Iván García Cortina (Bahrain-Merida) sprinted to victory on stage 5 of the Tour of California in Ventura on Thursday, triumphing from a small group after the peloton splintered on an unclassified climb close to the finish.
Maximiliano Richeze (Deceuninck-QuickStep) took second place after leading out the sprint, while Sergio Higuita (EF Education First) finished third – his best result since joining the US squad at the start of the month. Higuita’s teammate, Tejay van Garderen, retains the race lead.
Stage 5:
1 Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 4:56:11
2 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep
3 Sergio Higuita (Col) EF Education First
4 Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team Sunweb
5 Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep
6 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
7 Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Team
8 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
9 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
10 Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
GC:
1 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Education First 26:13:01
2 Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:04
3 Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos 0:00:06
4 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:16
5 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:22
6 Sergio Higuita (Col) EF Education First 0:00:28
7 Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:33
8 George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:34
9 Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:35
10 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First 0:00:36