Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under was always expected to be crucial in the big picture of the race, and it certainly didn't disappoint. An explosive finale saw Jhonatan Narváez take the stage win and take hold of the overall classification, with only one (flat) stage left to race this week in Australia.
Javier Romo entered the stage in first place but despite this he took the race head on and attacked near the base of Old Willunga Hill. It was almost a perfect strategy, but the consecutive attacks of Luke Plapp brought the Spaniard back. Narváez won the stage ahead of Oscar Onley and Finn Fisher-Black who came from behind.
Narváez, much due to the bonus seconds he accumulated throughout the week, jumped to the race lead 9 seconds ahead of Romo, 12 over Fisher-Black and 15 over Onley. Bastien Tronchon, Luke Plapp, Magnus Sheffield, Thomas Gloag, Patrick Konrad and Michael Woods complete the Top10, with minor changes possible tomorrow in Adelaide as a few riders are tied in time.
1 | Narvaez Jhonatan | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 17:26:02 |
2 | Romo Javier | Movistar Team | + 09 |
3 | Fisher-Black Finn | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 12 |
4 | Onley Oscar | Team Picnic PostNL | + 15 |
5 | Tronchon Bastien | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 24 |
6 | Plapp Lucas | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 24 |
7 | Sheffield Magnus | INEOS Grenadiers | + 27 |
8 | Gloag Thomas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 27 |
9 | Konrad Patrick | Lidl-Trek | + 31 |
10 | Woods Michael | Israel-Premier Tech | + 47 |
11 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 58 |
12 | Rochas Rémy | Groupama-FDJ | + 58 |
13 | Mollema Bauke | Lidl-Trek | + 01:01 |
14 | Harper Chris | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:03 |
15 | Eulalio Afonso | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:06 |
16 | Porter Rudy | Australia | + 01:07 |
17 | Withen Philipsen Albert | Lidl-Trek | + 01:09 |
18 | Zimmermann Georg | Intermarché-Wanty | + 01:16 |
19 | Marriage Zac | Australia | + 01:24 |
20 | Lecerf Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01:26 |
21 | Strong Corbin | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:29 |
22 | Torres Pablo | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 01:29 |
23 | Higuita Sergio | XDS Astana Team | + 01:37 |
24 | Bagioli Andrea | Lidl-Trek | + 01:56 |
25 | Izagirre Ion | Cofidis | + 02:26 |
26 | Chaves Esteban | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:44 |
27 | Glivar Gal | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 02:46 |
28 | Nerurkar Lukas | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:50 |
29 | Rodriguez Cristian | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 02:50 |
30 | Bennett George | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:57 |
31 | Mulubrhan Henok | XDS Astana Team | + 03:15 |
32 | Pacher Quentin | Groupama-FDJ | + 03:35 |
33 | Tesfazion Natnael | Movistar Team | + 04:16 |
34 | Huising Menno | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 04:16 |
35 | Zwiehoff Ben | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 04:38 |
36 | De Pooter Dries | Intermarché-Wanty | + 05:30 |
37 | Verre Alessandro | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 05:36 |
38 | Graat Tijmen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 05:42 |
39 | Lopez Juan Pedro | Lidl-Trek | + 05:51 |
40 | Browning Fergus | Australia | + 06:01 |
41 | Schmid Mauro | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 06:11 |
42 | Howson Damien | Australia | + 06:18 |
43 | Brennan Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 06:36 |
44 | Godon Dorian | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 06:36 |
45 | Koerdt Bjoern | Team Picnic PostNL | + 06:42 |
46 | Tjøtta Martin | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 06:48 |
47 | Canal Carlos | Movistar Team | + 07:19 |
48 | Bystrøm Sven Erik | Groupama-FDJ | + 07:19 |
49 | Smith Dion | Intermarché-Wanty | + 07:33 |
50 | Lapeira Paul | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 07:35 |
51 | Leemreize Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL | + 07:48 |
52 | Herrada Jesus | Cofidis | + 08:02 |
53 | Kwiatkowski Michal | INEOS Grenadiers | + 08:21 |
54 | Williams Stephen | Israel-Premier Tech | + 08:21 |
55 | Huby Antoine | Soudal Quick-Step | + 08:24 |
56 | Labrosse Jordan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 08:48 |
57 | Askey Lewis | Groupama-FDJ | + 08:58 |
58 | Stannard Robert | Bahrain Victorious | + 08:58 |
59 | Mackellar Alastair | EF Education-EasyPost | + 09:14 |
60 | Mosca Jacopo | Lidl-Trek | + 09:15 |
61 | Ourselin Paul | Cofidis | + 09:56 |
62 | Gate Aaron | XDS Astana Team | + 10:04 |
63 | Pedersen Casper | Soudal Quick-Step | + 11:15 |
64 | Uhlig Henri | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 11:50 |
65 | Pithie Laurence | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 12:07 |
66 | Van den Bossche Fabio | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 12:15 |
67 | Hamilton Lucas | INEOS Grenadiers | + 12:19 |
68 | Swift Connor | INEOS Grenadiers | + 12:19 |
69 | Bettiol Alberto | XDS Astana Team | + 12:19 |
70 | Pescador Diego | Movistar Team | + 12:26 |
71 | Davy Clément | Groupama-FDJ | + 12:50 |
72 | Beloki Markel | EF Education-EasyPost | + 12:56 |
73 | Serry Pieter | Soudal Quick-Step | + 13:18 |
74 | Busatto Francesco | Intermarché-Wanty | + 13:45 |
75 | O'Brien Kelland | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 13:46 |
76 | Vendrame Andrea | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 14:04 |
77 | Rouland Louis | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 14:24 |
78 | Watson Sam | INEOS Grenadiers | + 14:28 |
79 | Paasschens Mathijs | Bahrain Victorious | + 14:31 |
80 | Swift Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | + 14:47 |
81 | Ermakov Roman | Bahrain Victorious | + 14:51 |
82 | Teutenberg Tim Torn | Lidl-Trek | + 15:12 |
83 | Boven Lars | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 15:28 |
84 | Schultz Nick | Israel-Premier Tech | + 15:45 |
85 | Bayer Tobias | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 15:59 |
86 | van Poppel Danny | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 16:18 |
87 | Walker Max | EF Education-EasyPost | + 16:34 |
88 | Eenkhoorn Pascal | Soudal Quick-Step | + 16:37 |
89 | Bouchard Geoffrey | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 17:01 |
90 | Soler Marc | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 17:06 |
91 | Lund Andresen Tobias | Team Picnic PostNL | + 17:08 |
92 | Coquard Bryan | Cofidis | + 18:30 |
93 | Renard Alexis | Cofidis | + 19:21 |
94 | Van Der Lee Jardi | EF Education-EasyPost | + 20:39 |
95 | Walls Matthew | Groupama-FDJ | + 20:59 |
96 | Conci Nicola | XDS Astana Team | + 21:15 |
97 | Côté Pier-André | Israel-Premier Tech | + 21:23 |
98 | Edmondson Alex | Team Picnic PostNL | + 21:51 |
99 | Eddy Patrick | Team Picnic PostNL | + 22:10 |
100 | Oliveira Rui | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 22:29 |
101 | Clarke Simon | Israel-Premier Tech | + 22:29 |
102 | Epis Giosue | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 23:05 |
103 | Bleddyn Oliver | Australia | + 23:07 |
104 | Arndt Nikias | Bahrain Victorious | + 23:08 |
105 | Schelling Ide | XDS Astana Team | + 23:11 |
106 | Mühlberger Gregor | Movistar Team | + 23:31 |
107 | Bauhaus Phil | Bahrain Victorious | + 23:33 |
108 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 23:50 |
109 | Marit Arne | Intermarché-Wanty | + 24:28 |
110 | Todome Yuhi | EF Education-EasyPost | + 25:15 |
111 | Raccagni Noviero Andrea | Soudal Quick-Step | + 25:19 |
112 | van den Berg Julius | Team Picnic PostNL | + 25:35 |
113 | Isidore Noa | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 25:38 |
114 | Scott Cameron | Australia | + 26:59 |
115 | Maas Jan | Cofidis | + 27:20 |
116 | Welsford Sam | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 27:36 |
117 | Mahoudo Nolann | Cofidis | + 27:51 |
118 | Herregodts Rune | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 28:26 |
119 | Maciejuk Filip | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 28:59 |
120 | Johansen Julius | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 29:10 |
121 | Grondin Donavan | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 30:08 |
122 | Thomas Geraint | INEOS Grenadiers | + 30:45 |
123 | Durbridge Luke | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 31:56 |
124 | Stewart Campbell | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 32:29 |
125 | Norsgaard Mathias Sunekær | Movistar Team | + 32:29 |
126 | Knox James | Soudal Quick-Step | + 32:55 |
127 | Walsh Liam | Australia | + 33:16 |
128 | van der Hoorn Taco | Intermarché-Wanty | + 33:24 |
129 | Mullen Ryan | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 33:35 |
130 | Hepburn Michael | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 33:53 |
131 | Vermote Julien | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 34:29 |
132 | Le Huitouze Eddy | Groupama-FDJ | + 34:59 |
133 | Skerl Daniel | Bahrain Victorious | + 34:59 |
134 | Dehairs Simon | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 36:44 |
135 | Paquot Tom | Intermarché-Wanty | + 36:54 |