Jhonatan Narváez wins Tour Down Unders' queen stage and takes over race lead into final day

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Saturday, 25 January 2025 at 06:04
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As many predicted, Jhonatan Narváez has won stage 5 of the Tour Down Under at the Old Willunga Hill and with it came the ochre jersey, a big reward for UAE Team Emirates - XRG who will probably open up the season with a GC win.

The breakaway of the day was formed by five riders featuring Juan Pedro López, Ben Swift, Pascal Eenkhoorn, Michael Hepburn and Oliver Bleddyn. The move would be caught the first time up Willunga Hill where the pace was fast and Jayco AlUla really tried to surprise, launching Chris Harper on the attack and later Mauro Schmid to join him in the front.

The duo gained a real gap on the peloton, deorganized at the top of the climb, but soon things would start coming under control once again as the teams gathered. In the flat run-up to the final ascent the strong winds led to splits as INEOS Grenadiers forced the pace in front.

It was a legitimately dangerous move however there was a lot of firepower to chase and this didn't prove deadly for those who had been dropped. Race leader himself Javier Romo went on the attack in the final ascent, and it took some big efforts to close it down, a lot from Luke Plapp.

However the sprint scenario couldn't be avoided, and a few riders went in to the final meters together and just like last year, almost the same protagonists were involved. Only this time, Jhonatan Narvaez had the legs to finish it off and with it comes the race lead due to the bonus seconds. he beat Oscar Onley and Finn Fisher-Black, with Romo coming in shortly after.

1Narvaez JhonatanUAE Team Emirates XRG03:17:02
2Onley OscarTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
3Fisher-Black FinnRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
4Plapp LucasTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 03
5Romo JavierMovistar Team+ 03
6Woods MichaelIsrael-Premier Tech+ 06
7Gloag ThomasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 06
8Sheffield MagnusINEOS Grenadiers+ 06
9Tronchon BastienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 06
10Konrad PatrickLidl-Trek+ 15
11Porter RudyAustralia+ 26
12Rochas RémyGroupama-FDJ+ 37
13Vine JayUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 37
14Mollema BaukeLidl-Trek+ 40
15Zimmermann GeorgIntermarché-Wanty+ 40
16Harper ChrisTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 42
17Eulalio AfonsoBahrain Victorious+ 45
18Marriage ZacAustralia+ 48
19Withen Philipsen AlbertLidl-Trek+ 48
20Lecerf JuniorSoudal Quick-Step+ 48
21Torres PabloUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 48
22Strong CorbinIsrael-Premier Tech+ 48
23Zwiehoff BenRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 48
24Verre AlessandroARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 57
25Debruyne RamsesAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 01:03
26Izagirre IonCofidis+ 01:08
27Higuita SergioXDS Astana Team+ 01:16
28Chaves EstebanEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:26
30Rouland LouisARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 01:28
31Nerurkar LukasEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:32
32Rodriguez CristianARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 01:32
33Browning FergusAustralia+ 01:32
34Bagioli AndreaLidl-Trek+ 01:35
35Howson DamienAustralia+ 01:39
36Bennett GeorgeIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:39
37Godon DorianDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 01:57
38Mulubrhan HenokXDS Astana Team+ 01:57
39Davy ClémentGroupama-FDJ+ 02:17
40Pacher QuentinGroupama-FDJ+ 02:17
41Tjøtta MartinARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 02:58
42Tesfazion NatnaelMovistar Team+ 02:58
43Lopez Juan PedroLidl-Trek+ 02:58
44Huising MennoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 02:58
45Graat TijmenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 02:58
46Schultz NickIsrael-Premier Tech+ 03:58
47De Pooter DriesIntermarché-Wanty+ 03:58
48Leemreize GijsTeam Picnic PostNL+ 03:58
49Paasschens MathijsBahrain Victorious+ 03:58
50Bouchard GeoffreyDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 03:58
51Herrada JesusCofidis+ 03:58
52Mackellar AlastairEF Education-EasyPost+ 03:58
53Serry PieterSoudal Quick-Step+ 04:40
54Ourselin PaulCofidis+ 04:40
55Brennan MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 05:24
56Schmid MauroTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 05:40
57Huby AntoineSoudal Quick-Step+ 05:40
58Pescador DiegoMovistar Team+ 06:01
59Canal CarlosMovistar Team+ 06:01
60Pithie LaurenceRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 06:01
61Smith DionIntermarché-Wanty+ 06:01
62Bystrøm Sven ErikGroupama-FDJ+ 06:01
63Koerdt BjoernTeam Picnic PostNL+ 06:01
64Walker MaxEF Education-EasyPost+ 06:01
65Gate AaronXDS Astana Team+ 06:14
66Côté Pier-AndréIsrael-Premier Tech+ 06:14
67Clarke SimonIsrael-Premier Tech+ 06:14
68Isidore NoaDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 06:17
69Lapeira PaulDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 06:17
70Eddy PatrickTeam Picnic PostNL+ 06:17
71Epis GiosueARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 07:40
72Mosca JacopoLidl-Trek+ 07:40
73Swift BenINEOS Grenadiers+ 07:40
74Ermakov RomanBahrain Victorious+ 07:40
75Arndt NikiasBahrain Victorious+ 07:40
76Kwiatkowski MichalINEOS Grenadiers+ 07:40
77Stannard RobertBahrain Victorious+ 07:40
78Watson SamINEOS Grenadiers+ 07:40
79van Poppel DannyRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 07:40
80Maas JanCofidis+ 07:40
81Williams StephenIsrael-Premier Tech+ 07:40
82Hamilton LucasINEOS Grenadiers+ 07:40
83Thomas GeraintINEOS Grenadiers+ 07:40
84Swift ConnorINEOS Grenadiers+ 07:40
85Bettiol AlbertoXDS Astana Team+ 07:40
86Askey LewisGroupama-FDJ+ 07:40
87Vendrame AndreaDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 07:40
88Bleddyn OliverAustralia+ 07:40
89Glivar GalAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 07:40
90O'Brien KellandTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 07:40
91Durbridge LukeTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 07:40
92Herregodts RuneUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 08:22
93Soler MarcUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 08:22
94Mühlberger GregorMovistar Team+ 08:22
95Knox JamesSoudal Quick-Step+ 08:39
96Eenkhoorn PascalSoudal Quick-Step+ 08:39
97Vermote JulienTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 09:06
98Uhlig HenriAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 09:06
99Busatto FrancescoIntermarché-Wanty+ 09:06
100Marit ArneIntermarché-Wanty+ 09:06
101Conci NicolaXDS Astana Team+ 09:06
102Johansen JuliusUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 09:06
103Teutenberg Tim TornLidl-Trek+ 09:06
104Beloki MarkelEF Education-EasyPost+ 09:06
105Scott CameronAustralia+ 09:23
106Oliveira RuiUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 09:33
107Pedersen CasperSoudal Quick-Step+ 09:43
108Walsh LiamAustralia+ 09:43
109Grondin DonavanARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 10:43
110Coquard BryanCofidis+ 10:43
111Le Huitouze EddyGroupama-FDJ+ 10:43
112Skerl DanielBahrain Victorious+ 10:43
113Todome YuhiEF Education-EasyPost+ 10:43
114Bauhaus PhilBahrain Victorious+ 10:43
115Renard AlexisCofidis+ 10:43
116Van den Bossche FabioAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 10:43
117Bayer TobiasAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 10:43
118Van Der Lee JardiEF Education-EasyPost+ 10:43
119Lund Andresen TobiasTeam Picnic PostNL+ 11:02
120Boven LarsAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 11:31
121Edmondson AlexTeam Picnic PostNL+ 12:23
122Raccagni Noviero AndreaSoudal Quick-Step+ 12:23
123Mahoudo NolannCofidis+ 12:23
124Norsgaard Mathias SunekærMovistar Team+ 12:25
125Walls MatthewGroupama-FDJ+ 12:25
126Stewart CampbellTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 12:25
127Maciejuk FilipRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 12:28
128Dehairs SimonAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 12:28
129Welsford SamRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 12:28
130Mullen RyanRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 12:28
131Paquot TomIntermarché-Wanty+ 12:38
132van den Berg JuliusTeam Picnic PostNL+ 12:38
133Schelling IdeXDS Astana Team+ 12:38
134van der Hoorn TacoIntermarché-Wanty+ 12:38
135Hepburn MichaelTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 18:29
DNFvan Belle LoeTeam Visma | Lease a Bike
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