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Dani Ostanek

Why was Jonas Vingegaard given the same time as Tadej Pogačar despite finishing 12 seconds down on Tour de France stage 5? The three-second rule explained

Uno-X Mobility team's Norwegian rider Torstein Traeen wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey (R) and Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (C) cross the finish line of the 5th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 158 km between Lannemezan and Pau in southwestern France, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images).

A total of twelve seconds passed between Tadej Pogačar crossing the line on stage 5 of the Tour de France and his great rival Jonas Vingegaard doing so, but both riders were given the same time in the race results.

Vingegaard, who had to jump onto a teammate's bike after being held up by a late crash, finished the day in 52nd place, 31 places down on Pogačar, who led the GC group home as the sprinters contested the stage victory 14 seconds up the road.

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