2024 Vuelta a España Stage 5 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 5 of the 2024 Vuelta a España! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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In the 5th stage of La Vuelta, the riders travel from one sun-scorched region to the next. The race sets off from Fuente del Maestre in Extremadura to finish in Andalucia—in Seville, to be precise. The route is 170 kilometres long.
It’s been fourteen years since La Vuelta’s last visit to the largest city of Andalucia. Seville hosted the Gran Salida in 2010 with a night time team time trial. Team HTC–Columbia took the win and Mark Cavendish was the first man in red in that edition.
The last pro-peloton finish in the streets of Seville dates back to 2017. Bryan Coquard sprinted to victory in the 4th stage of the Ruta del Sol, aka Vuelta a Andalucia.
Two years ago, La Vuelta passed through Seville in the finale of the race to Tomares, just a few kilometres further. Mads Pedersen won the race, while Primoz Roglic—second on GC at that time—crashed out after a late attack.
A sprint finish is the most likely outcome of this year’s 5th stage. The riders travel on rolling roads to a pan flat finale.
The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprint comes with 6, 4 and 2 seconds.
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