Refresh
The chasing trio look like fading as their hole grows to 36 seconds from the leaders.
The hole hasn’t actually moved for fairly a while with the chase group additionally simply caught a number of seconds off the again of the leaders as properly.
The hole to the lead group is at one minute and 42 seconds and rising.
140km to go
The primary group joins the leaders to make a gaggle of seven as Verstrynge joins Hayter and Marcellusi within the chase 16 seconds behind the leaders.
A number of assaults
Flynn is, certainly, caught by the peloton led by Bardiani CSF-7 Saber.
Mechanical for Flynn within the break! Which may be his probability to get away gone.
One transfer that was fully missed was this brutal assault by Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)
Assault!
The temporary hiatus turns into an extended pause in hostilities. Perhaps riders are simply catching their breath. Then once more, they have been on a descent for a number of kilometres and will resume assaults as soon as on the flat and uphill once more.
160km to go
The common pace up to now sits at just below 49kph. It has been a fast begin.
In all of this chaos there was a second the place Remy Rochas (Groupama-FDJ United) tried to get away. He sits second within the KOM standings and with Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-Go to Malta) emptying himself yesterday, at present might be a very good day for the Frenchman to take factors on his rival.
The cut up is stitched again collectively but once more. What a chaotic begin!
Cut up within the peloton! There are round 20 riders off the entrance together with factors chief, van der Poel.
Assault!
The attackers are caught as soon as once more.
Assault!
Champoussin has been introduced again, extra seemingly he sat up.
170km to go
It’s a very hill stage at present with 3900 metres of elevation acquire.
Assault
Nearly the entire GC riders are mentioned to be within the entrance group. As extra riders attempt assaults.
Van der Poel caught but it surely seems the tempo within the peloton is inflicting splits.
Assault!
A number of assaults popping out of the peloton after a gentle first 10 minutes.
One other abandon to announce it of Slovenian super-domestique, Jan Tratnik (Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). A giant blow for Pellizzari and Roglič.
184km to go
It is a sunny begin for the riders with 8.5km of impartial this morning.
Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are having an outstanding race. They sit in first place on GC with Pellizzari but additionally have former champion, Primož Roglič, in third at simply 21 seconds down. They’ve playing cards to play and even have Jai Hindley at one minute and 45 seconds to go lengthy vary.
The riders have began the neutralised zone.
One abandon to let you know about is that Soudal-QuickStep’s GC man, Ilan Van Wilder, won’t begin at present resulting from an sickness.
It was an extremely comanding efficiency by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) yesterday to take his second stage win of the week…
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It was an incredible dash yesterday by Giulio Pellizzari (Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) to take six bonus seconds and vaulted Isaac Del Toro (UAE Group Emirates-XRG) to take the race lead…
It’s the first actual day for the GC riders, though, saying this the second and fourth phases have seen the race blown aside as properly. Right now’s stage between Marotta-Mondolfo to Mombaroccio with 186km of racing on a jagged profile.
Buongiorno and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ reside report on stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026.
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