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Vingegaard charges to Tirreno-Adriatico lead

cycling08 March 2024 17:00| © AFP
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Jonas Vingegaard took the lead in the Tirreno-Adriatico on Friday after storming to victory in the fifth stage with a bold attack on a key climb.

The Visma-Lease A Bike rider finished the 144-kilometre stage one minute and 12 seconds ahead of the chasing pack led by Juan Ayuso and Jai Hindley to snatch the lead from Jonathan Milan.

Italian Milan topped the general classification for one day after sprinting to Thursday's fourth stage, but Vingegaard now has a 54sec lead over UAE rider Ayuso.

"We always had the plan to give it a shot today and we did so," said Vingegaard.

"The team rode amazingly and I'm really happy to take the win and pay the guys back."

Double Tour de France winner Vingegaard went for victory 5km from the crucial San Giacomo summit and left his rivals for dead as he sped down the long descent.

With 28km remaining when he attacked the Dane kept increasing his lead right until the moment he crossed the line in Valle Castellana, giving himself his fifth win of the season and his first ever lead in the week-long race.

"We planned that we wanted to go full gas on the climb... The plan went perfectly and I was lucky to be able to go solo," added 27-year-old Vingegaard.

Vingegaard will defend his lead in Saturday's key sixth stage, a 180km run from Sassoferrato which ends with a summit finish at Monte Petrano after a series of tough climbs.

STAGE FIVE RESULTS

1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Visma - Lease a Bike 3:28:27

2. Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates +1:12

3. Jai Hindley (AUS) BORA - hansgrohe "

4. Ben O'Connor (AUS) Decathlon - AG2R - La Mondiale Team +1:14

5. Thymen Arensman (NED) INEOS Grenadiers "

6. Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Team Visma - Lease a Bike "

7. Isaac Del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates "

8. Tom Pidcock (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers +2:52

9. Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa - B&B Hotels "

10. Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama - FDJ "

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Visma - Lease a Bike 18:34:45

2. Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates +54

3. Jai Hindley (AUS) BORA - hansgrohe +1:20

4. Thymen Arensman (NED) INEOS Grenadiers +1:29

5. Ben O'Connor (AUS) Decathlon - AG2R - La Mondiale Team +1:32

6. Isaac Del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates +1:34

7. Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Team Visma - Lease a Bike +2:12

8. Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa - B&B Hotels +2:54

9. Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Bahrain Victorious +2:57

10. Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama - FDJ +3:02

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