2: EVENEPOEL DOUBLES UP
Remco Evenepoel claims his 2nd Tour victory, again in an individual time trial. The Belgian won the one finishing in Gevrey-Chambertin last year. This is his 64th professional victory, his 5th of the year.
1: THE CHAMPIONS IN ACTION
Reigning road World Champion Tadej Pogacar won yesterday; time trial World Champion Remco Evenepoel did the same today. Two different World Champions winning in two days, it never happened before!
3/5: THE BELGIANS SHINE
After Jasper Philipsen (stage 1) and Tim Merlier (stage 3), Remco Evenepoel gives Belgium a 3rd victory in the first five stages. It hasn't happened since 1981: Freddy Maertens won twice in Nice and Narbonne, plus a victory for Lucian Van Impe at Pla d'Adet.
5: POGACAR HAS (ALMOST) EVERYTHING
Tadej Pogacar becomes the 5th rider in history to lead the general classification, points classification, and mountains classification simultaneously! The previous four were Bernard Hinault (stage 2 in 1979; prologue in 1985), Acacio da Silva (stages 1-2 in 1989), Richard Virenque (stage 2 in 1992), and Philippe Gilbert (stage 1 in 2011). It’s the first time this has happened so late (stage 5). Eddy Merckx won all three classifications in 1969, but the polka dot jersey didn't exist – it was created in 1975.
41: POGACAR BACK IN YELLOW
Tadej Pogacar dethrones Mathieu Van der Poel and takes the 41st Yellow Jersey of his career. As many as Sylvère Maes, making him the 6th best-ever performer in this classification.
1: FIRST GREEN JERSEY FOR POGACAR
Tadej Pogacar succeeds Jasper Philipsen (stages 1-2) and Jonathan Milan (stages 3-4) to lead the points classification (green jersey). This is a first in the Slovenian's career, as he has never led the points classification! He has now been the holder of all the Tour's distinctive jerseys: the Yellow Jersey (41 times), the polka dot jersey (18 times), the white jersey (75 times), and the green jersey once.
9: AN ITALIAN ON THE PODIUM
Third on the day, Edoardo Affini is the first Italian to finish on the podium in an individual time trial since Fabio Aru, 3rd in Megève in 2016, 9 years ago. However, the route included climbs. For a flat time trial, this is an unprecedented performance in the 21st century!
2001: TWO FRENCHMEN IN THE TOP 5
Two Frenchmen, Bruno Armirail (4th) and Kévin Vauquelin (5th), finished in the top 5 today. It hasn't happened in an individual time trial since July 7, 2001, 24 years ago. Christophe Moreau won the 8.2 km prologue in Dunkerque, while Florent Brard finished 5th.
3: VAUQUELIN IMPRESSES
Kévin Vauquelin is now 3rd in the general classification, becoming the first Frenchman on the podium since Romain Bardet after stage 1 in 2024. To find a Frenchman on the podium after stage 5, you have to go back to Julian Alaphilippe in Colmar in 2019. The rider from Normandie is now 24 years, 2 months and 13 days old. The last Frenchman this young to be in the top 5 of an individual time trial was Armand de las Cuevas in 1992! He finished 2nd of the time trial in Luxembourg, at 24 years and 17 days old.
21: ROMEO, YOUNG AND (ALREADY) FAST
The youngest rider in the peloton, Ivan Romeo, finished 7th today. At 21 years, 10 months and 23 days, the Spaniard is the youngest rider to finish in the top 10 in an individual time trial since Dmitriy Ignatyev, 3rd in Annecy in 2009 at the age of 21 years and 26 days. Tadej Pogacar won the time trial at La Planche des Belles Filles in 2020, but he was slightly older than Romeo (21 years, 11 months and 29 days).
18: POGACAR EQUALS CLAVEYROLAT
With no points awarded in Caen, Tadej Pogacar retains his polka dot jersey, the 18th of his career. He equals Thierry Claveyrolat as the 8th cyclist with the most polka dot jerseys. Next up is Bernard Vallet, who has worn the jersey 20 times.
21: EVENEPOEL BACK IN WHITE
Today's winner, Remco Evenepoel, took the lead in the young rider classification and collected his 21st white jersey. Since his Tour debut last year, he has consistently led this ranking, excepting stage 1 in 2024 and stages 1 to 4 this year. That's 21 of the 26 stages contested so far!
