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2014 Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)
Stage 5 Results
54th edition: April 7 - April 12, 2014
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Friday, April 11: Stage 5, Eibar - Markina Xemein, 160.2 km
Ascents:
- Km 25: Alto de Muniketagane, category 2
- Km 106.4: Alto de Gontzagaigana, category 3
- Km 118.9: Alto de Santa Eufemia, category 3
- Km 134.5: Alto de Izua, category 1
- Km 151.8: Alto de Aiastia (caserío y borda), category 2
The Race: Breaks went and breaks were caught today and for the final run-in to Markin Xemein the front group was together. Ben Swift surprised the others to win the stage and earn his third victory of the season.
Alberto Contador defended his overall lead by finishing with the front group along with Alejandro Valverde, who is still sitting in second place, 12 seconds behind.
This will be settled tomorrow with a meaty 25.9 km individual time trial.
Complete Results:
Winner's average speed: 40.568 km/hr
| 1 | Ben Swift | Sky | 3hr 56min 56sec |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar | |
| 3 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 4 | Jelte Slagter Tom | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-Merida | |
| 6 | Cyril Gautier | Europcar | |
| 7 | Jonathan Hivert | Belkin | |
| 8 | Jean-Christophe Peraud | Ag2r | |
| 9 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff-Saxo | |
| 10 | Cadel Evans | BMC | |
| 11 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ | |
| 12 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ | |
| 13 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto-Belisol | |
| 14 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha | |
| 15 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC | |
| 16 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 17 | Wouter Poels | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 18 | Simon Spilak | Katusha | |
| 19 | Samuel Sanchez | BMC | |
| 20 | Robert Kiserlovski | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 21 | Mikel Landa | Astana | |
| 22 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 23 | Pieter Weening | Orica-GreenEdge | @ 31 seconds |
| 24 | Pierre Rolland | Europcar | + 01′ 05″ |
| 25 | Warren Barguil | Giant-Shimano | |
| 26 | Roman Kreuziger | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 01′ 39″ |
| 27 | Leon Sanchez Luis | Caja Rural | |
| 28 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r | |
| 29 | Maxime Mederel | Europcar | |
| 30 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC | + 02′ 17″ |
| 31 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana | |
| 32 | Daan Olivier | Giant-Shimano | |
| 33 | Sebastian Henao | Sky | |
| 34 | John Gadret | Movistar | |
| 35 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 36 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin | + 03′ 10″ |
| 37 | Koldo Fdez. De Larrea | Garmin-Sharp | + 04′ 39″ |
| 38 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 39 | Adam Yates | Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 40 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar | |
| 41 | Mikel Nieve | Sky | + 08′ 50″ |
| 42 | Tim Wellens | Lotto-Belisol | + 09′ 12″ |
| 43 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural | + 10′ 22″ |
| 44 | Peter Velits | BMC | |
| 45 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 46 | Simon Geschke | Giant-Shimano | |
| 47 | Davide Malacarne | Europcar | |
| 48 | Jose Herrada | Movistar | + 12′ 03″ |
| 49 | Ruben Plaza | Movistar | |
| 50 | Omar Fraile | Caja Rural | |
| 51 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar | + 12′ 23″ |
| 52 | Rafael Valls | Lampre-Merida | + 12′ 48″ |
| 53 | Rui Costa | Lampre-Merida | |
| 54 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | |
| 55 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar | |
| 56 | Petter Nordhaug Lars | Belkin | |
| 57 | Yukiya Arashiro | Europcar | |
| 58 | Nelson Oliveira | Lampre-Merida | |
| 59 | Michael Albasini | Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 60 | Rory Sutherland | Tinkoff-Saxo | |
| 61 | Matteo Montaguti | Ag2r | |
| 62 | Fabian Wegmann | Garmin-Sharp | + 17′ 26″ |
| 63 | Tosh Van Der Sande | Lotto-Belisol | |
| 64 | Sander Armée | Lotto-Belisol | |
| 65 | Haimar Zubeldia | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 66 | Benjamin King | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 67 | Matthew Busche | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 68 | Christian Meier | Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 69 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Giant-Shimano | |
| 70 | Stef Clement | Belkin | |
| 71 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 72 | Frank Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 73 | David Tanner | Belkin | |
| 74 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 75 | Xabier Zandio | Sky | |
| 76 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural | |
| 77 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | |
| 78 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | |
| 79 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ | |
| 80 | Benoit Vaugrenard | FDJ | |
| 81 | Jussi Veikkanen | FDJ | |
| 82 | Jeremy Roy | FDJ | |
| 83 | Fabricio Ferrari | Caja Rural | |
| 84 | Pierrick Fedrigo | FDJ | |
| 85 | Esteban Chaves | Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 86 | Jose Serpa | Lampre-Merida | |
| 87 | Davide Villella | Cannondale | |
| 88 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre-Merida | |
| 89 | Gang Xu | Lampre-Merida | |
| 90 | Michel Koch | Cannondale | |
| 91 | Daniele Ratto | Cannondale | |
| 92 | Sergei Chernetskiy | Katusha | |
| 93 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha | |
| 94 | Paul Martens | Belkin | |
| 95 | Tom Dumoulin | Giant-Shimano | |
| 96 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 97 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 98 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale | |
| 99 | Ben Gastauer | Ag2r | |
| 100 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana | |
| 101 | Thomas Damuseau | Giant-Shimano | |
| 102 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana | |
| 103 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana | |
| 104 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | |
| 105 | André Cardoso | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 106 | Ruben Fernandez | Caja Rural | |
| 107 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural | |
| 108 | Thomas Peterson | Giant-Shimano | |
| 109 | Amaël Moinard | BMC | |
| 110 | Christophe Riblon | Ag2r | |
| 111 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha | |
| 112 | Dmitry Kozontchuk | Katusha | |
| 113 | Marc Marino Jean | Cannondale | |
| 114 | Romain Sicard | Europcar | |
| 115 | Natnael Berhane | Europcar | |
| 116 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 117 | Jens Voigt | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 118 | Jack Bobridge | Belkin | |
| 119 | Danny Pate | Sky | |
| 120 | Josh Edmondson | Sky | + 18′ 09″ |
GC after Stage 5:
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff-Saxo | 20hr 30min 31sec |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar | @ 12 seconds |
| 3 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-Merida | + 00′ 36″ |
| 4 | Cadel Evans | BMC | |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Peraud | Ag2r | |
| 6 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha | |
| 7 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | + 00′ 41″ |
| 8 | Mikel Landa | Astana | + 00′ 54″ |
| 9 | Wouter Poels | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | + 00′ 55″ |
| 10 | Samuel Sanchez | BMC | + 00′ 56″ |
| 11 | Jelte Slagter Tom | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 12 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ | |
| 13 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC | + 00′ 58″ |
| 14 | Simon Spilak | Katusha | |
| 15 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEdge | + 01′ 37″ |
| 16 | Robert Kiserlovski | Trek Factory Racing | + 01′ 46″ |
| 17 | Roman Kreuziger | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 04′ 13″ |
| 18 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ | + 05′ 59″ |
| 19 | Warren Barguil | Giant-Shimano | + 06′ 38″ |
| 20 | Cyril Gautier | Europcar | + 06′ 42″ |
| 21 | Daan Olivier | Giant-Shimano | + 08′ 21″ |
| 22 | John Gadret | Movistar | + 08′ 56″ |
| 23 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto-Belisol | + 09′ 07″ |
| 24 | Mikel Nieve | Sky | + 09′ 49″ |
| 25 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC | + 10′ 45″ |
| 26 | Pierre Rolland | Europcar | + 11′ 49″ |
| 27 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin | + 12′ 11″ |
| 28 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | + 14′ 25″ |
| 29 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar | + 14′ 47″ |
| 30 | Yukiya Arashiro | Europcar | + 14′ 48″ |
| 31 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana | + 15′ 33″ |
| 32 | Pieter Weening | Orica-GreenEdge | + 17′ 58″ |
| 33 | Sergei Chernetskiy | Katusha | + 19′ 12″ |
| 34 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | + 19′ 19″ |
| 35 | Maxime Mederel | Europcar | + 19′ 52″ |
| 36 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 20′ 04″ |
| 37 | André Cardoso | Garmin-Sharp | + 20′ 32″ |
| 38 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin-Sharp | + 20′ 50″ |
| 39 | Leon Sanchez Luis | Caja Rural | + 22′ 07″ |
| 40 | Frank Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 23′ 02″ |
| 41 | Sebastian Henao | Sky | + 23′ 43″ |
| 42 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r | + 25′ 21″ |
| 43 | Jeremy Roy | FDJ | + 25′ 55″ |
| 44 | Tom Dumoulin | Giant-Shimano | + 26′ 51″ |
| 45 | Romain Sicard | Europcar | + 28′ 39″ |
| 46 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | + 29′ 27″ |
| 47 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 29′ 33″ |
| 48 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana | + 30′ 36″ |
| 49 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | + 31′ 27″ |
| 50 | Peter Velits | BMC | + 31′ 53″ |
| 51 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ | + 31′ 58″ |
| 52 | Ben Gastauer | Ag2r | + 33′ 11″ |
| 53 | Michael Albasini | Orica-GreenEdge | + 33′ 32″ |
| 54 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre-Merida | + 34′ 02″ |
| 55 | Jose Herrada | Movistar | + 34′ 16″ |
| 56 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar | + 34′ 30″ |
| 57 | Davide Malacarne | Europcar | + 34′ 45″ |
| 58 | Ben Swift | Sky | + 34′ 50″ |
| 59 | Rui Costa | Lampre-Merida | + 35′ 01″ |
| 60 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural | + 35′ 15″ |
| 61 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin-Sharp | + 35′ 19″ |
| 62 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural | + 35′ 25″ |
| 63 | Petter Nordhaug Lars | Belkin | + 36′ 37″ |
| 64 | Rory Sutherland | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 37′ 19″ |
| 65 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar | + 37′ 39″ |
| 66 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | + 39′ 07″ |
| 67 | Matteo Montaguti | Ag2r | + 39′ 13″ |
| 68 | Simon Geschke | Giant-Shimano | + 39′ 38″ |
| 69 | Matthew Busche | Trek Factory Racing | + 39′ 55″ |
| 70 | Stef Clement | Belkin | + 40′ 04″ |
| 71 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 40′ 11″ |
| 72 | Koldo Fdez. De Larrea | Garmin-Sharp | + 41′ 12″ |
| 73 | Rafael Valls | Lampre-Merida | + 41′ 51″ |
| 74 | Xabier Zandio | Sky | + 42′ 46″ |
| 75 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha | + 42′ 54″ |
| 76 | Haimar Zubeldia | Trek Factory Racing | + 43′ 44″ |
| 77 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | + 43′ 49″ |
| 78 | Pierrick Fedrigo | FDJ | + 44′ 39″ |
| 79 | Amaël Moinard | BMC | + 45′ 11″ |
| 80 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha | + 45′ 20″ |
| 81 | Adam Yates | Orica-GreenEdge | + 46′ 04″ |
| 82 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural | + 47′ 01″ |
| 83 | Sander Armée | Lotto-Belisol | + 49′ 09″ |
| 84 | Jose Serpa | Lampre-Merida | + 49′ 35″ |
| 85 | Danny Pate | Sky | + 49′ 53″ |
| 86 | Paul Martens | Belkin | + 51′ 09″ |
| 87 | Tim Wellens | Lotto-Belisol | + 51′ 14″ |
| 88 | Nelson Oliveira | Lampre-Merida | + 51′ 29″ |
| 89 | Ruben Plaza | Movistar | + 53′ 00″ |
| 90 | Benoit Vaugrenard | FDJ | + 53′ 14″ |
| 91 | Ruben Fernandez | Caja Rural | + 54′ 38″ |
| 92 | Jonathan Hivert | Belkin | + 55′ 09″ |
| 93 | Fabian Wegmann | Garmin-Sharp | + 55′ 46″ |
| 94 | Fabricio Ferrari | Caja Rural | + 57′ 24″ |
| 95 | Omar Fraile | Caja Rural | + 58′ 22″ |
| 96 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale | + 58′ 23″ |
| 97 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Giant-Shimano | + 58′ 33″ |
| 98 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | + 58′ 35″ |
| 99 | David Tanner | Belkin | + 58′ 39″ |
| 100 | Marc Marino Jean | Cannondale | + 58′ 46″ |
| 101 | Daniele Ratto | Cannondale | + 59′ 20″ |
| 102 | Jussi Veikkanen | FDJ | + 59′ 55″ |
| 103 | Christian Meier | Orica-GreenEdge | + 01h 00′ 25″ |
| 104 | Esteban Chaves | Orica-GreenEdge | + 01h 00′ 28″ |
| 105 | Tosh Van Der Sande | Lotto-Belisol | + 01h 01′ 52″ |
| 106 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana | + 01h 01′ 52″ |
| 107 | Thomas Damuseau | Giant-Shimano | + 01h 03′ 04″ |
| 108 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 01h 03′ 45″ |
| 109 | Davide Villella | Cannondale | + 01h 05′ 30″ |
| 110 | Dmitry Kozontchuk | Katusha | + 01h 05′ 41″ |
| 111 | Benjamin King | Garmin-Sharp | + 01h 06′ 13″ |
| 112 | Natnael Berhane | Europcar | + 01h 07′ 02″ |
| 113 | Gang Xu | Lampre-Merida | + 01h 08′ 09″ |
| 114 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana | + 01h 08′ 09″ |
| 115 | Michel Koch | Cannondale | + 01h 10′ 57″ |
| 116 | Josh Edmondson | Sky | + 01h 13′ 07″ |
| 117 | Jens Voigt | Trek Factory Racing | + 01h 14′ 21″ |
| 118 | Thomas Peterson | Giant-Shimano | + 01h 15′ 25″ |
| 119 | Christophe Riblon | Ag2r | + 01h 18′ 08″ |
| 120 | Jack Bobridge | Belkin | + 01h 21′ 12″ |