Vuelta a España 2024 Stage 5 Highlights
Vuelta a España 2024 Stage 5 Highlights
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00:00Both riders are from our wildcard teams of Iquipo Kern Farmer and Uskadel Uskadi.
00:05You can just see that orange jersey sitting at the back there, number 211.
00:12207 is Ibon Ruiz, Luca Virgilito at the front for Alpecin de Koenig.
00:17Alongside Robert Gesink, these two will be best friends by the end of this Vuelta.
00:20The work that they've been doing for their respective teams.
00:24Both doing the same job, controlling the long range breakaways.
00:28It's starting to be phased out.
00:31The firemen, their crucial role today.
00:34Keeping these riders as cool as possible.
00:38Putting out fires, keeping them cool.
00:41Inside one minute for the two riders out front.
00:44Ibon Ruiz of Iquipo Kern Farmer and Chamin Djoristi of Uskadel Uskadi.
00:4944.4 kilometers and we're seeing a real shift and change within the peloton.
00:54The way they look now and the fact over the last couple of kilometers.
00:58It's gone from being calm, everyone's being friends.
01:01And take a look at this at the front.
01:03It's Primoz Roglic, the race leader in the red jersey.
01:06He's just trying to find himself.
01:08Moves over to the right-hand side of the screen, the left-hand side of the road.
01:12He's got Chamin Djoristi and Ibon Ruiz.
01:16They're going to say thank you very much to each other.
01:20They've had a brilliant day in the breakaway together.
01:24Our two wildcard teams are about to be caught by the peloton.
01:2837.9 kilometers to go.
01:30Dool just wants to make sure that his leader can try and get through safely.
01:35And look at that.
01:36Adria opens up the door and Wout van Aert comes flying through,
01:40as does a powerful Caden Groves.
01:43Both of them throw for the line.
01:45It looks as though Groves took the 20 points.
01:48They both shrug the shoulders over the speed bump.
01:52We see a lot of the general classification teams in the front currently.
01:57They need to keep their leaders in front.
02:02Just to make sure that if there is any sort of problem, they can still react.
02:07Speed high.
02:08And it's even harder.
02:09And then we see a crash here.
02:11Big crash.
02:12Big crash.
02:13And 10.5 kilometers to go.
02:15And it's brought down the Portuguese road race champion, Rui Costa, amongst others.
02:21This is exactly what Koon de Kort was talking about,
02:24about keeping yourself up towards the front.
02:27And it happened in first position, first wheel.
02:31And it was his teammate who went down a drain, down a grid, came down.
02:35There was no way of trying to save that.
02:38And Rui Costa coming down.
02:42That was a hard crash.
02:43The first rider to come down there, the man from Cardiff in South Wales.
02:48Just 3.8 kilometers to go.
02:51And from here on in, it's a straight run all along the river for this finish here into Sevilla.
02:58Rear wheel puncture here for Mikel Landa.
03:01But there's going to be no stress because he's inside four kilometers to go.
03:05Because he's got the rear wheel puncture, he's going to be given the same time as the winner and the group that he was in.
03:12Those blue denim jerseys move to the fore.
03:15And they've got five riders to protect and lead out Caden Groves.
03:19He's got a good position currently.
03:21The green jersey is there.
03:22And he's wanting to follow Caden Groves and Wout van Aert.
03:25He doesn't have the strength in the lead out like Groves.
03:28No, they are 100% relying on the lead out for Groves.
03:32And what a strong lead out it is.
03:33There are still plenty of riders in front.
03:35We're inside the last kilometer.
03:36And we still have a few riders, like two riders still in front of Caden Groves.
03:40Look at the power and the turn of speed from Alpecinde Koenig.
03:44Less than one kilometer remains as Affini now starts to move up in that yellow jersey.
03:49To try and pilot and bring up the green jersey, his teammate Wout van Aert.
03:53Now it starts to open up.
03:55It's quite messy.
03:56Brian Cocker is there.
03:58Four confidence in that red and white jersey.
04:00Bittner's trying to move himself up for Team DSM-Ferminik.
04:03As is Arne Maared.
04:05Currently it's still Alpecinde Koenig who's still got one rider.
04:09It's Ali Blankert for Caden Groves.
04:11Here the sprint starts to launch.
04:13It's Pavel Bittner who's got the jump.
04:15Here's Wout van Aert in the green jersey.
04:17Coming in and it's like a bull has been unleashed.
04:19It's going to be a throw to the line.
04:21And that's close.
04:22But it looks as though Pavel Bittner has just taken his first Grand Tour stage victory.
04:28This is a mistake made by the lead out for Alpecinde Koenig.
04:31He can never leave that gap on the left-hand side open.
04:34And there's a full surprise.
04:36There is no chance that he gets anywhere near now Caden Groves.
04:39He has the speed but he starts from way too far back.
04:41Wout van Aert into a real drag race.
04:44And it is super close on the finish line.
04:47It is really close on the finish line.
04:49Someone who's won so many stages.
04:51Someone who's so strong.
04:52Already won a stage here in the Vuelta.
04:55And he really matches him at 21 years of age.