Richard Carapaz powers to stage victory and the overall lead on stage five of Tour de Suisse 2021

The Ecuadorian put in an explosive attack on the final climb to bridge across to lone leader Jakob Fuglsang

Richard Carapaz out-sprints Jakob Fuglsang to stage 5 victory at the Tour de Suisse 2021
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Richard Carapaz took stage five of the Tour de Suisse 2021 along with the overall lead, after bridging to Jakob Fuglsang in the final 4km and outsprinting the Dane at the line. 

Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) left it until the final 5km of the uphill finish stage to kick after multiple riders tried to go clear, chasing down lone leader Fuglsang (Astana-Premier Tech). 

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