Tour de France, first time trial goes to Evenepoel: Pogacar is yellow jersey. The loser is Vingegaard

Here is the new verdict. From the fifth stage of the Tour - the 33-kilometre Caen time trial - comes another verdict.

In practice, two winners and one loser emerged. The first winner, as was widely expected, is the Belgian Remco Evanepoel, a time specialist, who with an extraordinary run at an average of over 54km|h won the stage, climbing up to second place in the general classification.

The second winner, who by now surprises no one because he invents a feat every day, is Tadej Pogacar, the new yellow jersey and second just 16 seconds behind Evenepoel. It was another splendid performance by the Slovenian, who not only took the yellow jersey but above all dealt a blow to his great rival, Dane Jonas Vingegaard, by handing him a minute and five seconds.

An unforeseen collapse, that of the Dane, who from the very first kilometres, never finding his rhythm, immediately showed that he was not in his day. A result that certainly did not jeopardise his Tour, but which nevertheless sent out a significant warning signal. On the other hand, 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 on Tuesday in Ruen, the Slovenian now adds another pearl to his long necklace of trophies. He seems invincible on all terrain: nowadays you are only surprised when he does not win.

Special recognition must be given to Evenepoel, king of the time trials, who until now has always been plagued by bad luck. At the start of the Tour, in Lille, he was penalised by the wind, then a crash and many seconds lost in the sprints with Pogacar and Vingegaard.