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Grosu wins Tour of Taihu Lake, stage 5
by CyclingTips
Eduard Michael Grosu (Nippo – Vini Fantini) beat Tino Thömel (RTS – Monton Racing) and Jakub Mareczko (Wilier – Southeast) in another field sprint at the Tour of Taihu Lake.
¡Victoria para Eduard Michael Grosu del @NIPPO_Fantini en la 5ª Etapa! @EduardGrosuFans. #touroftaihulake pic.twitter.com/89r9h1aIew
— Revista Alpe d’Huez (@Alpe__dHuez) November 10, 2016
“How exciting to get back to winning,” he said. “I thank the team that worked with a train that can be described with one word: perfect. I thank them very much for their work.”
The longest stage of the race, at 148km, featured more tough conditions with cold, wind and rain battering the riders. A group of nine formed a breakaway but were caught inside the final 20km Darcy Ellerm-Norton (St. George Merida) was the last caught in a solo attempt that earned him most aggressive on the day.
The third place by Mareczko extends his lead in the points competition while race leader Cameron Bayly (Attaque Team Gusto) remains in the overall lead.
Stage 5: Nantong > Haimen - Stage Result
Thursday 10th November 2016
| 1. |  |
GROSU Eduard Michael
Nippo - Vini Fantini
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03:20:01 |
| 2. |  |
THöMEL Tino
RTS - Monton Racing
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- |
| 3. |  |
MARECZKO Jakub
Wilier - Southeast
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- |
Grosu
Bayly
Mareczko
De Rossi
RTS - Monton Racing