Jarlinson Pantano wins Stage 5 of Volta a Catalunya 2018

The peloton decided to give a chance to the breakaway this Friday, on the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, and Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo) took full advantage of this! The Colombian rider of the Trek-Segafredo dominated the breakaway to take the stage honours from Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates) after 216 kilometers of racing. Laengen was followed closely by Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) who took the third place. It was clear he was after a win today, having put some strong performances in throughout the weak but he just couldn’t match Pantano’s power. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) quietly crossed the line to consolidate his position as leader in the general classification.

Volta a Catalunya Stage 5 Results

1 Jarlinson Pantano (Trek – Segafredo)
2 Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE-Team Emirates) same time
3 Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Merida) +0’10
4 Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team) same time
5 Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team) same time
6 Sergei Chernetckii (Astana Pro Team) same time
7 José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar Team) same time
8 Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) same time
9 Dorian Godon (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits) same time
10 Bjorg Lambrecht (Lotto Soudal) same time

Volta a Catalunya General Classification after Stage 5

1 Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
2 Egan Arley Bernal (Team Sky) +0’16
3 Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +0’26
4 Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) +0’48
5 Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) +1’12
6 Marc Soler (Movistar) +1’18
7 George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) +1’20
8 Hugh Carthy (EF Education First) +1’24
9 Daniel Felipe Martinez (EF Education First) +1’26
10 Jesper Hansen (Astana) +1’28