Torstein Træen became only the third Norwegian to don the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, taking the overall race lead from Tadej Pogacar following Monday's fourth stage. The achievement caps a remarkable journey for Træen, who battled testicular cancer in 2022 before making his Tour debut the following year.
Træen leads the general classification by 28 seconds over Quinn Simmons, with the American having started the day at the same deficit. The Norwegian previously wore the red leader's jersey for four days at the 2025 Vuelta a España.
Race organisers faced punishing conditions as temperatures soared to 40 degrees Celsius across southern France, prompting the Union Cycliste Internationale to permit full feed bags in bottle zones as an exceptional heat measure.