Ninth place for Kooij after miscalculation by peloton in fifth stage Giro d’Italia
Early in the stage a group of several riders tried to break away from the peloton, but due to a lack of collaboration and a fairly high tempo in the peloton, they hardly succeeded. After a few dozen kilometers there was a climb and some of the sprinters were in difficulties. Kooij was well positioned at that point and survived the climb seemingly easily.
Ahead of an intermediate sprint, Christophe Laporte then crashed. The Frenchman was able to continue his way a few moments later, battered. In the closing stages of the stage, the frenzy in the peloton increased again after a group of four escaped. In the middle of the pack, a crash caused a stir, with Attila Valter one of the main riders involved. Valter, like Laporte, was able to complete the stage.
The peloton had to go all out in the final kilometers, but ended up being too late to catch the group of four. Kooij sprinted to ninth place, his third top ten ranking in a row.
“It was a very tricky day”
Cian Uijtdebroeks
“It was a very tricky day,” said white jersey wearer Cian Uijtdebroeks afterwards. The youngster is still in fourth place in the general classification after stage five. “It’s a shame that for Olav we didn’t manage to grab the opportunity that was there. Even though there are a lot of sprint opportunities in this Giro d’Italia, it is and always will be a shame if you let one slip away. Tomorrow we will ride on gravel. I’ve never really done that before in competition, but I’m actually looking forward to it. I have also done a recon of the stage. We’re going to make the most out of it again.”
Giro d’Italia
Stage 5
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Benjamin Thomas
Cofidis
03:59:59
2
Michael Valgren
EF Education – EasyPost
+00:00:00
3
Andrea Pietrobon
Team Polti Kometa
+00:00:00
9
Olav Kooij
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:11
61
Cian Uijtdebroeks
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:11
63
Tim van Dijke
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:11
131
Jan Tratnik
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:49
144
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:03:37
164
Christophe Laporte
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:10:12
165
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:10:12
Rankings
1
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates
19:19:15
2
Geraint Thomas
INEOS Grenadiers
+00:00:46
3
Daniel Felipe Martínez
BORA – hansgrohe
+00:00:47
4
Cian Uijtdebroeks
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:55
38
Jan Tratnik
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:08:29
61
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:17:48
124
Olav Kooij
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:39:38
143
Tim van Dijke
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:41:29
150
Christophe Laporte
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:42:56
159
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:46:48
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