Kolarz Sky na ostatnich metrach odebrał zwycięstwo świetnie jadącemu Edvaldowi Boassonowi Hagenowi. Dzięki temu opłaciła się praca brytyjskiego składu, który ma już trzy etapowe zwycięstwa.
Piąty etap z Prudhoe do Hartside liczył 166,4 km i miał być kluczowy dla losów klasyfikacji generalnej, bowiem kończył się podjazdem pod premię górską pierwszej kategorii. Wcześniej znajdowały się jeszcze trzy oznaczone podjazdy: pierwszej i dwa trzeciej kategorii. Widać zatem, że był to stosunkowo krótki, ale wymagający odcinek.
Zaraz po starcie odjechała ucieczka dnia w składzie: Conor Dunne (An Post-Chain Reaction), Mark McNally (Madison Genesis), Michael Morkov (Tinkoff-Saxo), Peter Williams (One Pro Cycling) oraz Morgan Kneisky (Team Raleigh GAC).
Na początku przewaga ucieczki nad peletonem wynosiła ponad sześć minut, ale wraz ze zbliżaniem się do mety malała i wiadomo było, że to nie harcownicy powalczą o etapowy sukces. Oprócz tego 25 km przed metą Dunne i Kneisky zostali i wrócili do peletonu.
Cała ucieczka została skasowana 10 km przed metą.
Jak można się było spodziewać, podczas finałowej wspinaczki wielu kolarzy atakowało. Największą ochotę do założenia żółtej koszulki mieli Wout Poels i Steven Kruijswijk, ale do walki z tą dwójką dość niespodziewanie włączył się Edvald Boasson Hagen. 1,5 km przed końcem to właśnie ta trójka prowadziła. Po chwili dojechał do nich także Ruben Fernandez.
W ostatni kilometr samotnie wjechał Boasson Hagen. Norweg długo utrzymywał przewagę, ale na ostatnich metrach znakomicie skontratakował go Wout Poels. Bardzo dobra wspinaczka Mistrza Norwegii nie poszła jednak zupełnie na marne, bowiem objął on prowadzenie w klasyfikacji generalnej.
Video z ostatnich 21 km:
https://youtu.be/BK-ltvl1lS8
Wyniki etapu:
| 1 | Wouter POELS | TEAM SKY | 4:12:22 |
| 2 | Edvald BOASSON HAGEN | MTN – QHUBEKA | +2 |
| 3 | Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA | MOVISTAR TEAM | +17 |
| 4 | Zdenek STYBAR | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +18 |
| 5 | Rasmus GULDHAMMER | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +18 |
| 6 | Steven KRUIJSWIJK | TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO | +18 |
| 7 | Xandro MEURISSE | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +18 |
| 8 | Chris Anker SÖRENSEN | TINKOFF – SAXO | +18 |
| 9 | Ruben FERNANDEZ | MOVISTAR TEAM | +18 |
| 10 | Dylan TEUNS | BMC RACING TEAM | +18 |
| 11 | Owain DOULL | TEAM WIGGINS | +25 |
| 12 | Alex PETERS | GREAT BRITAIN | +25 |
| 13 | Rasmus Christian QUAADE | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +31 |
| 14 | Graham BRIGGS | JLT CONDOR | +31 |
| 15 | Gorka IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI | MOVISTAR TEAM | +31 |
| 16 | Dylan VAN BAARLE | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +35 |
| 17 | Robert KISERLOVSKI | TINKOFF – SAXO | +35 |
| 18 | Alberto BETTIOL | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +35 |
| 19 | Peter KENNAUGH | TEAM SKY | +1:00 |
| 20 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | LOTTO SOUDAL | +1:00 |
| 21 | Sebastian LANGEVELD | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +1:00 |
| 22 | Pim LIGTHART | LOTTO SOUDAL | +1:04 |
| 23 | Koen BOUWMAN | TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO | +1:06 |
| 24 | Eddie DUNBAR | NFTO | +1:06 |
| 25 | David LOZANO RIBA | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +1:06 |
| 26 | Sondre Holst ENGER | IAM CYCLING | +1:06 |
| 27 | Stefan DENIFL | IAM CYCLING | +1:06 |
| 28 | Ruben ZEPUNTKE | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +1:06 |
| 29 | Bram TANKINK | TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO | +1:06 |
| 30 | Serge PAUWELS | MTN – QHUBEKA | +1:06 |
| 31 | Clement CHEVRIER | IAM CYCLING | +1:09 |
| 32 | Floris GERTS | BMC RACING TEAM | +1:27 |
| 33 | Karol DOMAGALSKI | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +2:03 |
| 34 | Stef CLEMENT | IAM CYCLING | +2:16 |
| 35 | Alistair SLATER | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +3:12 |
| 36 | Michael CUMING | JLT CONDOR | +3:12 |
| 37 | Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT | MTN – QHUBEKA | +3:47 |
| 38 | Fabian WEGMANN | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +3:47 |
| 39 | Ryan MULLEN | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +3:47 |
| 40 | Antwan TOLHOEK | TINKOFF – SAXO | +4:10 |
| 41 | Charles PLANET | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +4:57 |
| 42 | Joonas HENTTALA | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +4:57 |
| 43 | Thomas STEWART | MADISON GENESIS | +4:57 |
| 44 | Ben SWIFT | TEAM SKY | +4:57 |
| 45 | Thomas MOSES | JLT CONDOR | +4:57 |
| 46 | Joshua HUNT | ONE PRO CYCLING | +4:57 |
| 47 | Scott DAVIES | GREAT BRITAIN | +4:57 |
| 48 | Matthew HOLMES | MADISON GENESIS | +4:57 |
| 49 | Michael THOMPSON | TEAM WIGGINS | +4:57 |
| 50 | Tao Geoghegan HART | GREAT BRITAIN | +4:57 |
| 51 | Richard HANDLEY | JLT CONDOR | +5:57 |
| 52 | Ian BIBBY | NFTO | +5:57 |
| 53 | Stefan KUENG | BMC RACING TEAM | +6:14 |
| 54 | Evan OLIPHANT | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +6:25 |
| 55 | Martin MORTENSEN | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +7:27 |
| 56 | Russell DOWNING | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +7:27 |
| 57 | Matteo TRENTIN | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +8:30 |
| 58 | Yanto BARKER | ONE PRO CYCLING | +8:40 |
| 59 | Thomas SCULLY | MADISON GENESIS | +8:40 |
| 60 | Marcin BIALOBLOCKI | ONE PRO CYCLING | +8:40 |
| 61 | Paulius SISKEVICIUS | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +8:40 |
| 62 | Dale APPLEBY | NFTO | +9:35 |
| 63 | Nikolay TRUSOV | TINKOFF – SAXO | +10:20 |
| 64 | Juraj SAGAN | TINKOFF – SAXO | +10:20 |
| 65 | Mark CAVENDISH | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +10:20 |
| 66 | Danilo WYSS | BMC RACING TEAM | +10:20 |
| 67 | Andrea PERON | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +10:20 |
| 68 | Alan MARANGONI | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +10:20 |
| 69 | Andrew HAWDON | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +10:20 |
| 70 | Mark RENSHAW | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +10:20 |
| 71 | Taylor PHINNEY | BMC RACING TEAM | +10:20 |
| 72 | Javier MEGIAS LEAL | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +10:20 |
| 73 | Hugh CARTHY | GREAT BRITAIN | +10:20 |
| 74 | Gerald CIOLEK | MTN – QHUBEKA | +10:20 |
| 75 | André GREIPEL | LOTTO SOUDAL | +10:20 |
| 76 | Frederik FRISON | LOTTO SOUDAL | +10:20 |
| 77 | Oliver WOOD | GREAT BRITAIN | +10:20 |
| 78 | Marcel SIEBERG | LOTTO SOUDAL | +10:20 |
| 79 | Aidis KRUOPIS | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +10:20 |
| 80 | Sean DE BIE | LOTTO SOUDAL | +10:20 |
| 81 | Mark MCNALLY | MADISON GENESIS | +10:20 |
| 82 | Mathew CRONSHAW | MADISON GENESIS | +10:20 |
| 83 | Gabriel CULLAIGH | GREAT BRITAIN | +10:20 |
| 84 | Jonathan MCEVOY | NFTO | +10:20 |
| 85 | Robert PARTRIDGE | NFTO | +10:20 |
| 86 | Ian STANNARD | TEAM SKY | +10:20 |
| 87 | Peter WILLIAMS | ONE PRO CYCLING | +10:20 |
| 88 | Michael MORKOV | TINKOFF – SAXO | +10:20 |
| 89 | Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE | MOVISTAR TEAM | +10:20 |
| 90 | Michael Carbel SVENDGAARD | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +12:36 |
| 91 | Kristian HOUSE | JLT CONDOR | +14:26 |
| 92 | Andrew TENNANT | TEAM WIGGINS | +14:26 |
| 93 | Roger KLUGE | IAM CYCLING | +14:26 |
| 94 | Jonas VANGENECHTEN | IAM CYCLING | +14:26 |
| 95 | Kevin DE MESMAEKER | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +14:26 |
| 96 | Tyler FARRAR | MTN – QHUBEKA | +14:26 |
| 97 | Bradley WIGGINS | TEAM WIGGINS | +14:26 |
| 98 | Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG | MTN – QHUBEKA | +16:04 |
| 99 | Jonathan DIBBEN | TEAM WIGGINS | +16:04 |
| 100 | Morgan KNEISKY | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +16:04 |
| 101 | Jack WILSON | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +16:04 |
| 102 | George PYM | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +16:04 |
| 103 | Conor DUNNE | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +16:04 |
| 104 | Chris OPIE | ONE PRO CYCLING | +16:04 |
| 105 | Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ | MOVISTAR TEAM | +16:04 |
| 106 | Edward CLANCY | JLT CONDOR | +16:04 |
| 107 | Alex DOWSETT | MOVISTAR TEAM | +16:04 |
| 108 | Andrew FENN | TEAM SKY | +16:04 |
| 109 | Elia VIVIANI | TEAM SKY | +16:04 |
| 110 | George HARPER | ONE PRO CYCLING | +16:04 |
| OTL | James LOWSLEY WILLIAMS | NFTO | |
| DNF | Steven LAMPIER | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | |
| DNS | Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON | ETIXX – QUICK STEP |
Klasyfikacja generalna:
| 1 | Edvald BOASSON HAGEN | MTN – QHUBEKA | 23:02:36 |
| 2 | Wouter POELS | TEAM SKY | +1 |
| 3 | Rasmus GULDHAMMER | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +30 |
| 4 | Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA | MOVISTAR TEAM | +33 |
| 5 | Owain DOULL | TEAM WIGGINS | +37 |
| 6 | Dylan TEUNS | BMC RACING TEAM | +38 |
| 7 | Zdenek STYBAR | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +38 |
| 8 | Ruben FERNANDEZ | MOVISTAR TEAM | +38 |
| 9 | Steven KRUIJSWIJK | TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO | +38 |
| 10 | Chris Anker SÖRENSEN | TINKOFF – SAXO | +38 |
| 11 | Xandro MEURISSE | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +38 |
| 12 | Graham BRIGGS | JLT CONDOR | +43 |
| 13 | Dylan VAN BAARLE | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +46 |
| 14 | Gorka IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI | MOVISTAR TEAM | +51 |
| 15 | Rasmus Christian QUAADE | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +51 |
| 16 | Robert KISERLOVSKI | TINKOFF – SAXO | +55 |
| 17 | Alex PETERS | GREAT BRITAIN | +1:06 |
| 18 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | LOTTO SOUDAL | +1:20 |
| 19 | Serge PAUWELS | MTN – QHUBEKA | +1:24 |
| 20 | Ruben ZEPUNTKE | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +1:26 |
| 21 | David LOZANO RIBA | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +1:26 |
| 22 | Peter KENNAUGH | TEAM SKY | +1:32 |
| 23 | Floris GERTS | BMC RACING TEAM | +1:37 |
| 24 | Bram TANKINK | TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO | +1:39 |
| 25 | Sebastian LANGEVELD | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +1:41 |
| 26 | Alberto BETTIOL | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +1:46 |
| 27 | Stefan DENIFL | IAM CYCLING | +1:51 |
| 28 | Koen BOUWMAN | TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO | +2:17 |
| 29 | Stef CLEMENT | IAM CYCLING | +4:27 |
| 30 | Alistair SLATER | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +5:01 |
| 31 | Tao Geoghegan HART | GREAT BRITAIN | +5:17 |
| 32 | Ben SWIFT | TEAM SKY | +5:21 |
| 33 | Thomas MOSES | JLT CONDOR | +5:56 |
| 34 | Pim LIGTHART | LOTTO SOUDAL | +6:01 |
| 35 | Sondre Holst ENGER | IAM CYCLING | +6:04 |
| 36 | Ian BIBBY | NFTO | +6:17 |
| 37 | Richard HANDLEY | JLT CONDOR | +6:56 |
| 38 | Stefan KUENG | BMC RACING TEAM | +6:57 |
| 39 | Matteo TRENTIN | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +8:42 |
| 40 | Scott DAVIES | GREAT BRITAIN | +9:55 |
| 41 | Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE | MOVISTAR TEAM | +10:18 |
| 42 | Javier MEGIAS LEAL | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +10:40 |
| 43 | Michael MORKOV | TINKOFF – SAXO | +10:43 |
| 44 | Taylor PHINNEY | BMC RACING TEAM | +10:52 |
| 45 | Sean DE BIE | LOTTO SOUDAL | +11:37 |
| 46 | Joshua HUNT | ONE PRO CYCLING | +12:12 |
| 47 | André GREIPEL | LOTTO SOUDAL | +12:17 |
| 48 | Antwan TOLHOEK | TINKOFF – SAXO | +12:26 |
| 49 | Danilo WYSS | BMC RACING TEAM | +12:40 |
| 50 | Marcel SIEBERG | LOTTO SOUDAL | +13:11 |
| 51 | Clement CHEVRIER | IAM CYCLING | +14:28 |
| 52 | Alan MARANGONI | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +16:52 |
| 53 | Mark MCNALLY | MADISON GENESIS | +17:58 |
| 54 | Dale APPLEBY | NFTO | +20:02 |
| 55 | Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ | MOVISTAR TEAM | +21:05 |
| 56 | Karol DOMAGALSKI | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +23:02 |
| 57 | Frederik FRISON | LOTTO SOUDAL | +24:32 |
| 58 | Jonathan MCEVOY | NFTO | +24:44 |
| 59 | Hugh CARTHY | GREAT BRITAIN | +25:05 |
| 60 | Eddie DUNBAR | NFTO | +25:40 |
| 61 | Ryan MULLEN | TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN | +26:04 |
| 62 | Fabian WEGMANN | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +26:07 |
| 63 | Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT | MTN – QHUBEKA | +26:53 |
| 64 | Charles PLANET | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +27:01 |
| 65 | Evan OLIPHANT | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +28:58 |
| 66 | Martin MORTENSEN | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +31:24 |
| 67 | Thomas STEWART | MADISON GENESIS | +31:30 |
| 68 | Marcin BIALOBLOCKI | ONE PRO CYCLING | +31:45 |
| 69 | Mark CAVENDISH | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +32:10 |
| 70 | Gerald CIOLEK | MTN – QHUBEKA | +32:24 |
| 71 | Gabriel CULLAIGH | GREAT BRITAIN | +32:24 |
| 72 | Matthew HOLMES | MADISON GENESIS | +32:41 |
| 73 | Juraj SAGAN | TINKOFF – SAXO | +33:01 |
| 74 | Nikolay TRUSOV | TINKOFF – SAXO | +33:01 |
| 75 | George HARPER | ONE PRO CYCLING | +33:11 |
| 76 | Michael THOMPSON | TEAM WIGGINS | +33:24 |
| 77 | Mark RENSHAW | ETIXX – QUICK STEP | +33:36 |
| 78 | Ian STANNARD | TEAM SKY | +34:57 |
| 79 | Thomas SCULLY | MADISON GENESIS | +35:03 |
| 80 | Peter WILLIAMS | ONE PRO CYCLING | +35:12 |
| 81 | Mathew CRONSHAW | MADISON GENESIS | +35:49 |
| 82 | Joonas HENTTALA | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +36:28 |
| 83 | Michael CUMING | JLT CONDOR | +36:52 |
| 84 | Jonas VANGENECHTEN | IAM CYCLING | +36:54 |
| 85 | Elia VIVIANI | TEAM SKY | +37:40 |
| 86 | Andrew TENNANT | TEAM WIGGINS | +38:04 |
| 87 | Paulius SISKEVICIUS | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +38:57 |
| 88 | Kristian HOUSE | JLT CONDOR | +39:04 |
| 89 | Yanto BARKER | ONE PRO CYCLING | +39:33 |
| 90 | Andrea PERON | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +39:34 |
| 91 | Oliver WOOD | GREAT BRITAIN | +39:42 |
| 92 | Russell DOWNING | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +39:50 |
| 93 | Andrew HAWDON | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +40:10 |
| 94 | Tyler FARRAR | MTN – QHUBEKA | +40:47 |
| 95 | Bradley WIGGINS | TEAM WIGGINS | +41:00 |
| 96 | Aidis KRUOPIS | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +42:57 |
| 97 | Robert PARTRIDGE | NFTO | +43:22 |
| 98 | Michael Carbel SVENDGAARD | CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING | +43:26 |
| 99 | Jonathan DIBBEN | TEAM WIGGINS | +44:12 |
| 100 | Morgan KNEISKY | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +45:40 |
| 101 | Andrew FENN | TEAM SKY | +45:41 |
| 102 | Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG | MTN – QHUBEKA | +46:55 |
| 103 | Conor DUNNE | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +46:57 |
| 104 | George PYM | TEAM RALEIGH GAC | +47:47 |
| 105 | Chris OPIE | ONE PRO CYCLING | +48:22 |
| 106 | Roger KLUGE | IAM CYCLING | +49:17 |
| 107 | Jack WILSON | AN POST – CHAINREACTION | +53:03 |
| 108 | Alex DOWSETT | MOVISTAR TEAM | +55:03 |
| 109 | Kevin DE MESMAEKER | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | +55:40 |
| 110 | Edward CLANCY | JLT CONDOR | +59:57 |
