Stage 5 of the Tour de France was only the first day in the mountains, but the race exploded in ways few could predict. Jai Hindley was allowed to join the breakaway, he won the stage and took the yellow jersey as Jonas Vingegaard created serious differences behind.
The Jumbo-Visma rider attacked the Col de Marie Blanque and won over a minute to Tadej Pogacar and all other riders who were with him in the peloton. Hindley took advantage of the climb to go solo off the front, and become a serious contender for the victory and podium of the race in the first day in the Pyrenees.