Van der Poel set to CONQUER on the cobbles | Tour de France 2022 Stage 5

11 sectors of cobblestones will decide stage 5 of the Tour de France. Van der Poel is something of a cobbles specialist and has been touted as something of a classic specialist.
“There is still a lot possible for yellow,” Van der Poel told Sporza on the rest day Monday. “Everyone within a minute certainly has a chance. I’m trying to go for stages anyway, but 20 seconds in a Roubaix stage is not much.”
“I hope [to show myself] in the Roubaix stage,” Van der Poel said Monday. “A lot is possible there. With the exception of the prologue, it was in Denmark for Jasper Philipsen. That was agreed.”
“I hope to find my good legs now, ” Van der Poel said. “Whether I have set my sights on the cobblestone ride? That is saying a lot, but if it suits me I can take my chance there.”
Another rider with a great classics pedigree is yesterday’s stage winner and current leader Wout van Aert.
“What’s coming will be really demanding, every stage has some tricky parts, like the cobbles,” Van Aert said after his photo finish defeat Sunday. “It’s in my favour when the stages are a bit harder. I am looking forward to this.”
“We are looking forward to combining our two ambitions of green and yellow,” Van Aert said. “We are in a good place for green and for the GC. We stayed out of trouble in Denmark, and Jonas and Primož are looking strong.”
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