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Kooij wins Tour's first mass sprint in Pau

08.07.2026 19:00 HotInfo

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Dutch cyclist Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, which ran 158 kilometers from Lannemezan to Pau. In the first mass sprint of this year's edition, he beat German Max Kanter, while Belgian Tim Merlier finished third. Deutschlandfunk ↗

Kooij is riding the Tour de France for the first time, and he converted the very first sprinting opportunity into a victory. In doing so, he also secured the Decathlon-CMA CGM team's first stage triumph. Czech rider Pavel Bittner finished sixteenth in the sprint. denik.cz ↗

The finale of the stage was chaotic and marked by crashes. Yellow jersey holder Torstein Träen also ran into trouble, ending up on the ground within the safety zone. As a result, he lost no time to stage winner Kooij and retained the overall lead. Mathias Vacek remains third in the general classification. irozhlas.cz ↗

After the sprinters' stage, the Tour continues on Thursday with the first tough mountain test. It should provide a more significant check of the overall ambitions of the riders who currently remain at the front of the general classification. sport.cz - hokej ↗

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První hromadný spurt letošní Tour vyhrál Kooij. Bittner finišoval šestnáctý

denik.cz | 18:40 08.07.

Sprinter Kooij gewinnt die erste Massensprint-Ankunft

Der Standard | 18:34 08.07.

První hromadný spurt letošní Tour vyhrál Kooij, Bittner finišoval šestnáctý. Vacek zůstává celkově třetí

irozhlas.cz | 18:26 08.07.

První sprinterskou bitvu na Tour ovládl Kooij. Bittner mezi nejlepší nepronikl

sport.cz - hokej | 17:51 08.07.

Překvapivý hrdina Tour. Francouzský outsider předvedl nevídaný únik

zpravy.aktualne.cz | 18:28 08.07.

Radsport: Tour-Debütant Kanter sprintet auf Platz zwei - Kooij siegt

Die Zeit | 17:57 08.07.

Nur einer besser als Kanter: Deutscher Tour-Neuling trumpft bei fünfter Etappe im Sprint auf

n-tv | 17:55 08.07.

Kooij triumfoval v 5. etape Tour de France, v žltom zostáva Traeen

teraz.sk | 18:07 08.07.

Radsport: Tour-Debütant Kanter sprintet auf Platz zwei - Kooij siegt

Tagesspiegel | 17:58 08.07.

Radsport - Niederländer Olav Kooij gewinnt 5. Etappe der Tour de France

Deutschlandfunk | 18:35 08.07.

5. Etappe der Tour de France: Olav Kooij gewinnt den Sprint in Pau

Spiegel.de | 18:31 08.07.

Tour de France, cinquième étape : le Néerlandais Olav Kooij remporte le sprint à Pau

France24 | 18:23 08.07.

Tour de France : Olav Kooij offre une première victoire à Decathlon-CMA CGM, des favoris perdent du temps après une chute avant l’arrivée

Le Figaro | 17:59 08.07.

Torstein Traeen, el sorprendente líder del Tour que superó un cáncer del que se enteró por un control antidopaje

El Mundo | 17:53 08.07.

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