{"id":1292,"date":"2024-08-21T22:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T17:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T14:22:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T08:37:56","slug":"panel-bittner-sprints-to-photo-finish-at-vuelta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/news\/panel-bittner-sprints-to-photo-finish-at-vuelta\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech cyclist Bittner sprints to la Vuelta stage 5 victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEVILLE, Spain:<\/strong> Czech cyclist Pavel Bittner sprinted to the biggest victory of his career as he won the fifth stage of the Spanish Vuelta in a photo finish on Wednesday, with Primoz Roglic staying in the overall lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bittner edged Wout van Aert on the line, with Kaden Groves third in a bunch sprint at the end of the relatively flat 177-km route from Fuente del Maestre to Seville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the first victory in a grand tour for the 21-year-old Bittner, who rides for DSM-Firmenich PostNL. He recorded his first professional wins only earlier this month with two stages at the Vuelta a Burgos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three-time Spanish Vuelta champion Roglic, who won Tuesday\u2019s fourth stage,<\/a> remained eight seconds ahead of Joao Almeida, with Enric Mas trailing Roglic by 32 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On another day of soaring temperatures, Txomin Juaristi and Ibon Ruiz got away with relative ease, building a lead of more than three minutes before they were gradually reeled back in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The duo were caught with 38 km remaining and the intensity ramped up as the peloton headed to the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groves’ Alpecin-Deceuninck team started the sprint first, but Van Aert’s decision to begin his effort from a distance caught him off guard. Bittner beat the Belgian thanks to a well-timed bike throw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday\u2019s sixth stage sees the race return to the mountains with four categorised climbs on the 185.5-km route from Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 21-stage race finishes in Madrid on September 8. (AP)<\/em><\/p>\n

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