Remco Evenepoel wins time trial at the Tour de France

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) won the time trial of the fifth stage of the 112th Tour de France today and moved up to second place overall, now led by Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates). The 25-year-old Belgian cyclist, world and Olympic champion in the specialty, achieved the second victory of his career in the “Tour”, completing the 33 kilometers of flat terrain starting and finishing in Caen in 36.42 minutes, leaving Pogacar 16 seconds behind and the Italian Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike), who was third, 33 seconds behind. Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished 13th, 1.21 minutes behind, trailing João Almeida (UAE Emirates) in eighth place, a result that allowed the Portuguese rider to move up to seventh overall, 1.53 behind Pogacar. Nelson Oliveira (Movistar Team) from Anadia posted the 15th best time (38.18) and moved up to 62nd place.

The Slovenian dethroned the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) from the overall lead, which he leads with a 42-second advantage over Evenepoel and 59 seconds over the Frenchman Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), on the eve of the sixth stage, which will connect Bayeux to Vire Normandie, covering a total of 201.5 kilometers.

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) won the time trial of the fifth stage of the 112th Tour de France today and moved up to second place overall, now led by Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates). The 25-year-old Belgian cyclist, world and Olympic champion in the specialty, achieved the second victory of his career in the “Tour”, completing the 33 kilometers of flat terrain starting and finishing in Caen in 36.42 minutes, leaving Pogacar 16 seconds behind and the Italian Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike), who was third, 33 seconds behind. Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished 13th, 1.21 minutes behind, trailing João Almeida (UAE Emirates) in eighth place, a result that allowed the Portuguese rider to move up to seventh overall, 1.53 behind Pogacar. Nelson Oliveira (Movistar Team) from Anadia posted the 15th best time (38.18) and moved up to 62nd place.

The Slovenian dethroned the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) from the overall lead, which he leads with a 42-second advantage over Evenepoel and 59 seconds over the Frenchman Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), on the eve of the sixth stage, which will connect Bayeux to Vire Normandie, covering a total of 201.5 kilometers.

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) won the time trial of the fifth stage of the 112th Tour de France today and moved up to second place overall, now led by Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates). The 25-year-old Belgian cyclist, world and Olympic champion in the specialty, achieved the second victory of his career in the “Tour”, completing the 33 kilometers of flat terrain starting and finishing in Caen in 36.42 minutes, leaving Pogacar 16 seconds behind and the Italian Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike), who was third, 33 seconds behind. Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished 13th, 1.21 minutes behind, trailing João Almeida (UAE Emirates) in eighth place, a result that allowed the Portuguese rider to move up to seventh overall, 1.53 behind Pogacar. Nelson Oliveira (Movistar Team) from Anadia posted the 15th best time (38.18) and moved up to 62nd place.

The Slovenian dethroned the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) from the overall lead, which he leads with a 42-second advantage over Evenepoel and 59 seconds over the Frenchman Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), on the eve of the sixth stage, which will connect Bayeux to Vire Normandie, covering a total of 201.5 kilometers.