Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) broke Spain’s two-year Grand Tour stage-winning duck in Bilbao, soloing away from the breakaway to claim victory on stage 5 of the Vuelta a España.
The 28-year-old was a latecomer to the breakaway, having bridged across mid-stage following a long battle for the move, and once again came from behind on the final climb of the day to attack the group before holding a small gap all the way to the finish.
Four seconds later, Daryl Impey (Israel-Premier Tech) and Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) rounded out the podium, the pair leading home the remains of the breakaway.
The day also saw a big move in the general classification as Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) ceded the red jersey to the breakaway just one day after taking it in Laguardia. Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) was the beneficiary as the break finished over five minutes up on the Jumbo-Visma-controlled peloton.
The Frenchman, who lay 58 seconds down on Roglič at the start of the day and four seconds up on Wright, now lies two seconds up on the Briton having scored those vital bonus seconds over the final climb of the day, the Alto del Vivero.
The Vivero brought the race-winning move, with Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ) having attacked on the run-in to the tough hill. He carried a 35-second lead into the climb, but Soler, who at one point looked to be struggling…
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