Tadej Pogačar

Two-time champion gains time over rivals after finishing 51s behind stage winner Clarke.

“We gave everything. Wout van Aert retained the overall lead at the end of a bad day for his Jumbo Visma team, with Primoz Roglic, runner-up in 2020 and one of the pre-race favourites, losing more than two minutes to fellow Slovenian Pogacar after a crash that left him with a dislocated shoulder. “It was a really good day for me, I didn’t have any bad luck and I felt good on the cobbles,” said Pogacar, who as a professional has never taken part in the Paris-Roubaix cobbled classic.

Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday while Wout van Aert clung onto the leader's yellow jersey.

So for me from then on it was a fight the whole day." It was a first individual win on the Tour for Clarke, who was in tears after crossing the line. It was a lot of power on the pedals through the day, the cobbles were dusty and dangerous," Pogačar said. He was able to get back on and catch up with the peloton -- although he almost went down again as he clipped the wing mirror of his own team car. "In my opinion the roads were way too dangerous, everyone expected some stress because of the cobbles but then there was also a lot of narrowings and things on the road," Van Aert said. "I still can't believe I got it on the line there.

Primoz Roglic was the biggest loser as Wout van Aert retained the yellow jersey.

“As you’ve seen all year this season I’ve come out in every race swinging, trying to make the most of every opportunity… “I have a technique to put it back in.” The Slovenian put his first-aid skills to use as he popped his own shoulder back into place.

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Two-time Tour leader cautious before stage across the Paris-Roubaix cobbles.

“In the end, it was OK because Wout van Aert dropped even his own teammates. He was quick to highlight the contrast in Van Aert’s and Jumbo-Visma’s tactics. The two-time Tour de France winner is usually at the sharp end of aggressive racing and the rider making the attacks.

Tadej Pogacar jokingly stated he was happy to see Wout van Aert drop his Jumbo-Visma team on Stage 4 of the Tour de France.

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Bradley Wiggins reckoned that the cobbled Stage 5 of the Tour de France was "the most animated" in the 20 years the terrain has been a part of the race.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) made it through so all in all it was a good day for the Brits. “I think Chris Froome (Israel–Premier Tech) is just happy to get in safely. Speaking at the finish line, Wiggins said: “From 1km that was carnage.

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I was just a little bit out of position before the climb and had come from far behind, but it shows I’m in good shape.” Only Ineos Grenadiers reacted when Van Aert’s teammates put the hammer down, and by the top of the one-kilometre climb, Adam Yates was best-placed a few lengths behind Van Aert with Jonas Vingegaard on his wheel. “In the end, it was OK because Wout van Aert dropped even his own teammates.