2023 UAE TOUR STAGE 5 RESULTS

With many of the cycling world’s best sprinters in the pack at the UAE Tour Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen threw down an early-season marker Friday winning stage five of the UAE Tour. Winds have scuppered some of the expected sprint finishing this week, but Friday’s flat stage ended in a real mass bunch sprint, with the sprinters’ teams enjoying the broad roads here. In the sprint, Groenewegen overtook Irishman Sam Bennett and held off a late charge from Colombian Fernando Gaviria. British veteran Mark Cavendish could only manage eighth in a field packed with pretenders while Monday’s winner Tim Merlier was fifth.

Overall leader and world champion Remco Evenepoel stayed first and holds a narrow nine- second lead over Luke Plapp. Saturday’s stage should result in a similar scenario with a flat finish and a bunch sprint expected before Sunday’s finale on the Jebel Hafeet mountain.

 

2023 UAE TOUR STAGE 5 RESULTS

1 GROENEWEGEN Dylan Team Jayco AlUla 3:57:07
2 GAVIRIA Fernando Movistar Team 0:00
3 BENNETT Sam BORA – hansgrohe 0:00
4 LIEPIŅŠ Emīls Trek – Segafredo 0:00
5 MERLIER Tim Soudal – Quick Step 0:00
6 WELSFORD Sam Team DSM 0:00
7 MOLANO Juan Sebastián UAE Team Emirates 0:00
8 CAVENDISH Mark Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:00
9 KOOIJ Olav Jumbo-Visma 0:00
10 DÉMARE Arnaud Groupama – FDJ 0:00

UAE TOUR OVERALL STANDINGS

1 EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal – Quick Step 16:14:28
2 PLAPP Luke INEOS Grenadiers 0:09
3 BILBAO Pello Bahrain – Victorious 0:13
4 DE BOD Stefan EF Education-EasyPost 1:03
5 POELS Wout Bahrain – Victorious 1:06
6 VANHOUCKE Harm Team DSM 1:12
7 LEKNESSUND Andreas Team DSM 1:12
8 RUBIO Einer Augusto Movistar Team 1:13
9 STEINHAUSER Georg EF Education-EasyPost 1:13
10 YATES Adam UAE Team Emirates 1:14

 

RBA/AFP Photos: Sprint Cycling

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