Giro d'Italia: Polanc endures longest day to triumph atop Abetone

Jan Polanc (Lampre-Merida) was riding two races at once on the final ascent to Abetone and the Slovenian youngster emerged victorious on both counts to claim stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia and his first professional win.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.