[GT] Tour Stage 5 — Crash Before The Storm

Need roads that match the session?Plan the ride with Workout Roads:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/f6akxm---A crash inside the final 3km on a supposed sprint day put yellow jersey Torstein Træen and Jonas Vingegaard on the tarmac the night before the Tourmalet — and while race officials neutralised the time gaps, road rash and shaken confidence aren't so easily wiped from the standings. Into all the chaos, Olav Kooij launched from 125 metres and won convincingly to give Decathlon CMA CGM their first-ever Tour de France stage victory, while Philipsen's leadout collapsed without van der Poel. Tomorrow's Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre stage — Aspin, Tourmalet, mountain finish — is when this Tour de France actually begins.Every stage, we take you inside the team bus — the tactical read, the data behind the drama, and what to watch for next. This is The Cycling Debrief.Daily cycling intelligence from SEMIPRO CYCLING, produced with AI-assisted research, scripting, and synthetic voice.