Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) struck a rich vein of yellow with a huge effort on the final climb of the Col de Marie Blanque on Wednesday and rode solo to victory on stage 5 at the Tour de France, propelling him into the race lead. His grasp on living out a ‘childhood dream’ lasted just one day, but he had no regrets.
Once he arrived at the finish in Cauterets-Cambasque after 144.9km in the Pyrenees, Hindley clung to third place overall, having finished 2:39 behind stage winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), now second on GC, and 2:15 back of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), who took over the maillot jaune. Hindley’s ride was valiant, scrambling up the final 16km climb to keep a podium position.
