Jasper Philipsen won the fifth stage of the UAE Tour, the 182km Ras al Khaimah Corniche-Al Marjan Island. The Alpecin Fenix rider preceded Olav Kooij and Sam Bennett in the sprint. Fourth and sixth the blues Matteo Malucelli and Elia Viviani.

This is the second stage success for the Belgian, who is increasingly leading the points classification.

Tadej Pogacar has kept the primacy of the general classification.

Order of arrival:

1 PHILIPSEN Jasper Alpecin-Fenix 40 35 4:17:05

2 KOOIJ Olav Jumbo-Visma 15 20 ,,

3 BENNETT Sam BORA - hansgrohe 6 12 ,,

4 MALUCELLI Matteo Gazprom - RusVelo 9 ,,

5 BARBIER Rudy Israel - Premier Tech 7 ,,

6 VIVIANI Elia INEOS Grenadiers 5 ,,

7 DÉMARE Arnaud Groupama - FDJ 3 ,,

8 DAINESE Alberto Team DSM 2 ,,

9 KANTER Max Movistar Team 1 ,,

10 BRUSTENGA Marc Trek - Segafredo ,,

Overall ranking:

1 POGAČAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 6 18:19:37

2 GANNA Philip INEOS Grenadiers 0:04

3 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA - hansgrohe 0:14

4 YATES Adam INEOS Grenadiers 0:17

5 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost 0:25

6 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates 0:30

7 BILBAO Pello Bahrain - Victorious 0:37

8 RODRÍGUEZ Óscar Movistar Team 0:40

9 GUERREIRO Ruben EF Education-EasyPost 0:42

10 BOUCHARD Geoffrey AG2R Citroën Team 0:43

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