⁍ Belgian Tim Wellens won a hilly stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday.
⁍ Wellens beat Guillaume Martin in a sprint finish to take his first victory of the season.
⁍ Primoz Roglic stayed out of trouble to keep the overall lead.
– Primoz Roglic stayed out of trouble to keep the overall lead after stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, reports Reuters. Belgian Tim Wellens beat Guillaume Martin in a sprint finish to win a hilly stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, as Primoz Roglic stayed out of trouble to keep the overall lead. Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), Martin (Cofidis), and Thymen Arensman (Sunweb) attacked from a breakaway group with around 75km left of the 184-mile stage to Sabinanigo and managed to stay clear. Wellens then powered away on the steep uphill finish to take his first victory of the season. “I had a difficult period and I was a bit scared coming to the Vuelta, but I’m super happy with this victory,” he said. “It’s nice it came so early and now the next two weeks are without stress.” Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) won the bunch sprint in the main group, two minutes 13 seconds back. Dan Martin, second overall, was involved in a crash near the finish but because it was inside the final 3km, it did not result in him losing time on Roglic.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cycling-vuelta/cycling-wellens-wins-vuelta-stage-five-roglic-still-leads-overall-idUSKBN2790OK