Tour of the Alps 2021: Großschartner solos to triumph, Yates seals GC win
image: Cor VosFelix Großschartner attacks from the breakaway in the last climb to solo to victory. Simon Yates seals the overall victory ahead of Pello Bilbao and Aleksandr Vlasov. (Slideshow route/profile)
Results 5th stage Tour of the Alps 2021
1. Felix Großschartner (aut)
2. Nicholas Roche (irl) + 0.34
3. Alessandro De Marchi (ita) s.t.
4. Gianni Moscon (ita) + 0.40
5. Alejandro Osorio (col) s.t.
6. Romain Bardet (fra) s.t.
7. Luis Léon Sánchez (spa) s.t.
8. Ruben Guerreiro (pol) s.t.
9. Mark Padun (ukr) s.t.
10. Matteo Fabbro (ita) s.t.
Final GC
1. Simon Yates (gbr)
2. Pello Bilbao (spa) + 0.58
3. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) + 1.06
4. Jefferson Cepeda (ecu) + 2.25
5. Hugh Carthy (gbr) + 2.37
6. Pavel Sivakov (rus) + 2.44
7. Nairo Quintana (col) + 2.54
8. Ruben Guerreiro (pol) + 3.12
9. Romain Bardet (fra) s.t.
10. Nick Schultz (aus) + 3.36
Race report
After 20 kilometres the breakaway takes shape. Pronskiy, Großschartner, De Marchi, Dan Martin, Gallopin, Roche, Storer, Van Garderen, Pinot and Fabbro attack, while Pernsteiner, Amezqueta and Schultz are the riders to track them down. The chase by Bidard, Steinhaser and Sosa takes little longer, but eventually the group of sixteen puts 3 minutes into the peloton.
Großschartner strikes on the last climb of the day. While the other breakaway riders are reeled in, the Austrian reaches the summit with a lead of 1 minute.
Großschartner wins the stage, while Roche outsprints De Marchi to finish in second.
Yates takes the overall, almost 1 minute ahead of Bilbao. Vlasov rounds out the podium.
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