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Tadej Pogacar wins UAE Tour Stage 5, Adam Yates retains lead

  • Ron 

Tadej Pogacar has won Stage 5, the Al Ain Water Stage, of the second edition of the UAE Tour, ahead of Alexey Lutsenko and Adam Yates. Adam Yates, third on the line, retains the Red Jersey of leader of the GC.

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the winner Tadej Pogacar said: “It was an amazing finish. I started sprinting quite early. But we went really fast into the corner. I lost some speed and Lutsenko passed me on the left. But then we took the left corner together and it was full speed till the end. I threw the bike to the line to gain one centimeter. I’m very happy. This was the first big goal of the year for UAE Team Emirates. This is the home race for our team. It’s unbelievable.”

The Red Jersey leader of the GC Adam Yates said: “It’s pretty much mission accomplished. I would have loved to win but in the end it is what it is. I fought the right guys. I still have the leader’s jersey so it’s a good day. It was the same climb as two days ago so it’s not a surprise to have the same four guys at the front. Pogacar is impressive. He’s young so we’ll see him winning races again.”

Stage 5 Brief Results:

  1. Tadej Pogacar (Astana Pro Team) 162km in 3h48’53”, average speed 42.467km/h
  2. Alexey Lutsenko (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.
  3. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-SCOTT) s.t.

General Classification After Stage 5:

  1. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-SCOTT)
  2. Tadej Pogacar (Astana Pro Team) at 1’01”
  3. Alexey Lutsenko (UAE Team Emirates) at 1’33”
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