Tour de France, Evenepoel wins the first time trial: Pogacar takes the yellow jersey. Vingegaard loses.

Here's the latest verdict. From the fifth stage of the Tour—the 33-kilometer time trial in Caen—another verdict has arrived.

In essence, there were two winners and one loser. The first winner, as widely expected, was Belgian time trialist Remco Evanepoel, who, with an extraordinary performance averaging over 54 km/h, won the stage and climbed to second place in the overall standings.

The second winner, who no longer surprises anyone because he invents new feats every day, is Tadej Pogacar, the new yellow jersey and second, just 16" behind Evenepoel. Another splendid performance by the Slovenian, who not only took the yellow jersey but also dealt a severe blow to his great rival, Dane Jonas Vingegaard, by shaving a minute and 5 seconds off him.

An unexpected collapse for the Dane, who, from the first kilometers, never finding his rhythm, immediately demonstrated that he wasn't in his element. This result certainly doesn't jeopardize his Tour, but it does send a significant warning signal. Everything went according to plan for Pogacar, who thus wore the yellow jersey at the Grande Boucle for the 41st time. After his 100th victory, achieved Tuesday in Ruen, the Slovenian now adds another pearl to his long string of trophies. He seems invincible on all terrains: these days, the only thing surprising is when he doesn't win.

Special recognition goes to Evenepoel, the time trial king, who has so far been plagued by bad luck. At the start of the Tour in Lille, he was penalized by the wind, followed by a crash and several seconds lost in the sprints with Pogacar and Vingegaard.