Results Cro Race 2026 stage 5 - Paul Magnier wins final sprint as Svarre confirms important GC win for Uno-X Mobility

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Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 15:03
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The 2026 Cro Race has come to a conclusion this Saturday afternoon, with Soudal - Quick-Step's Paul Magnier adding another victory to his palmarès. The Frenchman was the strongest in the final sprint of the race.
The final stage featured 164 kilometers, a day where the sprinters were expected to succeed but didn't have a flat run-in to Sveta Nedelja. There was a climb with 5 kilometers in length and 6% gradient finishing in the final kilometers; with a mostly downhill finish.
The breakaway of the day was formed by José Felix Parra, Txomin Juaristi, Manuele Tarozzi, Filippo d'Aiuto, Edoardo Zamperini and Samuel Boardman. The group was caught with 23 kilometers to go under the strong pace of UAE Team Emirates - XRG, who looked to disrupt a potential sprint.
Antonio Tiberi launched an attack, trying to remove the leader's jersey from Tobias Svarre, but the Dane managed to respond well to Tiberi's attacks - as did previous day's winner Daniel Martínez. Tim Wellens also attacked after the climb in a potentially even more dangerous move, but Svarre was alive to the occasion.

Quick-Step bring it back to a sprint

In the final kilometers several teams managed to work to bring the race back together for a sprint after a few groups had united. Paul Magnier in the final straight had his leadout man Dries van Gestel with him, and then delivered a strong sprint which saw him put in a dominant victory - his first in the race.
Rui Oliveira and Tim Torn Teutenberg finished second and third, with Tobias Svarre managing to save his race.

Results Cro Race 2026 stage 5

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