Lucca: Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) won the fifth stage of Giro d’Italia 107, the 178 km Genoa-Lucca. Second and third place went to Michael Valgren (EF Education – EasyPost) and Andrea Pietrobon (Team Polti Kometa) respectively. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) remains in the Maglia Rosa as leader of the general classification.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL
- Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) – 178 km in 3h59’59”, average of 45.003 km/h
- Michael Valgren (EF Education – EasyPost) st
- Andrea Pietrobon (Team Polti Kometa) st
GENERAL RANKING
- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) at 46″
- Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora – Hansgrohe) at 47″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The Giro d’Italia leader jerseys are designed and created by CASTELLI.
Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Enel – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
Ciclamino jersey, leader of the Points Classification, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ITA Italian Trade Agency – Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Mountain Grand Prix, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
Maglia Bianca, leader of the Youth Ranking, born after 01/01/1999, sponsored by Eataly – Cian Uijtdebroeks (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
The stage winner Benjamin Thomasimmediately after arriving, declared: “It was like a long chase on the track. At the end every sprint was taken at full throttle. With 10 km to go, with 50 seconds, I started to think that we could aim for victory. We also had the wind in our favour. In the last kilometer I remembered Carcassonne, where I missed out on victory in similar conditions, and I thought that maybe today would be my day when Andrea Pietrobon attacked. Maybe it was destiny to get my first big victory in Italy , where I live, and I’m happy to have achieved the first success for Cofidis. I saw my teammates very happy.”
The Pink Jersey Tadej Pogacar he said: “Today was an interesting day. The last hour was very fast with a very tense finish. The breakaway remained in front because it started late and no one was able to patch things up. Tomorrow will be a stage to be covered carefully so as not to waste time “.
Photo by Francesco Babboni
