Volta a Comunitat Valenciana | Jonathan Milan wins stage 5 as Santiago Buitrago seals maiden overall win
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After winning two stages, Santiago Buitrago has confirmed his first-ever stage-race victory at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana. Stage 5, a day for the sprinters, was won by Jonathan Milan.
Just over 100 kilometers on the menu, into the city of Valencia where just a few months ago severe floods caused unimaginable damage. The race was at risk of taking place, but the peloton delivered a lot of heat throughout the six days of racing. Five riders stood out throughout the final day of the race: Joan Bou, Jokin Murguialday, Sinuhé Fernandéz, Nathan Smith, Quentin Bezza and Edgar David Cadena.
The last survivor, Vezza, was caught with just 4 kilometers to go as Lidl-Trek began to control the head of the peloton. Throughout the day, Intermarché - Wanty also gave precious help in chasing down the breakaway.
But the stage winner wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Lidl-Trek bossed the team time-trial, and it was clear that the leadout would be unmatched. Edward Theuns and Simone Consonni delivered the Italian powerhouse to the final meters and Jonathan Milan barely broke a sweat to take his first win of the 2025 season. Jake Stewart and Giovanni Lonardi finished second and third.
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- maybe. what makes that a LITTLE fishy is that they suddenly hit the gas and started hammering it. even mathieu, who i’ve never heard complain about ANYTHING (other than teenage girls waking him up and being spit on by belgians) was pretty hacked off about the race tactics after the split. i think he was upset for what his teammates had to do, not for the fact he ended up isolated as a result.OCexile31-03-2025
- It seems that in E3 it wasn’t legit to criticise teams that « took advantage » because there was no radio communication about the incident so they couldn’t know to slow down. Only one source so far but should be quite easy to verify.Mistermaumau31-03-2025
- mads SMOKED it at ghent! love that guy. he’s just the best interview ever, always smart and hilarious and with a biting intolerance for stupidity. happy for him. just as a secondary thought, consider that mvdp beat THAT version of mads by a full minute at E3 two days ago. the gap between pog/mvdp and even tho other GREAT riders like mads is kinda staggering to comprehend. this is a time in cycling history that’s certainly worth paying attention to while it lasts.OCexile31-03-2025
- i watched the race. jasper and roodhooft have a legit anger about this. alpecin burned everyone to pull it back. they did the SAME THING after the split in E3, burning all their guys and thus leaving mathieu to fend for himself (which worked out ok because van der poel is van der poel, but still…). yeah, christopher and jasper should be a little pissed this time.OCexile30-03-2025
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- Will it take oil money to get Mads, Remco, Tadej, Ganna and MVDP to line up for the same classic or monument or will Lady Luck help us with this one.Mistermaumau30-03-2025
- Reminds me of Jungels, instead of discovering what’s wrong, obsessing with getting back to form and making it worse. Could even be he’s built up this mental blockage due to concentrating too much on duelling with (a usually better) MVDP for 15y instead of doing his “own thing”. He was never as good in his head as when he was enjoying exploring his possibilities in the Tour when there was no risk of having to compete with his arch rival.Mistermaumau30-03-2025
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santiagobenites30-03-2025 - As predictable as the sun coming up in the morning.santiagobenites30-03-2025