Volta Catalunya: Stage 5

Jarlinson Pantano (Trek Segafredo) held off the chasing peloton in a nail-biter ending to stage five at the Volta a Catalunya Friday to claim his first win since his Tour de France stage victory in 2016.

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Volta Catalunya: Stage 5

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Jarlinson Pantano held off the chasing peloton in a nail-biter ending to stage five at the Volta a Catalunya Friday to claim his first win since his Tour de France stage victory in 2016.

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Pantano and Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates) were the last two standing from the day’s breakaway that had also included Trek-Segafredo teammate Laurent Didier.

With a two-minute gap and 15 kilometers to go, mathematically the pair looked good. But when Movistar and Team Sky decided to pick up the chase on the gradual climb ahead of a long descent to the finish, the gap fell rapidly. Pantano and Laengen’s lead was down to 1 minute and 25 seconds entering the tunnel with 12 kilometers remaining.

The climb crested in the six-kilometer tunnel where speeds reportedly were over 90km/h. When Alejandro Valverde attacked from the peloton entering the tunnel, it was anyone’s guess who would emerge first.
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However, Pantano and Laengen exited still in the lead, but the gap had fallen drastically. With four kilometers to go to the line, they held a precarious 16 seconds.

Pantano: “We knew that today would be the day for the breakaway to go until the end and we took the opportunity. I know Laengren, we were teammates at IAM Cycling, so we had a good understanding and worked together quite well. After having some problems after Paris-Nice and feeling a bit sick when I came here, I finally could grab a victory! I had a few rough days indeed, but that’s cycling: you have good days and bad days.”
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The pair managed to maintain their slight lead, and the daring and savvy Pantano dove through the final turns. He opened up a 10-meter gap to Laengen that he held over the line for a huge win, his first with Trek-Segafredo.

Pantano – “The truth is I am very happy with this big result. It has been a quite difficult day where Laurent and I went together in the breakaway. We knew that today was an opportunity for us. The team has put so much trust in me, so I am very happy I could finally give them something in return.”

“So, for now, I hope I can continue in the same way. I want to thank my wife, my son and the whole team for their support. I really feel at home in this team, Trek-Segafredo feels like a real family, so I could not be happier to finally give them a victory!”

There’s been plenty of illness making the rounds in the pro peloton, and Trek-Segfredo has had its fair share of riders feeling its effects. Finally, the team could shake the bug, taking home two wins in the same day after Bauke Mollema also won stage two at Coppi e Bartali.

1. Jarlinson Pantano
2. Stake Langen
3. Matej Mohoric
4. Giovanni Visconti
5. Danilo Wyss
6. Sergei Cherneckii
7. JJ Rojas
8. Alejandro Valverde
9. Dorian Godon
10. Bjorg Lambrecht

20 Geoghegan Hart Tao Team Sky
29 Yates Simon Mitchelton-Scott
66 Carthy Hugh Team EF Education First-Drapac
84 Knox James Quick-Step Floors
125 Shaw James Lotto Soudal
153 Dempster Zakkari Israel Cycling Academy
DNF Cummings Stephen Dimension Data

Overall
1. Alejandro Valverde
2. Egan Bernal
3. Nario Quintana
4. Pierre Latour
5. Simon Yates
6. Marc Soler
7. George Bennett
8. Hugh Carthy
9. Felipe Martinez
10. Jesper Hansen

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