7 most striking moments from the cobbled Tour de France stage

Geraint Thomas chasing with Dylan van Baarle on stage 5 of the Tour de France
Geraint Thomas chasing with Dylan van Baarle on stage 5 of the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

As feared and anticipated, stage 5 of the 2022 Tour de France with its 11 sectors of cobblestone roads wreaked havoc on the peloton, ruined some riders' hopes for the overall and knocked a few out of the race entirely.

There were crashes, mechanicals, furious chases and attacks, and so much action packed into the final 50 kilometres of the 157km stage from Lille to Wallers that it was hard to keep track of it all.

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