The platoon faces 196 kilometers with two intermediate promotions and an explosive ending in Ibagué, key scenario for sprinters and bonus hunters.
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The Classic RCN 2025 enters a new phase this Wednesday with the fifth stage dispute, a 196 -kilometer tour between Funza (Cundinamarca) and Ibagué (Tolima). After the hard mountain day, which ended in Facatativá and completely changed the general classification, the squad prepares for a day where the packagers will have their great opportunity, although with intermediate traps that can discourage more than a favorite.
The fourth stage, one of the most demanding of the 65th edition, crowned the Boyacense José Misael Urián (Team Syscrédit) as the new leader. With just 22 years, the young cyclist won an electrifying hand to the Spanish veteran Óscar Sevilla and, in addition to taking the victory in Facatativá, he snatched the yellow jersey to Alejandro “Pony” Osorio.
Urián now commands the classification with 9 seconds of advantage over his companions Sebastián Castaño and Wilson Peña, is located third to 16 seconds. This short difference predicts a closed pulse in the fight for the title, where each bonus or cut in the platoon can be decisive.
A profile that opens the door to sprint
The day on Wednesday starts from the main park of Funza at 8:00 am and heads towards Ibagué on a varied layout, with a start that breaks the comfort almost immediately. Only 7.1 km the Alto de Mondoñedo (Second category), an ascent that will serve to heat the legs and mark the tone of the day.
After a long descent, the squad will rise again in the High of the copial (Third category, at km 128.3). Overcome this point, the road is mostly tilted down, profileing a favorable terrain for sprinter teams to organize leak hunting.
The outcome, however, keeps a last season: the brief climb to the pools of Ibagué (km 145.6), in race 5a. There, with the nearby city, positions could be defined before a final sprint that promises to be vibrant.
Altimetry of stage 5 of the classic RCN 2025
He TEAM SYSTEMwith Urián, Castaño and Peña in the first three positions in the general, will have to multiply: on the one hand, protect the leadership, and on the other, control the race so that they do not escape a stage victory that also motivates their fast men.
He Team Medellínled by Óscar Sevilla and Diego Camargo, he knows that this is not the ideal stage for his captains, but he will seek to be attentive to cuts and take advantage of any disorder to surprise. Wilmar Paredes, winner of stage 1 and 3, will be the strong letter of the Antioquia team.
Although the fifth stage does not present the hardness of the Antioquia mountain or the off -category ports that marked the fourth day, it will be decisive in the dynamics of the race. The sprinters see in this fraction the opportunity to shine, but general leaders know that a poorly managed cut can cost second seconds.
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