Stage 5 of the Vuelta a España 2023 was not likely to make much of a difference to the overall classification. Finally without a breakaway, the day was decided by a bunch sprint that Kaden Groves won again, taking his second consecutive victory in the Spanish Grand Tour.
However, there was time for
Remco Evenepoel, the smartest of the class, to take the six-second bonus in the intermediate sprint that has allowed him to increase his lead over the rest of the riders in the general classification. In addition, Romain Bardet finished 5:29 back, which dropped him from 7th to 40th, and caused
Primoz Roglic,
Juan Ayuso,
Marc Soler and Joao Almeida to move up one place into the Top 10.
