Total Distance of the Road: $1.01$ km, which is equivalent to $1010$ meters.

Number of Plants: There are $101$ plants planted at equal distances along this $1010$-meter road.

Distance Between Each Plant: Since there are $101$ plants, the distance between each pair of consecutive plants is given by dividing the total distance by the number of gaps between plants. The number of gaps is $101 - 1 = 100$. Distance between each plant = $1010 / 100 = 10.1$ meters.

Distance Between 5 Consecutive Plants: The distance from the 1st to the 5th plant (covering 4 gaps) is: $10.1 \times 4 = 40.4$ meters.