Jhonatan Narvaez won the fifth stage of the Tour Down Under, 145.7km from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill.

On the final climb, a symbol of the Australian race, the UAE Emirates rider detached himself from his direct opponents in the last few hundred metres: Oscar Onley, who finished in second place, Finn Fisher Black, third, and Javier Romo, fourth.

The Spaniard, who until this morning was the leader of the general classification, tried to win the stage by attacking about 3 km from the finish line. But he was caught in the last kilometer.

With one stage to go, the Adelaide sprinters' parade, Narvaez leads Romo by 9 seconds and Fisher Black by 12.

Sprint Cycling Photo

Order of arrival:

1 NARVÁEZ Jhonatan UAE Team Emirates - XRG 3:17:02

2 ONLEY Oscar Team Picnic PostNL,,

3 FISHER-BLACK Finn Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ,,

4 PLAPP Luke Team Jayco AlUla 0:03

5 ROMO Javier Movistar Team ,,

6 WOODS Michael Israel - Premier Tech 0:06

7 GLOAG Thomas Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

8 SHEFFIELD Magnus INEOS Grenadiers,,

9 TRONCHON Bastien Decathlon AG2R The World Team ,,

10 KONRAD Patrick Lidl - Trek 0:15

General classification:

1 NARVÁEZ Jhonatan UAE Team Emirates - XRG 17:26:02

2 ROMO Javier Movistar Team 0:09

3 FISHER-BLACK Finn Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 0:12

4 ONLEY Oscar Team Picnic PostNL 0:15

5 TRONCHON Bastien Decathlon AG2R The World Team 0:24

6 PLAPP Luke Team Jayco AlUla,,

7 SHEFFIELD Magnus INEOS Grenadiers 0:27

8 GLOAG Thomas Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

9 KONRAD Patrick Lidl - Trek 0:31

10 WOODS Michael Israel - Premier Tech 0:47