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Panic, headless chickens and the God out of the machine: stage five of the 2022 Tour de France

The cobbles of northern France shook the Tour de France up, as expected. We look at how the race changed in a momentous day

By Edward Pickering

Photography by James Startt

6 JULY 2022 | UPDATED 11.44 PM BST

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Rouleur Issue 144 — The Tour Issue
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The Tour Issue

Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.