The Dutchman from Visma Bike a Lease performed a great solo performance to win the 5th stage of the Italian race. At the same time, he takes the leader’s jersey.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) hit hard on Friday in Tirreno-Adriatico: he won the fifth stage alone, the shortest of the event with 144 km between Torricella Sicura and Valle Castellana in Abruzzo, and took on the leader’s jersey.
The Dane, winner of the last two Tour de France, fifth in the general classification at the start of this stage, started 28.8 kilometers from the finish, five kilometers from the summit of San Giacomo (1,160 m), the big difficulty of the day.
At the end of a superb number, he beat the Spaniard Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates), second, and the Australian Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), third, to the finish line, by 1 min 12 sec, and snatches the leader’s blue jersey from the Italian Jonathan Milan.
