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Albacete, Aug 18 (PTI): Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, edging a mass dash for the line after a flat 184.4km run from Tarancon to Albacete.<\/p>\n
Frenchman Kenny Elissonde is the new overall leader after red jersey wearer Rein Taaramae was caught in a mass fall, with race favourite Primoz Roglic in second place just five seconds adrift.<\/p>\n
Expected cross-winds never emerged and instead the stage was once more contested in baking heat.<\/p>\n
It was a second stage win on this Vuelta for Philipsen of Alpecin-Fenix, who also snatched back the sprint points green jersey from Deceuninck-Quick Step’s Fabio Jakobsen, who won Tuesday’ stage and has also twice been a close second.<\/p>\n
Unlike Jakobsen, Philipsen contested the intermediate sprint garnering a crucial 13pts.<\/p>\n
Philipsen was unlucky at the Tour de France in July finishing on the podium six times without bagging a win.<\/p>\n
In Spain, he leads Jakobsen by a single point on 131pts in a rivalry that looks set to go some distance.<\/p>\n
Philipsen was again swift to credit his team after they regrouped after a late crash to lead him to the line.<\/p>\n
“It makes it even more beautiful if you see the final five kilometres and how we were there together all with the team. I cannot describe that,” said the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n
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