Lennard Kamna of Bora-Hansgrohe wins final stage of Ruta del Sol, Wout Poels secures overall victory

Lennard Kamna (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished strongly on the final climb to emerge victorious in the fifth stage of the Ruta Del Sol, but it was Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) who sealed the overall victory. As part of a 17-man breakaway, Kamna’s gap on the approaching bunch was at two minutes, and made his push for glory with three kilometres left of the gradual climb.

Ad/> He ended the race with a time of 3:43:05 to claim a fourth career victory and the first in almost a year. /> Ruta del Sol'It means a lot to me' — Kamna thrilled with victory after taking break in 2021AN HOUR AGO There were admirable efforts from Lorenzo Fortunato (Eolo-Kometa) and Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates), who finished second and third — four and ten seconds adrift respectively.

Meanwhile, the fight for the overall victory was just as gripping, as Poels saw off the challenges from Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan) and Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) to take the general classification victory. Poels won with a time of 20:51:27, while Cristian Rodriguez (TotalEnergies) was 14 seconds further back in second and Lopez came 19 seconds further back in third.

Philipsen takes home victory in the first stage of UAE Tour, more disappointment for Cavendish Poels outdoes Lutsenko on the line to land fourth stage at Ruta del Sol The race reached a thrilling conclusion in the final seven kilometres heading into the finish at Chiclana de Segura, as the breakaway had a big advantage of two minutes. Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) set the pace and resulted in several riders being dropped, allowing the contenders for stage honours to come into play.