Tejay Van Garderen, and almost anyone else in the field, lost five minutes to new leader Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium who pulled away from the pack and finished over two and half minutes in front of second and five minutes in front of third. Van Garderen was part of a group that was 5:07 back and finished tenth. Van Garderen moved up three spots to 12th overall, 5:17 behind the leader.

For the first time in the 2016 Tour de France four Americans were in the top 75 as Lawson Craddock was 58th, Peter Stetina was 59th, and Alex Howes was 72nd. Craddock fell out of the top 50 overall to 51st while Stetina moved up to 58th.

Thursday is the 118-mile flat sixth stage as the Tour de France opens with nine straight days of racing followed by a day off and seven more days of racing. After a second day of rest the races ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update
Stage Three Update
Stage Four Update