For
Wout van Aert it was second place on stage 5 of the 2024
Vuelta a Espana as the
Team Visma | Lease a Bike superstar was narrowly edged out in a thrilling finale by Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL's Grand Tour debutant,
Pavel Bittner.
In the fight for the stage win, most had expected it to be another showdown between the Points Classification leader Van Aert and his nearest rival,
Kaden Groves. However, after Van Aert went early, the Green Jersey was just about beaten by Bittner after an agonising wait whilst the race jury checked the photo finish, with Kaden Groves a little further back having been boxed in.