soudal Quick-Step)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br><br>\n\n<h2>Tour de France 2025: Stage 5 Recap<\/h2>\n<br>\n<h3><b>Evenepoel<\/b>\u2019s Time Trial Triumph as <b>Poga?ar<\/b> Seizes Yellow<\/h3>\n<br>\n\n<p>Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France, a 33-kilometer flat individual time trial in Caen, marked a pivotal moment in the race, showcasing the raw power of time trial specialists and shaking up the general classification.<\/p>\n<br>\n\n<p>Celebrating Caen\u2019s 1,000-year anniversary, the fast, non-technical course along wide roads favored pure power riders, delivering high speeds and significant time gaps.<\/p>\n<br>\n\n<p><b>Remco Evenepoel<\/b> (Soudal Quick-Step), the Olympic and world time trial champion, lived up to his billing as the favorite, storming the course in 36:42 at an average speed of 54 km\/h to claim a commanding stage victory. <b>Tadej Poga?ar<\/b> (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) delivered a strong performance, finishing second (+16s) and seizing the yellow jersey from <b>Mathieu van der Poel<\/b> (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who faded to 18th (+1:44). <b>K\u00e9vin Vauquelin<\/b> (Ark\u00e9a-B&#038;B Hotels) impressed with a fifth-place finish (+49s), solidifying his hold on the white jersey, while <b>Jonas Vingegaard<\/b> (Visma-Lease a Bike) struggled, losing 1:13 to <b>Poga?ar<\/b> and dropping to fourth overall.<\/p>\n<br>\n\n<p>The stage saw no major breakaways, as expected in a time trial, but the flat terrain and headwinds tested the riders\u2019 aerodynamic efficiency and power output. <b>Edoardo Affini<\/b> (Visma-Lease a Bike) took third (+33s), and <b>Bruno Armirail<\/b> (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) rounded out the top four (+35s). <b>Filippo Ganna<\/b> (INEOS Grenadiers), a pre-stage favorite, suffered a heavyeneceuninck), who faded to 18th (+1:44). <b>K\u00e9vin Vauquelin<\/b> (Ark\u00e9a-B&#038;B Hotels) impressed with a fifth-place finish (+49s), solidifying his hold on the white jersey, while <b>Jonas Vingegaard<\/b> (Visma-Lease a Bike) struggled, losing 1:13 to <b>Poga?ar<\/b> and dropping to fourth overall.<\/p>\n<br>\n\n<p>The stage saw no major breakaways, as expected in a time trial, but the flat terrain and headwinds tested the riders\u2019 aerodynamic efficiency and power output. <b>Edoardo Affini<\/b> (Visma-Lease a Bike) took third (+33s), and <b>Bruno Armirail<\/b> (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) rounded out the top four (+35s). <b>Filippo Ganna<\/b> (INEOS Grenadiers), a pre-stage favorite, suffered a heavy crash 52km into the race and was forced to abandon, dealing a blow to his team.<\/p>\n<br>\n\n<p><b>Poga?ar<\/b> now leads the general classification by 42 seconds over <b>Evenepoel<\/b>, with <b>Vauquelin<\/b> in third (+59s). <b>Poga?ar<\/b> also retained the green and polka-dot jerseys, while <b>Evenepoel<\/b> claimed the white jersey temporarily before it reverted to <b>Vauquelin<\/b> based on GC standings. The combativity award was not awarded for this stage, as is typical for time trials due to the individual nature of the effort.<\/p>\n<br>\n\n<p>As the Tour moves to the hilly Stage 6 in Normandy, the GC battle is heating up, with <b>Poga?ar<\/b> asserting early dominance and <b>Evenepoel<\/b> proving his time trial prowess. The stage set a dramatic tone for the challenging terrain ahead, particularly with the M\u00fbr-de-Bretagne looming on Stage 7.<\/p>\n<br>\n\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n  <thead style=\"background-color: #4CAF50; color: white;\">\n    <tr>\n      <th>Stage<\/th>\n      <th>Date<\/th>\n      <th>Yellow Jersey<\/th>\n      <th>Green Jersey<\/th>\n      <th>Polka Dot Jersey<\/th>\n      <th>White Jersey<\/th>\n      <th>Combativity Award<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\">\n      <td>1<\/td>\n      <td>Sat 07\/05<\/td>\n      <td><b>Jasper Philipsen<\/b> (Alpecin-Deceuninck)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Jasper Philipsen<\/b> (Alpecin-Deceuninck)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Benjamin Thomas<\/b> (Cofidis)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Biniam Girmay<\/b> (Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Matt\u00e9o Vercher<\/b> (TotalEnergies)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2<\/td>\n      <td>Sun 07\/06<\/td>\n      <td><b>Mathieu van der Poel<\/b> (Alpecin-Deceuninck)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Anthony Turgis<\/b> (TotalEnergies)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Benjamin Thomas<\/b> (Cofidis)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Biniam Girmay<\/b> (Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Brent van Moer<\/b> (Lotto Dstny)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\">\n      <td>3<\/td>\n      <td>Mon 07\/07<\/td>\n      <td><b>Mathieu van der Poel<\/b> (Alpecin-Deceuninck)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Anthony Turgis<\/b> (TotalEnergies)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Benjamin Thomas<\/b> (Cofidis)<\/td>\n      <td><b>K\u00e9vin Vauquelin<\/b> (Ark\u00e9a-B&#038;B Hotels)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Valentin Madouas<\/b> (Groupama-FDJ)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>4<\/td>\n      <td>Tue 07\/08<\/td>\n      <td><b>Mathieu van der Poel<\/b> (Alpecin-Deceuninck)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Jonathan Milan<\/b> (Lidl-Trek)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Tadej Poga?ar<\/b> (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/td>\n      <td><b>K\u00e9vin Vauquelin<\/b> (Ark\u00e9a-B&#038;B Hotels)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Matteo Jorgenson<\/b> (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\">\n      <td>5<\/td>\n      <td>Wed 07\/09<\/td>\n      <td><b>Tadej Poga?ar<\/b> (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Tadej Poga?ar<\/b> (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/td>\n      <td><b>Tadej Poga?ar<\/b> (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<\/td>\n      <td><b>K\u00e9vin Vauquelin<\/b> (Ark\u00e9a-B&#038;B Hotels)<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<br><br>\n\n<h3>Jersey and Award Definitions<\/h3>\n<br>\n<ul>\n  <li><b>Yellow Jersey (Maillot Jaune)<\/b>: Worn by the rider with the lowest overall time in the general classification (GC), the race leader and frontrunner for the Tour\u2019s overall victory.<\/li>\n  <li><b>Green Jersey (Maillot Vert)<\/b>: Awarded to the points classification leader, earned through stage finishes and intermediate sprints, typically favoring sprinters.<\/li>\n  <li><b>Polka Dot Jersey (Maillot \u00e0 Pois)<\/b>: Given to the mountains classification leader, based on points from categorized climbs, recognizing the best climber.<\/li>\n  <li><b>White Jersey (Maillot Blanc)<\/b>: Worn by the best young rider (under 26) with the lowest GC time, highlighting emerging talent.<\/li>\n  <li><b>Combativity Award<\/b>: Awarded daily to the rider showing the most aggressive or spirited effort, such as breakaways or attacks, as voted by a jury. 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