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2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Alp to Valls
Stage 5 was a 195-kilometer stage, from Alp to Valls, with one categorized climb in the end. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Sky at the front
Team Sky set the pace early in the stage. Chris Froome has been suffering from a chest infection and lost over eight minutes on the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Sanchez peloton
Samuel Sanchez (BMC) rode in the peloton on stage 5, in support of team leader Darwin Atapuma. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Valverde wins
With just a few kilomerters of racing left, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) attacked out of a strong nine-man group. Valverde opened a small gap, and used the technical finish to his advantage, holding off the chasers. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Uran finishes second
Rigoberto Uran (Etixx-Quick-Step) began to chase down Valverde in the final kilometer, and was closing the gap on the way to the line, finishing five seconds back. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Porte finish
Richie Porte (Sky) has been climbing very well, and finished fourth on the day at the Volta a Catalunya. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Van Garderen finish
Tejay van Garderen (BMC) rode with the leaders and finished in the top 10. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Contador finish
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) finished at the back of the first chase group and moved up to third overall. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: De Clercq loses time
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Soudal) was out of position when strong crosswinds split up the peloton. De Clercq lost 2:53 on the stage, and the leaders jersey to Richie Porte. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Valverde podium
Alejandro Valverde moved up on GC with his stage 5 victory. He is now fourth place, 16 seconds down from Porte. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Volta a Catalunya, stage 5: Porte leads GC
Richie Porte is the new leader in Volta a Calalunya. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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