Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Lannemezan to Pau - Pau, France - July 8, 2026 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's Olav Kooij celebrates after crossing the line to win stage 5 ahead of XDS Astana Team's Max Kanter and Soudal Quick-Step's Tim Merlier REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 08 Jul 2026 11:59PM PAU, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, July 8 : Dutch rider Olav Kooij secured his first Tour de France stage victory on Wednesday, outsprinting his rivals for the win in stage five after a late crash disrupted the peloton in the closing kilometres.The Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider crossed the line ahead of Germany's Max Kanter of XDS Astana, with Belgium's Tim Merlier of Soudal-Quick Step finishing third after the 158.3-km ride from Lannemezan to Pau. Source: Reuters