The Colombian Juan Pablo Molano (UAE Emirates) won the sprint in the fifth stage of the Guangxi Tour (China), contested between Liuzhou and Guilin, 209.6 kilometers long, after which the Dutchman Milan Vader (Jumbo Visma) continues as the overall leader.
Molano, who set a time of 4h26:54, squeezed his terminal speed to overtake Dutchman Olav Kooij (Jumbo Visma), winner of the third stage, and Danish Tobias Lund Andresen (DSM-Firmenich) at the finish line. Spaniard Jon Aberasturi (Lidl Trek) was sixth.
The three climbs of the day, the last two, second and first category almost consecutively, did not hinder the control of the sprinters’ teams, since the last summit was overcome 34.5 kilometers from the finish.
In the general classification, Vader maintains a six-second lead over Frenchman Remy Rochas (Cofidis).14 in the British Hugh Carthy (EF Education EasyPost) and 16 in the Belgian Tim Wellens (UAE Emirates) before the final stage on Tuesday, which starts and ends in Guilin and where the two ports on The route are also far from the goal.
Source: La Verdad
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