2024 Tour Down Under Stage 5 Results & Recap
Stage 5 of the 2024 Tour Down Under is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Oscar Onley wins penultimate stage
Oscar Onley (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) played his cards right to take home THINK! Road Safety Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under after an uphill sprint up Willunga Hill. The 21-year-old Scot outkicked Israel Premier Tech’s Stephen Williams and Jhonatan Narváez of Ineos Grenadiers out of a reduced field of GC favorites.
“To be honest, I came here with quite high expectations,” he said after the 126.9km race. “Obviously, you came into every race wanting to win, but I really felt I had a good shot if I played it right. It was more about making sure I played it smart and didn’t waste energy in the wrong points. I really have to credit the team over the winter. (They) have kind of helped me with this kind of tactical game because I think in the past maybe I’ve had the legs to get better results but maybe I’ve not been tactically smart, so it’s something I’ve really focussed on the last few weeks."
Williams is now leading the overall with one stage remaining, tied on time with Onley. The previous leader, 20-year-old Mexican Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates), finished six seconds behind Onley on the uphill finale.
“I’m really, really glad, over the moon,” he said. "We knew it was going to be close, obviously we’re on the same time, so I got it on a count back – luckily that sprint on Stage 2 came in handy. I’m really pleased to be in this jersey and (I can) give this back to the boys who (have) done such a good job today.”
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