Ararat's Lucas Hamilton lost five places in the Tour de France general classification in Wednesday's fifth stage time trial.
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The Ararat cyclist finished 56th - two minutes, 48 seconds off the pace in the 27.2km ride against the clock.
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This leaves him 26th, 3:59 behind Tour leader Mathieu Van Der Poel from The Netherlands.
He sits one place and one second behind fellow Australian Richie Porte.
Hamilton, who rides for Australian-owned Team Bikeexchange and is a former Ballarat Clarendon College student, is fifth in the young rider classification.
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