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Lawrence Ostlere

Tour de France 2023 stage 5 preview: Route map and profile of 163km from Pau to Laruns

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Jai Hindley won stage five of the Tour de France in Laruns to take the yellow jersey from Adam Yates and Jonas Vingegaard rode clear of rival Tadej Pogacar as an early trip to the Pyrenees ripped up the general classification.

Hindley, winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia, marked himself out as a major contender with a breakaway victory but surely more important was the sight of defending champion Vingegaard leaving behind two-time winner Pogacar on the final climb to make his case as the favourite to be in yellow come Paris.

Vingegaard set off in pursuit of Hindley on the descent into Laruns, coming home in fifth place a little over 30 seconds down.

Follow all the latest updates from stage five below:

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