Jan Polanc wins Giro d'Italia stage five, as Contador takes pink

23-year-old Slovenian took the biggest win of his career as Alberto Contador moved into race lead on the stage five summit finish

13 May 2015
98th Giro d'Italia
Stage 05 : La Spezia - Abetone
1st : POLANC Jan (SLO) Lampre - Merida
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Jan Polanc (Lampre-Merida) took an impressive solo victory on the summit finish to Abetone on stage five of the Giro d'Italia, as Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) took the maglia rosa by two seconds over Fabio Aru (Astana).

Polanc has been part of the day's main breakaway, which formed within the first 20km of the race.

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Richard Windsor

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Richard is digital editor of Cycling Weekly. Joining the team in 2013, Richard became editor of the website in 2014 and coordinates site content and strategy, leading the news team in coverage of the world's biggest races and working with the tech editor to deliver comprehensive buying guides, reviews, and the latest product news.


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