28 February 2019 THE STAGE REPORT Stage 5 – Sharjah Stage – km 181 START: 136 riders kick off from Sharjah at 12:31. Non-starter: Astana Pro Team’s Fraile Matarranz. Kuriyanov, Shilov, Vorobyev, Calabria and Planet race clear right after the start. The peloton lets them go: at km 4, the five attackers are already 1’48” up the road. At km 10, they have a 4’ lead. Intermediate Sprint (Sharjah University – km 20.2) Planet claims the intermediate sprint ahead of Kuriyanov, Shilov, Calabria and Vorobyev, and 4’39” ahead of the bunch. The peloton – with Lotto, Deceuninck, Jumbo and Uae riders at the front – steps up the pace: at km 25, the gap drops slightly: 3’32”; at km 35: 3’38”. Average speed after one hour of racing: 38.200 km/h. Time gap at km 40: 3’45”; at km 50: 3’06”; at km 58: 3’; at km 66: 2’47”. Average speed after two hours of racing: 36.400 km/h. At the mark indicating 100 km remaining to the finish, the peloton is 1’55” down the road; at km 87 of racing: 2’10”; at km 97: 2’54”. Average speed after three hours: 33.770 km/h. At km 108, the gap is down to 2’05”; at km 116: 1’25”; at the mark indicating 50 km to the finish (km 131 of racing): 1’26”. Intermediate Sprint (Kalba University – km 136.8) Kuriyanov claims the intermediate sprint ahead of Shilov, Planet, Calabria and Vorobyev; the peloton is 1’28” down the road. Average speed after four hours: 35.225 km/h. At km 143, the gap is further down to 53”. The peloton draws nearer and nearer. Calabria tries to kick as the break is swallowed up, but he is reeled in at km 150. All together. The situation remains unchanged: the peloton rides on together and the pace increases steadily (Sarreau crashes with 4 km to go) until the final bunch sprint. FINISH (Khor Fakkan – km 181) Viviani claims the stage ahead of Gaviria, Kittel, Sam Bennett, Janse Van Rensburg, Bauhaus, Halvorsen, Mareczko and the others. Time of the winner: 4h48’59”, at an average speed of 37.580 km/h. 28 February 2019 WINNER’S PORTRAIT Stage 5 – Sharjah Stage – km 181 Elia Viviani was born on February 7, 1989, in Isola della Scala (Verona, Italy). He has been professional since 2010. 2010 – Liquigas-Doimo 4 wins: one stage at the Giro di Cuba; one stage at the Giro di Turchia; the Memorial Marco Pantani; the Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke. 2011 – Liguigas-Cannondale 8 wins: the GP Costa degli Etruschi; one stage at the Tour de Mumbai; one stage at the Giro di Slovenia; the GP Nobili Rubinetterie/Coppa Città di Stresa; two stages at the Tour of Colorado; one stage at the Giro di Padania; one stage at the Tour de Beijing. 2012 – Liquigas-Cannondale 6 wins: one stage at the Tour de San Luis; the GP Costa degli Etruschi; two stages and the final classification at the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria; one stage at the Settimana Coppi e Bartali; one stage at the Tour de Beijing. 2013 – Cannondale Pro Cycling 6 wins: one stage at the Critérium du Dauphiné; two stages and the final classifications at the Tour of Elk Grove; the Dutch Food Valley Classic; one stage at the Tour of Britain. 2014 – Cannondale 6 wins: one stage at the Settimana Coppi e Bartali; two stages at the Presidential Tour of Turkey; one stage at the Tour de Slovénie; one stage at the Usa Pro Challenge-Tour of Colorado; the GP Banca di Legnano-Coppa Bernocchi. 2015 – Team Sky 8 wins: one stage at the Dubai Tour; the Tour de Romandie T.T.T.; the Genova’s stage at the Giro d’Italia; one stage at the Eneco Tour; three stages at the Tour of Britain; two stages at the Abu Dhabi Tour. 2016 – Team Sky 2 wins: one stage at the Dubai Tour; one stage at the Driedaagse de Panne-Koksijde. 2017 – Team Sky 10 wins: one stage at the Tour de Romandie; the final classification at the Hammer Series Limburg; one stage at the Route du Sud; two stages at the Tour of Austria; the EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg; two stages at the Tour du Poitou Charentes; Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France; one stage at the Tour of Britain. 2018 – Quick-Step Floors 18 wins: one stage at the Tour Down Under; two stages and the final classification at the Dubai Tour; one stage at the Abu Dhabi Tour; Driedaagse de Panne-Koksijde; Tel Aviv, Eilat, Nervesa della Battaglia and Iseo stages at the Giro d’Italia; three stages (plus the TTT stage) at the Adriatica Ionica Race; National RR Championships; EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg; Alhaurin de la Torre, Bermillo de Sayago and Madrid at the Vuelta a España; 2° Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race; 2° Gent-Wevelgem; 2° Dwars door het Hageland-Aarschot; 2° Ride London-Surrey Classic. 2019 – Deceuninck-Quick Step 3 wins: one stage at the Tour Down Under; Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race; one stage at the UAE Tour. 28.02.2019 ORDER OF ARRIVAL Stage 5 - Sharjah Stage Average: 37,580 km/h RNK NUM ID UCI RIDER NAT TEAM TIME GAP BON 1. 61 10005502914 VIVIANI Elia ITA DQT DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP 4:48:59 10 2. 192 10008656828 GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando Y COL UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 4:48:59 0:00 6 3. 141 10004502400 KITTEL Marcel GER TKA TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN 4:48:59 0:00 4 4. 43 10006599519 BENNETT Sam IRL BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 4:48:59 0:00 5. 124 10006282247 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt RSA TDD TEAM DIMENSION DATA 4:48:59 0:00 6. 32 10008662484 BAUHAUS Phil Y GER TBM BAHRAIN - MERIDA 4:48:59 0:00 7. 163 10010023316 HALVORSEN Kristoffer Y NOR SKY TEAM SKY 4:48:59 0:00 8. 55 10008972884 MARECZKO Jakub Y ITA CPT CCC TEAM 4:48:59 0:00 9. 173 10009403324 BOL Cees Y NED SUN TEAM SUNWEB 4:48:59 0:00 10. 177 10045463375 WALSCHEID Maximilian Richa GER SUN TEAM SUNWEB 4:48:59 0:00 11. 186 10009189015 MOSCHETTI Matteo Y ITA TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 4:48:59 0:00 12. 112 10004439449 BAUER Jack NZL MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT 4:48:59 0:00 13. 152 10010957243 BENHAMOUDA Mehdi Y FRA TNN TEAM NOVO NORDISK 4:48:59 0:00 14. 191 10003269183 KRISTOFF Alexander NOR UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 4:48:59 0:00 15. 14 10001573202 DUMOULIN Samuel FRA ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 4:48:59 0:00 16. 156 10005660336 PERON Andrea ITA TNN TEAM NOVO NORDISK 4:48:59 0:00 17. 52 10006480388 BEVIN Patrick NZL CPT CCC TEAM 4:48:59 0:00 18. 75 10004613948 MODOLO Sacha ITA EF1 EF EDUCATION FIRST 4:48:59 0:00 19. 187 10006570924 REIJNEN Kiel USA TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 4:48:59 0:00 20. 42 10008662282 BASKA Erik Y SVK BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 4:48:59 0:00 21. 74 10006384196 MCLAY Daniel GBR EF1 EF EDUCATION FIRST 4:48:59 0:00 22. 67 10003105394 SABATINI Fabio ITA DQT DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP 4:48:59 0:00 23. 81 10005890712 PORSEV Alexander RUS GAZ GAZPROM - RUSVELO 4:48:59 0:00 24. 16 10007584067 JAUREGUI Quentin Y FRA ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 4:48:59 0:00 25. 155 10003214724 KUSZTOR Péter HUN TNN TEAM NOVO NORDISK 4:48:59 0:00 26. 83 10005914758 BOEV Igor RUS GAZ GAZPROM - RUSVELO 4:48:59 0:00 27. 77 10009817188 VAN DEN BERG Julius Y NED EF1 EF EDUCATION FIRST 4:48:59 0:00 28. 46 10003236043 PFINGSTEN Christoph GER BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 4:48:59 0:00 29. 183 10008670871 EG Niklas Y DEN TFS TREK - SEGAFREDO 4:48:59 0:00 30. 91 10003223919 ROUX Anthony FRA GFC GROUPAMA - FDJ 4:48:59 0:00 31. 93 10002847134 DELAGE Mickael FRA GFC GROUPAMA - FDJ 4:48:59 0:00 32. 104 10003301620 KLUGE Roger GER LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 4:48:59 0:00 33. 197 10005467952 ULISSI Diego ITA UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 4:48:59 0:00 34. 94 10011235109 GAUDU David Y FRA GFC GROUPAMA - FDJ 4:48:59 0:00 35. 101 10007809490 EWAN Caleb Y AUS LTS LOTTO SOUDAL 4:48:59 0:00 36. 66 10003308993 MORKOV Michael DEN DQT DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP 4:48:59 0:00 37. 116 10005560710 MEZGEC Luka SLO MTS MITCHELTON - SCOTT 4:48:59 0:00 38. 72 10008862346 BENNETT Sean Y USA EF1 EF EDUCATION FIRST 4:48:59 0:00 39. 175 10006473015 KELDERMAN Wilco NED SUN TEAM SUNWEB 4:48:59 0:00 40. 131 10008888921 ROGLIC Primoz SLO TJV TEAM JUMBO - VISMA 4:48:59 0:00 41. 1 10001457509 VALVERDE Alejandro ESP MOV MOVISTAR TEAM 4:48:59 0:00 42. 193 10003259685 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto POR UAD UAE TEAM EMIRATES 4:48:59 0:00 43. 41 10007518591 FORMOLO Davide ITA BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 4:48:59 0:00 44. 22 10003272520 BOARO Manuele ITA AST ASTANA PRO TEAM 4:48:59 0:00 45. 171 10007389259 DUMOULIN Tom NED SUN TEAM SUNWEB 4:48:59 0:00 46. 164 10005852821 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL SKY TEAM SKY 4:48:59 0:00 47. 53 10007452816 DE LA PARTE Victor ESP CPT CCC TEAM 4:48:59 0:00 48. 44 10007988235 BUCHMANN Emanuel GER BOH BORA - HANSGROHE 4:48:59 0:00 49.