The cyclists of the UAE Emirates team during the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain, a counterreloj by teams of 24.1 kilometers with departure and arrival in Figueres.
Photo: EFE – Javier Lizón
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The fifth stage of the Tour of Spain, an exciting counterreloj by 24.1 km teams played in Figueres, concluded with the victory of the UAE Team Emirates, which was imposed with a time of 25:34:12. There were also considerable changes in the struggle for the general classification.
Danish Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease Bike) recovered the red shirt. This time trial was a setback for the Frenchman David Gaudu (Groupama-Fdj), who could not defend his place at the top of the accumulated table and went down to the sixth place. Egan Bernal is now tenth, 22 seconds from the leader.
This fraction, in northern Catalonia and near the border with France, was mostly flat, but with closed curves that tested the skill and coordination of the equipment. The cyclists went through two intermediate timing points, located in kilometers seven and 16, before reaching the goal.
During much of the day, the Lidl-Trek team dominated the “hot chair”, with a solid time that assured them a third place in the classification of the day. His registration was only surpassed by the UAE Team Emirates, which surpassed them for nine seconds.
The suspense remained until the last moment, since the visma | Lease Bike was about to snatch the victory to the Emiratí squad. However, the Vingegaard team stayed eight seconds from the victory, which allowed them to celebrate the leadership of their corridor.
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