Stage 5 of Tour de France 2022 will be the second stage in France going from Lille to Arenberg, a famous location on the Paris Roubaix route.
Statistics and data of Tour de France Stage 5
Tour de France Stage 5 Average Distance
To calculate the average distance of the Stage 5 of the TdF there is some extra information to be provided.
- 7 times Stage 5 was a Team Time Trial
- 6 times Stage 5 was an Individual Time Trial
- 8 times Stage 5 was divided in two splits 5a and 5b
- 1 time Stage 5 was divided in three splits.
The average distance in kilometers of the Stage 5, has been 217.3 kms (135.1 miles)
![Tour de France Stage 5 Average Distance in Kilometers](https://determined-ramanujan.200-234-226-240.plesk.page/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image4-1024x633.png)
Otherwise, if we do not consider the Time Trials, as normally those stages are shorter, then stage 5 average distance increases to 236.1 km (146.8 miles)
![Tour de France Stage 5 Average Distance in Kilometers not counting Time Trials](https://determined-ramanujan.200-234-226-240.plesk.page/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image1-1024x633.png)
If we analyze the details of Stage 5 2022 edition of “Le Tour” we observe the amount of kilometers is lower than average, only 155 km (96 miles). As with most of the stages this year, 2022 stage 5 is shorter than the historic average.
Tour de France Stage 5 Evolution of kilometers
As we can see in the graph below the amount of kilometers has decreased since the first editions of the Tour; moreover this year’s stage is one of the shortest non time trial stage 5.
![Tour de France Stage 5 Distance Evolution](https://determined-ramanujan.200-234-226-240.plesk.page/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image2-1024x634.png)
- Longest 5th Stage: 482 km (300 miles). From 1919 and 1924 edition
- Shortest 5th Stage: 27.2 km (16.9 miles). 2021 edition
On the graph, the years with a two split or three split stage all splits have been added together.
Tour de France Stage 5 types of stage
The fifth stage of the 2022 Tour de France will be a hilly stage from Lille to Arenberg. It will be the third time in Tour de France history with a hilly stage on stage 5, all of them in the recent years (2018, 2019 and 2022)
A Flat stage, 84 times, is the most common type of stage on the fifth stage of the Tour de France followed by a Medium Mountain Stage (16 times).
![Tour de France Stage 5 Type of Stages](https://determined-ramanujan.200-234-226-240.plesk.page/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image3-1024x634.png)
TdF Stage 5 Locations
The top 3 cities that have been hosting start lines of Tour de France Stage 5 are:
- Rouen – 7 times
- Caen – 5 times
- Belfort – 5 times
The podium of cities hosting the finish line of the fifth stage of Tour de France is leaded by a city in the French Basque Country:
- Bayonne – 8 times
- Grenoble – 6 times
- Bordeaux – 6 times
Tour de France Stage 5 winners
There are 10 winners with more than one victory in the fifth stage of the Tour de France.
There is a famous British sprinter, Mark Cavendish, leading the classification of stage 5 victories, with 4 wins.
There are 2 cyclists with 3 victories each, Walter Godefroot (BEL) and Ferdinand Kübler (SUI).
The remaining cyclists with two victories in the fifth stage of Le Tour include some famous sprinters:
- Peter Sagan (SVK)
- Mario Cipollini (ITA)
- Jeroen Blijlevens (NED)
- Jelle Nijdam (NED)
- Jean Alavoine (FRA)
- André Greipel (GER)
Stage 5 Tour de France anecdotes and important days
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