Photos: Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 5 of UAE Tour at Jebel Jais

UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar stays in Red Jersey with two stages to go

Published: February 25, 2021 17:00 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

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Stage five of the UAE Tour took place on Thursday, from Fujairah to the top of Jebel Jais. Image Credit: AFP

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Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the Impossible Is Possible Stage of the third edition of the UAE Tour. Image Credit: AFP

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Vingegaard finished just ahead of ahead general classification leader Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers). Image Credit: AFP

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Astana's Alexey Lutsenko led all the way up the tortuous climb after the run from Fujairah to Jebel Jais. Image Credit: AFP

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But he was agonisingly caught inside the final 500m and finished down the field. Image Credit: AFP

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Vingegaard said: “I timed my last effort quite well. I was thinking it was a little bit easy in the peloton. The group slowed down and I saw Lutsenko was within reach." Image Credit: AFP

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He added: "Luckily, I was able to beat him in the sprint. I’m very happy. This is a very big victory for me.” Image Credit: AFP

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Pogacar retains the Red Jersey and 43 second lead over Adam Yates. The UAE Team Emirates man said: “I was more focusing on the GC guys than on the stage win today. There was a lot of riding into a headwind uphill today so it was hard to follow all the attacks." Image Credit: AFP

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The Slovenian added: "It was a great ride by Jonas Vingegaard. I’m glad I’ve retained the lead but I’ll stay focused in the next two days. There are no more mountains, but I haven’t won the UAE Tour yet.” Image Credit: AFP

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