Farrar wins 5th stage of Vuelta, Roche 11th overall

Cavendish’s crusade for 3rd stage win of the year falls short.

TYLER FARRAR YESTERDAY won the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain)  in a sprint finish, beating off stiff competition from Koldo Fernandez and Mark Cavendish.

From RTE Sport:

“The Garmin-Transitions rider beat Spain’s Koldo Fernandez to the line at the end of the 198.8-kilometre course from Guadix to Lorca in southeastern Spain.”

Ireland’s Nicholas Roche finished twenty-sixth yesterday, but remains in eleventh overall.

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