the dane Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma)winner of the last Tour de France, rose this Saturday in the leadership of back to croatia after winning the queen stage in a sprint of a dozen runners who came together in the last kilometer of fifth and penultimate stage, contested on the 154 km route between Opatija and Labin.
On an uphill section with a cobbled floor, Vingegaard beat British Oscar Onley (DSM) by half a wheel and two seconds later Slovenian Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) crossed the finish line, while Spaniard Jonathan Lastra came in tenth by 14 seconds.
The new leader, who invested a time of 3h46:04, has an advantage of 8 seconds over Mohoric and Onley who will face, this Sunday, the last day.
The route of the queen stage features two first-class climbs, one second-class and two third-class, with the finish line at Labin, second-class, a climb of 1.8 km at 5.9 percent.
Vingegaard reached the last stage of the stage without teammates, but he defended himself by attacking, first to choose a group of twelve who managed the last five kilometers together, and at the end are disputing stage success and the director’s bonus.
French veteran Pierre Rolland, 35, attempted to cause an upset by attacking with 3km to go, but Vingegaard’s last gasp in the tough final stage allowed the Tour winner to clinch the stage and take the lead .
The Tour of Croatia ends this Sunday with the sixth stage, which will take the riders from Sveta Nedelja to Zagreb on a 158 km route with three third category climbs.
Source: La Verdad
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