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Wiles takes Stage 5 victory in Thüringen from all-American breakaway
by Jeanine Laudy
The victory in the fifth stage of the Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour went to Tayler Wiles (UnitedHealthcare), after she found herself in a three-rider break of Americans, including teammate Ruth Winder and Stage 4 winner Lauren Stephens (Team Tibco-SVB).
Wiles was able to grab the win after a crash took out her two breakaway companions at 25 metres to go. The pouring rain had made for slippery conditions and both Winder and Stephens crashed in the final corner. Wiles, who had been distanced slightly, was able to avoid the crash and ride to the stage win, the third by a North American in this year’s Thüringen race.
The peloton had been closing in on the trio and couldn’t avoid a crash either. GC number two Ellen van Dijk (Dutch National Team) stayed upright and crossed the line in second place, ahead of Leah Thomas (U.S. National Team).
Stage 5 RESULT: #LTLT17
1) @TaylerWiles @UHCprocycling
2) @ellenvdijk @KNWU
3) @DarthLeah @usacycling pic.twitter.com/wIVxPjtEH2— LottoThüringenLadies (@LottoLadiesTour) July 17, 2017
Stage 5 was a rainy, yet active affair, with endless attacks, mostly from UnitedHealthcare and the several national teams participating in the race. Mavi Garcia (Bizkaia-Durango), Thomas, and Stephens were the first to gain an advantage of over 40 seconds.
Winder and then Wiles escaped the peloton to bridge across to the three leaders in the last 30 kilometres of the stage. Thomas punctured out of the lead group, Garcia wasn’t able to follow the pace of the UHC riders, and so the final breakaway was formed. GC leader Lisa Brennauer (Canyon-SRAM) was caught up the by the crash, but should retain the yellow leader’s jersey going into the final stage on Tuesday.