
Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Lille Metropole to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut - France - July 6, 2022 Israel-Premier Tech's Simon Clarke crosses the line to win stage 5 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
WALLERS, France (Reuters) -Tadej Pogacar passed his first Tour de France test with flying colours when he gained time over all his rivals on the cobbled roads in a vintage fifth stage on Wednesday.
The two-time defending champion, who was expected to suffer on the 19km of cobbles peppering the 157-km ride from Lille, finished 51 seconds behind stage winner Simon Clarke of Australia but left the overall contenders behind.
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