Clarke wins Tour de France stage five, Van Aert retains yellow jersey
WALLERS, France : Australian Simon Clarke won the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a 157-km ride from Lille, as Belgian Wouth van Aert retained the overall lead on Wednesday.
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Tour de France: Simon Clarke sprints to Stage 5 win on chaotic day of incident on the cobbles
Simon Clarke (Israel–Premier Tech) sprinted to victory on Stage 5 of the Tour de France on an incident-packed day on the cobbles of Arenberg. Clarke's win doesn't begin to tell the full story of what was a day to shake up the General Classification, and one that represented a nightmare for Team Jumbo-Visma.
Marianne Vos powers to Stage 6 win as Annemiek van Vleuten defends pink at Giro Donne
Marianne Vos (Jumbo–Visma) won Stage 6 of the Giro Donne as Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) showed her descending prowess to defend the pink jersey. The Jumbo Visma rider launched a well timed sprint finish to claim her second stage win of this years race and her 32nd Giro Donne win. Ad/> The riders tackled a 114.7km route on Wednesday, starting in Sarnico and finishing with a run into Bergamo, and featuring five 18km laps around Sarnico before a 25km sprint to the finish with the laps containing the short, punchy cat 3 climb of San Pantaleone.
Verstappen aims to hit back with home win for Red Bull
Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen will be chasing his fourth Austrian Grand Prix victory in five years on Sunday (Jul 10) as Red Bull seek to return to the top of the podium at their home race.
Austrian GP: Verstappen aims to hit back with home win for Red Bull
The team, belonging to the Austrian energy drinks manufacturer that also owns the Red Bull Ring, had a run of six consecutive wins ended by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz at last weekend's British Grand Prix. It was a first win for the Spaniard, with Verstappen only seventh after his car was damaged by debris from sister team AlphaTauri. That cost the Dutch driver, who had led early on, what would have been a seventh win of the year but Spielberg is the ideal place to bounce back.
Wout van Aert produces ‘astonishing’ showing at Tour de France, but should he race for General Classification?
Team Jumbo-Visma rider Wout van Aert’s show on Stage 4 of the Tour de France has been described as a performance of the greats by Bradley Wiggins. Wiggins was talking on the latest episode of The Bradley Wiggins Show, where he was joined by Matt Stephens and former team-mate Bernie Eisel. Ad/> An astonishing attack from Jumbo Visma and Van Aert – adorned with the yellow jersey — tore the peloton asunder at the end of the 171.5km ride from Dunkerque to Calais Tour de FranceTour de France 2022 Stage 5 — Route map, how to watch as cobbles await2 HOURS AGO The move from the Dutch team and Van Aert — following three consecutive runner-up finishes in the Danish Grand Depart for the Belgian – came on the final climb, and by its finish, only the yellow jersey remained.
Tour de France 2022: Meaning behind yellow, green, polka dot and white jersey colours
The 2022 Tour de France sees 176 riders compete for the famous yellow jersey or maillot jaune which rewards the overall winner of the race.
Tour de France 2022 Stage 5 preview: Route map and profile today as cobbles provide treacherous test
Stage five of the Tour de France presents one of the hardest tests of the entire 2022 race as the peloton takes on 11 sectors of cobblestones on a hilly 157km route from Lille to La Porte du Hainaut.