Australia’s Simon Clarke won Stage 5 of the Tour de France, while Belgian van Aert retained the yellow jersey despite the fall.

This stage from Lille to Arenberg (157 km) did not smile at the dominant Jumbo team the day before, as Van Aert fell and Slovenian Primož Roglic lost over two minutes to his compatriot Tadi Bogačar (UAE team) who arrived first. among the most likely contenders for the title.

Bogačar, the defending champion of the last two races, went on the attack 18km from the end, accompanied by the Belgian Jasper Stüffen (Track) before outpacing the rest of his rivals without being the only one at the top.

As for Clarke, the stage winner, he was able to take first place from the first quarter of the race, but a return to the video and final image was required to determine the winner between Aussie and Dutchman Tako van der. Horn, who is back in power.

Clarke, at age 36, achieved his first Tour de France stage victory knowing he entered the professional world in 2011, while achieving his seventh victory in a record that includes winning two stages of the Tour. de España (La Vuelta).

Norway’s Edwald Boasson Hagen (Total Energies) finished third, ahead of American Nelson Paulis, who came in second overall, 13 seconds ahead of Van Aert, who cleared several difficult stations at that stage.

On the other hand, Van Aert played the supporting role of his Danish colleague Jonas Winggaard (he finished 16th and 17th respectively), but this did not stop him from maintaining the lead despite being overtaken by several riders.

And the owner of the yellow jersey, accompanied by one of his teammates (Dutchman Steven Kruswijk), fell with 97 kilometers to go as he exited the corner. However, he returned to the competition after 8 kilometers, avoiding a new fall.

The overall ranking of the top five in the fifth stage:

1 – Australian Simon Clark 3:13.35 hours

2- Dutch taco van der Horn at the same time

3- Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen, by 2 seconds.

4 – American Nelson Paulis, by 4 seconds.

5 – Magnus Kurt Nelson of Denmark, 30 seconds ahead.

Tour de France top 5 overall standings:

1- Belgian Foot Van Air 16:17.22 hours

2- American Nelson Paulis, 13 seconds back

3. Edwald Boasson Hagen of Norway, 14 seconds back.

4- Slovenian Tade Pogakar with a difference of 19 seconds.

5 Belgian Yves Lambert, 25 seconds ahead.