Jasper Philipsen gives an encore and wins in the sprint - with a time of 4h17'05 "- also the 5th stage of the 4th UAE Tour of cycling, disputed between Ras al Khaimah Corniche and Al Marjan Island, on a 182 long route The Belgian of the Alpecin Fenix, who had already won the opening leg, preceded the Dutch Olav Kooij, second, and the Irish Sam Bennett, third. Fourth place for Matteo Malucelli, while Elia Viviani was had to settle for 6 / a. Nothing has changed at the top of the general classification, with the defending champion, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, always in the red jersey in 18h19'37 "and a 4" advantage over the blue Filippo Ganna. Third the Russian Aleksandr Vlasov, with a delay of 14 ".
The Emirate race will continue with the 6th and penultimate stage,
dedicated to the Dubai Expo.
The grand finale is on Saturday.