Volta A Catalunya: Lennard Kämna seals Stage 5 win, Adam Yates retains General Classification lead
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Updated 26/03/2021 at 18:09 GMT
A fast-paced Stage 5 of Volta A Catalunya was won by Lennard Kämna in a time of 4:29:13. Ruben Guerreiro (EF Education-Nippo) came in 39 seconds down with Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Euskaltel-Euskadi) making up the podium. Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) finished safely in the bunch to maintain his GC lead.
‘Absolutely superb!’ – Kämna delivers Stage 5 win for Bora–Hansgrohe
Lennard Kämna (Bora–Hansgrohe) claimed a fine solo win on Stage 5 of Volta A Catalunya, a 201.5km ride from La Pobla de Segur to Manresa.
Kämna, fourth on Stage 1, emerged from a group of 40-odd riders with a late solo attack – on the 7km-descent into the finish – to seal a hard-fought win after a day full of attacking riding.
Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck–QuickStep) had at one stage opened up a lead of one minute over the escapees but was reeled in with 25km to go and Kämna made his decisive move on the final descent, with a chasing pack that included Ruben Guerreiro and Bizkarra Etxegibel unable to catch the 2020 Tour de France stage winner.
Overall leader Adam Yates finished in the main bunch some two minutes behind Kämna and Ineos Grenadiers remain in complete control of the General Classification, with team-mates Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas second and third.
The win for Bora comes on the day the German team had to withdraw from Belgian E3 Saxo Bank Classic after Matthew Walls tested positive for Covid-19.
"After Walls' positive test result was received and confirmed by a second test, several PCR tests were carried out on all other team members yesterday, all of which were negative," a statement said from the team.
"Despite this, according to the instructions of the Belgian Cycling Federation, the team is not allowed to take part in today's race."
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‘Absolutely superb!’ – Kämna delivers Stage 5 win for Bora–Hansgrohe
Volta A Catalunya concludes over the weekend; first up a 194-km ride from Tarragona to Mataró on Saturday and then a 133-km jaunt around Barcelona on Sunday.
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