After Back-to-Back Wins of Jasper Philipsen, Australian Cyclist Jai Hindley Takes Charge in the Stage 5 of Tour de France

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After two hilly routes in Spanish Basque Country and Jasper Philipsen’s two sprint wins in the French Basque Country, the serious yellow jersey contenders should come to the fore over the next two days. In stage five of Tour de France, a 163 km route from Pau to Laruns, Australian Jai Hindley crossed the line alone to victory. How?

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Jai Hindley's road to victory

Winner of the 2022 Giro d’Italia, Jai Hindley (Bora-hansgrohe) showed impressive form by breaking away from rivals at a frantic speed to take the stage five win away. [video credits: Tour de France™, Twitter]

Jai Hindley takes yellow Jersey

Hindley took over the yellow jersey from Brit Adam Yates, who finished 1:38 behind. Hindley now leads the Tour by 47 seconds on defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).

Coming up in Tour De France

Thursday's sixth stage is another mountain ride over 144.9km between Tarbes and Cauterets featuring punishing climbs up the Col d'Aspin and Col du Tourmalet. Who will emerge victorious after 21 stages over 23 days?

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