Euskaraz irakurri: Kooijek Paris-Nizako bosgarren stageko sprinta bereganatu du, eta Pogacarrek maillot horiari eutsi dio

The Dutch cyclist Jumbo-Visma Olav Kooij ha cattle this thursday the Fifth stage of the Paris-Nice 2023, disputed over 212 kilometers between Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise and Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. Kooij has awarded the victory to the sprintahead of the Danish Trek-Segafredo Mads Pedersen and from the Belgian Soudal Quick-Step Tim Merlierin a day in which the Slovenian runner of the UAE Team Emirates Tadej Pogacar has kept the yellow jerseyalthough he has seen his distance cut in four seconds with respect to the second classified, the Breton from Groupama-FDJ David Gauduas a result of the bonus obtained by the latter in a special sprint.

After the high finish on Wednesday, which brought battle between the favorites and differences of importance in the classificationIn Thursday’s stage, the excitement focused on the final stretch, with the sprinter teams trying to play their cards so that the sprinters could decide.

At the finish line, Kooij was the strongest, rounding off a perfect day for his team, Jumbo-Visma, who, as the Paris-Nice peloton approached the finish line, has won the fourth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, through Primoz Roglic.

In general, the highlight is that David Gaudú is now six seconds behind Pogacar; There have been no other important modifications, in a day of transition in what refers to the fight for the final victory. Of course, the leader has also achieved two bonus seconds, which adds to the difference that he already had with the rest of the riders. Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) He is still in twelfth place, and is the best classified of the Basque runners.

Paris-Nice puts this into play Friday the sixth stage of its 2023 edition, between Tourves and La Colle-sur-Loup. The cyclists must complete a 197.4-kilometre route in which five scoring ports are planned for the mountain classification, three in the second category and another two in the third category. The last of the day, second class, is located about 30 kilometers from the finish line, just after taking the first step across the finish line.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE FIFTH STAGE

1 – KOOIJ Olav (Jumbo-Visma) 5:19:54

2 – PEDERSEN Mads (Trek-Segafredo) mt

3 – MERLIER Tim (Soudal Quick-Step) mt

4 – TRENTIN Matteo (UAE Team Emirates) mt

5 – KANTER Max (Movistar) mt

6 – COQUARD Bryan (Cofiis) mt

7- BENNETT Sam (BORA-hansgrohe) mt

8 – MARIT Arne (Intermarché) mt

9 – PAGE Hugo (Intermarché) mt

10- BOL Cees (Astana) mt

GENERAL RANKING

1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE Team Emirates) 11:55:00

2 – GAUDU David (Groupama-FDJ) +0:06

3 – VINGEGAARD ​​Jonas (Jumbo-Visma) +0:46

4 – YACHTS Simon (Jayco) +0:58

5 – MÄDER Gino (Bahrain-Victorious) +1:21

6 – BARDET Romain (DSM) +1:42

7 – MARTINEZ Daniel Felipe (INEOS) mt

8 – JORGENSON Matteo (Movistar) +1:44

9 – POWLESS Neilson (EF Education-EasyPost) +1:46

10-ENVELOPE Matteo (Jayco) +1:56

Source: Eitb

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