Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo) beat Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates) to win stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya after both emerged from the break of the day during the long ride through the Pyrenees.
The Colombian got a gap on Laengen on the fast descent to the finish in Vielha Val d’Aran and held him off to win with his arms in the air.
Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) used his descending skills to jump from the peloton to the remains of the break and then powered clear. He celebrated at the finish, thinking he had won the stage but was third.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) finished eighth on the stage, 14 seconds behind Pantano and so kept his race lead. Egan Bernal (Team Sky) is second overall at 16 seconds, with Nairo Quintana (Movistar) third at 26 seconds.
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) finished eighth on the stage, 14 seconds behind Pantano and so kept his race lead. Egan Bernal (Team Sky) is second overall at 16 seconds, with Nairo Quintana (Movistar) third at 26 seconds with just two stages left to race.
“It was a desperate, high-speed finale,” Pantano explained, happy to have won a road race for the first time since his 2016 Tour de France stage.
“I had a good partner with me, I don't know about the others but I knew our breakaway was a very strong one. It's just wonderful to come home with the victory. The descent was very technical, it was good to have Laengen for company, but in the end, I pulled it off.”
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via Cyclingnews Latest Race Results http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2018/stage-5/results
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