After an opening time trial and three stages for the sprinters, the first mountain stage was on the program on the fifth day at Tirreno-Adriatico (UCI 2.UWT). 144km from Torricella Sicura to Valle Castellana, two categorised climbs and an uphill finale - it was a day for the overall classification. J. Vingegaard went clear on the longest - and penultimate - climb of the day, winning the stage as a soloist and taking the overall lead. Jai Hindley was part of a six-rider chasing group and took 3rd in the sprint for the stage podium. Ahead of the final two stages - a mountain stage tomorrow and a day for the sprinters on Sunday - Hindley now sits in 3rd overall.
Result
01 J. Vingegaard 3:28:27
02 J. Ayuso +1:12
03 J. Hindley +1:12
From the Finish Line
“That was a pretty tough day! The boys did a great job escorting us and positioning us ahead of the decisive climb. Unfortunately Lennard Kämna crashed and so wasn’t able to come back to the chasing group. In the finale it was just all out racing to the line and then a sprint for the podium spots. I’m happy with my race today and am already looking forward to tomorrow’s mountain finish and decisive GC stage.” Jai Hindley
“Visma controlled and made the race hard right from the beginning. Our approach was to protect our leaders, Jai Hindley, Lennard Kämna and Daní Martinez and see how the race unfolded on the long climb. In the end it was a very hard race with Jai putting in a strong performance to ultimately jump on the podium. Daní Martinez didn’t have the best legs today, while Lennard Kämna crashed just before the long, decisive climb. In any event, he performed very well and just had to deal with some bad luck. Tomorrow we have another mountain stage - full focus on the GC with Jai Hindley.” Enrico Gasparotto, Sports Director