Castelfidardo, 14 March 2021 – Walls, cold, rain and wind: the scenario of the stage 5 of the Tirreno Adriatico 2021 is the favorite of the cyclocross ace Mathieu Van Der Poel, who sprints 42 km from the finish and wins his second stage in this one Race of the Two Seas, on whose ultimate success he lays a good mortgage Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian sets off alone in pursuit of the Dutchman: the mission fails despite a mighty comeback, but the blue jersey extends up Wout Van Aert, now far in the ranking 1’15”, while the rest of the most anticipated men can’t keep up with the three true lords of the Tirreno Adriatico. Tomorrow, despite a rough track, the caravan should catch its breath stage 6 since the Castelraimondo-Lido di Fermo in theory it offers the perfect terrain for sprinters or some brave finisseurs.
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Due to the insane initial speeds, the escape struggles to take off: I am able to escape from the group Robert Stannard (Team BikeExchange), Jonas Rickaert (Alpecin-Fenix), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck-Quick Step) e Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), who earn up to a maximum of 4’30”. In the last 65 km the race turns on in the group, where it is to break the delay Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) with a razor that hurts rivals, including a Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) also struggling with mechanical problems: the world champion loses the wheels of the squad of the best, who returns to the fugitives. The other lunge sees the protagonist Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) which, in addition to Van Der Poel, drags behind Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Sergio Higuita (EF Education-Nippo). The Marche walls are the perfect terrain for Van Der Poel, which makes the gap 42 km from the end, while bringing trouble to Pogacar, who stops for a bike trouble: with difficulty the blue jersey manages to return. 16 km from the finish line Pogacar sprint and reach, passing them, Fabio Felline (Astana-Premier Tech) e Marc Soler (Movistar). The latter are taken over and overtaken by Van Aert, while the leader of the general classification goes alone: no one can get back on an amazing one Van Der Poel, who suffers in the last 2 km but manages to win the second part of his Tirreno Adriatico. Despite the failed comeback for a few seconds, he also celebrates Pogacar, which increases the lead in the standings on Van Aert (now distant 1’15”) and puts a serious risk on the eventual success of the Race of the Two Seas.
Order of arrival stage 5 Tirreno Adriatico 2021
1) Mathieu Van Der Poel (AFC) in 4h48’17 ”
2) Tadej Pogacar (UAD) +10 ”
3) Wout Van Aert (TJV) +49 ”
4) Fabio Felline (APT) +1’26”
5) Egan Bernal (IGD) +2’07”
6) Davide Formolo (UAD) + 2’07 ”
7) Tim Wellens (LTS) +2’18”
8) Alessandro De Marchi (ISN) +2’18”
9) Mikel Landa Meana (TBV) + 2’25 ”
10) Matteo Fabbro (BOH) + 2’45 ”
Tirreno Adriatico 2021 general classification
1) Tadej Pogacar (UAD) in 22h41’41 ”
2) Wout Van Aert (TJV) + 1’15 ”
3) Mikel Landa Meana (TBV) + 3’00 ”
4) Egan Bernal (IGD) +3’30”
5) Matteo Fabbro (BOH) + 3’54 ”
6) Tim Wellens (LTS) +4’30”
7) Joao Almeida (DQT) + 4’42 ”
8) Romain Bardet (DSM) + 5’03 ”
9) Vincenzo Nibali (TFS) + 5’54 ”
10) Simon Philip Yates (BEX) +6’58”
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