Tour de France 2019/5. stage

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		Peter Sagan (BOH)	04:02:33 (43.414 km / h)
2.		Wout Van Aert (TJV)
3.		Matteo Trentin (MTS)
4th		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)
5.		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)
6th		Julien Simon (COF)
7th		Michael Matthews (SUN)
8th.		Nils Politt (TKA)
9.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)
10.		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	equal time
		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)
Intermediate results after the 5th stage
		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	18:44:12
2.		Wout Van Aert (TJV)	+ 0:14 min
3.		Steven Kruijswijk (TJV)	+ 0:25 min
		Peter Sagan (BOH)	144 pts.
2.		Michael Matthews (SUN)	97 pts.
3.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	92 pts.
		Tim Wellens (LTS)	17 pts.
2.		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)	9 pts.
3.		Xandro Meurisse (WGG)	6 pts.
		Wout Van Aert (TJV)	18:44:26
2.		Egan Bernal (INS)	+ 0:26 min
3.		Enric Mas (DQT)	+ 0:32 min
		Team Jumbo-Visma	56:42:43
2.		Team Sunweb	+ 1:44 min
3.		EF Education First	+ 1:57 min

The 5th stage of the Tour de France 2019 took place on July 10, 2019. The 175.5-kilometer hilly stage led from Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to Colmar . The stage start began at 1:15 pm at Rond-Point George Sand on the Meurthe in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, the sharp start took place at 1:24 pm in Remomeix near the regional airport " René Fonck ".

Race course

Many riders tried to break away from the peloton. It was only after 20 kilometers that a four-man top group consisting of Toms Skujiņš , Simon Clarke , Mads Würtz Schmidt and Tim Wellens was able to form. The peloton was controlled by the Bora-hansgrohe , which was able to keep the gap to the leading group under three minutes. The wearer of the mountain jersey , Tim Wellens, took the opportunity to win the first two climbs - and thus consolidated his position in the mountain classification.

On the way to the third mountain classification of the day ( Côte des Trois Épis ), the leading group was only about 1:30 minutes apart. Mads Würtz Schmidt fell back from the top group, he could no longer keep up with the pace of the other three drivers. Shortly afterwards, Toms Skujiņš pulled away from the top group. Clark and Wellens tried to keep up, but had to admit defeat - Skujiņš tried to get to the goal alone. At the same time the pace increased in the peloton and some sprinters ( Elia Viviani , Alexander Kristoff , Dylan Groenewegen and Caleb Ewan ) had lost ground in the main field. Little by little, Clark and Wellens were overtaken.

When he crossed the last mountain classification, Skujiņš had a lead of just 15 seconds. Shortly afterwards he was provided by the peloton - Skujiņš was named the most combative driver of the stage by the race management . Team Sunweb in particular dictated the pace of the last 25 kilometers of the stage and led a group of around 80 drivers.

Rui Costa attempted a solo attack about 7 kilometers from the finish but was caught again at 2.2 kilometers from the finish. In the sprinter duel, Peter Sagan won the stage, Wout Van Aert was second and Matteo Trentin was third. Julian Alaphilippe finished 10th and defended his yellow jersey from Van Aert, who thanks to the bonuses was able to reduce the gap to Alaphilippe to 14 seconds.

Time bonus

Time bonus at the stage destination
driver	Time bonus
Peter Sagan (BOH)	10 seconds
Wout Van Aert (TJV)	6 seconds
Matteo Trentin (MTS)	4 seconds

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Heiligenstein after 71 km at 283  m
1.		Simon Clarke (EF1)	20 pts.
2.		Mads Würtz Schmidt (TKA)	17 pts.
3.		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)	15 pts.
4th		Tim Wellens (LTS)	13 pts.
5.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	11 pts.
6th		Peter Sagan (BOH)	10 pts.
7th		Michael Matthews (SUN)	9 pts.
8th.		Maximiliano Richeze (DQT)	8 pts.
9.		Giacomo Nizzolo (TDD)	7 pts.
10.		Caleb Ewan (LTS)	6 pts.
11.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	5 pts.
12.		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	4 pts.
13.		Jan Tratnik (TBM)	3 pts.
14th		Daniel Oss (BOH)	2 pts.
15th		Marcus Burghardt (BOH)	1 point

Stage finish in Colmar after 175.5 km at 186  m
1.		Peter Sagan (BOH)	30 pts.
2.		Wout Van Aert (TJV)	25 pts.
3.		Matteo Trentin (MTS)	22 pts.
4th		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	19 pts.
5.		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	17 pts.
6th		Julien Simon (COF)	15 pts.
7th		Michael Matthews (SUN)	13 pts.
8th.		Nils Politt (TKA)	11 pts.
9.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	9 pts.
10.		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	7 pts.
11.		Xandro Meurisse (WGG)	6 pts.
12.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (TDD)	5 pts.
13.		Alberto Bettiol (EF1)	4 pts.
14th		Guillaume Martin (WGG)	3 pts.
15th		Alexei Lutsenko (AST)	2 pts.

Mountain ratings

Côte de Grendelbruch Category 3 after 44 km at 534  m 3.4 km at 4.9%
1.		Tim Wellens (LTS)	2 pts.
2.		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)	1 point

Côte du Haut-Kœnigsbourg Category 2 after 109.5 km over 554  m 5.9 km at 5.9%
1.		Tim Wellens (LTS)	5 pts.
2.		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)	3 pts.
3.		Simon Clarke (EF1)	2 pts.
4th		Mads Würtz Schmidt (TKA)	1 point

Côte des Trois Épis Category 2 after 140.5 km at 659  m 5.0 km at 6.7%
1.		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)	5 pts.
2.		Tim Wellens (LTS)	3 pts.
3.		Simon Clarke (EF1)	2 pts.
4th		Xandro Meurisse (WGG)	1 point

Côte des Cinq Châteaux Category 3 after 156 km at 558  m 4.6 km at 6.1%
1.		Xandro Meurisse (WGG)	2 pts.
2.		Lennard Kämna (SUN)	1 point

Individual evidence

1. ↑ In Colmar, Sagan finally has luck and a good day. In: radsport-news.com. July 10, 2019, accessed July 11, 2019 . 

Web links

• 5th stage of the Tour de France 2019 on letour.fr
• Race course of the 5th stage on letour.fr (see dispatches)
• Tour de France 2019/5. Stage in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Tour de France: Summary - Stage 5 - Tour de France 2019 on YouTube (length: 4:05 min).
• Press kit and final result of the 5th stage provided by tissottiming.com (PDF; 3.3 MB)