Cycling, Jakob Fuglsang, the fifth stage in the Tirreno-Adriatico to his name. The Deen of Astana triumphed in Recanati after a handsome number. For the Kazakh team, it’s already the eighteenth seizoenszege. Adam Yates finished second and remains the leader in the general classification.

’t Was today again climb blown in the Tirreno. The riders had a difficult tour of 180 km is presented, with two nasty climbs on the local circuit. In total, they had four local laps are completed.

The tricky course participants our compatriots Nathan Van Hooydonck, Tom Van Asbroeck and Tosh Van Der Sande not in the offensive to pull. They were accompanied by Mads Pedersen, Nico Denz, Daniel Oss, Ivan Rovny, Jorge Arcas, Davide Gabburo and Edoardo Zardini. Afterwards also made Giovanni Visconti, Julien Simon and Steve Morabito to leap forward.

The thirteen leaders reason a maximum clue of almost ten minutes at each other, then Peter Sagan early and overboard was thrown. No, it is not the Tirreno of the Slovaak. Logical also: Sagan jogged a while with stomach flu and is still not quite the old.

Also in the front was the quantity firmly thinned. Zardini, Denz, Gabburo and Pedersen proved to be the better climbers of the early flight. Those last two went ultimately as leaders for the final lap and were soon in the company of Fuglsang and Denz. In the meantime decreased the difference with the peloton half a minute.

At about 12 kilometers from the finish line, thought Fuglsang, his moment has come. The Dane went solo on this adventure. Leader Yates ventured even an attempt to leap forward, but in vain. The leader in the general classification finished in second place and remains leader in the general classification. Primoz Roglic, still a contender on the title, was third. Tiesj Benoot came on a ninth place as the first Belgian on the line.

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