Tour de France 2022: Van Aert still in green

The route of the 5th stage is as flat as can be, yet there are obstacles en route - cobbles. The route features eleven stretches of pavé before the stage winner takes the maximum amount of green jersey points at the line in Arenberg. (Slideshow route/profile)

Points classification stage 5

1. Wout van Aert 178
2. Fabio Jakobsen 126
3. Peter Sagan 86
4. Magnus Cort 86
5. Jasper Philipsen 76
6. Christophe Laporte 73
7. Simon Clarke 67
8. Dylan Groenewegen 60
9. Taco van der Hoorn 50
10. Caleb Ewan 45

Intermediate sprint, at kilometre 37.2:
1. Taco van der Hoorn 20
2. Simon Clarke 17
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen 15
4. Alexis Gougeard 13
5. Magnus Cort 11
6. Neilson Powless 10
7. Fabio Jakobsen 9
8. Wout van Aert 8
9. Christophe Laporte 7
10. Peter Sagan 6
11. Steven Kruijswijk 5
12. Anthony Turgis 4
13. Owain Doull 3
14. Pierre Latour 2
15. Guillaume van Keirsbulck 1

Finish:
1. Simon Clarke 50
2. Taco van der Hoorn 30
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen 20
4. Neilson Powless 18
5. Magnus Cort 16
6. Jasper Stuyven 14
7. Tadej Pogacar 12
8. Jasper Philipsen 10
9. Fabio Jakobsen 8
10. Luca Mozzato 7
11. Alberto Dainese 6
12. Max Walscheid 5
13. Maximilian Schachmann 4
14. Nairo Quintana 3
15. Patrick Konrad 2

Another interesting read: KOM competition stage 5.