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Vingegaard storms to solo Stage 5 win on Coll de Pal at Volta a Catalunya
Jonas Vingegaard powered clear 6km from the Coll de Pal summit to win stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya in solo fashion, with the wind-shortened finish (cut by 2.2km) aiding his attack. Felix Gall finished second and Florian Lipowitz third, as Vingegaard moved into the race lead by about 57 seconds with Evenepoel finishing sixth after earlier struggles and a crash.
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McNulty’s late chase helps Pogačar edge Pidcock in Milan-San Remo chaos
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