Vuelta a San Juan: Lopez wins over Alto Colorado

Miguel Angel Lopez (Team Medellin) won stage five of the Vuelta a San Juan, from Chimbas to Alto Colorado by 173.7km.

The Colombian climber won the only uphill finish of the Argentine race, located at 2,623 meters but with not impossible slopes, preceding a super Filippo Ganna by about thirty seconds, and Sergio Higuita , who reached 39". Brilliant performance by by Egan Bernal , fourth at the finish line, who really worked for Ganna during the last kilometers of the stage.

After an attack with -10km to go, Remco Evenepoel was caught and then over a minute behind.

Lopez, who thus redeems the bad period which culminated in his dismissal by Astana, is the new leader of the general standings. The Vuelta a San Juan will conclude on Sunday.

Order of arrival:

1 LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel Team Medellin - EPM 4:07:10

2 GANNA Philip INEOS Grenadiers 0:30

3 HIGUITA Sergio BORA - hansgrohe 0:38

4 BERNAL Egan INEOS Grenadiers 0:40

5 RUBIO Einer Augusto Movistar Team ,,

6 RIVERA Brandon Smith INEOS Grenadiers 0:51

7 EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal - Quick Step 1:09

8 PAREDES César Nicolás Sindicato de Empleados Públicos of San Juan ,,

9 VERMAERKE Kevin Team DSM 1:11

10 SIMMONS Quinn Trek - Segafredo 1:31

Overall ranking:

1 LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel Team Medellin - EPM 20:13:37

2 GANNA Philip INEOS Grenadiers 0:30

3 HIGUITA Sergio BORA - hansgrohe 0:44

4 BERNAL Egan INEOS Grenadiers 0:50

5 RUBIO Einer Augusto Movistar Team ,,

6 RIVERA Brandon Smith INEOS Grenadiers 1:01

7 EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal - Quick Step 1:19

8 PAREDES César Nicolás Sindicato de Empleados Públicos of San Juan ,,

9 VERMAERKE Kevin Team DSM 1:30

10 RICCITELLO Matthew Israel - Premier Tech 1:41