Tour De France 2017 Stage 5

Britain's Chris Froome took the yellow jersey from Team Sky team-mate Geraint Thomas as Italy's Fabio Aru won the fifth stage of the Tour de France.

Astana rider Aru attacked with 2.3km to go on the final 6km climb up La Planche des Belles Filles and could not be caught by defending champion Froome.

Irishman Dan Martin (Quick-Step Floors) was second, 16 seconds adrift as Froome finished third, four seconds back.

Froome, 32, leads Welshman Thomas by 12 seconds in the general classification.

He was unable to repeat his first Tour stage win in 2012 on La Planche des Belles Filles, a mountain climb that has featured on the Tour twice before.

On both occasions, the rider with the yellow jersey at the end of the stage (Bradley Wiggins in 2012 and Vincenzo Nibali in 2014) went on to win the title.

Italian national champion Aru is up to third, 14 seconds behind Froome, and also takes the King of the Mountain's polka dot jersey.

The 27-year-old has Grand Tour form, having won the Vuelta a Espana in 2015 and being runner-up in the Giro d'Italia earlier that year,


Stage five result:

1. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) 3hrs 44mins 06secs
2. Daniel Martin (Ire/Quick-Step) +16secs
3. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +20secs
4. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC Racing) Same time
5. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) +24secs
6. Simon Yates (GB/Orica) +26secs
7. Rigoberto Uran (Col/Cannondale) Same time
8. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek)
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +34secs
10. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) +40secs

General classification after stage five:

1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 18hrs 38mins 59secs
2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) +12secs
3. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) +14secs
4. Daniel Martin (Ire/Quick-Step) +25secs
5. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC Racing) +39secs
6. Simon Yates (GB/Orica) +43secs
7. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) +47secs
8. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek) +52secs
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +54secs
10. Rafal Majka (Pol/BORA) +1min 01secs