Stage five was expected to favor the breakaway riders, but the sprinters' teams certainly didn't count themselves out of chances either. Consequently, it took a long time before a breakaway group finally got the green light. Attila Valter showed his fighting spirit along the way by attempting several breakaways. Eventually the stage ended in a sprint, won by the Frenchman Axel Laurence. Classification riders Kuss and Cian Uijtdebroeks finished in the same time.

“Initially, we came here for a top-five classification with Sepp or with Cian," stated sports director Marc Reef. "And that is still possible. We have two very difficult stages left. We are getting a little bit stronger every day, so that is promising for the final two stages."

Uijtdebroeks describes his day on the bike: "It was still a pretty tough day. In this race, no day is easy. The two climbs along the way went smoothly. We positioned ourselves well at the front when we needed to be alert as a team. We even managed to save some energy for tomorrow. Hopefully, we can go all out then.”