Stage five report: Tadej Pogacar took the race lead after finishing second to Remco Evenepoel in the stage five time trial and opened clear daylight on his key rival, Jonas Vingegaard. Jeremy Whittle reports from Caen …
The top five on GC
1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 17hr 22min 58sec (B16sec)
2. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) +42sec
3. Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) +59sec
4. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 13sec (B8sec)
5. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike), +1min 22sec
Tadej Pogacar now holds the yellow, green and polka-dot jerseys.
Remco Evenepoel is in the white jersey.
Places six through to 10 are occupied by Mathieu van der Poel, Joao Almeida, Primoz Roglic, Florian Lipowitz and Mattias Skejlmose.
The Scottish rider Oscar Onley has dropped four places to 11th on GC and is 2min 41sec off the pace.
