Adam Rafferty (Hagens Bermans Jayco) has won Stage 5 of the Giro Next Gen Carta Giovani Nazionale, the 153 km long Fiorenzuola d’Arda-Gavi, ahead of Filippo Turconi (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè) and Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious Development Team).
Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies) is the new Maglia Rosa.
STAGE RESULTS
1 – Adam Rafferty (Hagens Bermans Jayco) – 153 km in 3h29’09”, av speed 43.891 km/h
2 – Filippo Turconi (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè) at 8″
3 – Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious Development Team) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies)
2 – Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious Development Team) at 26″
3 – Filippo Turconi (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè) at 36″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS THE GIRO NEXT GEN CARTA GIOVANI NAZIONALE
The leader jerseys of the Giro Next Gen Carta Giovani Nazionale are designed and produced by Castelli
- Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Mimit – Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy – Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies)
- Maglia Rossa, leader of the Points Classification, sponsored by TIM Enterprise – Aubin Sparfel (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Jarno Widar (Lotto Development Team)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, sponsored da Suzuki – Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious Development Team)
- Maglia Tricolore, leader of the Italian Riders Classification, sponsored by madeinitaly.gov.it by ITA – Filippo Turconi (VF Group BardianiCSF-Faizanè)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Adam Rafferty said: “Seth [Dunwoody] is one of my best friends. I was gutted because Ben Wiggins, one of my team-mates, was in the breakaway and punctured. But Seth winning yesterday really inspired me for today. Initially I wanted to go for the breakaway today. But when I saw how hectic it was, I sort of became patient. Then Red Bull started to go very hard on the 13km climb. I made the right move but it was one of the hardest days in my life. With 5 or 6km to go, I saw the group stopping and I knew that was my chance. I had a good time trial on the first stage [6th] so I knew that I could do it. I think it’s the happiest day of my life. I can’t be happier for the team. They have had so much faith in me for two years now. It’s my first international win and the 200th win for Axel Merckx’s team. It’s very special”.
