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Stage 5, Wednesday, August 24: Viveiro - Lugo, 171.3 km

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Gianni Meersman wins Vuelta stage 5

Rated ascent:

• Km 118.8:  Pto. de Marco de Álvare, 11.8 km @ 3.6% -  cat. 3

The Race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's stage.

Perfectly kept out of trouble by his Etixx-Quick Step team, Gianni Meersman avoided a massive pile-up in the finale of stage 5 in Lugo to snatch his second stage victory in the Vuelta. Already winner of stage 2, the Belgian outsprinted a bunch reduced to some 20 riders by the crash which took place in the last kilometer. On the line, he beat Italy's Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) and France's Kevin Reza (FDJ). Despite being held up by the pile-up, Darwin Atapuma (BMC) retained his leader's red jersey. 

194 riders left Viveiro in the rain at 13:33. Luis Mas (Caja Rural), injured in a crash after the finish of yesterday's stage 5, did not start. From the flag, two riders surged, Portugal's Tiago Machado (Katusha) and France's Julien Morice (Direct Energie). Their lead quickly increased and reached 6:30 after A00 km over a peloton led by Darwin Atapuma's BMC team-mates and by Trek-Segafredo's Julien Bernard, anticipating a sprint for Niccolo Bonifazio.

The conditions were too hard for Brazil's Murilo Fischer (FDJ), who called it quits with stomach problems.

Some 75 km from the finish, Machado dropped Morice and went on his own as the bunch had cut the gap down to 3:30. On his own, the Portuguese widened the gap and snatched the points at the intermediate sprint (Km 98) ahead of Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quick Step) and was first at the top of the only ascent of the day, Puerto de Marco de Alvare (3rd cat, km 118.8). In the climb, Belgium's Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) collected two points to move level with KOM leader Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) on 10 points.

With 40 km to go, the teams with a solid finisher - Etixx-Quick Step, Trek-Segafredo and Giant-Alpecin - raised the tempo and the gap went down.

Machado was reeled in 14 km from the line by the peloton, led by Team Sky and Movistar. In the last ten kilometers, the teams with sprinters and the ones with GC leaders fought for front positions as the bump two kilometers from the line could also favour attacks. They came from Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) and Australia's Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac) who surged in the hill but were caught under the red flame. 

The stage was set for a bunch sprint, but it was peculiar one as two thirds of the peloton were held up by a massive crash, whose main victim was LottoNL-Jumbo leader Steven Kruijswijk. Perfectly led out by his team-mates, Meersman surged for an impeccable stage victory over a group of some 20 riders, among which Alejandro Valverde and Chris Froome. 

The judges initially awarded the GC lead to Alejandro Valverde, but Darwin Atapuma, who had been caught in the crash, was later found to be the the race leader.

Complete Results:

Stage 5 photos

171.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.039 km/hr

1	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	4hr 16min 42sec
2	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
3	REZA Kévin	FDJ	s.t.
4	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
5	WAEYTENS Zico	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
6	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
7	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
8	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
9	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
10	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
11	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
12	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
13	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
14	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
15	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
16	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	s.t.
17	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	s.t.
18	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	s.t.
19	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	s.t.
20	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
21	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
22	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
23	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
24	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
25	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
26	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 02''
27	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01' 02''
28	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 00''
29	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
30	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	s.t.
31	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
32	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
33	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
34	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
35	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	s.t.
36	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
38	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
39	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 27''
40	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 00' 00''
41	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
42	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
43	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
44	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
45	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	s.t.
46	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
47	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
48	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
49	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01' 29''
50	SILIN Egor	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 00' 00''
51	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
52	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
53	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01' 34''
54	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 00' 00''
55	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
56	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
57	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01' 52''
58	LOSADA Alberto	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 00' 00''
59	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
60	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	s.t.
61	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	s.t.
62	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
63	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
64	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
65	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
66	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
67	KONIG Leopold	SKY	s.t.
68	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
69	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	s.t.
70	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
71	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
72	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
73	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
74	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
75	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	s.t.
76	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
77	LAGUTIN Sergey	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
78	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
79	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
80	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
81	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	s.t.
82	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	s.t.
83	WYSS Danilo	BMC	s.t.
84	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
85	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02' 28''
86	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 00''
87	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
88	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 28''
89	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 00''
90	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 32''
91	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 00''
92	BONIFAZIO Niccolo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
93	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02' 55''
94	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 00' 00''
95	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	s.t.
96	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
97	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	s.t.
98	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 02''
99	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
100	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
101	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
102	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 06''
103	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 03' 06''
104	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
105	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
106	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
107	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
108	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 09''
109	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
110	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 22''
111	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 31''
112	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	s.t.
113	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 43''
114	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 03' 54''
115	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	s.t.
116	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
117	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
118	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
119	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
120	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
121	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	s.t.
122	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
123	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 03' 58''
124	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 58''
125	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	s.t.
126	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
127	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
128	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	SKY	s.t.
129	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 04' 02''
130	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	s.t.
131	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
132	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
133	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
134	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
135	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
136	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
137	MAMYKIN Matvey	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
138	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
139	MACHADO Tiago	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
140	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
141	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04' 13''
142	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
143	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
144	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
145	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	s.t.
146	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 04' 20''
147	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04' 23''
148	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
149	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
150	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
151	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
152	RESTREPO Jhonatan	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
153	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
154	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
155	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
156	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
157	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
158	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
159	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
160	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
161	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	s.t.
162	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
163	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	s.t.
164	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
165	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
166	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	s.t.
167	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
168	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
169	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
170	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
171	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
172	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	s.t.
173	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
174	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
175	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
176	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	s.t.
177	TAARAMÄE Rein	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
178	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
179	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
180	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04' 35''
181	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 05' 01''
182	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
183	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 05' 04''
184	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 05' 36''
185	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
186	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	s.t.
187	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 05' 38''
188	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 05' 46''
189	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 06' 04''
190	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 06' 51''
191	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 07' 36''
192	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 07' 36''

GC after Stage 5:

• GC leader: Darwin Atapuma (BMC)
• Points classification leader: Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Alexandre Geniez (FDJ)
• Combination classification leader: Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie)
• Team classification leader: BMC

699.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.599 km/hr

1	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	17hr 39min 52sec
2	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	@ 28sec
3	FROOME Christopher	SKY	+ 00' 32''
4	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 38''
5	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
6	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 01' 07''
7	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 10''
8	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 01' 12''
9	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 01' 14''
10	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 22''
11	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 24''
12	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 35''
13	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 01' 52''
14	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 55''
15	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 02' 07''
16	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 13''
17	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 02' 17''
18	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 02' 27''
19	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 34''
20	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 02' 35''
21	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 43''
22	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 45''
23	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 51''
24	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 02' 53''
25	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	+ 02' 57''
26	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 08''
27	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 09''
28	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03' 10''
29	LOSADA Alberto	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 03' 11''
30	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 22''
31	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 24''
32	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03' 35''
33	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 03' 42''
34	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 44''
35	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 49''
36	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 49''
37	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 52''
38	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 56''
39	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 08''
40	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 04' 13''
41	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 18''
42	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04' 27''
43	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 38''
44	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 42''
45	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 49''
46	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 05' 23''
47	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 06' 15''
48	SILIN Egor	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 07' 15''
49	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 19''
50	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 08' 22''
51	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 08' 43''
52	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 08' 53''
53	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 10' 04''
54	MAMYKIN Matvey	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 10' 16''
55	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 10' 36''
56	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 12' 00''
57	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 12' 07''
58	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
59	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 12' 46''
60	MACHADO Tiago	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 12' 49''
61	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 12' 50''
62	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 12' 55''
63	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 13' 28''
64	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 13' 31''
65	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 13' 50''
66	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 14' 10''
67	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 14' 55''
68	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 15' 35''
69	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 15' 36''
70	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 16' 03''
71	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 16' 40''
72	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 16' 57''
73	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 17' 06''
74	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 17' 08''
75	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 17' 19''
76	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 17' 43''
77	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 17' 47''
78	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 18' 04''
79	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 18' 06''
80	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 18' 13''
81	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 18' 43''
82	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 19' 14''
83	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 19' 20''
84	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 19' 24''
85	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 19' 39''
86	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 19' 46''
87	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 20' 49''
88	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 20' 50''
89	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	+ 20' 53''
90	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 21' 04''
91	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 21' 06''
92	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 21' 28''
93	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 29''
94	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 37''
95	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 22' 15''
96	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 22' 16''
97	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 23''
98	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 22' 37''
99	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 22' 44''
100	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 23' 09''
101	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 23' 31''
102	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 23' 51''
103	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 24' 01''
104	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 24' 11''
105	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 24' 19''
106	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 24' 36''
107	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 24' 40''
108	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 25' 43''
109	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 46''
110	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 25' 49''
111	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 26' 10''
112	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 26' 19''
113	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 26' 23''
114	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 27' 01''
115	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 27' 03''
116	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 27' 10''
117	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	SKY	+ 27' 12''
118	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 27' 22''
119	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 27' 38''
120	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 27' 58''
121	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 27' 59''
122	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 28' 50''
123	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 28' 50''
124	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 29' 03''
125	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 29' 08''
126	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 29' 33''
127	LAGUTIN Sergey	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 29' 40''
128	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 29' 46''
129	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 29' 49''
130	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 29' 55''
131	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 30' 05''
132	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 30' 32''
133	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 30' 45''
134	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 30' 54''
135	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 31' 10''
136	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	+ 31' 15''
137	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 31' 16''
138	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 31' 24''
139	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 31' 49''
140	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 32' 06''
141	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 32' 13''
142	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 32' 25''
143	RESTREPO Jhonatan	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 33' 17''
144	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 33' 21''
145	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 33' 26''
146	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 33' 33''
147	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 33' 44''
148	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 33' 45''
149	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 33' 56''
150	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 34' 03''
151	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 34' 24''
152	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 34' 34''
153	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 34' 45''
154	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 34' 59''
155	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 34' 59''
156	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 35' 08''
157	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 35' 16''
158	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 35' 19''
159	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	+ 35' 27''
160	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 35' 34''
161	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 35' 36''
162	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 35' 47''
163	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 35' 53''
164	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 36' 12''
165	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 36' 17''
166	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 36' 18''
167	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 36' 19''
168	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 36' 32''
169	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 36' 44''
170	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 37' 12''
171	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 37' 18''
172	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 37' 18''
173	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 37' 34''
174	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 37' 40''
175	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 37' 49''
176	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	+ 37' 58''
177	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 38' 07''
178	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 38' 30''
179	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 38' 46''
180	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 38' 51''
181	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 38' 56''
182	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 39' 25''
183	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 40' 07''
184	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 40' 40''
185	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 40' 50''
186	TAARAMÄE Rein	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 41' 12''
187	BONIFAZIO Niccolo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 41' 53''
188	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 43' 13''
189	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 45' 48''
190	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 46' 02''
191	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 48' 41''
192	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 57' 40''

Stage 5 map and profile:

Vuelta stage 5 map

Vuelta stage 5 profile

Stage 5 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Race leader Darwin Atapuma has signed in.

Philippe Gilbert before the start

Lilian Calmejane

Chris Froome after signing in

Simon Gerrans

Gianni Meersman wins stage 5

Another view of the stage finish

A group of delayed riders

George Bennett finishes

Darwin Atapuma just after the stage finish. Originally the judges said Alejandro Valverde was the new GC leaders, but leader found Atapuma to have retained the GC lead.

Stage winner Gianni Meersman

Lilian Calmejane remains the combination classification leader

Stage 5 preview: Flat stage from Viveiro to Lugo. 171.3 kilometres of leg-breaking terrain that includes a circuit around the Lugo capital that will prove favourable for sprinters to show their skills, though they will have to face Marco de Álvare mid-route, an 11.8km mountain pass with an inclination of 3.6% that will spice up the day.

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