"All hell will break loose at the start" - Adam Yates predicting big fight to get in the breakaway on stage 5 of the Tour de France

After a very leg-sapping opening weekend, the past two quieter and calmer stages of the 2023 Tour de France will have come as a great relief to Adam Yates and the rest of the GC riders. For stage 5 though, Yates is predicting another tough day.

"Today was quite straightforward until the finale," the current leader of the Tour de France recapped post-stage. "Nobody wanted to go in the breakaway. The sprinters were happy to stay in the bunch, but the end was tricky, with all those crashes."

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Numerous riders hit the deck in the finale of stage 4 before Jasper Philipsen took his second straight victory. On stage 5 though, Yates is predicting numerous riders to want to make the break, leading to an intense battle in the early portion of the day.

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"We'll see how it plays out tomorrow. I think it's the very first chance for a breakaway, so all hell will break loose at the start," he continues. "Then, there are the bonuses on the last climb, so it's going to be a bit difficult for me [to keep the yellow jersey]. But we're lucky to have Tadej Pogacar on our team! We'll see tomorrow."

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