Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) took his second stage victory and is increasingly leading the standings at the 2023 Tour of Catalonia, after day five between Tortosa and Lo Port (176.6 km).
The Slovenian was the protagonist of a thrilling duel with the world champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) on the snags of the Terres dell'Ebro pass.
Roglic leads the general classification with 10'' on Evenepoel and 1'02'' on the Portuguese Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates).
Tomorrow 174.1 kilometers from Martorell to Molins de Rei, with the second category climb to Alt de la Creu d'Aragall in the final kilometres.