The riders faced 18 hills over 167-km, including the famed Cauberg, which was too early in the day to be decisive. The Dutchman launched a strong attack in the last meters to avoid a group sprint.
With overall leader Stefan Kung (BMC) dropped in the last 20km, Boom is now the overall leader of the race.
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BinckBank Tour 2017 – stage 5 results (Sittard-Geleen – Sittard-Geleen):
| 1 | Lars Boom (LottoNl-Jumbo) | 3:43:46 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) | +03” |
| 3 | Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) | ,, |
| 4 | Oliver Naesen (AG2R) | ,, |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) | ,, |
| 6 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | ,, |
| 7 | Sep Vanmarcke (Cannondale-Drapac) | ,, |
| 8 | Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) | ,, |
| 9 | Danny van Poppel (Team Sky) | ,, |
| 10 | Jasha Sutterlin (Movistar) | ,, |
General classification after stage 5:
| 1 | Lars Boom (LottoNL-Jumbo) | 15:23:17 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) | +02” |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) | +08” |
| 4 | Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) | +19” |
| 5 | Jasha Sutterlin (Movistar) | +27” |
| 6 | Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) | ,, |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) | +29” |
| 8 | Petr Vakoc (Quick-Step Floors) | +32” |
| 9 | Jens Keukeleire (Orica-Scott) | +35” |
| 10 | Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) | +36” |
