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Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto-Dstny) surged to victory on stage 5 of the Gree-Tour of Guangxi, claiming the all-important summit victory on Saturday and in the process capturing the overall race lead.
Van Eetvelt put down the power as the summit finish drew ever nearer, claiming the win by taking off on Oscar Onley (DSM Firmenich-PostNL). Onley came second after the pair caught and then quickly blew past Victor Lafay (Decathlon-AG2R-La Mondiale) when the line was tantalisingly close. Lafay then pushed onto the line with his teammate Alex Baudin, who was third, while Lafay had to settle for fourth.
“I didn’t feel very good at first today,” Van Eetvelt said in a Lotto-Dstny media statement. “But when the team wants to work for you, you can’t complain, and you just have to give it everything you’ve got.”
The first big attack in the final stages of the climb came from UAE Team Emirates rider Tim Wellens within the final two kilometres, with Lafay linking on and then riding on by.
Van Eetvelt’s win on the decisive GC stage put the 23-year-old in the red leaders jersey with Onley five seconds back and Baudin 15 seconds behind with just one stage to go. As a…
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