Pogacar maintains distinctions with Evenepoel and Vingegaard in the Tour’s general classification

The fifth stage of the Tour de France did not cause changes in overall ranking, after a day that was not pleasant with the movements of the favorites. They are limited to avoiding damage in a day with little fear, as experienced by Tadej Pogacar after avoiding the fall at the last moment. Mark Cavendish He became the main star after his historic stage victory to break the tie with Eddy Merckx and become the cyclist with the most partial victories in the history of the race.

Meanwhile, Pogacar closed the day without any consequences allowing it to continue as the leader of the general classification. The Slovenian from the UAE Emirates maintained the previous day’s gains on the Galibier, with a 45 second gap Remco Evenepoel and there are 50 differences in respect to Jonas Vingegaard.

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The situation does not change, either, for the Spanish cyclists, who continue to be well placed in the general classification. Juan Ayuso He remains fourth, 1:10 behind his teammate and leader, with Carlos Rodríguez sixth in 1:16 and Mikel Landa seventh in 1:32. In this way, all the favorites have safely survived a day of transition before the upcoming days.

General classification of the Tour de France 2024 after the fifth stage

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia/UAE Emirates) 23h15’24”
2. Remco Evenepoel (Belgium/Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) at 45″
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark/Visma-Lease a Bike) at 50″
4. Juan Ayuso (Spain/UAE Emirates) at 1’10”
5. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) at 1’14”
6. Carlos Rodríguez (Spain/INEOS Grenadiers) at 1’16”
7. Mikel Landa (Spain/Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) at 1’32”
8. Joao Almeida (Portugal/UAE Emirates) id.
9. Giulio Ciccone (Italy/Lidl-Trek) at 3’20”
10. Egan Bernal (Colombia/INEOS Grenadiers) at 3’21”