Saudi Tour 2023: Simone Consonni powers to stage five win, Ruben Guerreiro wraps up overall victory

Italian Consonni outsprinted Dylan Groenewegen to land an impressive victory for Cofidis

Simone COnsonni
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Simone Consonni of Cofidis impressively out sprinted Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AIUla) to land victory in the final stage five of the Saudi Tour 2023.

Jayco AIUla mistimed their leadout for the Dutchman, meaning Groenewegen was forced to go a long way out with the finish line in sight. 

In the end, the Dutchman would tire meaning that Consonni  and Pascal Ackermann of UAE Team Emirates were able to get on terms before passing the Jayco AIUla man.

Eventually, the Italian fast man would have the edge to take a superb stage win for Cofidis.

Meanwhile, Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar) crossed the finish safely with his Movistar teammates to wrap up overall victory.
 

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

After previously working in higher education, Tom joined Cycling Weekly in 2022 and hasn't looked back. He's been covering professional cycling ever since; reporting on the ground from some of the sport's biggest races and events, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and the World Championships. His earliest memory of a bike race is watching the Tour on holiday in the early 2000's in the south of France - he even made it on to the podium in Pau afterwards. His favourite place that cycling has taken him is Montréal in Canada.