Tirreno-Adriatico stage 5 LIVE – Large break gets away after intense battle in first hour of racing

The peloton has let the gap grow to over three minutes but the chasing trio are still over 30 seconds behind the leaders.

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The chasing trio appear to be fading as their gap grows to 36 seconds from the leaders.

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The gap hasn’t really moved for quite some time with the chase group also just stuck a few seconds off the back of the leaders as well.

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The gap to the lead group is at one minute and 42 seconds and growing.

This looks to be the break of the day with 10 riders getting away after a long battle that lasted over 45km and one hour of racing.

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The first group joins the leaders to make a group of seven as Verstrynge joins Hayter and Marcellusi in the chase 16 seconds behind the leaders.

New groups are forming behind the leading four riders.

Group one:

Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost)}
Georg Zimmermann (Lotto-Intermarche)
Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor)

Group two:

Martin Marcellusi (Bardiani CSF-7 Saber)
Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep)

and on his own:

Emiel Verstrygne (Alpecin-Premier Tech)

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Flynn is, indeed, caught by the peloton led by Bardiani CSF-7 Saber.

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Mechanical for Flynn in the break! That may be his chance to get away gone.

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One move that was completely missed was this brutal attack by Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)

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Edward Planckaert (Alpecin-Premier Tech)
Joan Bou (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
Jack Haig (Ineos Grenadiers)
Sjoerd Bax (Pinarello-Q36.5)
Sean Flynn (Picnic-PostNL)

Hostilities resume with a new move. This could well be the break of the day.

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The brief hiatus turns into a longer pause in hostilities. Maybe riders are just catching their breath. Then again, they’ve been on a descent for a few kilometres and may resume attacks once on the flat and uphill again.

A brief hiatus in the bunch after a plethora of attacks.

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The average speed so far sits at just under 49kph. It has been a rapid start.

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In all of this chaos there was a moment where Remy Rochas (Groupama-FDJ United) tried to get away. He sits second in the KOM standings and with Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-Visit Malta) emptying himself yesterday, today could be a good day for the Frenchman to take points on his rival.

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The split is stitched back together yet again. What a chaotic start!

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Split in the peloton! There are around 20 riders off the front including points leader, van der Poel.

Mathieu Van der Poel

He goes again! Not satisfied with waiting for the race to come to him, he wants this to explode early. He is being very heavily marked, though.

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The attackers are caught once again.

Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor)
Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)

There aren’t too many bigger names in the peloton at this race to launch a move. Former multiple world champion, Alaphilippe, is only one minute and 20 seconds own in GC whereas Milan is looking for more kilometres in the legs after a disappointing sprint performance on stage 3.

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Champoussin has been brought back, more likely he sat up.

Tudor are leading the peloton as they don’t want to miss out on the day’s break.

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It is a very hill stage today with 3900 metres of elevation gain.

Clement Champoussin (XDS-Astana)

The Frenchman is the best placed in GC of his team sitting in 16th place at one minute and 15 seconds.

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Almost all of the GC riders are said to be in the front group. As more riders try attacks.

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Van der Poel caught but it appears the pace in the peloton is causing splits.

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech)

Two time stage winner at this year’s race and points jersey wearer, Van der Poel, launches very early!

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Multiple attacks coming out of the peloton after a steady first 10 minutes.

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Another abandon to announce it of Slovenian super-domestique, Jan Tratnik (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). A big blow for Pellizzari and Roglič.

The race begins on stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026!

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It’s a sunny start for the riders with 8.5km of neutral this morning.

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Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are having a superb race. They sit in first place on GC with Pellizzari but also have former champion, Primož Roglič, in third at just 21 seconds down. They have cards to play and even have Jai Hindley at one minute and 45 seconds to go long range.

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The riders have started the neutralised zone.

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One abandon to tell you about is that Soudal-QuickStep’s GC man, Ilan Van Wilder, will not start today due to an illness.

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It was an incredibly comanding performance by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) yesterday to take his second stage win of the week…