Results Paris-Nice 2026 stage 5 | Jonas Vingegaard sends Tour de France warning with devastating solo in the Maillot Jaune

Jonas Vingegaard delivered a devastating long-range attack to win Stage 5 of Paris-Nice, riding clear on the steep slopes of the Côte de Saint-Jean-de-Muzols before extending his advantage across the final climbs to seal a dominant solo victory in the maillot jaune.

The Danish rider launched his move with around twenty kilometres remaining after the favourites’ group had caught the remnants of the day’s breakaway. Victor Campenaerts, who had earlier been part of that escape, dropped back to guide the race leader into position before the decisive acceleration.

Once Vingegaard attacked, none of his rivals were able to follow.

The race had already begun to fracture on the first climbs of the decisive final forty kilometres, where the early breakaway disintegrated under pressure from the peloton.

Jefferson Cepeda briefly led the race alone after attacking from the break on the Côte de Sécheras, but the favourites closed him down before the steep Côte de Saint-Jean-de-Muzols. INEOS Grenadiers briefly increased the pace at the base of the climb, but the race was decided moments later when Vingegaard accelerated sharply on the slopes.

Lenny Martinez initially attempted to respond but quickly began to lose ground as the yellow jersey powered over the summit and extended his advantage on the descent.

Behind him, the race split into several chasing groups. Kevin Vauquelin, Valentin Paret-Peintre, Harold Tejada and Georg Steinhauser were among those attempting to organise the pursuit, while Daniel Felipe Martinez was later absorbed into a second chasing group.

Vingegaard continued to increase his advantage on the final climb of the Côte de Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain, collecting further points for the mountains classification in the process.

Behind him, the chasing riders repeatedly attacked one another rather than committing to a steady pursuit. Valentin Paret-Peintre eventually broke clear of the group in the closing kilometres to ride towards second place on the stage. However, the battle behind was already for the minor placings.

With the yellow jersey alone on the road and the chasing groups scattered across the course, Vingegaard descended towards the final rising five kilometres with a commanding lead.

By the final kilometres, his advantage over Valentin Paret-Peintre had stretched well beyond a minute, with the next chase group already more than two minutes behind, sealing a devastating solo victory and strengthening his grip on the Paris-Nice general classification.