Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) put in a hugely dominant ride to win stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico atop the Muro di Guardiagrele.
Alberto Contador. Photo: Cyclingnews
The Spaniard attacked on the penultimate climb of the stage, blowing the race wide open and securing a healthy overall lead by the finish.
Overnight leader Michal Kwiatkowski saw his 16 second lead over Contador wiped out and was dropped out of the top ten by the time he crawled over the line.
Nairo Quintana now sits in second place overall, 2:08 down on Contador, with Roman Kreuziger third at 2:15.
“Without a doubt this win will remain one the best of my career and one that I’ll always remember. It flashed by in a second but it’ll be a special memory,” Contador said at the finish.
“I knew it was risky to try and attack so far out, but I really wanted this victory and I like to do things like that.” – Cyclingnews
