Evenepoel Wins Tour de France Stage 5 Time Trial; Pogacar Leads Overall

Remco Evenepoel, the reigning Olympic and world time trial champion, won the stage 5 individual time trial at the 2025 Tour de France with a commanding performance, finishing 16 seconds ahead of defending champion Tadej Pogačar. Evenepoel, riding in a perfect aerodynamic position and benefiting from a back wind, reached an average speed of over 54 kph, marking a significant step toward the overall podium. Pogačar, despite finishing second in the time trial, took the yellow jersey and now leads the general classification by 42 seconds over Evenepoel, while Jonas Vingegaard struggled and lost more than a minute to Pogačar. Pogačar also holds the green and polka dot jerseys, becoming the first rider since Eddy Merckx in 1970 to wear all three at this stage. Evenepoel acknowledged that while he is ready to win the Tour one day, this year is still early for such a goal. The stage results reshaped the leaderboard, with promising performances from other riders like Edoardo Affini and Kévin Vauquelin also noted.