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2022 Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 5 Results

  • Ron 

Warren Barguil went solo 3km before the end in the hill of “the stage of the muri” (walls) to claim his first-ever victory on Italian soil in Stage 5 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico. Among his former breakaway companions, Belgium’s Xandro Meurisse and Italy’s Simone Velasco rounded out the podium whereas top GC contenders Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel, and Jonas Vingegaard crossed the line 28 seconds later. Up and coming Dutch cyclist Thymen Arensman moved up to third overall in the middle of the favorites ahead of the queen stage from Apecchio to Carpegna.

The stage winner Warren Barguil said: “Tirreno-Adriatico is different from Paris-Nice: there’s less wind, I’d say it’s a stress-free race but I wouldn’t say it’s relaxed because it’s hard. It’s my first time doing this race. I would have liked to do the Giro this year. It’s my goal to win a stage also at the Giro [as well as at the Vuelta and the Tour]. I’ll come next year for sure. Cycling is really hard. We train a lot and some people in front of their TV think that just because we’re taking part in a bike race, we’ll win it but it’s more complicated than that.”

The Maglia Azzurra Tadej Pogacar said: “I would not say the race was controlled because in the first 60km, it was super hard as many people wanted to go to the front. We established our pace once breakaway went, then we had pretty good control and it was a steady race. We didn’t underestimate anyone. There were some riders like Benjamin Thomas who were close on GC. Towards the end, we could fight for the win, but a mistake was made in one corner. I knew we had a right corner coming but I didn’t know if it was that one or a bit further. It was painful to not be able to go for the stage win after that. Remco [Evenepoel] and Jonas [Vingegaard] both wanted to go for it. We were three strong guys. However, my priority was to retain the leader’s jersey and that’s done.”

2022 Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 5 Brief Results

  1. Warren Barguil (Team Arkea – Samsic) – 155 km in 3h39’53”, average speed 42.295 km/h
  2. Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin-Fenix) at 10″
  3. Simone Velasco (Astana Qazaqstan Team) at 14″

General Classification After Stage 5:

  1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
  2. Remco Evenepoel (Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl Team) at 9″
  3. Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) at 43″

Jerseys/Classifications

  • Maglia Azzurra (blue), General Classification Leader, sponsored by ENIT – Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
  • Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), General Individual Classification by Points Leader, sponsored by Made in Italy – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) – worn by Remco Evenepoel (Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl Team)
  • Maglia Verde (green), King of the Mountains Classification Leader, sponsored by Trenitalia – Quinn Simmons (Trek – Segafredo)
  • Maglia Bianca (white), Young Rider General Classification Leader, born after 1 January 1997, sponsored by Wurth Modyf – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) – worn by Thymen Arensman (Team DSM)

Tomorrow’s Stage: APECCHIO – CARPEGNA, 215KM

A stage divided into two parts. The first undulates almost all the way down to the coast with a slight ascent to the first passage to the finish line. The second consists of a challenging final circuit of Cippo di Carpegna, to be repeated twice. The circuit features a climb of 6km with gradients of up to 14% and a subsequent technical descent to the finish line for a second lap.

The last 3 kilometers are half downhill at speed and half uphill. The final kilometer follows a gradient of about 3% with a short flat section in the last 400m. Arrival on asphalt, 7m wide.

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