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Mark Cavendish spoke of how “proud” he was of his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl colleagues despite their forlorn chase on Stage 5 at the Giro d’Italia. Cavendish was distanced on the Cat. 2 Portella Mandrazzi climb midway through Wednesday’s run from Catania to Messina along with Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal).
An enthralling fifth stage in Sicily saw favourites Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) distanced on an early climb before France’s Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) powered to victory in Messina. Demare, who fought back into contention after being dropped on the same ascent, held off Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) in a tight finish after the Colombian appeared to be hampered by a gearing issue on the home straight. Ad/> Italy’s Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) took third place ahead of compatriot Davide Ballerini, the only Quick-Step rider who had not dropped back to try and nurse Cavendish, the Stage 3 winner, back into the fold.
MESSINA, Italy : Frenchman Arnaud Demare of Groupama–FDJ came through a packed field to win stage five of the Giro d'Italia, a 172-kilometre ride from Catania to Messina, on Wednesday.
Desde la Piazza Università de Catania, ambiente amenizado por el mítico Sweet Child O' Mine de Guns N' Roses, echó a andar la con una travesía paralela a las costas de Sicilia durante buena parte del recorrido. Como figuraba en el guion, el desenlace se resolvió en el segundo esprint masivo de la presente edición, donde que supo sufrir en el puerto situado a mitad de etapa para certificar el quinto ganador distinto en lo que va de carrera en otras tantas jornadas.
Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) were among the big names dropped on the only serious climb on Stage 5 at the Giro d’Italia – with the pair left with too much to do to get back in contention for the sprint. An otherwise flat stage in Sicily was interrupted by the Cat. 2 Portella Mandrazzi climb, with pre-stage favourites Cavendish and Ewan among those distanced as the pace was ramped up by Alpecin-Fenix.
Stay tuned for live comments from Felix Lowe or watch the stage live above Ad/> What happened yesterday? Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'Italia 2022 Stage 5 — Route map, how to watch as Cavendish chases second win3 HOURS AGO On a day Miguel Angel Lopez withdrew, both Tom Dumoulin and Vincenzo Nibali cracked, Simon Yates had a scare, and Mathieu van der Poel conceded the maglia rosa, Lennard Kamna soared to a magnificent win as youngster Juan Pedro Lopez came of age on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, becoming the first Spaniard since Alberto Contador in 2015 to don the pink jersey. Germany’s Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) caught fellow escapee Lopez (Trek-Segafredo) inside the final three kilometres of the final 23km ascent before the duo shared out the spoils from a tough day in the saddle at the Rifugio Sapienza: for Kamna, a maiden Giro stage win and the blue king of the mountains jersey; for Lopez, the consolation of pink after his mistake on the final bend pretty much handed the win on a plate to his rival.
Stage 5 is billed as 'flat' in the race manual, but a quick glance at the route profile proves that is a loose definition of the word. A steady ride from Catania to Messina is punctuated by a Cat. 2 whopper up Portella Mandrazzi, with Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo) hoping for a serene first day in pink after wrestling the leader's jersey of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) on Mount Etna.
Day 5 context Ad/> The race is back in Italy after an eventful three opening days in Hungary. Giro d'ItaliaHow many stages can Cavendish win at the Giro?15 HOURS AGO Mathieu van der Poel starred on debut, taking Stage 1 and the maglia rosa — holding onto the jersey on day 2 after finishing second behind Simon Yates who staked his claim with a lighting quick victory.