Cycling: Peter Sagan (Bora – hansgrohe) successfully defended his yellow jersey on the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse. But the three-time world champion was unable to win another stage today. He was again at a disadvantage in the fight against Elia Viviani (Deceuninck - Quick-Step).
Viviani even defeats Sagan uphill
Elia Viviani (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) won the 177,0-kilometer fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse from Münchenstein to Einsiedeln. The Italian champion thus secured his second stage victory in this year's Tour de Suisse. Once again, he left Slovakian champion Peter Sagan (Bora – hansgrohe) behind. Elia Viviani was perfectly set up for the sprint. Shortly before the final left-hand bend, he moved into the lead and held on all the way to the finish line. This time, he even managed to do so despite the uphill finish. The preceding kilometers of the stage were also challenging. A 13,5-kilometer climb didn't pose any problems for the sprinters. After the climb, which averaged a gradient of 3,7 percent, there were still approximately 34,0 kilometers to go. The final 500 meters of that section included another slight uphill section.
Küng unlucky in the breakaway group
Four riders initially broke away on today's fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse. However, Bert-Jan Lindemann (Jumbo-Visma) dropped back relatively early, leaving a trio. Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida), Fabien Grellier (Total-Direct Energie), and the Swiss rider Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) worked together brilliantly, but the peloton never allowed them a truly significant lead. This was certainly also due to the fact that Stefan Küng was only 25 seconds behind in sixth place in the general classification. After the first and penultimate climb, however, the pace slowed down a bit too much for Matej Mohoric. The Slovenian dropped his companions and from then on fought alone against the ever-approaching peloton. With 13 kilometers to go, he too was finally caught.
#tourdesuisse 🏆 @eliaviviani 🇮🇹 @deceuninck_qst has ganado la 5ª etapa del @tds 🇨🇭
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— Pasión Ciclismo 🚴🏻 (@pasiociclismo) June 19, 2019